GB450 NO CHECKMATE Montessori Chess Lessons for Age 3 to 90+
$14.95
... ...This is the essence of Montessori.If you are not interested in learning chess this book is still a gold mine of knowledge and insight into the Montessori method and how to offer any skill to a child. As always, this author welcomes you into the world of the child and how to help spark their interest." —Joanne King, Montessori primary and elementary teacher and consultant, the Netherlands.... "Many adults are ordering just so they can learn chess. The author has been teaching chess to children from age 3 on for many years using Montessori principles. Finally these lessons are pulled together in a book which is about more than chess. 122 pages, black and white illustrations.
"Susan covers every detail of making this game meaningful and fun for the adult and even the very young."— Rita Zener, PhD, AMI (Association Montessori Internationale) Teacher Trainer...."If you are looking for a book that will help you to introduce the game of chess to your child—in a non-competitive, gradual, and fun way—you have found it!Deep respect and understanding of human development in its formative stages is a common denominator of all Ms. Stephenson's books. In No Checkmate,you will find a conceptual framework of developmental characteristics along with a practical guidance in the form of preliminary games and activities, gradual introduction to the key rules of the game, and more. This book opened a new field of exploration and joy for me and my two daughters!"
—Dmitry Ostrovsky, father, philosopher, Montessori elementary teacher, Israel and Russia
