This is the most extensive guide to the Montessori 3–6 classroom ever published, covering the ideas, principles, techniques, and materials that inspire, inform, and guide all Montessori programs. This indispensable informational companion for NAMC’s five curriculum manuals provides detailed, essential topics surrounding the theory, philosophy, and methodology of Dr. Montessori.

NAMC’s Montessori Practical Life manual includes more than 50 hands-on, child-centered activities that help develop a child’s sense of order, concentration, personal pride, respect for others, fine motor skills, grace and courtesy, confidence, and self-esteem. Most importantly, these practical, real-life activities are key in guiding the child toward independence and being able to proudly say, “I can do it myself.”

NAMC’s Montessori Sensorial manual includes 30 hands-on activities, focusing on sensorial learning. Unique to the Montessori methodology, the sensorial activities develop a young child’s understanding of their environment, promote cognitive development, and lay the groundwork for academic learning. Detailed material descriptions and step-by-step presentations give you the framework you need to present the iconic and beautiful sensorial materials with confidence.

NAMC’s Montessori Language Arts manual centers on an active writing and reading program, founded on Dr. Montessori’s original activities. Based on phonetics and enriched with a broad range of dynamic, interactive, and fun presentations, this fully integrated program includes more than 50 hands-on activities. From oral language to writing, reading, and grammar, NAMC’s curriculum allows you to guide the child toward expressing themself fully, reading fluently, and developing a deep love of language.

NAMC’s Montessori Culture and Science manual includes 50 child-centered activities that foster the child’s inherent curiosity about our world. Hands-on, dynamic activities and experiments in geography, history, zoology, botany, and science build on the child’s natural connection to the earth and nature and support their quest to understand the world and themselves.

NAMC’s Montessori Mathematics manual includes more than 50 hands-on activities that make math approachable and engaging. Through active, incremental learning that incorporates Dr. Montessori’s carefully designed materials, the child explores numbers 1–10, learns about the decimal system, solves four-digit addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division equations, and memorizes basic math facts. With NAMC’s curriculum and your guidance, the child develops a strong mathematical foundation, truly grasping abstract math concepts in a gradual and concrete manner.