Homeschool Resources | Lesson Plans
We are a resource for an affordable Montessori-based curriculum for the home school. See Bird’s Eye View of the Year for an outline of the year's themes. The curriculum for preschool to age nine has been in use in Montessori schools for the past six years and in home schools for the past three years. It was developed over a period of fifteen years by a Montessori teacher, led and directed by the needs and interests of the children in her classrooms. A Montessori classroom is a home-like environment where children of varying ages function as a social group. This makes it well suited and easily adapted to the home school environment.

The complete set of four teaching guides provides suggestions for every day of the year with flexibility and options for use each year as it grows with the child.

Supplement to the Guides was created in response to requests from homeschooling parents using the curriculum. It gives an overview of the Montessori philosophy with instructions for making and using the Montessori materials. For quality Montessori materials use the Kaybee Montessori link on the left side of this page.

Art for the Montessori Classroom is a complete Montessori-based art curriculum. It includes a section especially for homeschool parents with basic Montessori lessons used in the art lessons. The lessons are Montessori style, set up for the child to choose individually so is perfect for the home school. To see sample pages from the art manual click here.

The Montessori Method
The Montessori Method is based on respect and observation of the child and the preparation of an environment based on the needs of the child in which the child takes an active part in directing his or her own learning. The child is allowed to learn through self-discovery at his or her own pace. Maria Montessori’s emphasis was on world peace by giving the child an overview of the whole world and universe. Our curriculum is based on Maria Montessori’s philosophy and peace curriculum, also called "cosmic education."

The Montessori materials are introduced sequentially throughout the four guides. It is not necessary to have all the materials to use the curriculum and many of them can be hand made. If the homeschool budget is limited it is possible to use the curriculum with handmade materials only.

While it is preferable to have Montessori training, this is not always possible for parents making the choice to home school. Many parents don’t have access to a Montessori school or simply choose the homeschool alternative. Freedom of choice being a basic Montessori principle we respect this decision. An overview of Montessori philosophy and a recommended reading list for understanding the philosophy is included in the Supplement to the Guies. Each of the guides include an invitation for one-on-one questions and suggestions with the author by e-mail or phone.

Explore the pages on this site to see sample pages from all the materials.                         

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