I’m excited to continue my “Montessori Basics” series with this next post. I’ve assembled a list of the best printed resources for parents and teachers. Most can be found at Amazon; some are harder to find but you might be able to find them on eBay or Facebook Marketplace. Often, you can find them at your local library, or request them through inter-library loan. In most cases the titles are self-explanatory, you can Google them to find a synopsis and reviews of any book.
For Parents:
Montessori Play & Learn: A Parent’s Guide to Purposeful Play from 2 to 6 by Lesley Britton
Teaching Montessori in the Home: the Preschool Years by Elizabeth Hainstock
How to Raise an Amazing Child the Montessori Way by Tim Seldin
Basic Montessori Learning Activities for Under-Fives by David Gettman
Montessori Read and Write by Lynne Lawrence
Montessori from the Start by Paula Polk Lillard & Lynn Lillard Jessen
Special Needs:
Children Who Are Not Yet Peaceful: Preventing Exclusion in the Early Elementary Classroom by Donna Bryant Goertz
Books by Maria Montessori:
The Montessori Method
Dr. Montessori’s Own Handbook
The Discovery of the Child
The Secret of Childhood
The Absorbent Mind
Biographies:
Maria Montessori: Her Life and Work by E.M. Standing
Montessori Theory:
Montessori in the Classroom by Paula Polk Lillard
Montessori: A Modern Approach by Paula Polk Lillard
Montessori Today by Paula Polk Lillard
The Essential Montessori by Elizabeth G. Hainstock
Montessori: The Science Behind the Genius by Angeline Lillard