Montessori Homeschooling

The Montessori approach to education can work very well in the home environment. Learn about incorporating Montessori techniques at home, national support organizations, and how to find resources and materials.

Preschool Math: Teaching Numbers Greater than 10

How to make a homemade version of the Montessori seguin board, a board with lots of 10s in a column.

Christian Montessori Homeschoolers

This group is for those who use the Montessori method for part or all of their homeschooling efforts for all age groups. This is primarily a Christian group, though others are welcome to join.

Homeschooling Catholic Montessori

Here is a place for home schoolers, using Montessori Method in their home education, to share and learn.

Lisa Nolan Montessori

Montessori for the Earth offers affordable on-line Montessori and homeschool programs and ebooks for parents, homeschool, teachers, and aides by a certified Montessori teacher. Their Montessori on-line Distance Learning programs are designed for parents and homeschoolers, teachers and assistants, educators, administrators, and college students who want to learn about (or review) Montessori education and curriculum so they can incorporate it into their home, classroom, or college studies.

Association Montessori Internationale

The Association Montessori Internationale empowers teachers and communities through information about the approach of Maria Montessori, with the aim of helping all children become truly capable and productive individuals by focusing on their moral, behavioral, emotional, and intellectual development. You'll also find training and other resources.

Montessori Materials

The Montessori Materials Group offers many Montessori materials to download including classified cards, templates, word lists, puzzle cards, art cards, leaf nomenclature, maps, music and more. You may alter the contents of these files to suit your educational needs. The website also offers a discussion group at Yahoo Groups.

5 DIY Manipulatives for Preschool and Kindergarten

These manipulatives are easy to make at home. They provide early learning supplies for anyone on a budget.

Montessori Concepts

Montessori Concepts carries learning materials for those using the Montessori Method of education. Product categories include Math, Language, Geography, Sensory, Practical, Botany, and more.

Catholic Learning Materials

This group's focus is towards Catholics using Montessori in their homeschooling.

What is Montessori Education?: A Beginner's Guide to the Montessori Classroom

A basic primer on the nature of a Montessori school and classroom. No two Montessori schools look exactly the same. Each will be responding to the needs of individual children and to differences in the society and culture they are part of; teachers will also bring in their own special skills and interests. This article discusses the learning of practical skills, the use of sensorial apparatus, learning cultural subjects, math, and language, social skills, and more.

Montessori Materials Science

MM_Science is an extension of the Montessori Materials Group, offering free science materials for homeschoolers who are using the Montessori method of homeschooling.

The Montessori Foundation, The International Montessori Council, & The Montessori Family Alliance

The Montessori Foundation, International Montessori Council, and the Montessori Family Alliance seeks to advance the philosophy of Maria Montessori and to empower families and communities to explore these ideas and incorporate them into the education of children.

Montessori for the Earth

This site offers lots of Montessori curriculum ideas for those who wish to incorporate the educational philosophy of Maria Montessori into their homeschooling. Covers different age levels with strategies for each.

Living Math Forum

This is an on-topic list dedicated to the discussion of "living math" - mathematics education using living books and materials, as opposed to traditional curricula as the primary learning tool. Discussion applies to mathematics learning from birth to adult self education, with the understanding that arithmetic is only one feature of mathematics as a whole. Math history topics will apply as well. Educators using Charlotte Mason, Thomas Jefferson Ed (relaxed classical), Montessori, Waldorf and unschooling methods may benefit from the exchange of ideas.

American Montessori Society (AMS)

The American Montessori Society is a non-profit service organization dedicated to encouraging and supporting the use of the Montessori teaching approach in private and public schools. The information here is also useful for home educators. Learn about the history of Montessori, available resources, and more.