Montessori library

Montessori library

bring many benefits to the home that support children's development and create an environment that promotes independent learning. This pedagogical method, developed by Hungarian physician and educator Maria Montessori, promotes individual learning and active involvement of children in the learning process. Let's list a few key benefits of Montessori libraries in the home:

1. Promoting independence and self-directed learning:

Montessori libraries are designed to be accessible to children and allow them to choose books independently. This freedom encourages their decision-making ability and gives them control over their own learning. 📚🌟

2. Developing fine motor skills:

Manipulating books, opening and closing the pages of a book and folding books back into the bookcase promote fine motor skills. These small first movements are key to developing later skills such as writing and job skills. ✍️👶

3. Support language development:

Reading and working with books provides children with a rich language experience. Montessori libraries can contain books with different themes and difficulties, which supports children's vocabulary development and their ability to understand text. 📖🗣️

4. Organization and Arrangement:

Montessori libraries are often designed to be clear and organized. This helps children develop the skills of sorting and keeping order, which are important skills for life. 🧹🗂️

In a Montessori library, books are arranged front to front. This makes it easier for children to take them out on their own or put them back in the library. If the books were arranged spines facing out, the child would have to pull them out in a complicated way (books next to each other lie on top of each other and put resistance when pulling them out). Moreover, when a book is removed, there is an empty space in the Montessori library and the child intuitively senses that this is where the book in his hands belongs.

5. Visual stimulus:

When books are displayed front to front, children are shown the titles and pictures of the books, which is visually appealing to them and entices them to explore. In this way, they can independently select books that catch their interest.

6. Developing a love of reading:

Access to books and frequent contact with them from a young age creates a love of reading. Montessori libraries can contain a variety of books that stimulate children's interest in reading and develop their imagination. 🌈📚

7. Respect for children's development:

Montessori philosophy emphasizes respect for each child's individual needs and pace. Libraries are designed with this philosophy in mind, allowing children to learn at their own pace and according to their interests. 🌱👧👦

8. A fundamental environment for learning:

Montessori libraries are a key part of the overall learning environment in the home. Combining books with other Montessori materials creates a stimulating environment that supports the overall development of the child. 🏡🎓

Montessori libraries are not just a place to store books, but are designed to support a child's development in all ways. Through this library, a child gains skills necessary for life while developing their love of learning and reading. Purchasing a Montessori library for the home is an investment in the future of children and supporting their overall development. 🌟👶📚

Ideas about the ideal size of a Montessori bookcase vary. We will fill in your idea too. The bookcase can be 110 cm or 60 cm high, 80 cm or 100 cm wide.  It is up to you what dimensions you choose, how many shelves the bookcase will have. We will make it the way you want it.

Dimensions:

At customer's request

Price may vary from the price shown. Depends on size and finish.

Attachment to the wall can be done with a threaded clip that you thread under the last shelf. This way the bookcase won't tip over if your little climber wants to climb instead of read :-)