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The Page Numbers attached to the Subtitles link to the Original Page on [Project Gutenberg](https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/29635/pg29635-images.html.utf8) ## Contents | | PAGE | | --- | ---- | | **[Chapter 00 – Dedication, Acknowledgements, Preface](https://montessori-international.com/s/montessoris-own-handbook/wiki/Chapter+00+%E2%80%93+Dedication%2C+Acknowledgements%2C+Preface#chapter-00-%E2%80%93-dedication%2C-acknowledgements%2C-preface)**<br><br>[Dedication](https://montessori-international.com/s/montessoris-own-handbook/wiki/Chapter+00+%E2%80%93+Dedication%2C+Acknowledgements%2C+Preface#chapter-00-%E2%80%93-dedication%2C-acknowledgements%2C-preface)<br><br>[Note By The Author](https://montessori-international.com/s/montessoris-own-handbook/wiki/Chapter+00+%E2%80%93+Dedication%2C+Acknowledgements%2C+Preface#note-by-the-author)<br><br>[Preface](https://montessori-international.com/s/montessoris-own-handbook/wiki/Chapter+00+%E2%80%93+Dedication%2C+Acknowledgements%2C+Preface#preface) | [vii](https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/29635/pg29635-images.html#PREFACE) | | **[Chapter 01 - Introduction - Children's House - The Method](https://montessori-international.com/s/montessoris-own-handbook/wiki/Chapter+01+-+Introduction+-+Children%27s+House+-+The+Method#)**<br><br>[Introductory Remarks](https://montessori-international.com/s/montessoris-own-handbook/wiki/Chapter+01+-+Introduction+-+Children%27s+House+-+The+Method#inductory-remarks-to-montessori%E2%80%99s-own-handbook) | [1](https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/29635/pg29635-images.html#DR_MONTESSORIS_OWN_HANDBOOK) | | [A “Children’s House”](https://montessori-international.com/s/montessoris-own-handbook/wiki/Chapter+01+-+Introduction+-+Children%27s+House+-+The+Method#a-%E2%80%9Cchildren%E2%80%99s-house%E2%80%9D)<br><br>[The Working-Room](https://montessori-international.com/s/montessoris-own-handbook/wiki/Chapter+01+-+Introduction+-+Children%27s+House+-+The+Method#the-working-room)<br><br>[The Dressing-Room](https://montessori-international.com/s/montessoris-own-handbook/wiki/Chapter+01+-+Introduction+-+Children%27s+House+-+The+Method#the-dressing-room)<br><br>[The Pedometer](https://montessori-international.com/s/montessoris-own-handbook/wiki/Chapter+01+-+Introduction+-+Children%27s+House+-+The+Method#the-pedometer) | [9](https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/29635/pg29635-images.html#A_CHILDRENS_HOUSE) | | [The Method](https://montessori-international.com/s/montessoris-own-handbook/wiki/Chapter+01+-+Introduction+-+Children%27s+House+-+The+Method#the-method) | [17](https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/29635/pg29635-images.html#THE_METHOD) | | [Didactic Material for the Education of the Senses](https://montessori-international.com/s/montessoris-own-handbook/wiki/Chapter+01+-+Introduction+-+Children%27s+House+-+The+Method#the-didactic-material-for-the-education-of-the-senses) | [18](https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/29635/pg29635-images.html#DIDACTIC_SENSES) | | [Didactic Material for the Preparation for Writing and Arithmetic](https://montessori-international.com/s/montessoris-own-handbook/wiki/Chapter+01+-+Introduction+-+Children%27s+House+-+The+Method#didactic-material-for-the-preparation-for-writing-and-arithmetic) | [19](https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/29635/pg29635-images.html#DIDACTIC_WRITING) | | **[Chapter 02 - Motor Education](https://montessori-international.com/s/montessoris-own-handbook/wiki/Chapter+02+-+Motor+Education#chapter-02---motor-education)** | [18](https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/29635/pg29635-images.html#MOTOR_EDUCATION) | | **[Chapter 03 - Sensory Education](https://montessori-international.com/s/montessoris-own-handbook/wiki/Chapter+03+-+Sensory+Education#chapter-03---sensory-education)**<br><br>[The Cylinders](https://montessori-international.com/s/montessoris-own-handbook/wiki/Chapter+03+-+Sensory+Education#the-cylinders)<br><br>[The Pink Tower](https://montessori-international.com/s/montessoris-own-handbook/wiki/Chapter+03+-+Sensory+Education#the-pink-tower)<br><br>[The Brown Stairs](https://montessori-international.com/s/montessoris-own-handbook/wiki/Chapter+03+-+Sensory+Education#the-brown-stairs)<br><br>[The Red and Blue Bars](https://montessori-international.com/s/montessoris-own-handbook/wiki/Chapter+03+-+Sensory+Education#the-red-and-blue-bars)<br><br>[The Touch Boards](https://montessori-international.com/s/montessoris-own-handbook/wiki/Chapter+03+-+Sensory+Education#the-touch-boards)<br><br>[The Weight Tablets](https://montessori-international.com/s/montessoris-own-handbook/wiki/Chapter+03+-+Sensory+Education#the-weight-tablets)<br><br>[The Color Spools](https://montessori-international.com/s/montessoris-own-handbook/wiki/Chapter+03+-+Sensory+Education#the-color-spools)<br><br>[The Geometrical Cabinet](https://montessori-international.com/s/montessoris-own-handbook/wiki/Chapter+03+-+Sensory+Education#the-geometrical-cabinet)<br><br>[The Sound Boxes](https://montessori-international.com/s/montessoris-own-handbook/wiki/Chapter+03+-+Sensory+Education#the-sound-boxes)<br><br>[The Musical Bells](https://montessori-international.com/s/montessoris-own-handbook/wiki/Chapter+03+-+Sensory+Education#the-musical-bells) | [29](https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/29635/pg29635-images.html#SENSORY_EDUCATION) | | **[Chapter 04 - Language and Knowledge of the World](https://montessori-international.com/s/montessoris-own-handbook/wiki/Chapter+04+-+Language+and+Knowledge+of+the+World#chapter-04---language-and-knowledge-of-the-world)** | [69](https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/29635/pg29635-images.html#LANGUAGE_AND_KNOWLEDGE_OF_THE_WORLD) | | [Freedom](https://montessori-international.com/s/montessoris-own-handbook/wiki/Chapter+04+-+Language+and+Knowledge+of+the+World#freedom) | [77](https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/29635/pg29635-images.html#FREEDOM) | | [Writing](https://montessori-international.com/s/montessoris-own-handbook/wiki/Chapter+04+-+Language+and+Knowledge+of+the+World#writing) | [80](https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/29635/pg29635-images.html#WRITING) | | [Exercises for the Management of the Instrument of Writing](https://montessori-international.com/s/montessoris-own-handbook/wiki/Chapter+04+-+Language+and+Knowledge+of+the+World#exercises-for-the-management-of-the-instrument-of-writing) | [86](https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/29635/pg29635-images.html#EXERCISES_FOR_THE_MANAGEMENT_OF) | | [Exercises for the Writing of Alphabetical Signs](https://montessori-international.com/s/montessoris-own-handbook/wiki/Chapter+04+-+Language+and+Knowledge+of+the+World#exercises-for-the-writing-of-alphabetical-signs) | [92](https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/29635/pg29635-images.html#EXERCISES_FOR_THE_WRITING_OF) | | **[Chapter 05 - The Reading of Music](https://montessori-international.com/s/montessoris-own-handbook/wiki/Chapter+05+-+The+Reading+of+Music)**<br><br>[Didactic Material for Musical Reading](https://montessori-international.com/s/montessoris-own-handbook/wiki/Chapter+05+-+The+Reading+of+Music#didactic-material-for-musical-reading) | [98](https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/29635/pg29635-images.html#THE_READING_OF_MUSIC) | | **[Chapter 06 - Arithmetic](https://montessori-international.com/s/montessoris-own-handbook/wiki/Chapter+06+-+Arithmetic#chapter-06---arithmetic)** | [102](https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/29635/pg29635-images.html#ARITHMETIC) | | **[Chapter 07 - Moral Factors](https://montessori-international.com/s/montessoris-own-handbook/wiki/Chapter+07+-+Moral+Factors)** | [114](https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/29635/pg29635-images.html#MORAL_FACTORS) | ## Illustrations | Dr. Maria Montessori | *[Frontispiece](https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/29635/pg29635-images.html#linki_1)* | | -------------------- | ------------ | | FIG. | | | 1. | Cupboard with Apparatus<br><br> | | 2. | The Montessori Pedometer<br><br> | | 3. | Frames for Lacing and Buttoning<br><br> | | 4. | Child Buttoning On Frame<br><br> | | 5. | Cylinders Decreasing in Diameter only<br><br> | | 6. | Cylinders Decreasing in Diameter and Height<br><br> | | 7. | Cylinders Decreasing in Height only<br><br> | | 8. | Child using Case of Cylinders<br><br> | | 9. | The Tower<br><br> | | 10. | Child Playing with Tower<br><br> | | 11. | The Broad Stair<br><br> | | 12. | The Long Stair<br><br> | | 13. | Board with Rough and Smooth Surfaces<br><br> | | 14. | Board with Gummed Strips of Paper<br><br> | | 15. | Wood Tablets Differing in Weight<br><br> | | | Color Spools<br><br> | | 16. | Cabinet with Drawers to hold Geometrical Insets<br><br> | | 17. | Set of Six Circles<br><br> | | 18. | Set of Six Rectangles<br><br> | | 19. | Set of Six Triangles<br><br> | | 20. | Set of Six Polygons<br><br> | | 21. | Set of Six Irregular Figures<br><br> | | 22. | Set of Four Blanks and Two Irregular Figures<br><br> | | 23. | Frame to hold Geometrical Insets<br><br> | | 24. | Child Touching the Insets<br><br> | | 25. | Series of Cards with Geometrical Forms<br><br> | | 26. | Sound Boxes<br><br> | | 27. | Musical Bells<br><br> | | 28. | Sloping Boards to Display Set of Metal Insets<br><br> | | 29. | Single Sandpaper Letter<br><br> | | 30. | Groups of Sandpaper Letters<br><br> | | 31. | Box of Movable Letters<br><br> | | 32. | The Musical Staff<br><br> | | 33. | Didactic Material for Musical Reading<br><br> | | 34. | Didactic Material for Musical Reading<br><br> | | 35. | Didactic Material for Musical Reading<br><br> | | 36. | Didactic Material for Musical Reading<br><br> | | 37. | Didactic Material for Musical Reading<br><br> | | 38. | Didactic Material for Musical Reading<br><br> | | 39. | Dumb Keyboard<br><br> | | 40. | Diagram Illustrating Use of Numerical Rods<br><br> | | 41. | Counting Boxes<br><br> | | 42. | Arithmetic Frame<br><br> | > ##### **The license of this page:** > > This page is part of the “**Montessori Restoration and Translation Project**”. \ > Please [support](https://ko-fi.com/montessori) our “**All-Inclusive Montessori Education for All 0-100+ Worldwide**” initiative. 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