If you’re searching for information about Montessori education, TMA’s Library is definitely one of the places you’ll want to visit. Whether you and your family are new to Montessori education, currently have a child in a Montessori classroom and want to know more about how that classroom works, or want insight into the future levels of your child’s Montessori education, there are books and pamphlets that can help you in your quest for answers. Listed below are just a few of the titles available for you to check out:
Endangered Minds: Why Children Don’t Think and What We Can Do About It
by Jane Healy (382 pages)
In this classic, an educational psychologist explores the best ways to help children learn.
In a Montessori Home: A Parent’s Guide to Preparing the Home for Children Birth to Three by Sarah Moudry (26 pages)
How to arrange your home to be child-friendly, Montessori style.
Math Works: Montessori Math and the Developing Brain by Michael Duffy
(78 pages; color photos and charts)
An excellent explanation of how the Montessori math materials are designed to work with a child’s developing brain.
Mind in the Making: The Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child Needs
by Ellen Galinsky (382 pages)
A highly respected child-development researcher writes about character traits children need to learn to be successful in the twenty-first century.
Montessori in the Classroom: A Teacher’s Account of How Children Really Learn
by Paula Polk Lillard (266 pages)
A Montessori teacher’s diary of a year of learning in a Montessori early childhood classroom; the Montessori method in action.
Montessori Insights for Parents of Young Children by Aline D. Wolf
(52 pages; photos)
Very helpful information for parents on how to use Montessori principles at home.
Montessori: The Science Behind the Genius by Angeline Stoll Lillard
(404 pages)
The author reviews scientific research on education and demonstrates that the insights gained from that research are already part of the Montessori classroom.
A Parents Guide to the Montessori Classroom by Aline D. Wolf
(61 pages; colored photos)
An excellent guide to the three-to-six year classroom, with explanations and photos of specific early childhood works.
Together With Montessori by Cam Gordon (94 pages) A very clear and concise overview of Montessori education and also a guide to help everyone involved in a Montessori community “work in harmony” to build an exemplary school.
Understanding Montessori: A Guide for Parents by Maren Schmidt (269 pages)
A detailed but extremely accessible overview of Montessori education.
What Is Montessori Elementary? (17 pages; includes many photos)
An introduction to the Montessori elementary classroom, showing how Montessori education changes with the developmental needs of the child.
What Is Montessori Preschool? (23 pages; includes many photos)
A beginning overview of Montessori principles and a look at how an early childhood classroom functions.
Submitted by: Lin Brooks- Librarian at The Montessori Academy at Edison Lakes
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