New to Montessori - Where Do You Start??
We receive emails each and every week with questions from people who are new to Montessori. Quite often the emails sound something like this...
I was doing research about Montessori for my 2yr. old and discovered your website. I'm excited to explore more about Montessori and would appreciate any advice or tips on where I should focus on to begin with.
It can be overwhelming with so much information available on the internet. Here are some ideas that will help focus your attention on what's important, and get you started on your Montessori journey.
1. Browse through our website (use the links at the top of the navigation bar on our site) to see if the ideas of Montessori blend with your ideas on parenting and how you envision your relationship with your child.
2. Visit your local library and take some time to read through (or skim through) some of the books on our Book List. These books will give you some background and theory on the Montessori method and help you decide if you're on the right track.
3. Read through a few articles: A Montessori Home, Is It Possible To Use Montessori At Home?, and How To Start Montessori At Home.
4. If you feel encouraged and inspired, and ready to start incorporating Montessori in to your home and life with your child, then I highly recommend Montessori at Home! by John Bowman. It's an inexpensive eBook ($8.95) with an instant download that gives you hundreds of ideas for Montessori activities at home with your child.
5. Download our Free Montessori Materials. They're free and instantly available, need I say more?
6. Read through previous posts on our Blog: and visit our list of Montessori (and Montessori-inspired) Blogs that will also give you great ideas.
7. Once you've started with the above suggestions you'll have a much better idea if you and your child are comfortable and enjoying the Montessori experience. Your child is young and really needs all the Practical Life and Sensorial experiences possible. This is a time of exploration for you both - so enjoy your time together! If you then decide you'd like to take a more thorough approach and use Montessori for all areas of learning, then our Primary Montessori Teaching Manuals for Practical life, Sensorial, Language, and Math will be very helpful. They offer specific Montessori theory on the materials and will guide you step-by-step through the lessons that are taught in each those areas in a traditional Montessori school.
Take things step by step. Don't feel that you have to rush out and purchase a huge lot of 'real' Montessori manipulatives. Keep things real, simple, and hands-on. Most importantly ... follow the child.
I was doing research about Montessori for my 2yr. old and discovered your website. I'm excited to explore more about Montessori and would appreciate any advice or tips on where I should focus on to begin with.
It can be overwhelming with so much information available on the internet. Here are some ideas that will help focus your attention on what's important, and get you started on your Montessori journey.
1. Browse through our website (use the links at the top of the navigation bar on our site) to see if the ideas of Montessori blend with your ideas on parenting and how you envision your relationship with your child.
2. Visit your local library and take some time to read through (or skim through) some of the books on our Book List. These books will give you some background and theory on the Montessori method and help you decide if you're on the right track.
3. Read through a few articles: A Montessori Home, Is It Possible To Use Montessori At Home?, and How To Start Montessori At Home.
4. If you feel encouraged and inspired, and ready to start incorporating Montessori in to your home and life with your child, then I highly recommend Montessori at Home! by John Bowman. It's an inexpensive eBook ($8.95) with an instant download that gives you hundreds of ideas for Montessori activities at home with your child.
5. Download our Free Montessori Materials. They're free and instantly available, need I say more?
6. Read through previous posts on our Blog: and visit our list of Montessori (and Montessori-inspired) Blogs that will also give you great ideas.
7. Once you've started with the above suggestions you'll have a much better idea if you and your child are comfortable and enjoying the Montessori experience. Your child is young and really needs all the Practical Life and Sensorial experiences possible. This is a time of exploration for you both - so enjoy your time together! If you then decide you'd like to take a more thorough approach and use Montessori for all areas of learning, then our Primary Montessori Teaching Manuals for Practical life, Sensorial, Language, and Math will be very helpful. They offer specific Montessori theory on the materials and will guide you step-by-step through the lessons that are taught in each those areas in a traditional Montessori school.
Take things step by step. Don't feel that you have to rush out and purchase a huge lot of 'real' Montessori manipulatives. Keep things real, simple, and hands-on. Most importantly ... follow the child.
Posted by Montessori Print Shop at 2/16/2012 9:24 AM 
Categories: Parent Education, How To Use Montessori
Tags: How To Use Montessori Parent Education
Categories: Parent Education, How To Use Montessori
Tags: How To Use Montessori Parent Education
This is such great advise on how to get started. I love your recommendations to read/study a little about the Montessori philosophy to see if it's a good fit. When I was getting started, I drew so much inspiration from other blogs. I would highly recommend that. Montessori can be an easy, natural transition if you simply follow the child. Thank you for your article and all you do to make Montessori easier for all of us.
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superb.need more montessori games
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