Montessori at Home Resource Guide

Thank you for visiting the blog. I have compiled this list of Montessori at Home Resource. This list was put together based on the activities I have been doing with my children over the years. If you have questions about how to get started or what to do first, this guide will be helpful. Most importantly, you can adapt it according to the needs of your children and family members.

What is the Montessori Method?

It all started with Dr. Maria Motessori's insights and discoveries about human development and brain research. These ushered in a new educational movement. The Montessori method.

This method is unique and orderly where children learn to learn by themselves. It is a child-led method of learning, in which the teacher sits and observes the children in an environment prepared for success.

To read more, visit: "Let's Define the Montessori Method"

Montessori at Home

One of the questions I get the most as a mother is how I started Montessori at home.
So I want to share with you several simple steps to get started at home.

1. First start with knowledge. Read the work done by Dr. María Montessori.
2. Decide how you will incorporate it into your home. In short, each family is different, so you should see which option is best suited.
3. Minimize the number of toys. You can classify, for example, toys according to age, the need of the moment, etc.
4. Define a place to store toys / supplies
5. Separate a room or space in the home.
6. Complete all the rooms in your home. (Bathroom, bedroom, kitchen, dining room, play area and exterior)
7. Choose a curriculum / planner to follow
8. If you choose to educate your children at home, adapt a special room for it.

To read more about these steps in detail, Visit: "How to Start Montessori at Home"

Montessori Books to Read

These books have been of great help to me! They will not only help you to learn about the Montessori method but also how to apply them at home.

• Montessori from the Start
• How to Raise an Amazing Child
• The Absorbent Mind
• The Montessori Method
• Sewing in the Classroom
• The Joyful Child
• The Secret of Childhood 
• Maria's Own Handbook
• The Montessori Toddler 
• The Discovery of the Child 

Montessori Blogs I Recommend and Follow:

My Favorite Montessori IG Accounts to Follow:

• How We Montessori
• Montessori in Real Life
• Montessori on Mars
• The Kavanaugh Report
• Montessori Days
• Living Montessori Now
• Mindful Learning
• School at Home and Beyond
• I Believe in Montessori
• Welcome to Mommyhood
• Bilingual Montessori Kids - Uno Zwei Tutu

Montessori at Home, Homeschooling, and the Classroom

Note that although in many respects these 3 options are similar, the implementation is very different.
Firstly, one of the differences is in time. Although the implementation of the Montessori method at home occurs throughout the day, in the other two they will have defined schedules.

Certainly, the ideal would be that you can combine these 3 options so that your child receives a comprehensive education. If you want to know more about the differences and how to apply them
read this post:  Montessori at Home vs. Homeschooling

Montessori Homeschool and Co-op

Here at Mama's Happy Hive, we do a combination of things. My son is currently in a Montessori school part time and at home part time. The education received in the school is similarly, in the home. Once a month, we have a Montessori-inspired cooperative at our house with friends. We follow a topic every month. When implementing these ideas, it is important that there can be unity. It is good that at school and at home they receive the same approach. So I will share with you how we organize our school supplies at home for our monthly themes.

My Best Tips for Organizing Homeschool Supplies

• Create a homeschool plan for the year
• Plan themed subjects/unit studies (For example 1-2 for each month)
• Use clear boxes. Put the materials for each study unit in a box. Label each box.

To read more - Visit: "Montessori Homeschool Organization"

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List of Unit Study Themes in Our Home

• Birds
• Insects
• Space
• Senses
• Music
• Geography
• Colors
• Seasons
• Holidays
• Ocean
• Forest
• Anatomy
• Botany
• Language
• Math

Montessori Curriculum, Planners, Printables, and Materials

Where to find Montessori homeschool curriculum and planners?

• Homeschool Curriculum
• The Natural Homeschool Planner - Use code MHH$1OFF to get $1 off any printable bundle, ebook or planner.
• Royal Road to Reading
• Montessori Research and Development Manuals
• Keys to the Universe

Where to find FREE online Montessori lessons?

• Montessori Commons 
• Info Montessori
• Montessori Album
• Living Montessori Now
• Age of Montessori
• Carrots are Orange
• The Natural Homeschool

How to find ONLINE training for Montessori at home or homeschooling?

• "Setting Up Your Home Montessori Style"
• "Cultivating Spaces for Children"
• "30 Days to Montessori at Home" email course by Marnie of the Carrots are Orange blog
• The Center for Guided Montessori Studies
• KHT Montessori
• North American Montessori Center 

Where to find Montessori printables?

• Montessori Print Shop
• Pinterest Board
• Teachers Pay Teachers
  • Mama's Happy Hive
  • Welcome to Mommyhood
  • I Believe in Montessori
  • The Pinay Homeschooler
  • Carrots are Orange
  • Uno Zwei Tutu (bilingual)
  • Tanglewood Hollow
  • Montessori Kiwi
  • Montessori Nature
  • Trillium Montessori
  • Every Star is Different
  • Diamond Montessori

Where to find FREE Montessori printables?

• The Helpful Garden
• The Montessori Print Shop

Where to buy Montessori materials?

• • Montessori Services
  • Montessori By Mom
  • Little Passports
  • Montessori Materials for Sale
  • Allison's Montessori
  • Montessori-n-Such
  • Waseca Biomes 
  • Brainy Kit
  • Kid Advance brand on Amazon

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