Montessori at Home

Transform your rooms to complement the beautiful and orderly prepared environments that our child knows at school.

These resources, which we will update as we create or find more, will help you along the way.

Montessori Home Resources

What to Know About Montessori Preschools (opens in new window/tab)

Melinda Wenner Moyer discusses Montessori preschools and how they differ from conventional nursery schools.

The Prepared Environment (opens in new window/tab)

Montessorian Maren Schmidt shares her thoughts on how to create a more child-friendly home. Schmidt shares her insights and discoveries from crawling through her own home and navigating life at toddler level.

A preschool-aged child stirs a pot on a stove wearing small garden gloves, concentrating intensely.

A Montessori Kitchen (opens in new window/tab)

From Greenspring Montessori in Baltimore, here's a great piece on how (and why) to involve your young child in work around the kitchen, with a great list of resources to help you get started.

An infant sleeps on their stomach on a Montessori floor bed, a thin mattress directly on the floor of the nursery.

The Floor Bed - Voila Montessori (opens in new window/tab)

You don't need a crib - in fact, there's a better option more in line with Montessori's thinking and your child's well-being. If you're agonizing about whether or not this is the route your family should take, we recommend reading this post.

a still from the video: illustration of a a child juggling, another riding a bike, and a third playing a guitar

Why Not to be a Helicopter Parent (opens in new window/tab)

A former Stanford dean and author of How to Raise an Adult discusses the importance of letting your child pick themself back up again.

A photo from above of an adult steading a rolling pin that a toddler's hands are using the roll dough on a wood surface

When It’s Playtime, Many Kids Prefer Reality Over Fantasy (opens in new window/tab)

A recent study of 3-to-6 year-olds shows that children would rather do something real than pretend to do it, and often prefer realistic play to fantasy play. A lot of our pedagogy is based on this fact, and it's something parents can benefit a great deal from remembering at home.

a photo from a montessori bedroom, excerpted from the article, including a child reading on a bunk bed at floor level

A Day in the Life of a Montessori Family in Canada (opens in new window/tab)

A beautiful look at how the Montessori approach informs the home life of one family, from The Montessori Notebook.

A primary student earnestly converses with her teacher, who is crouching to the child's

Montessori at home: 10 questions to help kids cooperate (opens in new window/tab)

From a Montessori teacher writing for Mother.ly, here's a great list of questions to ask your children to encourage them to solve problems, wherever they go.