The Montessori Toddler

Author: Simone Davies
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
ISBN: 152350790X
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 240

Book Description
Announcing that rare parenting book that will not only help you become a more effective parent but actually change how you see your children. Written by Montessori educator Simone Davies, this book shows you how to bring the educational values of a Montessori classroom into your home—while turning the whole idea of the “terrible twos” on its head. Here is how to set up Montessori-friendly spaces in your home. Principles for fostering curiosity in your child—and in yourself. Specific Montessori skills—the winter coat flip; getting your toddler to pour his or her own water and clean up whatever spills might occur. And it goes much deeper, showing how a parent can really be present, be the child’s guide, and handle tantrums and problematic behavior without resorting to bribes, threats, or punishment and truly celebrate every stage. It’s also that rare parenting book that’s beautiful to look at, with a bright, airy design and simple color illustrations and photographs.

Montessori Play & Learn

Author: Lesley Britton
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
ISBN: 0517591820
Category : Education, Preschool
Languages : en
Pages : 146

Book Description
A guide to educational play Montessori style offers ideas for activities and games to supplement preschool learning.

Montessori at Home

Author: Heidi Anne Spietz
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education, Preschool
Languages : en
Pages : 140

Book Description

The Montessori Method

Author: Maria Montessori
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Child psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 446

Book Description
Certain aspects of the system are in themselves striking and significant: it adapts to the education of normal children methods and apparatus originally used for deficients; it is based on a radical conception of liberty for the pupil; it entails a highly formal training of separate sensory, motor, and mental capacities; and it leads to rapid, easy, and substantial mastery of the elements of reading, writing, and arithmetic. - Introduction.

Basic Montessori

Author: David Gettman
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312018641
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 244

Book Description
For the first time, Basic Montessori opens the celebrated philosophy and method to a more general public. David Gettman has devised a clear and modern explanation of Montessori's revolutionary ideas about early intellectual development, and provides a step-by-step guide to the Montessori learning activities most commonly used with under-fives. These include activities for introducing reading and writing, counting and decimal concepts, science, and geography, as well as activities that help develop the child's practical and sensorial skills.

The Montessori Toddler Activity Book

Author: Beth Wood
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1648762638
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 205

Book Description
Help toddlers learn and develop with the Montessori method Some of children's most important social and emotional developments happen during their toddler years. Encourage learning and inspire discovery at home with this toddler activity book based on the Montessori method, a child-centered and scientifically based approach to engaging kids in their own development. From moving to music to creating a suncatcher and playing card games, this wide range of fun activities for toddlers will foster independence and build confidence. Discover a Montessori activity book that includes: Purposeful exercises—Each activity focuses on a specific developmental skill and provides clear instructions on how to carry out the activities in the Montessori way. Key learning areas—Exercises are organized into five learning areas based on Montessori principles: motor skills, art, daily or practical life, sensory stimulation, and language. Tips and modifications—Find pointers for using everyday household items to prepare the exercises in this toddler activity book, and learn how to increase or decrease an activity's level of difficulty. Support and encourage children's natural development with The Montessori Toddler Activity Book.

The Absorbent Mind

Author: Maria Montessori
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1625588682
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 316

Book Description
The Absorbent Mind was Maria Montessori's most in-depth work on her educational theory, based on decades of scientific observation of children. Her view on children and their absorbent minds was a landmark departure from the educational model at the time. This book helped start a revolution in education. Since this book first appeared there have been both cognitive and neurological studies that have confirmed what Maria Montessori knew decades ago.

How To Raise An Amazing Child the Montessori Way, 2nd Edition

Author: Tim Seldin
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1465466797
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 210

Book Description
A parent's guide to building independence, creativity, and confidence in their children using Montessori learning techniques, written by Montessori president Tim Seldin. An international bestseller, How to Raise an Amazing Child the Montessori Way adapts Montessori teachings for easy use at home. Packed with Montessori-based preschool activities and educational games that build confidence and independence through active learning, this authoritative illustrated guide helps raise self-reliant and creative children. Celebrate physical and intellectual milestones from birth to age six with activity checklists, and encourage development through proven child-centered teaching methods. This edition has been updated to include information about the neuroscience of child development and shares advice about screen time in the digital age, co-parenting, other family changes, and gentle discipline methods. How to Raise an Amazing Child the Montessori Way shows parents how to bring the teachings of Montessori into their home to create a safe, nurturing environment for their children with clear and concise instructions.

Montessori at Home Guide

Author: A. M. Sterling
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781537303611
Category : Home schooling
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
In this edition of the 'Montessori at Home Guide' series, you, the parent or caregiver, get 101 practical activities to help your 2-6 year old learn in a Montessori-inspired way. '101 Montessori-Inspired Activities for Children Ages 2-6' contains A. M. Sterling's favorite activities along with activities submitted for inclusion by well-known Montessori bloggers such as Anastasia of 'Montessori Nature' blog, Diane from 'When Hippos Talk' blog, and more. This easy-to-understand guide is created to quickly fill your child's learning environment with activities that help them attain and sharpen these necessary skills: gross and fine motor, cognitive, logic, dexterity, hand/eye coordination ...and more. These activities also teach practical life skills, including self-care and care of the environment, as well as getting children started in food preparation. For each activity in this book, there will soon be released an associated children's story book. Each of the 101 children's story books will be Montessori inspired and illustrated by the same artist who created the cover art for this book; Robert McKinney. The books will be based on the lives of real children, teaching respect for other cultures. They will contain, not only real life situations that a child can learn from, but the main character in each story will complete an activity from this book to possibly generate interest. We feel that these Montessori-inspired children's story books will be an excellent compliment to the resource we hope this activity book can become for you.Montessori learning is gaining popularity across the globe as more and more Montessori schools open. The 'Montessori at Home Guide' series helps you bring this incredibly effective way of learning home as well. You love you children and want to give them the very best. Give them the best learning method to achieve their true potential. Give your children the gift of Montessori.

Montessori at Home Guide

Author: A M. STERLING
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781512297935
Category : Home schooling
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This beginner's guide to the Montessori Method of homeschooling for children ages 2-6 was written by parents who have embraced this method of educating their own children. It was written in hopes of simplifying the process for other parents and caregivers who are considering doing the same.