My First Montessori Book of Bead Counting to 100, the sequel to My First Montessori Book of Tens, is designed to help children strengthen their understanding of numbers one through one hundred as presented in the Casa using manipulatives from The Bead Cabinet, a large free-standing cabinet filled with color-coded beads arranged in chains, squares, and cubes. The "For Parents" section of this book describes counting through one thousand as presented in The Bead Cabinet exercise, "The Thousand Chain." Written and illustrated by AMI Primary Diploma holder Mary Da Prato, My First Montessori Book...

Every profession has its own jargon. "Montessori Primary Terminology," a companion publication to "Montessori for You and Your Child," defines vocabulary unique to an authentic Primary Montessori prepared environment. Names and summaries of official Primary presentations for two-and-a-half through six year old students are listed alphabetically as a valuable reference for parents. Primary lessons are also outlined and listed in their general order of presentation as an overview of the program to help inform families about the holistic education their children receive in the Casa under the...