Montessori Tides School Parents Resource Library

Housed in the school lounge is a Parent Resource Library, which includes DVDs, CDs, VHS cassettes, and books, suitable for parents and staff to educate themselves and others on Montessori method, and provide resources for parenting challenges.

By arming parents and adults with information, the library aims to help provide a better understanding of the Montessori method and philosophy to everyone! Maria Montessori’s research and discoveries have proven the first six years of a child’s life to be the most critical to their development. The Montessori Tides School continually seeks to offer programs and resources for families to help make those years as enriched as possible, as well as provide Parent Education Night’s for new and returning parents. Adding the parent Resource Library to our website was the most logical next step in becoming a complete resource for parents and families.

Parents now have a complete, cutting-edge and comfortable place to turn for information through our online checkout center. Browse our latest book additions and reserve your copy to borrow today.

Strongly recommended

Montessori Learning in the 21st Century

by M. Shannon Helfrich

This book demonstrates how Dr. Montessori’s empirical knowledge of how children learn, regardless of class, culture, or country, has been validated by neuroscientific findings in the 21st century. Engaging, informative stories and anecdotes along with photos and diagrams explain why the Montessori approach works so well for children.

Math Works: Montessori Math And The Developing Brain

by Michael Duffy

A book that gives parents an insight into the Montessori math materials. The benefits, how they affect the growth of the child’s brain and how they prepare him for the future. Includes photos of children using the materials.

Together With Montessori

together_with_montessori From Jola Publications

What makes a Montessori school work? Teachers, parents, and administrators working in harmony to develop and maintain a supportive school community. Succinct explanations of the learner, the classroom environment, and Montessori teaching methods are especially appealing to busy parents.

Invite Montessori Ideas Into The Home

At Home with Montessori

by North American Montessori Teachers’ Association

See your home though the eyes of your child! Divided into sections by rooms in the house, this book shows you everyday activities in each area, offers suggestions for including young children in the daily life of the family, and gives you the understanding you need to help children develop independence and self-confidence. Simple changes, such as slowing down to match the young child’s walking pace of installing child-height hooks and towel racks, can create a strong sense of belonging and self-worth in the young child.

Children Learn What They Live

By Dorothy Law Nolte

Dorothy Law Nolte, a lifelong teacher and lecturer on family dynamics, presents a simple but powerful guide to parenting the old-fashioned way: instilling values through example. Dr. Nolte’s inspiration? Children Learn What They Live,O the celebrated poem she wrote in 1954. Written with psychotherapist Rachel Harris, each of the 19 couplets of the poem is developed into a chapteróon jealousy, shame, praise, recognition, honesty, fairness, tolerance, and more. Positive, realistic, filled with a rare common sense, it is a book to help parents find their own parenting wisdom, and to raise children with a surer, steadier, more understanding hand.

Understanding Montessori – A Guide for Parents

By Maren Schmidt M. Ed.

In Understanding Montessori: A Guide for Parents Maren Schmidt explains the how’s and why’s of Montessori education while asserting that authentic Montessori education is the most effective way for children to learn. What is Montessori Education? Montessori education, more than anything, is about understanding and aiding the child’s natural process of growth and learning. The principles, methods, and materials that Dr. Montessori pioneered over one-hundred years ago are not only scientifically supported and researched, they are based on common sense. Understanding Montessori: A Guide for Parents will help parents understand the stages of childhood growth and learning and how Montessori education uniquely meets each child’s learning needs.

Montessori Parenting – Unveiling the Authentic Self

By Dr. Jim and Sonnie McFarland

What a gift for children it would be if every parent spent time with this thoughtful and inspiring book. Authors Dr. Jim and Sonnie McFarland cover all areas of a child’s development: physical, spiritual, mental, and emotional. The practical advice melds Montessori philosophy, ancient wisdom, and modern psychology.