The Montessori MethodTHE MONTESSORI METHODAnne E. George translationChapter navigation29 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterTHE MONTESSORI METHODMARIA MONTESSORIACKNOWLEDGMENTSPREFACE TO THE AMERICAN EDITIONILLUSTRATIONSINTRODUCTIONChapter I · A Critical Consideration of the New Pedagogy in its Relation to Modern ScienceChapter II · History of MethodsChapter III · Inagural Address Delivered on the Occasion of the Opening of One of the "Children's Houses"Chapter IV · Pedagogical Methods used in the "Children's Houses"Chapter V · DisciplineChapter VI · How the Lessons Should be GivenChapter VII · Exercises of Practical LifeChapter VIII · Refection—The Child's DietChapter IX · Muscular Education—GymnasticsChapter X · Nature in Education—Agricultural Labour: Culture of Plants and AnimalsChapter XI · Manual Labour—the Potter's Art and BuildingChapter XII · Education of the SensesChapter XIII · Education of the Senses and Illustrations of the Didactic Material: General Sensibility; the Tactile, Thermic, Baric, and Stereognostic SensesChapter XIV · General Notes on the Education of the SensesChapter XV · Intellectual EducationChapter XVI · Methods for the Teaching of Reading and WritingChapter XVII · Description of the Method and Didactic Material UsedChapter XVIII · Language in ChildhoodChapter XIX · Teaching of Numeration; Introduction to ArithmeticChapter XX · Sequence of ExercisesChapter XXI · General Review of DisciplineChapter XXII · Conclusions and ImpressionsPrevious chapter ←Front matterNext chapter →MARIA MONTESSORIAll chapters and sections (29)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsTHE MONTESSORI METHODMARIA MONTESSORIACKNOWLEDGMENTSPREFACE TO THE AMERICAN EDITIONILLUSTRATIONSINTRODUCTIONChapters12345678910111213141516171819202122SCIENTIFIC PEDAGOGY AS APPLIED TO CHILD EDUCATION IN "THE CHILDREN'S HOUSES" WITH ADDITIONS AND REVISIONS BY THE AUTHORBY← Front matterMARIA MONTESSORI →