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Books:
If you are NEW to Montessori
education...
I recommend the following authors and books to
get a "taste" of the authentic Montessori methods,
materials and environment, both from the perspective of
the child and the parent/teacher:
Aline D. Wolf
Paula Polk Lillard
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Montessori from the Start
- specifically addresses Montessori from birth - 3
year of age. Paula wrote this book with her daughter Lynn
Lillard Jesson. |
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Montessori in the Classroom
- A Teacher's
Account of How Children Really Learn
- a
day by day classroom diary with the observations of a
Montessori directress. This book was previously published
under the title "Children Learning: A Teacher's Classroom
Diary." |
If you have young children and want to explore
the thought of adding A FEW Montessori activities to
your home and learning environment...
I recommend the following authors to add a
"touch" of Montessori to an already established
preschool routine:
Lois McCue
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Learning Letters Through All Five Senses
- A Language Development Activity
Book - An EXCELLENT book with sensorial
activities for each of the letters of the alphabet. There
are several illustrations of Montessori Practical Life
activities and the tray set up. |
Lesley Britton
Lynn Lawrence
If you want to learn more about the Montessori
APPROACH...
I recommend the following author to get a feel
for the Montessori course of study:
Heidi Anne Spietz
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Montessori at Home - a
Complete Guide to Teaching your Preschooler at Home Using
the Montessori Method. Provides a simple
approach to Montessori with samplings of presentations and
materials for ages 3-6. |
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Modern Montessori at Home
- A Creative Teaching Guide
for Parents of Children 6-9 Years of Age.
Includes sample phonics, grammar, biology, geography,
history, and science presentations. |
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Modern Montessori at Home II
- A Creative Teaching Guide for
Parents of Children 10 Through 12 Years of Age.
Uses a unit study approach of lesson planning with the
topics of science, health, social science, humanities, and
English, composition and grammar. |
If you are serious about Montessori education
and want to learn more about the Montessori MATERIALS...
I recommend the following authors and books to
become more familiar with the authentic Montessori
presentations:
Elizabeth Hainstock
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Teaching Montessori in the Home
The Preschool Years
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an easy to understand collection of Montessori
presentations and directions for materials making for ages
3-6. Featuring Practical Life, Sensorial, Language,
Mathematics and Culture activities. |
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Teaching
Montessori in the Home
The School Years
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Mathematics and Language presentations and materials plans
for ages 6-9. |
Maria Montessori
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Dr. Montessori's Own Handbook
- written by
Montessori herself, a condensed summary version of her
method and a sampling of some of the Montessori materials
for ages 3-6. |
David Gettman
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Basic Montessori - a
very usable book for the Montessori method, materials and
presentations for preschoolers. |
The following two books are my personal
favorites...
The Discovery of the Child is the book that
explores the fullest potential of the Montessori method.
It is a great mixture of Montessori history, method and
materials. This is the book that finally put it all
together for me!
E. M. Standing's book is very
deep for a beginner - it's not a book easily read from cover
to cover - so the first time through pick and choose topics
that interest you. I am now reading the book for a third
time and understanding much more than I did when I read it a
year ago.
Maria Montessori
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Maria Montessori
Her Life and Work
- a
primary resource, written by a man who knew Maria
Montessori personally. A note of interest, E. M. Standing
converted to the Catholic faith due in part to his
friendship with Maria Montessori. |
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Discovery of the Child
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This book is Maria's most enjoyable description of the Montessori
method and materials for ages 3-6. Written to be a
forerunner to it's companion book, From Childhood to
Adolescence. |
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From Childhood to Adolescence
- Including 'Erdkinder'
and the Functions of the University
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Written to follow the book Discovery of the Child. This
book touches on what Maria had envisioned for ages 7
through college. Includes lessons and diagrams for studies
on the subjects of water, carbon, chemistry experiments,
inorganic chemistry, and organic chemistry. |
The MONTESSORI
METHOD - written to be a 3-part
series of books
Note: All three
books were written by Maria Montessori. Spontaneous Activity
in Education was originally published as The
Advanced Montessori Method, Vol. 1 and
The Montessori Elementary Material was
originally published as The Advanced Montessori
Method, Vol. 2.
For the HEART of the Montessori Method...
The following books are recommended for those
who want understand more about the philosophy of the
method and the development of the child.
Maria Montessori
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The Absorbent Mind
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very deep and often hard to understand, but a very rich a
valuable resource. |
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Secret of Childhood
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using a more understandable language, Maria unfolds the
mystery fo the child. |
- The cost of the following two books may not
justify personally owning a copy but you can take the
information to your local librarian and put in a request
for them to order new materials for public use. That way
your library gains a great resource, and you get to read
the book for free.
John Chattin-McNichols
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The Montessori Controversy -
includes reports on research and trends in modern
Montessori education. Includes chapters on Montessori
theory and philosophy and explains four of the major areas
of study: Practical Life, Sensorial, Math and Language. |
Cameron Camp,
Ph.D.
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Montessori-Based Activities for Persons
with Dementia - written by a noted psychologist whose
intervention research for persons with dementia
has been funded by the
Alzheimer's Association, N.I.M.H., and the National
Institute on Aging. Using Montessori Methods to provide
cognitive stimulation, gives those afflicted with dementia
opportunities to maintain some sense of order and
accomplishment. |
You may also be able to get many of the resources
listed on this page through interlibrary loan.
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