NAMC Montessori Infant Toddler Program Manuals and Curriculum Samples

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Montessori Infant/Toddler Curriculum Samples [Ages 0–3 Years]

Included with your NAMC Montessori Infant/Toddler Diploma Program are seven beautifully designed, professionally written, full-color curriculum manuals developed specifically to be lifelong teaching resources in the Montessori Infant/Toddler environment. Unique to our program, NAMC’s curriculum manuals provide you with the Montessori philosophy, methodology, and practical application that you need to know to work with children in the youngest program. NAMC’s curriculum manuals present activities and extensions in an easy-to-follow, step-by-step format that guides you through the cognitive, motor, sensory, language, social, and practical life development of infants and toddlers, and prepares you as a knowledgeable Montessori caregiver.

Theory

Infants

Toddlers

Twos

Seven professionally written, full-color Montessori manuals will guide you step by step through important developmental information and activities for children ages three months to three years.

Theory Course

NAMC Montessori Teacher Training Infant Toddler 0-3 Classroom Guide Manual

Montessori 0–3 Classroom Guide

An indispensable informational companion for the other six curriculum manuals. Once enrolled in the program, you will study this Guide to immerse yourself in Montessori ideas and methods for working with children under three.

Dr. Montessori and the Montessori method
Growth and development
Five of the most important ideas in Montessori
Preparing the Montessori environment
Preparing yourself as a Montessori caregiver

Communicating with young children the Montessori way
Presenting activities
Materials and equipment
Sample record forms

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Infants Courses

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NAMC Montessori Teacher Training Infant Toddler 0-3 Infants A Manual

Montessori Infants A Manual

This manual begins with an overview of considerations that apply specifically to infants from 3–12 months. Cognitive, motor, and sensory activities designed to appeal particularly to the interests and abilities of infants follow the introduction. Some of the topics covered include:

Observing changes in infants indicating readiness for activities
Examples of preparing the environment for infants
Special considerations when presenting activities to infants
How to adjust to an infant’s changing needs

Activities to develop cognitive skills, including focusing, remembering, matching, identifying, tracking, and more
Activities to develop motor skills, including rolling, grasping, placing, stacking, pouring, and more
Activities to develop sensory abilities, including visual tracking, experiencing sounds and volume, recognizing patterns, feeling textures, identifying objects, experiencing temperature, and more

Montessori Blog Articles

NAMC has created a library of close to 800 articles on Montessori education. Since 2007, we have been building this resource and the articles are searchable by topic. VISIT THE BLOG ›

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Montessori Infants B Manual

This manual completes the portion of the program that applies specifically to infants from 3–12 months. It includes 30 detailed language, social, and practical life activities designed to appeal particularly to the interests and abilities of infants. Some of the topics covered include:

Introduction to presenting language activities for infants
Activities to develop language skills, including focusing, naming and identifying objects, creating sound effects, retrieving objects, identifying numbers, and more
Introduction to presenting social activities for infants

Activities to develop social skills, including reaching and grasping, recognizing simple songs, imitating actions and sounds, and many more
Introduction to presenting practical life activities for infants
Activities to develop practical life skills, including using basic eating utensils, sorting, caring for self and environment, and more

Montessori Infant/Toddler Checklists

Our Checklists are a valuable record-keeping resource used to keep track of each child’s progress. They present our full range of curriculum in a graphical, easy-to-use manner.

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Toddlers Courses

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NAMC Montessori Teacher Training Infant Toddler 0-3 Toddlers A Manual

Montessori Toddlers A Manual

This manual begins with an overview of considerations that apply specifically to toddlers from 12–24 months. Cognitive, motor, and sensory activities designed to appeal to the interests and abilities of toddlers follow the introduction. Some of the topics covered include:

Observing changes in toddlers indicating readiness for activities
Examples of preparing the environment for toddlers
Special considerations when presenting activities to toddlers
How to adjust to an toddler’s changing needs

Activities to develop cognitive skills, including matching, assembling, tracing, observing, and more
Activities to develop motor skills, including transferring, clipping, stringing, wrapping, and more
Activities to develop sensory abilities, including identifying colors, matching, recognizing sounds, determining smells, and more

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NAMC Montessori Teacher Training Infant Toddler 0-3 Toddlers B Manual

Montessori Toddlers B Manual

This manual completes the portion of the program that applies specifically to toddlers from 12–24 months. It includes 30 detailed language, social, and practical life activities designed to appeal particularly to the interests and abilities of toddlers. Some of the topics covered include:

Introduction to presenting language activities for toddlers
Activities to develop language skills, including naming parts of the body, retrieving objects, naming pictures and colors, beginning to count, phonetic sounds, matching objects to cards, and more
Introduction to presenting social activities for toddlers

Activities to develop social skills, including passing objects, facial expressions, recognizing feelings, following instructions, and more
Introduction to presenting practical life activities for toddlers
Activities to develop practical life skills, including rolling a mat, wiping spills, sweeping up, self care, serving food, and more

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Twos Courses

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NAMC Montessori Teacher Training Infant Toddler 0-3 Two A Manual

Montessori Twos A Manual

This manual begins with an overview of considerations that apply specifically to two-year-olds from 24–36 months. Cognitive, motor, and sensory activities designed to appeal to the interests and abilities of two-year-olds follow the introduction. Some of the topics covered include:

Observing changes in two-year-olds indicating readiness for activities
Examples of preparing the environment for two-year-olds
Special considerations when presenting activities to two-year-olds
How to adjust to a two-year-old’s changing needs

Activities to develop cognitive skills, including sorting, carrying, manipulating, associating, and more
Activities to develop motor skills, including cutting, throwing, balancing, spooning, and more
Activities to develop sensory abilities, including matching objects, exploring textures, observing nature, discriminating between shapes, and more

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NAMC Montessori Teacher Training Infant Toddler 0-3 Twos B Manual

Montessori Twos B Manual

This manual completes the portion of the program that applies specifically to two-year-olds from 24–36 months. It includes 30 detailed language, social, and practical life activities designed to appeal particularly to the interests and abilities of two-year-olds. Some of the topics covered include:

Introduction to presenting language activities
for two-year-olds
Activities to develop language skills, including identifying pictures, phonetic sounds, number booklets, storytelling, and more
Introduction to presenting social activities for two-year-olds

Activities to develop social skills, including please and thank you, planning a trip, group art, recognizing emotions, and more
Introduction to presenting practical life activities for two-year-olds
Activities to develop practical life skills, including fastening clothes, washing objects, preparing food, sewing, polishing, and more

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The Infant/Toddler program gives you the tools and inspiration to be creative and understand the process of learning in a child’s life. Every manual can and should be used as a resource in the classroom every day as a way to enhance the learning environment and explore ideas.

Teresa Driskill, NAMC 0–3, 3–6 Graduate
Missouri, USA