Montessori Preschool Book List for Children

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Online Activities

• 100 Animals Children Should Know
• ABCs - Phonics & Reading
• Archaelogy in US National Parks
• Base Ten Games (free,on-line educational games for kids)
• National Geographic Geo Bee Challenge
• Our Montessori (free, on-line montessori math games)
• Online Encyclopedia
• PBS Kids (free, on-line educational games for kids)
• Smithosian's Timeline of Life

Montessori Information

• Michael Olaf

Supply Catalogs

• All About Dance
• Discount School Supply
• Juliana Group - World's Largest Distributor of Montessori Materials & Montessori Classroom Furniture.
• Lakeshore Learning Materials
• Michael Olaf's Essential Montessori
• Nasco Homeschool Internet Catalog
• Nienhuis Montessori USA - world's largest manufacturer/provider of the highest quality, most durable and longest lasting Montessori materials.
• Viking Company

Magazines for Parents

• Early Childhood Curricula, activities, and general information
• Parent and Child - The Learning Link between Home and School
• Totline Magazine

Magazines for Preschoolers

• Babybug
• Ladybug
• Sesame Street Magazine
• Turtle
• Your Big Backyard

Web Sites

• Early Childhood Educators
• Enchanted Learning Activities for all levels
• Homeschooling Preschool
• Interactive Parent
• Internet Games for Kids: Preschool
• National Network for Child Care: Ages and Stages
• Parentsoup
• Preschool and Kindergarten Links
• Preschool Education
• Zero to Three

Montessori Books for Parents

• The Absorbent Mind by Dr. Maria Montessori – Montessori’s philosophy and her belief in “education from birth” through the “preparation of the environment.”
• Adventures in Peacemaking, William Kreidler & Lois Furlong, Project Adventure
• Building Character and Community in the Classroom, Ronda Howley, Creative Teaching
• Celebrations of Life, Musya Meyer & Tim Seldin, The Barrie Press
• Center Stones: Affirmations for Young Children, Jonathan Wolf, Learning for Life
• Characteristics of the Master Teacher: Embracing the Process of Personal Transformation, Edgar Ball & Jonathan Wolf, Learning for Life
• Children Are From Heaven, John Gray, Ph.D., HarperCollins
• The Cosmic Approach: A Montessori Science Curriculum for 0-6, Celma Pinho Perry, MECA-Seton
• Cultural Awareness For Children, Allen, McNeil & Schmidt, Addison-Wesley Publishing
• Curriculum of Love: Cultivating the Spiritual Nature of Children, Morgan Daleo, Grace Discovery of the Child, Maria Montessori
• The Discovery of the Child by Maria Montessori
• Dr. Montessori’s Own Handbook: A Short Guide to Her Ideas and Materials, Schocken
• Earth Child: Living Lightly on the Earth, Kathryn Sheehan & Mary Waidner, Council Oak
• Education for a New World, Maria Montessori, Clio Press
• Empowering Staff To Support Organizational Objectives: Creating an administrative Environment That Fosters
• The Essential Montessori by Elizabeth G. Hainstock – An introduction to the woman, the writings, the method and the movement.
• Harmony, Loyalty, and Teamwork, Jonathan Wolf & Edgar Ball, Learning for Life
• How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk, Mazlish, Avon Books
• I Can Do It! 135 Successful Independent Learning Activities, La Britta Gilbert, Gryphon
• I Wonder What’s Out There: a Vision of the Universe for Primary Classes, A. Wolf
• The Indigo Children, Lee Carol & Jan Tobler, Hay House
• The Kindness Curriculum: Introducing Young Children to Loving Values, Rice, Redleaf
• Magical Child, Joseph Chilton Pearce, Bantam Books
• Montessori in the Classroom, Paula Polk Lillard, Schocken Books
• The Montessori Way: An Education for Life by Tim Seldin and Paul Epstein – This recently released book (2004) provides clear and comprehensive introduction to Montessori education.
• Montessori: A Modern Approach by Paula Polk Lillard – This book offers the clearest and most concise statement of the Montessori method for educators, childcare professionals and/or parents.
• Nurture Shock, Po Bronson & Ashley Merryman
• Nurturing the Spirit, Aline D. Wolf, Parent Child Press
• The Outdoor Classroom: A Prepared Environment, Mary Boden, Mary Boden
• Peaceful Children, Peaceful World, Aline D. Wolf, Parent Child Press
• The Peaceful Classroom, Charles A. Smith, Ph.D., Gryphon House
• Peace and Education, Maria Montessori, Clio Press
• The Peacekeepers Series, Marianne Bivins, Bivins Publishing
• Peacemaker’s A, B, C’s for Young Children: Teaching Conflict Resolution With a Peace Table
• Positive Discipline for Preschoolers: For Early Years, Jane Nelson, Prima Publishing
• The Radiant Child, Thomas Armstrong, Theosophical Publishing House
• The Secret of Childhood, Maria Montessori
• Montessori: The Science behind the Genius by Angeline Stoll Lillard
• Spiritual Parenting: A Course for Parents and Teachers, Steven M Rosman, Ph.D., TS
• The Tao of Teaching, Greta Nagel, Ph.D., Donald I. Fine
• Think of Something Quiet, Clare Cherry, Fearon Teaching Aids
• The World in the Palm of Her Hand, Tim and Donna Seldin, The Barrie Press
   

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