Birth to 24

Delight and liberty, the simple creed of childhood.~William Wordsworth

 What's included for infants and tots birth to 24 months old

1. Website access to Lisa Nolan's 50 Montessori lesson activities for 0 to 24-month-olds, including un-toys using upcycled and recycled materials and items from around the house. Most lesson activities have pictures, some have photo galleries, and others are text only. The lesson activities are easy to download and save to your computer. Some of the lesson activities can be handmade or prepared with materials from home, others can be bought at Montessori suppliers.

2. Website access to Lisa Nolan's Montessori infant tot articles. The articles are easy to download and save to your computer.

3. Website access to other Montessori resources for infants and tots.​​

4. Lisa Nolan's password protected photo galleries.

5. Lisa Nolan's suggested monthly timelines.

6. Lisa's ongoing private, members-only Montessori podcast with over 100 episodes. New podcast episode added each month!

7. Lisa's ongoing private, members-only Montessori blog with over 100 posts.

8. Ms. Nolan's ebooks: Montessori in the Home FAQs for Birth to Nine 130-page ebook PDF.; 

Learn more here!

Twos & Threes

Childhood is measured by sounds
and smells and sights, before
the dark hour of reason grows.~John Betjeman

 What's included for two- to three-year-olds

1. Lisa Nolan's Montessori lesson activities, for free, for twos and threes in Practical Life, Sensorial, Zoology, Science, Art, Language, Math, Geography, and Social Grace & Courtesy. Most lessons have pictures, some have photo galleries, and others are text only. They are easy to download and save to your computer. Some of the lesson activities can be handmade or prepared with materials from home, others can be bought at Montessori suppliers.

2. Lisa Nolan's Montessori articles and FAQs, for free, for twos and threes.

3. Website access to other Montessori resources for twos and threes.​​

4. Lisa Nolan's password protected photo galleries.

5. Lisa Nolan's suggested monthly timelines.

6. Lisa's ongoing private, members-only Montessori podcast with over 100 episodes. New podcast episode added each month!

7. Lisa's ongoing private, members-only Montessori blog with over 100 posts.

8. Ms. Nolan's Montessori ebooks:

  • Printer-friendly, text only, 99-page Montessori Organizer ebook PDF for ages 3 to 6.
  • Montessori in the Home FAQs for Birth to Nine 130-page ebook PDF.
  • My Read and Write the Montessori Way 84-page ebook PDF.
  • Introduction to Montessori Art, Music, and Poetry 109-page ebook PDF.
  • Should You Montessori Homeschool? 25-page mini-ebook PDF.

Learn more here!

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Fours & Fives

Never give to the mind more than you give to the hand.~Maria Montessori

"Thanks for the excellent lessons! They are super. Just the sort of thing we will really enjoy. Wow, a Montessori teacher AND a mind reader!  :) " Monica

What's includes for four- to five-year-olds

1. Lisa Nolan's Montessori Pre-K and Kindergarten lesson activities, for free, in Sensorial, Practical Life, Language, Math, and Geography. Most lessons have pictures, some have photo galleries, and others are text only. They are easy to download and save to your computer. Some of the lesson activities can be handmade or prepared with materials from home, others can be bought at Montessori suppliers.

2. Lisa Nolan's Montessori articles, for free, including Creating a Montessori Classroom Environment In a Nutshell; Montessori Environment Shelves; The Montessori Adult; and The Three Period Lesson.

3. Lisa Nolan's password protected photo galleries.

4. Lisa Nolan's suggested monthly timelines.

5. Outlines with timelines for: The Study of Artists and Their Art; Women Artists, and The Study of Art Styles; The Study of Musical Composers and Their Music; and The Study of Aesop's Fables.

6. Website access to other Montessori resources for fours and fives.​

7. Lisa's ongoing private, members-only Montessori podcast with over 100 episodes. New podcast episode added each month!

8. Lisa's ongoing private, members-only Montessori blog with over 100 posts.

9. Ms. Nolan's Montessori ebooks:

  • Printer-friendly, text only, 99-page Montessori Organizer ebook PDF for ages 3 to 6.
  • Montessori in the Home FAQs for Birth to Nine 130-page ebook PDF.
  • My Read and Write the Montessori Way 84-page ebook PDF.
  • Introduction to Montessori Art, Music, and Poetry 109-page ebook PDF.
  • Should You Montessori Homeschool? 25-page mini-ebook PDF.

Learn more here!

Lower Elementary

 Children are not things to be molded,
but are people to be unfolded.~Jess Lair

What's Included in the Lower Elementary Subscription for Six- to Nine-Year-Olds

1. Lisa Nolan's Montessori lower elementary lesson activities, for free, in Math, Fractions & Geometry, Language & Grammar, Science & Physics, Geography, History & Cosmic Education, Botany & Zoology). Most lessons have pictures, some have photo galleries, and others are text only. They are easy to download and save to your computer. Some of the lesson activities can be handmade or prepared with materials from home, others can be bought at Montessori suppliers.

2. Lisa Nolan's Montessori articles, for free, including Creating a Montessori Classroom Environment In a Nutshell; Montessori Environment Shelves; The Elementary Child; The Elementary Environment; The Montessori Adult; and The Three Period Lesson.

3. Lisa Nolan's suggested weekly and monthly timelines for your lessons and activities.

4. ​Lisa Nolan's password protected photo galleries.

5. Outlines with timelines for: The Study of Artists and Their Art; Women Artists, and The Study of Art Styles; The Study of Musical Composers and Their Music; and The Study of Aesop's Fables.

6. Website access to other Montessori resources for lower elementary.​

7. Lisa's ongoing private, members-only Montessori podcast with over 100 episodes. New podcast episode added each month!

8. Lisa's ongoing private, members-only Montessori blog with over 100 posts.

9. Ms. Nolan's Montessori ebooks:

  • Montessori in the Home FAQs for Birth to Nine 130-page ebook PDF.
  • My Read and Write the Montessori Way 84-page ebook PDF.
  • Introduction to Montessori Art, Music, and Poetry 109-page ebook PDF.
  • Should You Montessori Homeschool? 25-page mini-ebook PDF.

Learn more here!

Back to Deb Chitwood's Living Montessori Now website

Living Montessori Now

Hello! I'm Deb Chitwood, mom of two successful homeschool graduates, a Montessori educator and writer, and a former Montessori teacher and homeschooler. I am also author of the ebook Montessori at Home or School: How to Teach Grace and Courtesy. Lastly, I am a blogger who loves sharing ideas and activities at Living Montessori Now, as well as Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter!

I am happy to be here as an affiliate of Lisa Nolan's online Montessori programs for birth to age nine. The founder is a Montessori-trained 3 to 6 and 6 to 9 teacher with 25 years of experience. I met her on the Internet many years ago through her Montessori blogs and joined her Montessori Bloggers Network where we support and network with new and established Montessori-inspired bloggers.

If you make a purchase, when you create your username and password (for accessing your Montessori), there is a Q & A box for me--make sure to check it so I can get the referral! Thanks you so much!

Learn more here, or click on a tab below!

About

Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.~Maria Montessori

 Montessori for the Earth offers online access to Montessori for infants, tots, toddlers, preschool, Kindergarten, and or lower elementary children! Created by Montessori trained 3 to 6 and 6 to 9 teacher and mom, Lisa Nolan.

"I am so impressed with your work! What a treasure trove you have shared with me. I feel excited to go through it all and I am relieved that I can stop searching around the blogosphere to figure things out!"--Aylin (Military family)

About Lisa Nolan

There never was a child so lovely
but his mother was glad to get him to sleep.~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Hi! My name is Ms. Nolan, the trained and certified Montessori teacher. I've taught Montessori in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1986.
 
I took my Montessori primary training in 1986 at The Maria Montessori School of the Golden Gate in San Francisco with the late head mistress, Ursula Thrush. I took my Montessori elementary (6-9) training in 1988 at The Maria Montessori School of the Golden Gate in San Francisco (with the late head mistress Ursula Thrush) through the University Extension, University of California Berkeley. I received an MA from San Francisco State University.
 
I am also an author, a stay-at-home work-at-home mom, a blogger, and a webmaster. I guess you can call me a one-mom operation! My son was born with Down syndrome in 2004, and being at home with him, using Montessori education since birth, has been a blessing in disguise! 
 
~Lisa Nolan AKA Lisa J Lewis

"Thank you for such a resourceful website. You don't know how much you are helping me"--A.T.

  • My printer-friendly, text only, 99-page Montessori Organizer ebook PDF for ages 3 to 6.
  • My Montessori in the Home FAQs for Birth to Nine 130-page ebook PDF. See a sample here.
  • My Read and Write the Montessori Way 84-page ebook PDF.
  • My Introduction to Montessori Art, Music, and Poetry 109-page ebook PDF.
  • My Beginning Montessori with Infants and Tots Birth to 24 Months 116-page ebook PDF.
  • My Should You Montessori Homeschool? 25-page mini-ebook PDF.
  • My ongoing private, members-only Montessori podcast with over 100 episodes. New podcast episode added each month!
  • My ongoing private, members-only Montessori blog with over 100 posts.