Materials
20 min
What Are Montessori Toys? Learning at Home from Birth to 6
What each family of Montessori materials is for, how to choose them from 0 to 6, how to set up a low shelf and where to buy them.
Age: 0 - 6 yrs Read guide →
Blog and practical guides
Montessori play: guides and ideas from birth to 6
Ten in-depth guides to understand Maria Montessori's approach, choose toys suited to your child's age and prepare simple activities at home. Each guide starts from the stages of your child's development, explains the reasoning behind every suggestion and links to the pages of the products it mentions.
In-depth guide Pedagogy & Philosophy • 30 min
Montessori definition: the Montessori method explained
Who Maria Montessori was, what the absorbent mind and sensitive periods mean, the role of the adult and of the materials, and how to apply the approach at home, age by age.
Our guides
9 guides All our guides, by age and by theme
Overview
30 min
Montessori Toys by Age: A Step-by-Step Guide from Birth to 6 Years
Developmental milestones stage by stage, the criteria for choosing a toy true to the spirit of the method and an annotated selection, from birth to 6.
Age: 0 - 6 yrs Read guide →
Babies
30 min
Best baby toys from 0 to 12 months: the Montessori guide
Month-by-month milestones, mobiles, wooden rattles, the object permanence box and step-by-step activities to support the first year.
Age: 0 - 12 months Read guide →
Toddlers
30 min
Top rated toys for 18 month old toddlers: a Montessori guide from 1 to 2
Which toys to offer from 12 to 24 months, which activities to prepare and which gift ideas suit an 18-month-old, with milestones by age.
Age: 1 - 2 yrs Read guide →
Independence
35 min
Montessori toddler, 2 to 3 years: toys, activities and milestones from 24 to 36 months
Milestones from 24 to 36 months, hand-picked toys, pouring, lacing and step-by-step activities to build independence day after day.
Age: 2 - 3 yrs Read guide →
3 to 6 yrs
35 min
Montessori toys for 3 year olds up to age 6: a guide to play, reading and maths
Sandpaper letters, sound-first reading, hands-on maths and step-by-step activities for learning by doing, from 3 to 6.
Age: 3 - 6 yrs Read guide →
Geometry
25 min
Wooden tangram: the 7-piece puzzle, its tangram shapes and stages by age
When to start, step-by-step activities from Reception to Year 3, patterns sorted by level and how to make your own set of 7 pieces.
Age: From 4 yrs Read guide →
First Steps
25 min
When to start a walker for 1 year old toddlers: a guide to first steps
Month-by-month milestones, sit-in walker or walker to push, how to choose a stable model, setting the brakes and play ideas.
Age: 9 - 24 months Read guide →
Comparison
25 min
Montessori Rainbow: Solid Wood or Plastic?
Stacking rainbows in solid wood or plastic: how to choose, milestones from 1 to 6, our range reviewed and 8 step-by-step builds.
Age: From 12 months Read guide →
Free family activity booklet
The workshop activity guide
Download our guide straight away: the 6 sensitive periods and 15 easy activities to try at home with everyday natural materials.
15 step-by-step activities Instant PDF download A £3 welcome voucher
