THE JOYFUL CHILD

Montessori Birth to Three Overview
(NEW! See translations below!)

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2010-2011 edition of the Montessori birth to three overview and materials source

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PRENATAL & THE 1st YEAR
—The Senses - Text Only
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THE FIRST YEAR
Reaching Out, Grasping, Changing the World - Text
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Sitting Up, Working - Text
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Crawling, Pulling up, Standing - Text
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Gentle Beginning, Trust in the World - Text
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Unique Development & The Child's Self-Respect - Text
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AGE 1-3
Family Life: Care of Self, Others, the Environment - Text
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Family Life: Food - Text
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Toys - Text
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Puzzles - Text
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Music - Text
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PDF file—music

Language - Text
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Art - Text
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People: The World is My Home - Text
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Plants & Animals - Text
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Physical Science & Math - Text
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AGE 0-3
A Superior Environment - Text
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Parenting & Teaching - Text
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VIDEO CLIPS of early childhood development

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THE JOYFUL CHILD, a PDF file:
THE JOYFUL CHILD text in PORTUGUESE

This translation of the birth to three "Joyful Child" Montessori overview was sent to us by a mother in Brazil who has raised her son with the guidance of the Michael Olaf Montessori information available on the Internet. Muito Obrigado Evanielli!

Map of Brazil

THE JOYFUL CHILD, a PDF file:
THE JOYFUL CHILD text in RUSSIAN

This translation of the birth to three "Joyful Child" Montessori overview is made possible by the Montessori School of Moscow, where Susan Stephenson served as a consultant in 2010 and 2011. You can see the English version of their website here: MOS

Infant Community in Moscow

THE JOYFUL CHILD, a PDF file:
THE JOYFUL CHILD text in ARABIC

In the spring of 2011 Susan was invited to help plan for Montessori education for Palestinian refugees. The picture to the right is a painting on "the wall" made by Susan and her hostess. More information: 2011

Montessori in the MIddle East

THE JOYFUL CHILD, is now available in Japanese.

The Japanese version of Susan Stephenson's overview of the child from birth to three, is now in its second printing. It is beautiful book with many illustrations, a best seller for Japanese parents, used as a guide for online courses. On-line “baby study groups” have been formed for Japanese families in Japan and outside of Japan, using this book as the text.
-—Takako Fukatsu, AMI 0-6 Japan course

It can be ordered here: Japanese "Joyful Child"

The Joyful Child in Japanese

THE JOYFUL CHILD, a PDF file:
THE JOYFUL CHILD text 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." Click here for the Montessori website in Polish by Rafal and Joanna: Polish

PHOTO: 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.

Joanna and Jan

THE JOYFUL CHILD, a PDF file:
THE JOYFUL CHILD text 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.


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