The one conceived by Maria Montessori is an educational system that wants children to learn and learn in an environment full of stimuli and suitable for them. To get to know it and apply it better, it may be useful to read some theoretical but also practical books that suggest games and activities to do at home.
Il Montessori method it is applied in many schools around the world with great success. The one designed by Maria Montessori is an educational system who wants children to learn and learn in an environment full of stimuli and suitable for them. To get to know it and apply it at its best, it may be useful to read some theoretical but also practical books that suggest games and activities to do at home.
There are kindergartens and schools that are based on the Montessori method in which you will find child-friendly environments, materials, games and wooden objects recommended for the learning of children of different age groups, etc. However, this educational system can be done apply easily even at home for example by bringing the little ones closer to the daily activities carried out by their parents.
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To better learn the principles on which it is based and have useful ideas for everyday life, it is possible to read and get information through some books written by Maria Montessori herself or, more recently, by educators and experts who provide practical suggestions and activities to do with the little ones.
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So we present 10 books to learn and apply the Montessori method:
Educating for freedom - Maria Montessori
This book, written by Maria Montessori, proposes an innovative idea of a child compared to what was previously known and on which the educational methods were based. It is a text in which Montessori offers interesting food for thought to raise free, happy and spontaneous children giving indications on how the teaching environment should be, the materials used, the role of teachers but also the importance of parents in all respects educators for their children.
How to unlock your child's potential - Daniela Valente
This text, written by a mother who is passionate about the method, is a practical manual of suitable activities in the first two years of life according to Montessori educational thinking. A series of activities and games are therefore suggested that can be offered to children at home after observing them and leaving them free to choose. By the same author also "How to release your child's potential - Activities from 3 to 6 years"
Freedom and love - Elena Balsamo
This book retraces the whole thought of Maria Montessori from prenatal life to adolescence. The Montessori method is not only an educational path but also a real way of looking at the world and children with new eyes, always bearing in mind that we are all part of the same great "game". A text that will help you develop the potential of children in the best possible way.
The Montessori method at home - Cécile Santini and Vendula Kachel
How to concretely apply the Montessori method at home? This book he proposes explains it to us over 100 activities for children up to 6 years: discovery of nature, culture and the world, the body and the five senses, practical life, etc. It will be easier every time you want to propose something interesting, stimulating and in full Montessori style to your children.
Children need trust - Tim Seldin
This book is written by a Montessori teacher who explains the fundamentals of the method and how to apply it at home with ease, making some changes to the environments that children frequent and obtaining suitable materials for the activities. Useful for those approaching for the first time the method devised by Montessori thanks also to the help of color photographs inserted in the text.
The child in the family - Maria Montessori
Those who want to read the original texts of Montessori can choose this book that collects the texts of a series of conferences held in 1923 in Brussels during which the proposals for a school for parents. A useful guide to avoid misunderstanding in relationships between parents and children.
60 Montessori activities for my baby
The Montessori method can be applied from birth. This book will help you to best approach with children from the first months suggesting a series of stimulating activities for the newborn but will also teach you how to best prepare the environments and materials useful for its growth, development and subsequent autonomy.
100 Montessori activities from 18 months
For older children, the possibility of proposing increases sensory activities useful to stimulate creativity, understanding of the world as well as improving theirs manual skills. In this book, 100 possibilities are exposed, suitable for children aged 18 months and over.
100 Montessori activities to discover the world
Even children aged 3-6 can be stimulated through games and activities in the Montessori style. This book proposes 100 useful activities for observe, manipulate and experiment in many different fields: geography, nature and botany, the animal world, the physical world, time.
Psychoarithmetic
Learning math is often a hard obstacle for children but if you follow the Montessori method, this aspect could also become easier and within everyone's reach. This book presents the Montessori proposal for learning arithmetic with self-correcting materials for children aged three to twelve.
