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Manuals for Teachers
Step-by-step presentations, trusted by training centers for 40+ years
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For more than 40 years, Montessori teacher education programs in the U.S. and abroad have trained teachers with our manuals. Led by Dr. Pamela Zell Rigg, our team of Montessori educators writes manuals for Infant & Toddler through Elementary. Our classroom materials for Early Childhood and Elementary, from nomenclature sets to Word Study, have become classroom staples.

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Materials for Children

Classroom materials for Early Childhood and Elementary, aligned with our manuals
Featured classroom packages
Pink Series Complete Set - sku LAP.PCS - 1
Phonic Reading (Pink) Series Classroom Package
$665.00
Consonant Blend Reading (Blue) Series Classroom Package
$535.00
Money Curriculum - sku MNP-1-10 - 1
Money Curriculum
$222.00
Fractions Curriculum - sku F.00-F.13 - 1
Fractions Curriculum
$162.00
Biogeochemical Cycles Complete Set - sku CE.20 - 1
Biogeochemical Cycles Complete Set
$310.00
Flags of the World Complete Set - sku GP.70 - 1
Flags of the World Complete Set
$248.00
Extensions for the Colored Cylinders - sku SP.20 - 1
Extensions for the Colored Cylinders
$161.25

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Botany Early Childhood Nomenclature - sku BP.33 - 1
Botany Early Childhood Nomenclature
$147.00
Zoology Early Childhood Nomenclature - sku BP.43 - 1
Zoology Early Childhood Nomenclature
$132.00
Initial Sound Picture Cards - sku LAP.02d - 0
Initial Sound Pictures
$93.75
Continents & Oceans
Continents & Oceans, Early Childhood
$50.00
Flag Parts
Flag Parts, Early Childhood
$27.50
Land and Water Forms Early Childhood - sku GP.02 - 1
Land and Water Forms Early Childhood
$36.25
Volcano Parts
Volcano Parts, Early Childhood
$36.25
Layers and Crust of the Earth
Layers and Crust of the Earth, Early Childhood
$33.75
Nutrition
Nutrition, Early Childhood
$35.00
The Butterfly - sku BP.70 - 1
Butterfly & Its Life Cycle
$50.00
Word Study Complete Set
Word Study
$445.00
The Fundamental Needs of Humans - sku HE.20 - 1
The Fundamental Needs of Humans
$320.00
Main Characteristics of the Vertebrates - sku BE.76 - 1
Main Characteristics of the Vertebrates
$88.75
Botany Impressionistic Charts Large
$135.60
Functional Geography Impressionistic Charts Set 1 Large
$198.00
Functional Geography Impressionistic Charts Set 2 Large
$237.60
The Clock of Eons
$97.50
Botany Elementary Nomenclature
$395.00
Zoology Elementary Nomenclature - sku BE.43 - 1
Zoology Elementary Nomenclature
$229.00
Geometry Elementary Nomenclature - sku GME.03 - 1
Geometry Elementary Nomenclature
$270.00
Animal Cell - sku BE.53 - 1
Animal Cell
$52.50
Plant Cell - sku BE.52 - 1
Plant Cell
$52.50

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Great Resource

I am so happy with this manual. It provides all the basic sensorial presentation and many extension options. The layout is so easy to understand and follow. Great resource for classroom and homeschool environment.

Melissa Garcia on Sensorial Teaching Manual, Early Childhood

Wonderful Materials

This work, as well as anything I have purchased from Montessori RD, is lovely! The materials are well made and sturdy. I can’t wait to use these in my classroom! I also have to mention that they have outstanding customer service.

Susie on Consonant Blend Pictures

Wonderfully Comprehensive Manual

Wonderfully comprehensive manual with easy-to-follow lessons that give me confidence before presenting new material.

Jenn on Fractions Teaching Manual Vol 2, Elementary II

Renewed Interest

My students have a renewed interest in volcanoes with several going on now, in particular the one in Iceland. After researching some information on the volcano, they were eager to refresh their knowledge and go busy with these cards, The ended up creating an atlas of active volcanoes. It was great to see them utilize the materials this way. Great product. Thank you!

Erica O. on Volcano Parts, Elementary

Manuals for Teachers

Step-by-step manuals from Infant & Toddler through Elementary II, trusted by teacher training centers
Featured classroom packages
Infant &Toddler Montessori Teaching Manual Set
Infant & Toddler Teaching Manuals Set
$198.00
Early Childhood Teaching Manuals Set
$330.00
Elementary I & II Teaching Manuals - Complete Set
$1,296.68
Elementary I Teaching Manuals - Complete Set
$826.20
Elementary II Teaching Manuals – Complete Set
$629.55

Bestseller manuals

Infant &Toddler Montessori Teaching Manual Set
Infant & Toddler Teaching Manuals Set
$198.00
Montessori Infant & Toddler Environments Teacher Manual
Environments for the Infant-Toddler Teacher Manual
$40.00
Montessori Infant & Toddler Language Arts for The Year Old Manual
Language Arts for the Two Year Old Manual
$39.00
Montessori Pedagogy, Health & Safety Infant & Toddler Manual
Montessori Pedagogy, Health, & Safety Manual
$43.00
Montessori Infant & Toddler Practical Life for the Two Year Old Manual
Practical Life for the Two Year Old Manual
$60.00
Montessori Infant & Toddler Sensorial for the Two Year Old Manual
Sensorial for the Two Year Old Manual
$38.00
Mathematics Teaching Manual - Early Childhood
$65.00
Botany Teaching Manual - Early Childhood
$39.00
Sensorial Teaching Manual - Early Childhood
$47.00
Practical Life Teaching Manual - Early Childhood
$49.00
Zoology Teaching Manual - Early Childhood
$28.00
Money Curriculum Teacher Manual - sku MP.MN - 1
Money Curriculum Teaching Manual - Early Childhood (3-6) & Elementary I (6-9)
$29.00
Fractions Curriculum Teacher Manual - sku MP.F - 1
Fractions Curriculum Teaching Manual
$27.00
Mathematics Teaching Manual Vol. 1 - Elementary I (6-9)
$65.00
Mathematics Teaching Manual Vol. 2 - Elementary I (6-9)
$36.00
Botany Teaching Manual Vol. 1 - Elementary I (6-9)
$57.00
History Teaching Manual Vol. 1 - Elementary I (6-9)
$52.00
Language Arts Volume 1 - sku ME.LA1 - 1
Language Arts Teaching Manual Vol. 1 - Elementary I (6-9)
$53.00
Language Arts Volume 2 - sku ME.LA2 - 1
Language Arts Teaching Manual Vol. 2 - Elementary I (6-9)
$28.00
Language Arts Volume 3 - sku ME.LA3 - 1
Language Arts Teaching Manual Vol. 3 - Elementary I (6-9)
$39.00
Zoology Teaching Manual Vol. 1 - Elementary I (6-9)
$45.00
Geography Teaching Manual Vol. 1 - Elementary I (6-9)
$52.00
Geometry Teaching Manual Vol. 1 - Elementary I (6-9)
$77.00
Elementary II - Math III Manual
Mathematics Teaching Manual Vol. 3 - Elementary II (9-12)
$60.00
Mathematics Teaching Manual Vol. 4 - Elementary II (9-12)
$79.00
Math 5 ELE
Mathematics Teaching Manual Vol. 5 - Elementary II (9-12)
$68.00
Decimal Manual - sku ME.D - 1
Decimals Teaching Manual - Elementary II (9-12)
$36.50
Fractions Teaching Manual Vol. 2 - Elementary II
$30.00
Physics Teaching Manual - Elementary I & II (6-12)
Physics Teaching Manual - Elementary I & II (6-12)
$39.00
Chemistry Teaching Manual - Elementary I & II (6-12)
$53.00
Elementary II Teaching Manuals – Complete Set
$629.55
Language Arts Volume 5 - sku ME.LA5 - 1
Language Arts Teaching Manual Vol. 5 - Elementary II (9-12)
$45.00
Geometry Teaching Manual Vol. 2 - Elementary II (9-12)
$83.00
Biology Manual New Edition (2019) - sku ME.BIO - 1
Biology Teaching Manual - Elementary II (9-12)
$50.00

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Grounded in authentic Montessori practice.

Written by experienced Montessori educators, our manuals and materials follow the classical Montessori sequence, so teachers aren't left filling the gaps.

Manuals and materials that work together.

Each manual is matched with the card materials, so the lesson and the materials all line up.

Every level, infant through elementary.

Complete coverage across every level, so your school can build a coherent progression instead of piecing one together.

Updates from Montessori R&D

Montessori R&D Department Introduces a New Sensorial Learning Framework Designed to Strengthen Independent Exploration in Early Childhood Classrooms

Join us at the International Montessori Congress in Prague. 
10 Oct 2026

Visual Perception & Concept Development

10 Nov 2020

Common Core State Standards

02 Jun 2020

Pink Reading Series

28 May 2020

The Fundamental Needs of Humans

08 May 2018

Purposeful Movement

03 Oct 2017