All families treasure books but sometimes it is difficult to decide which books to buy and which to borrow. In our Primary classrooms, we carefully select books for our library corner. You may be asking yourself, “what’s the Montessori criteria when choosing books for the young child?”

Here are a few characteristics that we look for before making each and every book available to our preschoolers:

Furthermore, when introducing the library and books to the children we follow the same procedure as with all the other materials in the classroom. We demonstrate proper handling and technique of use. We guide them towards the appropriate space to perform that activity and, finally, we allow them to work independently.

To be more specific, we also:

Please do not hesitate to ask your child’s teacher for specific suggestions of books and authors.

Happy reading everyone!

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