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This page is a place to add links to other usefule websites, Montessori blogs and videos that provide valuable resources for parents.

Links

• Research Articles, Lesson Plans, and Audio lectures on Montessori theory All for free from a woman-owned, green business founded by an AMI Montessori directress (and mother of a preschooler and teenager)
• Kids Talk News, by Maren Stark Schmidt - column dealing with childhood development issues
• Positive Discipline,  Jane Nelson, Ed. D. - Dr. Jane Nelsen is a licensed Marriage, Family and Child Counselor
• Montessori Homeschooling
• Progressive Phonics - Progressive Phonics is an all-in-one reading program that is easy, fun, and totally FREE---that's right, totally and completely free!
• Activity TV Find lots of activities for kids, with video instructions and printables. Crafts, Magic, Puppets, Science, and more!
• Apples 4 the Teacher Includes interactive learning games, quizzes, and worksheet generator tools by subject, articles, literacy coloring pages and more
• Montessori for Everybody This site will be a place to offer information in many forms to parents, educators, and anyone else who is using Maria Montessori’s ideas about education – or would like to do so
• Autism Web - A community of parents interested in Autism, PDD and Asperger's Syndrome
• Math Practice - Basic Math Practice Online
• Saxon Homeschool - Online Activities for Math and Phonics
• Printable Mini books Resources
• IXL - The Web's #1 Math Practice Site
• BookAdventure.com - Book Adventure is a FREE reading motivation program for children in grades K-8
• education.com - Provides parents of school-aged children with free access to information and resources to give them the answers they need.

Blogs

• Our Montessori Story - Blog for Home-Base Montessori Preschool
• Super Fun Mama
• Montessori for Everyone - Offers printable materials for all the curricular areas, including language, reading, math, art, music, science, history, and geography
• Montessori Candy - Montessori Candy is a place to: Share ideas, inspiration, information, and sweet morsels of Montessori Candy for all your senses.
• The Moveable Alphabet - The Diary of an AMI Montessori Theorist
• Adventures in Montessori
• Momtessori Creative ideas for growing minds
• Homemade Montessori - to help other homeschoolers or teachers that love the Montessori teaching methods, but are also on a budget!
• Confessions of a Montessori Mom - Rants and raves, personal stories, plus advice and tips from a stay-at-home work-at-home mom and Montessori trained teacher!
• My Montessori Journey - A blog devoted to Montessori education with a little bit of this and that thrown in.
• Montessori Mama - Montessori education information from a Montessori teacher and Mom
• Montessori Secrets - An insider's guide to Montessori
• Leptir - Montessori blog
  
• MontessoriBlog.com A site dedicated to all things Montessori, including Montessori Quotes, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Materials & Toys, as well as a blog for discussing Montessori-related topics.
• Montessori by Hand Blog by Montessori teacher, fiber artist, pattern designer, wife, servant to two cats.
• Montessori House Montessori for Infants and Toddlers
• Montessori for Everybody
• Montessori Spanish Classroom Here you'll find activities, games and ideas to help you teach Spanish in a fun way.
• What DID We Do All Day? Home of the Ultimate Montessori Blog List, Ultimate Montessori Blog Search, and Ultimate Montessori Homemade Materials Collaboration

Videos

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An Introduction to Montessori Philosophy and Materials

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Montessori Education for the Early Childhood Years