"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
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"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
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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
"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
"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
"36 postcard-sized
art reproductions to be cut put and used for matching, pairing, and grouping
of paintings and or artists."--Nienhuis Books & Publications
"36 postcard-sized
art reproductions to be cut put and used for matching, pairing, and grouping
of paintings and or artists."--Nienhuis Books & Publications
"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
"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
How To Raise
An Amazing Child the Montessori Way by Tim Seldin
"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
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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
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"I love this book. Trevor Eissler
has an easy, conversational writing style, and a gift for translating academic
jargon into something useful. He walks readers right into the Montessori
classroom and provides the details they crave when trying to compare schools,
programs, and philosophies. As a great storyteller with a sense of humor,
he entertains as he enlightens. The book is packed with meaty anecdotes
and the best of what critics and educators have had to say on the subject
of school reform. It held my attention from the first eight word opening
sentence to the very last page.
"Montessori Madness! not only discusses
what's gone wrong in other schools, but also identifies what exactly about
the Montessori classroom goes so delightfully right. It inspires parents
to experiment and innovate and actively participate in the design of the
education of their children. My sense is that Montessori Madness! began
as a father's private investigation and evolved into a call to action.
I have not found another book out there that gets to the heart of the Montessori
education like this book does. Thank you, Trevor Eissler, for a great offering."--Amazon
Review
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
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
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highly recommend this book!
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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
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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...
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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
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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"
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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...
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Also for parents
and teachers (not from Amazon):
The Montessori Readers Series, by Lillian
DeVault Kroenk call (505) 291-8022
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