About Us

For more than twenty five years, we've made it easier to bring hard-to-find, child-size Practical Life materials into your classroom or home. We continue to expand our selection in other areas as well, always complementing the Montessori approach. We hope you choose us as your resource for preparing developmentally appropriate environments for growing children.

The child is endowed with unknown powers, which can guide us to a radiant future. If what we really want is a new world, then education must take as its aim the development of these hidden possibilities.
- Maria Montessori     

Maria Montessori is the inspiration for our work, and our goal is to serve her vision of a better world. We hope our contribution helps Montessori's insights become reality, by enabling adults to better prepare environments for children.

We're committed to providing a level of service beyond the pages of our catalog. Our experienced Montessori-trained staff welcomes questions and ideas concerning materials and techniques. We collaborate with Montessori educators to develop and design products and activities. We know each classroom or home setting has specific needs and that you want to choose what best fits your situation. Purchasing from our convenient, extensive selection frees your time, so that you can focus on creating environments in which children are challenged as well as nurtured.

To help Prepare the Environment, we offer a selection of Trays, Baskets, Boxes, Furniture, Work Rugs, and other Finishing Touches.

Our specialty is providing Practical Life materials for schools and homes. Montessori teachers know that Practical Life activities provide a basic foundation for children's future growth and learning. Our Practical Life selections include:

• Pouring
• Transferring
• Hand Washing
• Polishing
• Cleaning Up
• Washing & Scrubbing
• Cloth Washing
• Food Preparation
• Gardening
• Flower Arranging
• Woodworking
• Sewing and Weaving
• Manipulatives

To help teachers set up new classrooms (or add to existing ones) with a minimum of effort, we have over 50 packaged Classroom Activity Sets.

Our other materials offer you and your children further opportunities to explore, ponder, read, create, and share:

• Art
• Music
• Sensorial
• Geography/Culture
• Language Development
• Science: The Natural World
• History/Time/Seasons
• Parent-Teacher Resources
• Cooperative Games
• Movement Education
• Peace Education
• Mathematics
• Elementary Materials

Ages

You can depend on us for quality materials for primary children ages 2 1/2 - 6. In addition, we have expanded our selection to include many items for elementary children, ages 6-12. When appropriate, specific ages are listed in our catalogs.