MONTESSORI FOR BIRTH TO THREE: THE JOYFUL CHILD

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Each chapter of The Joyful Child is a separate PDF document.
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PRENATAL & 1st YEAR

Pages 1 - 6, click here: SENSES
Prenatal & First year—The Senses: Text: music and language; crying is communication; looking and processing; the absorbent mind. Materials: music cd's, mobiles, first picture books

FIRST YEAR

Pages 7 - 9, click here: REACHING OUT
First year—Reaching Out, Grasping, Changing the World: Text: the development of movement; toys that aid the natural development of movement; natural materials for toys, first rattles and toys. Materials: toy hanger, hanging toys, grasping rattles, silver rattle

Pages 10 - 12, click here: SITTING UP
First Year—Sitting Up, Working: Text: the baby's work; eating and working while sitting up; safety; number of toys and "putting away"; furniture for sitting up. Materials: box with wooden balls, pop-up toy, first blocks, pushing toys, color cone

Pages 13 -16, click here: CRAWLING, PULLING UP
First Year—Crawling, Pulling up, Standing: Text: safety; the natural environment; pulling up, standing, and walking; toys and equipment that aid movement development. Materials: knitted ball, rolling toys, pull toys, train

Pages 17 - 19, click here: A GENTLE BEGINNING
First Year—A Gentle Beginning, Trust in the World: Text: preparation of parents; clothing; clothing for gentleness; developing trust in the world. Materials: topponcino, European floor bed frame, play/work mat, first shoes

Pages 20 - 23, click here: UNIQUE DEVELOPMENT
First Year—Trust in Unique Development—The Child's Self-respect: Text: natural development & a child's self-respect; preparing the home to welcome the newborn; clothing that supports free movement and development; attachment and separation, preparation for weaning and toilet learning; materials that support natural development and self-esteem; the end of the first year. Materials: first table, first chair, independence bib, independence chair, first potty, independence stool

AGE 1-3 YEARS

Pages 24 - 27, click here: FAMILY LIFE - CARE
Age 1-3, Family Life—Care of Self, Others, the Environment: Text: participating in family life; three areas of family life; the work environment and concentration; materials; a place for everything and everything in its place; the child's purpose; undressing and dressing; expressing emotions; needs of parents. Materials: work apron, duster, tiny mop & bucket, work table/seat, carpet sweeper, washing set, brooms, mops

Pages 28 - 31, click here: FAMILY LIFE - FOOD
Age 1-3, Family Life—Food: Text: adults and children working together; following the child; child's research; teach by teaching, not by correcting; offering choices. Materials: baking set, cookbook, placemats and napkins, first cutlery, pitchers, bowls and plates

Pages 32 - 37, click here: TOYS
Age 1-3—Toys: Text: selecting toys; organizing and rotating toys; learning to put toys away; respecting work and concentration. Materials: sorting boxes, shape sorting toys, stacking toys, sorting tray, posting toys, bead stringing, sew'n'sew, nuts and bolts, box of bricks, locks box, tiny trike

Pages 38 - 39, click here: PUZZLES
Age 1-3—Puzzles: Text: visual discrimination and eye-hand control; work cycles; control of error. Materials: 2-piece puzzles, red boards, geometry puzzle, European knobbed art puzzles, part-whole perception puzzle, first jig-saw puzzles

Pages 40 - 41, click here: MUSIC
Age 1-3—Music: Text: making music; singing; instrumental music. Materials: Suzuki Baby Class CD, drums, music box, percussion instruments, musical instrument pictures

Pages 42 - 47, click here: LANGUAGE
Age 1-3—Language: Text: listening–the child; a second language; listening–the adult; including the child; vocabulary; pictures & books; reading and writing; the alphabet; biting; imagination, lying; the adult's help. Materials: finger play book, CD, and blocks, song board books, vocabulary books, fruit and vegetable cards, laminated vocabulary matching cards (home, community, plants, animals, etc.), large vocabulary picture, language object bag, tracking boards, abc puzzles and blocks

(continued) AGE 1-3 YEARS

Pages 48 - 50, click here: ART
Age 1-3—Art: Text: art materials; art appreciation. Materials: Tibetan aprons, easel, first and second scissors, art supplies, beeswax crayons, plastalina clay, architecture board books, artist board books, large art pictures

Pages 51 - 52, click here: PEOPLE
Age 1-3—People: Text: culture; daily life; a globe. Materials: baby's first globes, first cultural board books, seasons board books, face game, hand in hand game, international family life books

Pages 53 - 56, click here: PLANTS ANIMALS
Age 1-3—Plants & Animals: Text: plants; animals. Materials: copper watering can, wheelbarrow, garden tools, large pictures of tiny creatures, animal plaques, hand-painted animal models, baby animal puzzles, animal board books

Pages 57 - 58, click here: PHYSICS MATH
Age 1-3—Physical Science & Math: Text: physical sciences; math. Materials: solar system mobile, sand and water tables, magnifying glasses, number plaques, counting pegs box

Pages 59 - 65, click here: PREPARED ENVIRONMENT
Age 0-3—A Superior Environment: Text: a superior birth to three environment; safety; general environment principles; furniture; the environment & the absorbent mind; storage; the outside environment. Materials: mirrors, first shelf, child's bench, Michael Olaf picture frame, slatted chair, wooden tables, chairs, book display, wooden cupboards, coat tree, "toilet learning" seat, stools, work rugs, wooden trays, baskets

66 - 69, click here: PARENTS TEACHERS
Parenting & Teaching—From Birth to Three: Text: becoming parents; a gentle beginning; the father or second adult; a sense of order; the changing environment; the parents' needs; educational materials for 0-3; conclusion; Maria Montessori, MD. Materials: books about toilet training, healthy children, Montessori from the start, Infant Community DVD "The Wonderful Two's". parenting articles, Montessori/Suzuki lecture reprint

INDEX INDEX

INSIDE COVER INSIDE COVER

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THE JOYFUL CHILD, a PDF, click here to access: THE JOYFUL CHILD in POLISH

Joanna and Rafal Szczypka, as they awaited the arrival of their first child, translated The Joyful Child into Polish. They tell us "It took some time but it was a great time for both of us - my wife and myself. We have learned so much doing the translation and rereading the text again and again." The Polish words for the title The Joyful Child is Radosne Dziecko. The Szczypka's hope to start a Montessori school in Poland and are wise in their assumption that preparing children from birth on is the best place to begin.

This picture taken by Rafal, of Joanna and her son Jan, shows the intense concentration of the child and the innate wisdom of studying the human face, especially that of the parent.

THE JOYFUL CHILD, a PDF, click here to access: THE JOYFUL CHILD in CHINESE

Michael Guo, of The International Training Center of Montessori Education of China, in order to inform people of the importance of the first three years of life, and to inspire the Montessori 0-3 training in China, translated The Joyful Child into Mandarin Chinese in 2003. Michael and the author, Susan Stephenson, are now working on a project to have a printed volume of The Joyful Child published in China, in Mandarin and English. Watch this site for information.

This GREAT WALL photo was taken by Susan, fall 2007, after attending the Montessori Centenary in China.

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