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.

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.

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.

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 for the Earth

This site offers access to Montessori lesson activities that can be incorporated into homeschooling with a Montessori approach. Includes resources such as articles, lesson plans, and activities for infants, tots, toddlers, preschool, kindergarten, and lower elementary children.

Catholic Learning Materials

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

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.

Building a Montessori Homeschooling Co-op

Two of the daunting things about trying to develop a Montessori program in the home are the amount of space required, and the expense of the equipment. Enter the Montessori Homeschooling Community Co-op! There is a call to community, especially among Christians, that we all hear and desire, something that maintains trust and intimacy within a larger group. And that call is being answered as small groups of parents are joining together to create Montessori homeschooling communities.

Montessori Teen Board

This Montessori Teen Board is an easy and inexpensive way to effectively teach the teens (the numbers 10-19)

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 Homeschooling Groups

This webpage was created at the request of parents, for the purpose of communication between, and with, families who are using Montessori philosophy, practice, materials, to homeschool their children.

Montessori Homeschooling Questions and Answers

Basic information about using the Montessori Method at home.

40 Awesome Number Activities for Preschoolers

Number activities for preschoolers don't have to be boring and just worksheets. Make them fun so your preschooler will love math. These number activities help with identifying numbers, counting and one to one correspondence.

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.