Thomas the Squirrel is a reality based story about a little girl in the city who builds a squirrel feeder, the consequences of feeding wildlife, and the lessons she learns. Black, white, and color illustrations executed in a variety of printmaking techniques include etchings, linoleum cuts, and monoprints which lead the viewer through Thomas' mischievous behavior and unintended relocation as a result of a well-meaning gesture. Written by an AMI Primary Diploma holder and illustrated by a Museum Art School BFA graduate, Thomas the Squirrel is a Montessori friendly yet universally appealing...

In the Montessori Casa, or classroom for three to six year olds, exploration of fractions starts at around four-and-a-half years of age. Six year olds who are able to follow a logical sequence and show a strong dedication to exactness learn to identify and label fractions by name, explore fraction equivalence, and solve simple fraction equations with common denominators in the four operations of mathematics: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. My First Montessori Book of Fractions diagrams and highlights isolated quantities of fractions from one whole through one-tenth,...

Have you ever wondered what Montessori is? Many of us have heard the name "Montessori" but do not know what Montessori teaches. For over 100 years, the Montessori Method, based on the scientific observations of Maria Montessori, the first female physician in Italy, has universally educated preschoolers in Practical Life Skills, Sensorial Awareness, Language Development, Art, Music, Science, and Mathematics. It is a natural way of learning through modeling, freedom of choice, and self-discovery with the aid of manipulatives and trained guides to facilitate absorbent minds in becoming lifelong...