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Family Support Materials (AMS)
If you're new to Montessori, you probably have questions galore. This article provides resources to help answer those questions through recommended articles, books, magazines, and videos.

Montessori Terminology (AMS)
Dr. Maria Montessori introduced many new terms and concepts to describe how children grow and learn. This PDF explains definitions of some widely used Montessori words and phrases.

The First Time by Beth Black (AMS)
What does it mean to be a "Montessori kid"? Beth Black shares her introduction to the Montessori concepts of "being responsible for your own education" with "freedom to move around the room and make choices about what to study on any given day", as well as "hands-on activities as a foundation for abstract learning".

The Montessori Mafia by Peter Sims (AMS)
Peter Sims notes, "Ironically, the Montessori educational approach might be the surest route to joining the creative elite . . . One might suspect a Montessori Mafia: Google's founders Larry Page and Sergei Brin, Amazon's Jeff Bezos, videogame pioneer Will Wright, and Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, not to mention Julia Child and rapper Sean 'P.Diddy' Combs. Is there something going on here? Is there something about the Montessori approach that nurtures creativity and inventiveness that we can all learn from?"

Montessori Transitions by Dane Peters (AMS)
"Into, Within and Beyond" by Dane Peters, Head, Brooklyn Heights Montessori School, describes Montessori education's "seamless passage" to becoming "self-directed citizens" in adulthood.

On the Topic of Toileting by Catherine McTamaney
"Toileting can become a tool for independence learned as easily and painlessly as any other in the Montessori environment."

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