Montessori Basics Posts

Montessori Basics 2: A Guide to Montessori Books & Albums
I'm excited to continue my "Montessori Basics" series with this next post. I've assembled a list (with links) to the best printed resources for parents and teachers...

Montessori Basics 3: Ultimate Guide to Montessori Materials & Links
My favorite "Montessori Basics" post so far - I think this could be very helpful. I've done variations of it before, but this one is definitely the most comprehensive...

Montessori Basics 4: A Montessori Glossary
The next post in this series is a quick overview of some commonly used terms in Montessori education. If you're new to Montessori, it can be a little overwhelming at first (almost like learning a new language!) so it's good to get an idea of what these terms mean...

Montessori Basics 5: Essentials of a 3-6 Classroom
Welcome to the next installment of the Montessori Basics series! According to my visitor tracking program, the first four posts in this series have been extremely popular. I actually did a variation on this post a few months ago, but I've updated and expanded it for this series...

Montessori Basics 6: Essentials of a 6-9 Classroom
I've actually posted this info before, but now I'm adding it to my "Montessori Basics" series, plus I've added some helpful links at the end of the post...

Montessori Basics 7: Essentials of a Toddler Classroom
Welcome to the next post in the Montessori Basics series! This one is an overview of basic materials for the toddler classroom. While Maria Montessori put 0-3 year olds in a subgroup of the 0-6 plane of development, most schools have an infant room and a toddler room, separating the environments...

Montessori Basics 8: Pink, Blue, and Green Series
The Pink, Blue, and Green Series work is an integral part of Montessori language. Many people have questions about these materials, though. They don't seem quite as self-explanatory as other common Montessori work...

Montessori Basics 9: Sandpaper Letters
In Dr. Montessori's day, children were made to practice forming letters by first writing an almost endless series of vertical strokes. Montessori immediately saw that this method completely ignored the fact that so many of the letters in our alphabet are based on curves (think about 'o', 'c', 'b', etc.).

Montessori Basics 10: Homeschooling with Montessori
I receive many, many questions from people who are interested in homeschooling with Montessori. Even though I've addressed this topic before, I thought it would be helpful to answer some of these questions in one big, comprehensive blog post so that I can refer people to it as a resource. It ended up being pretty long, but I think it's worth reading to the end - even if you don't homeschool, you'll find some great info here.