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How to Set Up a Montessori Homeschool Classroom

May 31, 2011 By Deb Chitwood 26 Comments

I’m often asked how to set up a Montessori classroom at home. I wrote a post about it and published a Montessori homeschooling series: Montessori Homeschool Classroom and Materials. The problem is that it isn’t that easy to find all the posts. Since blogs go backward in time, it takes a lot of scrolling back to find a specific post out of all the posts that are already in that category.

How to Set Up a Montessori Homeschool Classroom

So, today I’m going to organize and update some of my main links on Montessori homeschooling. These won’t be all the posts I’ve written in each category, but they’re probably the most important posts.

If you’re wanting to set up your classroom for autumn, this is a great time to start. It’s also a great time to set up a mini classroom and add to it as you go along. You can also start with a small area in your home: How to Set Up a Montessori Space at Home. UPDATE: If you’re new to Montessori in the home, be sure to check out this post as well: How to Start Using Montessori at Home. Note: Much of the information in this post has been updated.

My Main Montessori Classroom Posts

  • Homeschool Resources and Encouragement
  • Become a More Successful Homeschooler by Using Montessori Principles
  • How to Set Up a Montessori Preschool Classroom at Home
  • Setting a Montessori Homeschool Classroom Schedule
  • How to Add Godly Play to Your Homeschool (if you want to add a Montessori-based religious education program)

Montessori Curriculum Areas

Montessori Practical Life Activities (the most important area to start with)

Montessori Practical Life Activities (the most important area to start with)

  • Montessori Practical Life Activities
  • Montessori Sensorial Activities
  • Montessori Language Activities
  • Montessori Math Activities
  • Montessori Cultural Activities

Where to Get Montessori Materials for Your Homeschool

  • Free Montessori Materials Online
  • Where to Buy Montessori Materials
  • How to Make Your Own Montessori Materials
  • DIY Montessori Materials (a list of all the DIY Montessori materials posts I’ve published)
  • Free Montessori Scope and Sequence Resources for Planning and Record Keeping

Montessori Principles

  • Top 10 Montessori Principles for Natural Learning
  • Your Young Child’s Amazing, Absorbent Mind
  • Encourage Your Child’s Sensitive Periods

Montessori Techniques

  • How to Help Your Preschooler Help Himself
  • Why is Analysis of Movement Important in Montessori Education?
  • How to Teach Your Preschooler Manners Using Montessori Principles
  • How to Teach Concepts and Vocabulary to Your Preschooler Using the Three-Period Lesson
  • In What Order Should You Introduce Letters to Your Preschooler?
  • How to Manage Interruptions in Your Montessori Classroom or Homeschool

Ideas for Montessori Activities (Categories of Blog Posts)

  • Activities – Practical Life
  • Activities – Practical Life – Grace and Courtesy
  • Activities – Sensorial
  • Activities – Language
  • Activities – Math
  • Activities – Art
  • Activities – Cultural

Montessori Elementary Homeschool

  • Introduction to Montessori Elementary
  • Montessori Elementary Homeschool Inspiration and Ideas
  • Free Montessori Elementary Montessori Materials Online (including free Montessori elementary albums)
  • Where to Buy Montessori Elementary Albums and Materials

Check the categories in the right sidebar for lots of other posts you might find helpful, such as “Montessori Overview” with information and videos, “Ideas from Montessori Schools” with Montessori videos, or “Book and Product Reviews” with books that are helpful for parents.

Examples of Montessori Homeschool Classrooms from Around the Blogosphere

Note: Don’t be intimidated by how lovely many of these classrooms are. Just do what works for your family.
1 + 1 + 1 = 1

Montessori Homeschool Classroom (Photo from Counting Coconuts)

Montessori Homeschool Classroom (Photo from Counting Coconuts)

Counting Coconuts

Good Tree Montessori Homeschool

The Homeschool Classroom

Homeschool Escapade

Montessori Homeschool Classroom (Photo from Imagine Our Life)

Montessori Homeschool Classroom (Photo from Imagine Our Life)

Imagine Our Life

Kingdom of the Pink Princesses

The Little List

Montessori for Everyone

Montessori Homeschool Classroom (Photo from Montessori MOMents)

Montessori Homeschool Classroom (Photo from Montessori MOMents)

Montessori MOMents (now a private blog)

Montessori Homeschool Classroom (Photo by Montessori Print Shop)

Montessori Homeschool Classroom (Photo by Montessori Print Shop)

Montessori Print Shop

Montessori Spanish

Mommy Moment

Montessori Homeschool Classroom (Photo by Natural Beach Living)

Montessori Homeschool Classroom (Photo by Natural Beach Living)

Natural Beach Living

Parenting in the Moment

Montessori Homeschool Classroom (Photo from Racheous)

Montessori Homeschool Classroom (Photo from Racheous)

Racheous  (no longer available)

Montessori Homeschool Classroom (Photo from The Kavanaugh Report)

Montessori Homeschool Classroom (Photo from The Kavanaugh Report)

The Kavanaugh Report

The Natural Homeschool

Montessori Homeschool Classroom (Photo from What DID We DO All Day)

Montessori Homeschool Classroom (Photo from What DID We DO All Day)

What DID We Do All Day? (no longer available)

What do you do all day?

Note: I organized these alphabetically to make it fair and easier to locate a particular blog’s Montessori homeschool classroom. I know so many wonderful Montessori homeschool bloggers, though, that it was impossible to find classrooms for each. It often depended on the ease of searching the site. If you have a post with photos of your Montessori homeschool classroom, please let me know so I can add it! If your Montessori environment at home fits better into my post about setting up a Montessori educational space (rather than a classroom), let me know so that I can add it to How to Set Up a Montessori Space at Home.

Preparing Montessori Spaces in Your Home

See “How to Create a Montessori-Friendly Home” for ideas for a number of levels. Here are some of my main home environment posts here:

  • How to Prepare a Montessori Baby Room at Home (roundup post)
  • How to Prepare a Montessori Toddler Environment at Home (roundup post)
  • Preparing a Montessori Newborn Baby Space at Home
  • How to Use Montessori Mobiles to Encourage a Newborn Baby’s Development and Delight
  • Preparing a Montessori Baby Space with Shelves at Home
  • Preparing a Montessori Baby Space in Your Living Room
  • Preparing a Montessori Baby-Toddler Space at Home
  • Preparing Montessori Toddler Spaces at Home
  • How to Prepare Montessori Shelves for a 2 Year Old
  • How to Prepare Montessori Shelves for a 2½ Year Old
  • How to Prepare Montessori Shelves for a 3 Year Old
  • How to Prepare Montessori Shelves for a 3½ Year Old
  • How to Prepare Montessori Shelves for a 4 Year Old
  • How to Prepare Montessori Shelves for a 4½ Year Old
  • How to Prepare Montessori Shelves for a 5 Year Old
  • How to Prepare Themed Montessori Shelves
  • How to Prepare a Montessori Home Environment for Afterschooling
  • Create an Attractive Home Environment from Montessori at Home!
  • How to Set Up a Montessori Homeschool Classroom
  • How to Prepare Montessori Homeschool Spaces for Babies through First Graders
  • How to Prepare a Montessori Space in Your Living Room for Toddlers Through Early Elementary

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Comments

  1. Christine says

    May 31, 2011 at 4:46 am

    Wonderful post! Thanks for all of the links! Looking forward to more motivation and ideas.

    Reply
    • Mommy Moment says

      May 31, 2011 at 8:28 am

      Thanks for linking to Mommy Moment. This is such a great list!

      Reply
      • Deb says

        June 1, 2011 at 6:58 am

        Thanks so much, Jody! I love your Montessori classroom! 🙂

        Reply
    • Deb says

      June 1, 2011 at 6:57 am

      Thanks so much for your kind comment, Christine! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Lori says

    May 31, 2011 at 9:41 am

    WOW Deb! You’ve really out-done your self! This is a wonderful post collecting so many great resources. Thank you for including Montessori MOMents’ school room. I’m honored. 🙂

    Reply
    • Deb says

      June 1, 2011 at 7:00 am

      Thanks for your kind comment, Lori! You have a beautiful classroom – happy to include it! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Stephanie says

    May 31, 2011 at 11:29 am

    I LOVE LOVE LOVE to see poeples classrooms! A picture is worth a 1000 words! I did post about my classroom, if you want to see it here is the link!
    http://discoverydaysandmontessorimoments.blogspot.com/2011/03/our-classroom-pictures.html

    Reply
    • Deb says

      June 1, 2011 at 7:02 am

      Thanks so much for sharing the link to your classroom post, Stephanie! I had looked for it at your blog, but didn’t find it right away. I’ve added it to the post! 🙂

      Reply
  4. Rebekah says

    May 31, 2011 at 11:51 pm

    Wonderful resource! Thank you for all the links!

    Reply
    • Deb says

      June 1, 2011 at 7:03 am

      Thanks so much for your kind comment, Rebekah! 🙂

      Reply
  5. Larri says

    June 1, 2011 at 9:09 am

    Thank you for taking the time to organize all of this in one place, Deb. I wish I had begun with Montessori when my children were small; however, I think I can still utilize the information and incorporate it into our learning style now. Happy iFellowship! 🙂

    Reply
    • Deb says

      June 1, 2011 at 9:36 pm

      Thanks, Larri! It’s true that you can use Montessori principles at any age. I still encourage my adult kids to follow their interests (and I try to do it myself)! Happy iFellowship to you, too! 🙂

      Reply
  6. andrea says

    June 22, 2011 at 8:35 am

    Fantastic post! very inspirational

    Reply
    • Deb says

      June 28, 2011 at 9:36 pm

      Thanks so much, Andrea! I hope it helps! 🙂

      Reply
  7. crittersandcrayons says

    September 11, 2011 at 9:18 am

    I love this site! So glad I found it!

    Reply
    • Deb says

      September 11, 2011 at 9:11 pm

      Thanks so much for your kind comment. I’m glad you found my blog, too! I’ll look forward to getting to know you better! 🙂

      Reply
  8. Nicole says

    February 27, 2012 at 11:07 pm

    Thanks so much for this post!! So helpful! What I needed

    Reply
    • Deb says

      February 27, 2012 at 11:54 pm

      Thanks, Nicole! I’m so glad it helped! 🙂

      Reply
  9. Sonia Mccauley says

    December 4, 2012 at 6:20 pm

    Having trouble joining. Also had problem with Montessori Print Shop. Please help!

    Reply
  10. Sonia Mccauley says

    December 4, 2012 at 6:21 pm

    Having trouble joining Montessori_Swap Yahoo Group.

    Reply
    • Deb says

      December 4, 2012 at 6:54 pm

      Hi, Sonia. I checked out the Montessori_Swap Yahoo Group. I was able to access the group from the email I used to join, and it worked fine. When I tried to use another email to see if there’s a problem with joining, I found that an error code comes up. I’m not sure what to do other than check back in a day or so. Hopefully, it’ll be fixed by then.

      I didn’t see any problems with Montessori Print Shop. I’m hoping it was just a temporary glitch. Good luck!

      Reply
  11. Jeanine says

    August 20, 2014 at 8:44 am

    Deb, these are fabulous resources! Thank you for making them available under one post like this. Bookmarked and already started taking notes for my own school room in our apartment. It won’t be as big or lavish and it’s actually going to be a “room split” but, nine the less I am super excited now that you’ve shared some direction & great ideas! Plus the photos, they help ALOT, I am a visual learner. Thank you again. Maybe I will have to share my own little room remodel on my blog as it’s completed soon. TY

    Reply
  12. Anne Gregor says

    October 27, 2014 at 9:53 pm

    Love your set ups!

    In Homeschooling, you can choose activities that your kids should do, programs they join and gets to choose room set up you’ll work in. 🙂

    Anne
    http://www.HomeschoolingOption.com/

    Reply
  13. Patricia M Dorsey says

    January 19, 2017 at 9:06 am

    I just featured this post on my blog, patriciadorsey.wordpress.com. I have readers that include both public school and home schooling parents and teachers. Of course, I gave you the credit for such wonderful ideas. Thank you.

    Reply
  14. Julia says

    February 7, 2017 at 7:32 pm

    great website, I was wondering how i sign up for the emails? I can’t find the button or where to put my email address.
    Thanks
    Julia

    Reply
  15. Chris James says

    May 1, 2017 at 11:21 pm

    Thank you for sharing this! I love looking at other peoples homeschooling spaces to get ideas. I am yet to decide if we will have a dedicated homeschool space. We do have a spare (guest) bedroom so the choice is there. I can understand wanting to contain all of the stuff to one area so that it doesn’t take over the house. Have you seen any downsides of having a set space?

    Reply

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