"Adapted for easy use with children at home and based on the key ideas that create confident, independent children in Montessori schools, this inspiring book shows parents how to deal with children's physical and intellectual growth from birth to six years."--Book Description More...

Montessori on a Limited Budget: A Manual for the Amateur Craftsman
by Elvira Farrow and Carol Hill

Published in 1972. From back cover:
"A 300 page manual of Step-By-Step Directions for making and using Montessori Materials from each of the curriculum areas. Each activity has a lst of needed materials and complete directions. In addition to traditional presentations, there are many variations and parallel  activities in keeping with Montessori Philosophy. The emphasis is on keeping costs low and quality high.

"The book contains 60 photographs and drawings [in black and white] and 21 pages of patterns.... This manual is designed for use by parents as well as teachers of young children, from toddler stage to the early elementary years.... 291 pages, 29 photos, 53 drawings."

"This book is a perfect gift for the 'Do-it-yourself' type of person who is able to appreciate but not afford Montessori."--Jane Nielson, American Montessori Society News
 

Teach Me to Do It Myself : 
Montessori Activities for You and Your Child
by Maja Pitamic 

"Based on the key Montessori principle that children learn best through active experience, Teach
Me to Do It Myself presents simple activities through which children explore and develop their
skills. These skill areas include sensory perceptions, body coordination, language, understanding of
numbers, and movement. This practical, color-illustrated parenting book is filled with activities and
instructions for overseeing children as they carry out a variety of learning activities. Most activities
will seem simple to parents, because once mastered, adults perform them automatically. However,
toddlers experience a sense of accomplishment and self-worth when they learn to perform them
independently. The many activities start with dressing and personal hygiene, then go on to include...
    "Pouring activities
    Threading and sewing activities
    Peg activities
    Cutting with scissors
    Sorting activities by touch
    A color matching game
    Making musical scales with bottles and water
    Using alphabet tiles to make words
    Growing things in a window box
    Making finger puppets

"Activities are described in detail and include checklists of needed items, as well as variations and
related activities for children to try."--Book Description More...

Teaching Montessori in the Home: 
The Pre-school Years "Most popular!"
by Elizabeth G. Hainstock

"I have two small children and I also want them to be exposed to the Montessori method, however, I want to homeschool them as well. This seemed a formidable task until I found this book... which gives me the guidelines and instruction I need to successfully utilize the Montessori method in my own home. I highly recommend this book to all parents, whether homeschooling or not." --Amazon.com customer review

"Hainstock's easy to understand format will be helpful to the parent who knows little or nothing about how to use the Montessori method. The instructions and presentation of each of the learning activities mentioned in this book, in my humble opinion, are excellent. Parents today are busy and they don't have time to wade through books with complicated, confusing information. Their time is valuable, and Hainstock is sensitive to this fact. She is also sensitive to the child and his or her needs. Her lessons truly represent Montessori in every way" --Amazon.com customer review... More...

Teaching Montessori in the Home: The School Years by E. G. Hainstock

"This is a follow-up book to E. Hainstock's earlier work, Teaching Montessori in the Home: The Pre-school Years. She emphasizes reading and mathematics exercises in this book, and also specifically says that she intends these exercises to supplement children's learning experiences in a public school environment. 

"As she did in her previous book, Hainstock displays the materials needed for the exercises and shows how to make them with items that are easily obtained. She again goes through the exercises in great detail, showing each level step by step."  --Amazon.com customer review More...

Montessori Play & Learn: A Parents' Guide to Purposeful Play from Two to Six 
by Lesley Britton "Most popular!"

"Parents often wonder what activities they can do with their children to help them learn, this book is crammed with great ideas! The activities are mostly simple to set-up, they are fun for the kids and help kids learn a variety of skills. Every parent of an under-five should own this book. " --Amazon.com customer review

"Montessori Play and Learn is packed with ideas, activities, and games that can fit into your normal routine and help supplement preschool learning for your child. For planning your home, introducing your child to the supermarket or the neighborhood, and helping him discover other people and cultures, this book provides valuable tips and insights that help parents and children grow and learn together.
-- Create hundreds of learning opportunities from everyday life
-- Learn dozens of games and activities to help prepare children for mathematics, reading, science, and writing
-- Make your home environment as stimulating for your child as the best Montessori preschool" --Amazon.com, editorial review More...

A MEARTH highly recommended book!

Newer Edition
Montessori Read & Write
by L. Lawrence

Book Description
"In Montessori Read & Write, Lynne Lawrence, a leading Montessori practitioner, shows you how you can teach your children to read and write using the famous Montessori system. The book is packed with ideas and age-specific activities and games that make learning easy and fun. It puts children on the straightest possible road to literacy, from those first steps in recognizing letters, sounds, and shapes through vocabulary-building and spelling competence to full reading fluency and creative writing skills. As a valuable bonus, Montessori Read & Write includes a list of special books that you and your child can enjoy reading together." --Amazon.com editorial review

Synopsis
"Making the world-renowned Montessori method available to all, this book will be welcomed by parents who wish to give their children a solid foundation in a set of basic skills that will benefit them for a lifetime. 80
color illustrations." --Amazon.com editorial review

"The development of languge begins long before birth and continues to unfold intensely until he age of six. A sound beginning at this age will help for the rest of one's life. This book, by a leading Montessori practitioner, shows how to support language development, and to teach reading and writing the Montessori approach. It is useful for home and school." --Child of the World, 2002-2003 edition, a Michael Olaf company   More...

"Most popular!"
Basic Montessori : Learning 
Activities for Under-Fives
by David Gettman

From Library Journal
"Maria Montessori (1870-1952) was a brilliant and original educator. Her work with children stressed the importance of autonomy as an educational goal. Renewed interest in her philosophy and teaching methods and the clear format of this book make it a good choice... There is detailed information on her philosophy and an in-depth explanation of her teaching methods. Coverage of practical, sensorial, cultural, mathematic, and language activities includes a statement of the activity's purpose, materials needed (and suggestions on how to make them at home), and exercises. A good reference tool for everyone wanting to know more about or intending to try the Montessori method whether they are parents, teachers, or day-care personnel." --Annette V. Janes, Hamilton P.L., Mass. Copyright 1987 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

"Basic Montessori opens the celebrated philosophy and method to a more general public for the first time. It clearly explains her ideas and provides a step-by-step guide to the Montessori learning activities most commonly used with under-fives - and even shows how to work with a child at home. No parent or educator should miss out on her marvellous insights into how young children learn."  --Amazon.com customer review More...

Awakening Your Toddler's Love of Learning
by Jan Katzen-Lucenta
"Excellent Book for toddlers!"

"This is an excellent book that not only gives insight on how to deal with toddlers but adds details on how to adapt the Montessori method within the home environment. I found the section "Designing a  Home/School Environment That Supports Your Toddler" very enlightening and easy to achieve. This book can be utilized by both professionals and parents wishing to educate their toddlers at home. Aside from the 125 activities at the end of the book , exercises in improving language and other skills are also included."--Joie Croft, Amazon.com customer review

"Take a stroll down the road less toddled and discover: 
   How to communicate with your toddler. 
   How to avoid and resolve emotional conflict. 
   How to prevent and heal attention and speech challenges. 
   How to develop a teaching relationship with your toddler and create a supportive home learning
   environment. 

   Plus: 125 activities that advance your toddler's concentration, verbal skills, and fine motor 
   development."--Book Description
 

Reclaiming Childhood: Letting Children Be Children in Our 
Achievement-Oriented Society 
by William Crain

From Booklist
"Crain, a developmental psychologist, laments the ceaseless schedule of activities for most American children that leaves them little time and energy for the typical childhood pursuits of a less restless and ambitious age. Crain worries that by focusing so much on preparing children for a competitive future, we are stunting their growth and neglecting their here-and-now needs and desires. He specifically examines current trends, from emphasis on standardized tests to the birth-to-three early-development movement, and contrasts them with the child-centered philosophies of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, John Dewey, Maria Montessori, Jean Piaget, and David Elkind. He advocates a more natural learning rhythm and an environment that takes advantage of children's own natural curiosity, with adults providing an "unobtrusive presence." Crain offers advice, based on research and interviews with parents and children, on how parents and educators can provide a more child-centered model for education that takes cues from the children themselves and respects their efforts to learn on their own. A thoughtful and valuable resource for parents and teachers looking for alternative approaches to education."-- Vanessa Bush

"[This book...] made me recall the year I spent conducting research in preschool classrooms. I visited many wonderful preschools, but I remember being particularly struck by the atmosphere in the Montessori classroom I visited. There was a sense of calm there that I have never seen anywhere else. At first it seemed eerie; surely these kids were being coerced into behaving so quietly and going about their business in such an orderly graceful way. I remember in particular the child who was bringing around a tray of nuts that he had shelled and offering them graciously to the other children. But the longer I stayed, the more I realized that this deep sense of peacefulness originated from the kids' satisfaction in being allowed to choose their own tasks at their own pace." (Amazon.com customer review.) More...

Montessori at Home: A Complete Guide to Teaching Your Preschooler at Home 
Using the Montessori Method
by H. A. Spietz

"The instructions are very good. The author really gives a good description of a Montessori home environment. I think my daughter will have little difficulty setting up a Montessori school like atmosphere in her home, especially with this book as the guide." --Amazon.com customer review

"The author, Heidi Spietz, presents an organized series of lessons to help children prepare for either a homeschool or public school kindergarten. This flexibility is wonderful for the parent who really hasn't decided which way to go. 

"The parent doesn't need to invest a fortune in learning materials. They can make the apparatus and present the lessons right in the comfort of their home. I have even recommended the book to parents whose children are having problems in the areas of beginning math and phonics. The spelling exercises and games illustrated in this book are especially useful for beginning phonics and reading. " --Amazon.com customer review
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Modern Montessori at Home II: A Creative Teaching Guide for Parents of Children
10 through 12 Years of Age
by Heidi AnneSpietz
 

Child-Sized Masterpieces for steps 1,2,3 of Mommy It's a Renoir (various levels)
by Aline D. Wolf

  "This is an excellent set of books. I went ahead and got all of them. Basically [they are] postcards of famous paintings. You cut them out and use them to help teach your younger children about art and artists and styles of art. You do this through a series of continually more challenging games.... Well worth the money." --Amazon.com customer review

How to Use Child-Sized Masterpieces : A Parent and Teacher Handbook for Matching, Pairing, Sorting, and Sequencing Postcard-size reproductions 
  "In the art history manual, [How to Use] Childsize Materpieces, directions are given for organizing and presenting art postcards to children, from the simple stages of matching identical pictures, to laying out timelines of the schools of art through history. Each art postcard book contains 36 postcards, lableled and color coded on the back, ready to be cut out and placed in the correct folder.... For ages 2-12." --Child of the World, 2002-2003 edition, a Michael Olaf company

Child Size Masterpieces for Steps 1, 2, 3 of Mommy It's a Renoir: Level 1 Easy
  "36 postcard-sized art reproductions to be cut put and used for matching, pairing, and grouping of paintings and or artists."--Nienhuis Books & Publications
  "This book is book one of the postcard series for exposing your child to art. This book is just postcards of different artists and styles of art. There are multiples of some of these postcards that you can use for matching.... If you do nothing else except look at these postcards with your child, you have done a lot....  If you follow her easy to do 'program' of matching, buying and sorting postcard sized art, this book is a must. It sure beats trying to find your own postcards and mount them." --Amazon.com customer review

Child Size Masterpieces for Steps 1, 2, 3 of Mommy, It's a Renoir: Level 2--Intermediate
  "36 postcard-sized art reproductions to be cut put and used for matching, pairing, and grouping of paintings and or artists."--Nienhuis Books & Publications

Child-Size Masterpieces for Steps 1, 2, 3 of Mommy, It's a Renoir: Level 3--Advanced
  "36 postcard-sized art reproductions to be cut put and used for matching, pairing, and grouping of paintings and or artists."--Nienhuis Books & Publications

Child-Size Masterpieces for Step 4 for Mommy, It's a Renoir: Learning the Names of Artists 
  "For learning the names of famous artists, 16 pairs of identical paintings and 16 name cards. One of each pair is identified, and the other is to be matched with a separate name card."--Nienhuis Books & Publications

 Child-size Masterpieces for Step 5 of Mommy It's a Renoir: Learning About Famous Paintings
  "For learning the names of famous artists and their paintings, 16 pairs of identical paintings and 16 name cards. One of each pair is identified, and the other is to be matched with a separate name card."--Nienhuis Books & Publications