PHILOMATH
MONTESSORI SCHOOL
Offering a Small School Community
for Children from Preschool to First Grade
Serving the Corvallis and Philomath
Communities since 1984
Email: phmsch@gmail.com | Phone: 541-929-2672
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Below is our list of the books that we are making available for you to borrow. You may take books out for a month at a time and extend it to another month if another parent has not requested it. If you would like to borrow a book, email us and we will get it to you within a day or two. Please try to remember to return the book when it is due -- it will save us time! Thank you.
| BOOKS - TITLE | AUTHOR | SUBJECT |
| A Mind At a Time | Levine, Mel MD | Examines learning styles and teaching to strengths |
| Absorbent Mind, The | Montessori, Maria | Education |
| Art, Mind, and Brain | Gardner, Howard | Creativity |
| At Home with Montessori | Oriti, Patricia | Parenting, Montessori in the home |
| Between Parent & Child | Ginott, Haim G. | Parenting |
| Bringing Up a Moral Child | Schulman, M. & Mekler, E. | Parenting |
| Child in the Family | Montessori, Maria | Early childhood, parenting |
| Creativity | Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly | Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention |
| Discovery of the Child, The | Montessori, Maria | Early Childhood, education |
| Dumbing Us Down | Gatto, John Taylor | Education, school reform |
| Education for a New World | Montessori, Maria | Education, peace |
| Encouraging Children to Learn | Kinkmeyer, Don & Dreikurs, Rudolf | Learning, teaching |
| Endangered Minds | Healy, Jane M. | Learning, psychology of |
| Evolution's End | Pearce, Joseph Chilton | Claiming the Potential of Our Intelligence |
| Extraordinary Minds | Gardner, Howard | Portraits of 4 Exceptional Individuals and our own extraordinariness |
| Flow | Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly | The Psychology of Optimal Experience |
| Formation of Man, The | Montessori, Maria | Education |
| Frames of Mind | Gardner, Howard | Multiple intelligences |
| From Childhood to Adolescence | Montessori, Maria | Education, elementary, adolescents |
| Grasp of Consciousness, The | Piaget, Jean | Child psychology |
| Having of Wonderful Ideas, The | Duckworth, Eleanor | Teaching, learning, Piaget |
| Hold On To Your Kids | Neufield, Gordon & Mate, Gordon MD | Importance of parents over peers |
| Horace's Compromise | Sizer, Theodore | School reform, high school |
| How to Talk So Kids Will Listen | Faber, A. & Mazlish, E. | Parenting |
| Hurried Child, The | Elkind, David | Child mental health, stress |
| Illiterate America | Kozol, Jonathan | Literacy, U.S. |
| In the Middle | Atwell, Nacie | Adolescents |
| In Their Own Way | Armstrong, Thomas | Discovering and Encouraging Your Child Personal Learning Style |
| Magical Child | Pearce, Joseph Chilton | Early childhood |
| Montessori Elementary Material, The | Montessori, Maria | Education, elementary |
| Montessori From the Start | Lillard, Paula Polk & Jessen, Lynn Lillard | The Child at Home From Birth to Age Three |
| Montessori: A Modern Approach | Lillard, Paula Polk | Montessori introduction |
| Montessori and Your Child | Malloy, Terry | Parenting |
| Montessori: The Science Behind the Genius | Lillard, Angeline Stoll | Links Montessori concepts and current scientific research |
| Parent's Guide to a Montessori Classroom | Wolf, Aline D. | Montessori materials |
| Peaceful Children, Peaceful World | Wolf, Aline D. | Montessori |
| Pedagogy of the Oppressed | Freire, Paulo | Literacy, third world |
| Positive Discipline in the Classroom | Nelsen, Jane et al. | Classroom management |
| Preschool in the Suzuki Spirit | Grilli, Susan | Education |
| Punished By Rewards | Kohn, Alfie | The Trouble with Gold Stars… |
| Raising Cain | Kindlon, Dan & Thompson, Michael | Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys |
| Raising Your Spirited Child | Kurcinka, Mary Sheedy | Parenting |
| Savage Inequalities | Kozol, Jonathan | Socially handicapped children |
| Secret of Childhood, The | Montessori, Maria | Early childhood |
| Sharing Nature With Children | Cornell, Joseph Bharat | Nature activities |
| Siblings Without Rivalry | Faber, Adele & Mazlish, Elaine | Parenting, siblings |
| Six Stages of Parenthood, The | Galinsky, Ellen | Parenting |
| Sometimes a Shining Moment | Wigginton, Eliot | High School, foxfire |
| Teaching as a Lively Art | Spock, Marjorie | Education, Waldorf |
| The Hand | Wilson, Frank R. | How its use shapes the brain, language, and human culture |
| To Educate the Human Potential | Montessori, Maria | Education |
| Under the Eye of the Clock | Nolan, Christopher | Autobiography, special needs |
| Unconditional Parenting | Kohn, Alfie | Redirects us to look at what children really need |
| Understanding Montessori | Schmidt, Maren | Intro to Montessori |
| Unplug the Christmas Machine | Robinson, J. & Staeheli, J. | Christmas, family life |
| What Does It Mean To Be Well Educated | Kohn, Alfie | Focuses on the real goals of schooling -- a topic that we systematically ignore |
| When Parents Love Too Much | Ashner, Laurie & Meyerson, M. | Parenting |
| Who's Calling the Shots | Carlsson-Paige, N. & Levin, D. | Parenting, war toys |
| Why Your Child is Hyperactive | Feingold, Ben F. MD | Hyperkinesia, food additives |
| Wishes, Lies, and Dreams | Koch, Kenneth | Writing, poetry |
| DVDs - TITLE | AUTHOR | SUBJECT |
| Montessori: The Science Behind the Genius | Lillard, Angeline Stoll | Great intro to Montessori and its correlation to current scientific research |
| Edison's Day | NAMTA | 20-month-old Edison as he discovers the everyday activities in the home |
| NAMTA Publications - Parent Booklets | AUTHOR | |
| What is a Montessori Preschool? | Kahn, David, Ed. | |
| What is a Montessori Elementary? | Kahn, David, Ed. | |
| At Home with Montessori | Oriti, Patricia | |
| Child in Nature, The | ||
| Discipline: Alder & Dreikurs | ||
| Discipline: Meet Haim Ginott | ||
| History of Childhood | ||
| Home Environment, The | ||
| Language, Literature and the Family | ||
| Nurturing the Creative Personality | ||
| Nutrition | ||
| On Sex Education | ||
| Road to Discipine, The | ||
| Sibling Relations | ||
| Spiritual Side of Love, The | ||
| Television |
Philomath Montessori School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.