If you are interested in learning more about Montessori, but don't know where to start, here are a few suggestions from the faculty and staff of White Rock Montessori! All of these books and videos are available in our school library for checkout. Please ask Linda at the front desk for information on checkout procedures.
Children's Books:
Mammolina: A Story about Maria Montessori by Barbara O'Connor
Our Peaceful Classroom by Aline D. Wolf
Biographies:
Mammolina: A Story about Maria Montessori by Barbara O'Connor
Maria Montessori: Teacher of Teachers by Marie Tennent Shephard
Maria Montessori: A Biography by Rita Kramer
Maria Montessori: Her Life and Work by E.M. Standing
General:
Montessori: A Modern Approach by Paula Polk Lillard
The Montessori Controversy by John Chattin-McNichols
Education for Human Development: Understanding Montessori by Mario M. Montessori, Jr.
Montessori in Action: Learning for Life (Video)
Montessori, the Science Behind the Genius by Angeline Lillard
Montessori Madness! by Trevor Eissler
Birth to Three:
Understanding the Human Being: The Importance of the First Three Years of Life by Silvana Quattrocchi Montanaro, M.D.
Montessori from the Start: The Child at Home, from Birth to Age Three by Paula Polk Lillard and Lyn Lillard Jessen
Montessori and Your Child: A Primer for Parents by Terry Malloy
Early Childhood:
Montessori: A Modern Approach by Paula Polk Lillard
Montessori and Your Child: A Primer for Parents by Terry Malloy
Nurturing the Love of Learning: Montessori for the Early Childhood Years (Video)
Elementary and Adolescence:
Montessori Today by Paula Polk Lillard
The Montessori Controversy by John Chattin-McNichols
Imagine a School: Montessori for Elementary Age Children (Video)
Bridge to Adulthood: A Montessori Middle School Model (Video)
Books by Maria Montessori:
The Absorbent Mind by Maria Montessori
Discovery of the Child by Maria Montessori
The Secret of Childhood by Maria Montessori
To Educate the Human Potential by Maria Montessori
From Childhood to Adolscence by Maria Montessori