Montessori in the Classroom: A Teacher's Account of How Children Really Learn

Review
"Takes the Montessori method and places it on the cutting edge of learning and teaching. This is a must-read book for...educators."--Curman L. Gaines, Superintendent, Saint Paul Public Schools

"Every teacher wishing to take a practical and philosophical look at Montessori teaching should read this book of first-hand experience and reflection."--David Kahn, Executive Director, North American Montessoi Teachers' Association

"Through this diary parents and teachers witness the joyous explosion that can occur in the preschool experience."--Publishers Weekly -- Review

Review
"Takes the Montessori method and places it on the cutting edge of learning and teaching. This is a must-read book for...educators."--Curman L. Gaines, Superintendent, Saint Paul Public Schools

"Every teacher wishing to take a practical and philosophical look at Montessori teaching should read this book of first-hand experience and reflection."--David Kahn, Executive Director, North American Montessoi Teachers' Association

"Through this diary parents and teachers witness the joyous explosion that can occur in the preschool experience."--Publishers Weekly

Product Description
What really happens inside a Montessori classroom? How do teachers teach? How do children learn? This fascinating day-by-day record in the year of the life of a Montessori classroom answers these questions by providing an illuminating and practical glimpse of the Montessori method in action.

From the Inside Flap
What really happens inside a Montessori classroom? How do teachers teach? How do children learn? This fascinating day-by-day record of a year in the life of a Montessori classroom answers these questions by providing an illuminating glimpse of the Montessori method in action.

About the Author
Paula Polk Lillard is the author of Montessori: A Modern Approach and Montessori Today. She is cofounder and director of the Forest Bluff School in Lake Bluff, Illinois.