Dr. Montessori's Own Handbook

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Dr. Montessori's Own Handbook  
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AuthorMaria Montessori
Original titleManuale di pedagogia scientifica (Manual of Scientific Pedagogy)
LanguageItalian
Publication date1914
Published in
English
1914

While most of Maria Montessori's other books focus on her theory and philosophy, in this book she describes the actual set up, materials for, and running of a primary Montessori classroom.

Contents

  • Preface
  • Introductory Remarks
  • A "Children's House"
  • The Method
    • Didactic Material for the Education of the Senses
    • Didactic Material for the Preparation for Writing and Arithmetic
  • Motor Education
  • Sensory Education
  • Language and Knowledge of the World
  • Freedom
  • Writing
    • Exercises for the Management of the Instrument of Writing
    • Exercises for the Writing of Alphabetical Signs
  • The Reading of Music
  • Arithmetic
  • Moral Factors

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