Montessori At Home - Parent’s Montessori Shelf

Children using a child-sized wheelbarrow - at home with Montessori

To assist a child, we must provide him with an environment which will enable him to develop freely.” - Maria Montessori.


Bring Montessori into everyday family life with carefully selected materials for learning and purposeful play at home. Parent’s Montessori Shelf helps families choose age-appropriate activities that support independence, concentration, coordination, language, sensory development, and practical life skills.

Our Montessori at home collection includes hands-on materials, educational toys, practical life activities, and learning resources chosen to help children explore, practice new skills, and work independently in a prepared home environment.

Read our article: Why Montessori Toys Feel Just Right for Your Child - A Parent’s Guide to Meaningful Play

The materials are carefully selected by E&O Montessori’s Montessori-trained specialists for their developmental value, quality, simplicity, and suitability for home use.

E&O Montessori offers Montessori materials for families in Canada and the USA, with options organized to make choosing appropriate activities easier for parents.

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Life Cycle of a Ladybug - 4 Realistic Models

Our Life Cycle of a Ladybug will show you step by step how this adorable, lucky creature transforms from a tiny egg into a beautiful red and black spotted ladybug!

Miraculous transformations can be observed and explored in close detail with our Life Cycles.

Each item is professionally sculpted and individually hand-painted in true-to-life colours, making them favourites of children.

Complete with educational information in English, Spanish, German, and French included on the blister cards.

Blister Card Measures: 7″ W x 9″ H (18 x 23 cm)

Grown Ladybug Measures: 3.5″ W (9cm)

Recommended Ages: 4+

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5.10.07
$14.40
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Life Cycle of an Ant - 4 Realistic Models

See and touch the marvels of an anthill with our Life Cycle of an Ant.

This set features four figures, including a worker ant replica, ant eggs, larvae, and a pupa.

Complete with educational information in English, Spanish, and French on the blister cards. Lead free and thoroughly safety tested

Blister Card Measures: 7 1/2" W x 9" H (20 x 23 cm)

Ant Measures: 2 1/2" W x 2 1/2" H (7 x 7 cm) 

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5.10.09
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Life Cycle Of A Salmon

Salmon undergo a long journey during their life, hatching from eggs in freshwater streams, growing up into adult fish, and then swimming out to the ocean to live most of their lives in salt water. When they are old enough to mate, they begin the long journey back to the streams from which they hatched, where they will spawn and, in most case, die.

  • Scientific Name: Family Salmonidae, subfamily Salmoninae
  • Characteristics: This set includes 5 figurines detailing the fascinating lifestyle of a salmon, from the egg all the way up to the adult fish. This set provides a fun, tactile way to learn about the life stages of these unique and important fish.
  • Non-toxic and BPA free.

Age : 3 years+

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5.10.14
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Life Cycle of a Worm

The Life Cycle of a Worm features the four stages of a surprisingly complex creature. Their lemon-shaped eggs give birth to hatchlings, which slowly grow to juveniles. Months later, they become adult worms, capable of beginning the cycle anew.

Scientific Name: Lumbricus terrestris.

Characteristics: Worms may look simple, just a slender tube slithering through the dirt, but they are complex creatures that work hard to improve soil tilth and quality.

Size and Color: Matching the pinkish-brown color of earthworms, the figures come in a 7 ¾ wide by 9 inches tall blister pack, about the size of a tablet.

The adult worm featured in the set measures 3 ½ inches long.

Non-toxic and BPA free.

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5.10.15
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Chick Life Cycle Exploration

Crack open this set of 21 eggs and see the day-by-day development of a chick. No incubator required!

Features realistic illustrations of a developing chick in eggs. 

1–20 Plastic 3-D chick inside the final egg.

Invites children to make hands-on connections to life science and life cycles.

Reinforces concepts and related vocabulary with multilingual Activity Guide that includes definitions, chicken facts and a black line master to label. Allows for self-checking and easy organization with numbered label on each egg and numbered places in storage tray.

Durable plastic eggs measure 2.75"L each. Plastic tray measures 15"L x 8.5"W.

 

 

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5.12
$71.10
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Chicken Coop

This cozy wooden coop features a slanted roof, which helps to shed rainwater and keeps the interior dry.

The entrance door is secured with a wooden latch, ensuring the animals are safe and protected.

Inside, there’s enough space for the animals to settle in at night, and during rainy or stormy weather, chickens, rabbits, and guinea pigs can snuggle together, staying warm and dry.


•    Measurement: 16 x 15 x 18.5 cm ( 6.3 x  5.9 x 7.3 inches )
•    Origin: Made in Europe
•    Material: Wood

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5.12A
$71.10
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Wooden Chicken Coop with Farm Animals

This wooden chicken coop features a slanted roof, designed to shed rainwater and keep the interior dry. It has a secure wooden latch on the entrance door, providing safety for the animals.

The coop is spacious enough for animals to rest at night and during adverse weather conditions, allowing chickens, rabbits, or guinea pigs to stay warm and dry. Measuring 16 x 15 x 18.5 cm, it is made in Europe from high-quality wood, ensuring durability and safe play. This toy is ideal for children aged 2-6 years old.

The set includes high quality realistic, hand-painted figurines of a rooster, three distinct hens, and three adorable little chicks.

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5.12C
$107.10
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Growth and Layer Puzzle – Chicken

Little ones adore these multi-layer puzzles!

This wooden chicken puzzle features 4 layers to enhance the benefits of sorting, spatial placement and manual dexterity, while exploring the metamorphosis of an egg to hen.

The puzzle has 4 layers that clearly portrays the different stages in it's life cycle.

Measures 18 x 18 x 2 cm

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5.13
$17.10
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Butterfly Life Cycle Puzzle – Montessori Wooden Layer Puzzle

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Butterfly Life Cycle Puzzle - Montessori Wooden Layers

Introduce your child to the butterfly life cycle with this beautifully crafted wooden Montessori puzzle. Each of the four layers reveals a new stage of metamorphosis so children can see how a caterpillar slowly becomes a butterfly while working with their hands and eyes together.

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5.15
$18.90
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Human Growth Layer Puzzle – Man (Montessori Sequencing Puzzle)

The Human Growth Layer Puzzle – Man (Montessori Sequencing Puzzle) is a beautifully crafted wooden puzzle that helps children explore the stages of human growth, from baby to adult. This layered human body puzzle is ideal for teaching sequencing, order, and vocabulary in Montessori classrooms and early childhood settings.

Children reveal each life stage by lifting one layer at a time, observing how the human body changes over the years. This engaging material encourages meaningful conversations about self, family, and human development.

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5.18
$15.30
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