This teaching manual for the Montessori method covers the following areas: (1) short survey of Maria Montessori's life and work; (2) beginning concepts of Dr. Montessori's approach; (3) pedagogical methods used in the "children's houses"; (4) reactions to Dr. Montessori's educational approach at the start of the 20th century; (5) Montessori today; (6) the Montessori philosophy; (7) psychic life of the child; (8) the absorbent mind; (9) the mathematical mind; (10) sensory level, sensitive periods; (11) inner motivation, self-motivation; (12) individual learner, auto-education, self-teaching; (13) inner discipline, freedom; (14) sequential learning; (15) the prepared environment; (16) approach to the child; (17) the teacher; (18) the roles of the teacher; (10) the interrelationships: child/teacher/environment; (20) orientation through order; (21) ground rules; (22) the fundamental lesson; (23) the three-period lesson; (24) the lesson plan; (25) points of interest; (26) control of error; (27) how to prepare learning materials; (28) how to display learning materials; and (29) observation. (KM)