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Michael Olaf, the Montessori shop for children from birth to seven years, and their adults
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CR252 Placemat, blue
$15.00
Recommended in the international Montessori 0-3 teacher training teacher training course.

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CR320 Placemat, green
$15.00
Recommended in the international Montessori 0-3 teacher training teacher training course.

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B232 Beginnings, Montessori Birth to Three Comparison with Traditions in Bhutan
$9.95
This is the second in the new series "Brief Montessori Introductions" created for busy people, 40 pages. Topics: Psychological Legs; Prenatal Months and Birth; Attachment; Sleeping; Food; Movement, Large and Small Muscles; Language; Movement and Independence; Dressing and Toilet Learning; Grace and Courtesy; Swaddling, Pacifiers, and Screens; The Past and the Future of Montessori Birth to Three Wisdom; Other Books; Author
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B231 Montessori Cosmic Education (temporarily sold out - more coming)
$10.95
This is the first in the new series "Brief Montessori Introductions" created for busy people, 40 pages. The whole name is "Montessori Cosmic Education, The Child's Discovery of a Global Vision and a Cosmic Task. Topics: learning about the world; learning about the world from birth to three years; learning about the world from 3-6 years; learning about the world from 6-12+ years; making the world a better place; making the world a better place from birth to three years; making the world a better place from 3-6 years; making the world a better place from 6-12+ years. This book is available internationally on Amazon. "Susan Mayclin Stephenson tackles a large subject, cosmic education, which Montessori defined as a “unifying global and universal view of the past, present and future.” Stephenson takes the reader from birth to the end of the elementary age with examples of how the child grows into an understanding of cosmic education through their experiences at home and at school. Central to her thesis is the theme of discovering one’s cosmic task, which depends on “fostering...curiosity and compassion toward other beings.”
Stephenson concludes with examples from around the world and illustrates how children are born with this tendency toward compassion and how it is experienced from birth within Montessori environments.
—David Kahn, Executive Director Emeritus of the North American Montessori Teachers’ Association (NAMTA)
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DT15 Matreshka Nesting Doll, 6 Doll Set
$35.00
This lovely set of nesting dolls is one of the most favorite toys all over the world. There are 6 dolls, graduated in size, each one nesting the next. They provide an introduction to graduated size, eye-hand control as the child, as young as two years of age, learns to twist off the top to open the doll, and to close it after placing the correct doll inside. To introduce these we suggest placing two dolls in a basket, and gradually adding more until the child can sort and manipulate all six dolls at one setting. Made in Russia.

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BR201 Five Baby Toys in a Bag
$39.00
Lovely well-made first toys for the infant, for grasping and listening. Recommended in the international Montessori 0-3 teacher training program.

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DL055 Vegetable Cards, set/24
$8.00
The names of vegetables are very interesting and important for a child. We have heard off parents having these framed and hung at eye level in the kitchen or child's room. Click for ideas . . .

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DE606 Electric Circuit Set, including directions for use
$47.00
One of the most important physics experiments for ages 3-6, recommended in the book "The Red Corolla" which contains the Montessori arts and sciences lessons that prepare for Cosmic Education in the elementary years. Only available through the Michael Olaf company.

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DP33J Shells with Matching Cards
$36.00
The shells in this unique collection were selected with the study of zoology at the 6-12 level in mind. The ink drawings were made by Susan, the author of our Montessori books, because the child with black ink drawings a child will be inspired to examine each shell carefully rather than to match shell and picture by color. This is essential since many of the shells come in a variety of colors. There are 22 shells with 22 matching pictures printed on 4.25" x 5.5" white cardstock.

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PE300J Joyful Child Frame
$46.00
NOTE: This frame has always been made from Baltic Birth wood from Russia. Because we no longer can, or want to, get this wood, we are using local wood. As a result the cost has increased slightly. It is a beautiful wood frame made locally to hold our large, 10-piece, picture sets. The pictures easily slip in and out to make changes. Search "large pictures" below to see more than picture sets.

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DA280 Great Art Picture Set (10)
$24.50

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GB550 Please Help Me Do It Myself, Observation and Recordkeeping for the Montessori Primary and Elementary Class
$18.95
"This book would be very beneficial, not only for Montessori teachers, but for parents, caregivers, and anyone dealing with children of these ages. The book is supplemented by well-explained graphs and examples of how one can take notes on observations and record the progress of the children. I am a great fan of all of the author's books as they are easy to read and comprehend. They depict a deep and thorough understanding of children and contain many examples of her lifelong experiences and work with children."
—Tayyaba Saleem, AMI Montessori Teacher Trainer, Karachi, Pakistan
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GB900 Aid to Life, Montessori Beyond the Classroom
$18.95
This book takes basic Montessori principles and applies them to common everyday situations. A rare treat for parents of children and young adults at all ages. Also read about how these principles were used in a private British/Peruvian school in Peru with NO Montessori materials, and are helpful in orphanage in Morocco, a school for the blind in Tibet, and a Montessori teacher training course in Morocco. "At Home" chapters, and questions and answers in a Montessori newspaper column, are inspiring to educators and parents alike.
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GB730 The Red Corolla: Montessori Cosmic Education for Age 3-6
$19.95
This book is helping Montessori and non-Montessori families explore the natural and man-made world with their children. There are clearly defined lessons for ages 3-6+ in physics, botany, zoology, history, geography, music, and art, based on lectures by the author on the first AMI primary teacher course in Morocco. For families, schools, teacher training centers.
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GB60 Montessori and Mindfulness, discontinued edition
$16.95 $13.95 On Sale!
This is the previous version of Montessori and Mindfulness. Very little has been changed except for the cover, the publishing data, and the list of books in the series at the end of the book. There are a few copies left.
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BT230 Original Topponcino ONLY (covers to be ordered separately)
$48.00
A topponcino and cover is the most important item for a newborn. Information on its use and value can be found in the book "The Joyful Child: Montessori, Global Wisdom for Birth to Three." This is the only Topponcino approved by the AMI Montessori 0-3 Assistant to Infancy program.

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BA234 Topponcino Cover SOLD OUT
$0.00
Each Topponcino cover is carefully made here in California. This tasteful, fine cotton, WHITE cover is the only topponcino cover that fits the Michael Olaf Original and Foam topponcinos.

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BA520 Bar and Mirror
$249.00
Recommended in the international Montessori 0-3 teacher training program.

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DE636 Basic Montessori 3-6+ Geography Cards
$7.00
The basic Montessori geography language material. Twenty-four 4.25" x 5.5", black and white cards. The set includes 7 labeled Continent cards (Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Australia, Antarctica, Europe), 1 card with continent labels, 8 basic land and water form cards (Island, lake; cape, bay; gulf, peninsula; strait, isthmus), accompanying land and water definitions cards with etymology. This is all that is needed to begin the exploration of geography at home or in school. Order two sets to make 3-part reading material.

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GB400 The Joyful Child: Montessori, Global Wisdom for Birth to Three
$19.95
"The Joyful Child" is the most appreciated gift for expectant parents, birth educators, and parents of a child in the first three years of life. It is recommended by Montessori teacher trainers at all levels. It was created in collaboration with Silvana Montanaro, MD, head of the Assistants to Infancy program, who wrote the introduction.
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