Looking to write more this year since this is going to be my second year as a stay at home mom. I have friends who are Montessori teachers that inspired me to learn more about the philosophy, since I feel like it aligns with what my overall values are.
I’ve learned the value of communities, both IRL and online, and you get out of them what you are willing to give so I’ve decided to start documenting my experience with the Montessori parenting/ education philosophy and sharing it so that I can sharpen my writing skills while examining what I’ve learned and how that translates in my life. I’m following along with the #montessorion community with their first theme, which is #preparedadultfirst.
I’m Bertha, I live in New York but I’m currently escaping the cold weather in Manila, where I grew up.
This year, I plan on reading the books listed below. If you’re in Manila or New York and have any of these on your bookshelf but would like to give it away, I’d gladly take it.
I need to edit my environment (tidy-festival soon) because I observed that my daughter already knows where things are located and can get them, so assigning a place for everything will save us a lot of time. I don’t want her getting confused.
I also need to work on observation and going outdoors. Daily journaling should help with both, and setting a time to drop everything to take a walk outside everyday is my goal.
Peace begins with me, so I’m aiming for daily yoga/meditation to reconnect with my deep breaths.
1. Maria Montessori: The Discovery of the Child
2. Maria Montessori: The Secret of Childhood
3. Maria Montessori: The Absorbent Mind
4. Paula Lillard: Maria Montessori–A Modern Approach
5. Nancy McCormick Rambusch: Learning How to Learn (ParentChildPress.com)
6. E.M. Standing: Maria Montessori, Her Life & Work
7. Rita Kramer: Maria Montessori: A Biography
8. Aline Wolf: Nurturing the Spirit
9. Michael Duffy: Math Works: Montessori math and the developing brain
10. Michael and D’Neil Duffy: Children of the Universe Cosmic Education
11. A.D. Wolf: Our Peaceful Classroom
12. Sonnie McFarland: Honoring the Light of the Child
13. Joseph Chilton Pearce: The Biology of Transcendence
14. Rudolf Dreikurs: Children: The Challenge
15. David Elkind: The Hurried Child
16. Jane Healy: Your Child’s Growing Mind: Brain Development
17. Paula Lillard & Lynn Jessen: Montessori from the Start
18. Jane Nelsen: Positive Discipline or Positive Discipline for Preschoolers
19. Adele Faber: How to Talk so Kids will Listen and Listen so Kids will Talk
20. John Chattin McNichols: The Montessori Controversy
21. Angeline Stoll Lillard: Montessori: The Science Behind the Genius
22. Nancy Rambusch: Learning How to Learn
23. K. Apel and Maserson: Beyond Baby Talk: from speaking to spelling
24. B. Beebe and Lachmann: The Origins of Attachment
25. S.M. Carlson: Individual Difference in Executive Functioning and Theory of the Mind
26. E. Galinsky: Mind in the Making
27. Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot: Essential Conversation
28. Trevor Eissler- Montessori Madness