Recommended Reading
General Resources
Montessori Madness by Trevor Eissler
Restitution Theory by Diane Gossen
Kids are Worth It by Barbara Coloroso
Practical Parenting by Stan Shapiro and Karen Skinulis
Parent Talk by Stanley Shapiro and Karen Skinulis
The Homework Myth by Alfie Kohn
Unconditional Parenting by Alfie Kohn
Raising Cain – Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys by Dan Kindlon, PH.D.
Is Your Child’s Brain Starving? Food not Drugs for Life and Learning by Dr. Michael R. Lyon, MD
Montessori Resources
To Educate the Human Potential by Dr. Maria Montessori (The Elementary Child)
Montessori: A Modern Approach by Paula Polk Lillard
Understanding Human Development by Silvana Montanaro (New Parents or Parents to be)
The Child In The Family by Dr. Maria Montessori
Montessori: The Science Behind the Genius by Angeline Stoll Lillard
Maria Montessori: Her Life and Work by E.M. Standing
The Absorbent Mind by Dr. Maria Montessori
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Montessori In The Classroom by Paula Polk Lillard
Other authors we recommend
- Carol Dweck
- Michael Gurian
- Dr. Steven Hughes
- Daniel Pink
- Ken Robinson
Video Links
montessorimadness.com
– Montessori Madness Youtube video – ‘A Parent to Parent Argument for Montessori Education
– How Do You Hug A Child Like This?
Websites
For the child under 6:
michaelolaf.com
aidtolife.org
For the elementary child:
alfiekohn.org
realrestitution.com
Blogs
How we Montessori (highly recommended)
Montessori Matters
The Full Monte(ssori)
Children’s Books …Teacher’s favourites
Toddler
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, Rosen/Oxenbury
A Good Night Walk, Cooper
Where’s Spot,Eric Hill
Hairy Maclary series, Lynley Dodd
Zoe’s Rainy Day, Zoe’s Sunny Day, Zoe’s Windy Day, Barbara Reid
Hats for Sale, Esphyr Slobodkina
Casa
The Dot, by Peter Reynolds
Walter the Baker, A Seed is Sleepy, A Rock is Lively, An Egg is Quiet, A Butterfly is Patient, by Dianna Hutts Ashton
Casa / Elementary
How Full is my Bucket, The Name of the Tree, Celia Barker Lottridge
Visual Dictionaries
Visual Atlas
Craft Books
Books of art, the master works inspire!