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Color-coded. Durable materials. Replaceable parts. Our appealing teacher-designed sets arrive complete and ready to serve children for years to come.
Color-coded. Durable materials. Replaceable parts. Our appealing teacher-designed sets arrive complete and ready to serve children for years to come.
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Chimalong®
Chimalong®
xylophone-style instrument from Woodstock Chimes
$59.95
M58
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Lil' True Temper Wheelbarrow
Lil' True Temper Wheelbarrow
Real child-size wheelbarrow
$94.00
SC813
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Wavy Chopper
Wavy Chopper
Crinkle-cut knife
$5.50
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Grace and Courtesy
Grace and Courtesy
A Picture Guide for Children and Adults
$19.00
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12" World Globe
Pioneer Globe from Replogle
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Hardwood Clothesline Stand
Hardwood Clothesline Stand
Child-size wooden laundry rack
$59.95
W42
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Primary Garden Tools
Primary Garden Tools
Set of 4 child-size, long-handled, real garden tools
$42.00
SC618
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Kids' Garden Hand Tools
Kids' Garden Hand Tools
Trowel, rake, and spade from Toysmith
$14.50
SC678
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Gratitude Tree
Gratitude Tree
Write things you are grateful for on paper leaves & add them to the wooden tree from Kikkerland
$18.95
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Positive Discipline in the Montessori Classroom
Positive Discipline in the Montessori Classroom
Preparing an Environment that Fosters Respect, Kindness & Responsibility from Parent Child Press
$19.95
538700
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Durable Juice Glass Set
Durable Juice Glass Set
6 pieces
$19.95
D510
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Grammar Tells A Story
Grammar Tells A Story
Transforming Literacy with Montessori Storytelling from Parent Child Press
$24.95
542810
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Small Natural Hemmed Work Rug
Small Natural Hemmed Work Rug
36" x 24"
$14.95
X550W
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Wobble Board
Wobble Board
Wooden balance board
$29.95
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Rainbow Wooden Blocks with Tray
Rainbow Wooden Blocks with Tray
25 unique wooden blocks & 8 figures
$49.95
V462
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Natural Sweep Carpet Sweeper
Natural Sweep Carpet Sweeper
Real tool with adjustable handle from Bissell
$42.00
Q86
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Kids Nylon Knife Set
Kids Nylon Knife Set
3 knives
$9.95
D49
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Hex Bolt Board
Hex Bolt Board
4 hexagonal-headed bolts
$40.00
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Pattern Play
Pattern Play
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Ideas & Insights Articles

Ideas & Insights Articles

Montessori Inclusion: An Interview
Montessori Inclusion: Strategies and Stories of Support for Learners with Exceptionalities is a collaborative anthology featuring the voices of 20 distinguished contributors, offering a roadmap for accommodating children with special needs in mainstream classrooms. We interviewed three Montessorians who have been instrument... Read More
Creating Art at Home
Creating art and learning how to appreciate art take place at school, of course. Why not help children unleash their creative abilities at home? Art is an important part of a child's world. Art is a way for children to express themselves and it also helps them develop their fine motor skills. Learning how to mix two colors ... Read More
There's More to Physical Science Than Sink and Float!
"We especially need imagination in science. It is not all mathematics, nor all logic, but it is somewhat beauty and poetry."—Maria Montessori, The Montessori MethodChildren naturally absorb the logic and the beauty of physical science as they interact with the environment: pushing a truck up an incline, observing light refl... Read More
Maria Montessori: A Little History
Light years ahead of her time, Maria Montessori developed a theory of education that continues to thrive more than a century after she opened her first school. Perhaps your children attend a Montessori school, or maybe you home school with inspiration from her method. Noticing how children were challenged by the expectation... Read More
Out in the Community: Socializing with Your Children
"By teaching children what they need to learn early in life, they may be better able to cope with the problems of their culture than by learning late the basic rules when little time is allotted for their mastery."—Nancy Rambusch Learning How to LearnWe often overlook how important it is for our children to have experiences... Read More
Music Education at Home
Explore the "universal language" of music with your children Children have a wonderful capacity to appreciate and make music. Early exposure to a music of all types has intrinsic value -- it can tell a story, set a mood, and reflect the character of a culture. Music stimulates the part of the brain associated with pattern r... Read More
Cursive Handwriting in the 21st Century
There is a lively debate going on in the country about whether, in this age of electronics, cursive handwriting is a necessary skill. Cursive is not required by the national educational Common Core Standards. Many states across the country are removing or reducing cursive instruction from the curriculum while only a few sta... Read More
Journey to the "Heart of the World"
"Let the children be free; encourage them; let them run outside when it is raining; let them remove their shoes when they find a puddle of water; and, when the grass of the meadows is damp with dew, let them run on it and trample it with their bare feet; let them rest peacefully when a tree invites them to sleep beneath its... Read More
Normalization in the Montessori Classroom
Maria Montessori herself said, "The greatest sign of success for a teacher... is to be able to say, 'The children are now working as if I did not exist.'" You have prepared the environment with the child's inner needs foremost in your mind. Now you're probably thinking ahead to the day when your classroom will be normalized... Read More
Take Another Look at the Metal Insets
"In this way...children perfect themselves in writing without actually writing."—Maria Montessori, The Montessori MethodAs Montessori teachers know, the Metal Insets are the direct preparation for writing. This activity follows extensive indirect preparation using the Practical Life and Sensorial materials. Children perfect... Read More