Book: Dr. Montessori’s Own Handbook – Maria Montessori

Dr. Montessori’s own handbook is a personal guide from Maria Montessori, explaining her ideas and materials, with notes on the use and purpose of Montessori curriculum tools.

Written in response to thousands of requests from parents and teachers, this short illustrated guide explains how to use Montessori classroom materials, and shows you how to set up a “children’s house”, a Montessori learning environment where children are free to learn at their own pace.

Dr. Montessori explains how to use key Montessori materials with preschool children to develop their observation, recognitionand classification skills, including frames, geometrical objects, coloured numerical rods and many other items. With black and white illustrations throughout.

Essential reading for parents and educators, this Montessori handbook is a practical teaching aid to refer to again and again. It includes sections on teaching music, arithmetic and language, and developing sensory and motor skills.

Published by Schocken:  1965 edition.

Contents:

1 soft cover book – 189 pages