Glossary of Montessori Terms
The Montessori approach, much like any science, has its own set of vocabulary and terminology. Montessorians share a very specific set of brief references that evoke the world of the child as described by Maria Montessori.. The Glossary of Montessori Terms relates to the theory and practice for the Primary (3-6) level. It was prepared by the late Annette Haines (Montessori Training Centre of St. Louis) at the request of Molly O'Shaughnessy (Montessori Centre of Minnesota) to accompany her lecture at the Joint Annual Refresher Course, held in Tampa, Florida in February 2001.
author: Haines, Annette M.
Date Created: February 2001
Publisher: Association Montessori Internationale
Type of Resource: Article
Language:
English
Files Referenced in this Digital Object
montessori_terms_haines.pdf
IIIF Presentation API 3.0 Manifest
{ "@context": [ "http://www.w3.org/ns/anno.jsonld", "http://iiif.io/api/presentation/3/context.json" ], "type": "Manifest", "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/do/c6666d99-e228-420c-b13f-5b3242f75817", "label": { "en": [ "Glossary of Montessori Terms" ] }, "requiredStatement": { "label": { "en": [ "Attribution" ] }, "value": { "en": [ "Provided by AMI Montessori Digital Library" ] } }, "metadata": [ { "label": { "en": [ "description" ] }, "value": { "en": [ "The Montessori approach, much like any science, has its own set of vocabulary and terminology. Montessorians share a very specific set of brief references that evoke the world of the child as described by Maria Montessori.. The Glossary of Montessori Terms relates to the theory and practice for the Primary (3-6) level. It was prepared by the late Annette Haines (Montessori Training Centre of St. Louis) at the request of Molly O'Shaughnessy (Montessori Centre of Minnesota) to accompany her lecture at the Joint Annual Refresher Course, held in Tampa, Florida in February 2001. <\/p>" ] } }, { "label": { "en": [ "navDate" ] }, "value": { "en": [ "January 5th at 11:18pm" ] } }, { "label": { "en": [ "license" ] }, "value": { "en": [ "http:\/\/rightsstatements.org\/vocab\/InC-EDU\/1.0\/" ] } } ], "items": [{ "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/do/c6666d99-e228-420c-b13f-5b3242f75817/iiif/532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42/canvas/p1", "type": "Canvas", "label": { "en": ["1 of 8 pages: Glossary of Montessori Terms" ]}, "thumbnail": [{ "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/cantaloupe/iiif/2/fad%2Fapplication-montessori-terms-haines-532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42.pdf/full/240,/0/default.jpg?page=1", "type": "Image", "format": "image/jpeg", "width": 240, "height": 339 }], "height": 1122, "width": 794, "items": [ { "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/do/c6666d99-e228-420c-b13f-5b3242f75817/iiif/532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42/page/p1", "type": "AnnotationPage", "items": [ { "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/do/c6666d99-e228-420c-b13f-5b3242f75817/iiif/532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42/annotation/p1", "type": "Annotation", "motivation": "painting", "thumbnail": [{ "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/cantaloupe/iiif/2/fad%2Fapplication-montessori-terms-haines-532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42.pdf/full/240,/0/default.jpg?page=1", "type": "Image", "format": "image/jpeg", "width": 240, "height": 339 }], "body": { "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/cantaloupe/iiif/2/fad%2Fapplication-montessori-terms-haines-532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42.pdf/full/full/0/default.jpg?page=1", "type": "Image", "format": "image/jpeg", "height": 1122, "width": 794 }, "target": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/do/c6666d99-e228-420c-b13f-5b3242f75817/iiif/532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42/canvas/p1" } ] } ] }, { "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/do/c6666d99-e228-420c-b13f-5b3242f75817/iiif/532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42/canvas/p2", "type": "Canvas", "label": { "en": ["2 of 8 pages: Glossary of Montessori Terms" ]}, "thumbnail": [{ "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/cantaloupe/iiif/2/fad%2Fapplication-montessori-terms-haines-532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42.pdf/full/240,/0/default.jpg?page=2", "type": "Image", "format": "image/jpeg", "width": 240, "height": 339 }], "height": 1122, "width": 794, "items": [ { "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/do/c6666d99-e228-420c-b13f-5b3242f75817/iiif/532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42/page/p2", "type": "AnnotationPage", "items": [ { "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/do/c6666d99-e228-420c-b13f-5b3242f75817/iiif/532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42/annotation/p2", "type": "Annotation", "motivation": "painting", "thumbnail": [{ "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/cantaloupe/iiif/2/fad%2Fapplication-montessori-terms-haines-532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42.pdf/full/240,/0/default.jpg?page=2", "type": "Image", "format": "image/jpeg", "width": 240, "height": 339 }], "body": { "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/cantaloupe/iiif/2/fad%2Fapplication-montessori-terms-haines-532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42.pdf/full/full/0/default.jpg?page=2", "type": "Image", "format": "image/jpeg", "height": 1122, "width": 794 }, "target": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/do/c6666d99-e228-420c-b13f-5b3242f75817/iiif/532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42/canvas/p2" } ] } ] }, { "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/do/c6666d99-e228-420c-b13f-5b3242f75817/iiif/532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42/canvas/p3", "type": "Canvas", "label": { "en": ["3 of 8 pages: Glossary of Montessori Terms" ]}, "thumbnail": [{ "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/cantaloupe/iiif/2/fad%2Fapplication-montessori-terms-haines-532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42.pdf/full/240,/0/default.jpg?page=3", "type": "Image", "format": "image/jpeg", "width": 240, "height": 339 }], "height": 1122, "width": 794, "items": [ { "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/do/c6666d99-e228-420c-b13f-5b3242f75817/iiif/532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42/page/p3", "type": "AnnotationPage", "items": [ { "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/do/c6666d99-e228-420c-b13f-5b3242f75817/iiif/532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42/annotation/p3", "type": "Annotation", "motivation": "painting", "thumbnail": [{ "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/cantaloupe/iiif/2/fad%2Fapplication-montessori-terms-haines-532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42.pdf/full/240,/0/default.jpg?page=3", "type": "Image", "format": "image/jpeg", "width": 240, "height": 339 }], "body": { "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/cantaloupe/iiif/2/fad%2Fapplication-montessori-terms-haines-532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42.pdf/full/full/0/default.jpg?page=3", "type": "Image", "format": "image/jpeg", "height": 1122, "width": 794 }, "target": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/do/c6666d99-e228-420c-b13f-5b3242f75817/iiif/532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42/canvas/p3" } ] } ] }, { "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/do/c6666d99-e228-420c-b13f-5b3242f75817/iiif/532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42/canvas/p4", "type": "Canvas", "label": { "en": ["4 of 8 pages: Glossary of Montessori Terms" ]}, "thumbnail": [{ "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/cantaloupe/iiif/2/fad%2Fapplication-montessori-terms-haines-532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42.pdf/full/240,/0/default.jpg?page=4", "type": "Image", "format": "image/jpeg", "width": 240, "height": 339 }], "height": 1122, "width": 794, "items": [ { "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/do/c6666d99-e228-420c-b13f-5b3242f75817/iiif/532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42/page/p4", "type": "AnnotationPage", "items": [ { "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/do/c6666d99-e228-420c-b13f-5b3242f75817/iiif/532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42/annotation/p4", "type": "Annotation", "motivation": "painting", "thumbnail": [{ "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/cantaloupe/iiif/2/fad%2Fapplication-montessori-terms-haines-532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42.pdf/full/240,/0/default.jpg?page=4", "type": "Image", "format": "image/jpeg", "width": 240, "height": 339 }], "body": { "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/cantaloupe/iiif/2/fad%2Fapplication-montessori-terms-haines-532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42.pdf/full/full/0/default.jpg?page=4", "type": "Image", "format": "image/jpeg", "height": 1122, "width": 794 }, "target": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/do/c6666d99-e228-420c-b13f-5b3242f75817/iiif/532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42/canvas/p4" } ] } ] }, { "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/do/c6666d99-e228-420c-b13f-5b3242f75817/iiif/532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42/canvas/p5", "type": "Canvas", "label": { "en": ["5 of 8 pages: Glossary of Montessori Terms" ]}, "thumbnail": [{ "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/cantaloupe/iiif/2/fad%2Fapplication-montessori-terms-haines-532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42.pdf/full/240,/0/default.jpg?page=5", "type": "Image", "format": "image/jpeg", "width": 240, "height": 339 }], "height": 1122, "width": 794, "items": [ { "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/do/c6666d99-e228-420c-b13f-5b3242f75817/iiif/532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42/page/p5", "type": "AnnotationPage", "items": [ { "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/do/c6666d99-e228-420c-b13f-5b3242f75817/iiif/532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42/annotation/p5", "type": "Annotation", "motivation": "painting", "thumbnail": [{ "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/cantaloupe/iiif/2/fad%2Fapplication-montessori-terms-haines-532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42.pdf/full/240,/0/default.jpg?page=5", "type": "Image", "format": "image/jpeg", "width": 240, "height": 339 }], "body": { "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/cantaloupe/iiif/2/fad%2Fapplication-montessori-terms-haines-532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42.pdf/full/full/0/default.jpg?page=5", "type": "Image", "format": "image/jpeg", "height": 1122, "width": 794 }, "target": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/do/c6666d99-e228-420c-b13f-5b3242f75817/iiif/532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42/canvas/p5" } ] } ] }, { "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/do/c6666d99-e228-420c-b13f-5b3242f75817/iiif/532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42/canvas/p6", "type": "Canvas", "label": { "en": ["6 of 8 pages: Glossary of Montessori Terms" ]}, "thumbnail": [{ "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/cantaloupe/iiif/2/fad%2Fapplication-montessori-terms-haines-532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42.pdf/full/240,/0/default.jpg?page=6", "type": "Image", "format": "image/jpeg", "width": 240, "height": 339 }], "height": 1122, "width": 794, "items": [ { "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/do/c6666d99-e228-420c-b13f-5b3242f75817/iiif/532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42/page/p6", "type": "AnnotationPage", "items": [ { "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/do/c6666d99-e228-420c-b13f-5b3242f75817/iiif/532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42/annotation/p6", "type": "Annotation", "motivation": "painting", "thumbnail": [{ "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/cantaloupe/iiif/2/fad%2Fapplication-montessori-terms-haines-532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42.pdf/full/240,/0/default.jpg?page=6", "type": "Image", "format": "image/jpeg", "width": 240, "height": 339 }], "body": { "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/cantaloupe/iiif/2/fad%2Fapplication-montessori-terms-haines-532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42.pdf/full/full/0/default.jpg?page=6", "type": "Image", "format": "image/jpeg", "height": 1122, "width": 794 }, "target": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/do/c6666d99-e228-420c-b13f-5b3242f75817/iiif/532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42/canvas/p6" } ] } ] }, { "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/do/c6666d99-e228-420c-b13f-5b3242f75817/iiif/532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42/canvas/p7", "type": "Canvas", "label": { "en": ["7 of 8 pages: Glossary of Montessori Terms" ]}, "thumbnail": [{ "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/cantaloupe/iiif/2/fad%2Fapplication-montessori-terms-haines-532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42.pdf/full/240,/0/default.jpg?page=7", "type": "Image", "format": "image/jpeg", "width": 240, "height": 339 }], "height": 1122, "width": 794, "items": [ { "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/do/c6666d99-e228-420c-b13f-5b3242f75817/iiif/532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42/page/p7", "type": "AnnotationPage", "items": [ { "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/do/c6666d99-e228-420c-b13f-5b3242f75817/iiif/532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42/annotation/p7", "type": "Annotation", "motivation": "painting", "thumbnail": [{ "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/cantaloupe/iiif/2/fad%2Fapplication-montessori-terms-haines-532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42.pdf/full/240,/0/default.jpg?page=7", "type": "Image", "format": "image/jpeg", "width": 240, "height": 339 }], "body": { "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/cantaloupe/iiif/2/fad%2Fapplication-montessori-terms-haines-532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42.pdf/full/full/0/default.jpg?page=7", "type": "Image", "format": "image/jpeg", "height": 1122, "width": 794 }, "target": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/do/c6666d99-e228-420c-b13f-5b3242f75817/iiif/532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42/canvas/p7" } ] } ] }, { "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/do/c6666d99-e228-420c-b13f-5b3242f75817/iiif/532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42/canvas/p8", "type": "Canvas", "label": { "en": ["8 of 8 pages: Glossary of Montessori Terms" ]}, "thumbnail": [{ "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/cantaloupe/iiif/2/fad%2Fapplication-montessori-terms-haines-532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42.pdf/full/240,/0/default.jpg?page=8", "type": "Image", "format": "image/jpeg", "width": 240, "height": 339 }], "height": 1122, "width": 794, "items": [ { "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/do/c6666d99-e228-420c-b13f-5b3242f75817/iiif/532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42/page/p8", "type": "AnnotationPage", "items": [ { "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/do/c6666d99-e228-420c-b13f-5b3242f75817/iiif/532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42/annotation/p8", "type": "Annotation", "motivation": "painting", "thumbnail": [{ "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/cantaloupe/iiif/2/fad%2Fapplication-montessori-terms-haines-532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42.pdf/full/240,/0/default.jpg?page=8", "type": "Image", "format": "image/jpeg", "width": 240, "height": 339 }], "body": { "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/cantaloupe/iiif/2/fad%2Fapplication-montessori-terms-haines-532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42.pdf/full/full/0/default.jpg?page=8", "type": "Image", "format": "image/jpeg", "height": 1122, "width": 794 }, "target": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/do/c6666d99-e228-420c-b13f-5b3242f75817/iiif/532cfc95-7ab7-470c-8847-61779329ed42/canvas/p8" } ] } ] } , { "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/do/c6666d99-e228-420c-b13f-5b3242f75817/iiif/canvas/p9", "type": "Canvas", "label": { "en": [ "Glossary of Montessori Terms"]}, "thumbnail": [ { "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/cantaloupe/iiif/2/7b8%2Fimage-montessori-terms-haines-d95fff0a-417c-4bd1-8948-c8d1a811f795.jpeg/full/240,/0/default.jpg", "type": "Image", "format": "image/jpeg", "width": 240, "height": 339 } ], "height": 7016, "width": 4961, "items": [ { "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/do/c6666d99-e228-420c-b13f-5b3242f75817/iiif/page/p9", "type": "AnnotationPage", "items": [ { "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/do/c6666d99-e228-420c-b13f-5b3242f75817/iiif/annotation/p9", "type": "Annotation", "motivation": "painting", "thumbnail": [ { "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/cantaloupe/iiif/2/7b8%2Fimage-montessori-terms-haines-d95fff0a-417c-4bd1-8948-c8d1a811f795.jpeg/full/240,/0/default.jpg", "type": "Image", "format": "image/jpeg", "width": 240, "height": 339 } ], "body": { "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/cantaloupe/iiif/2/7b8%2Fimage-montessori-terms-haines-d95fff0a-417c-4bd1-8948-c8d1a811f795.jpeg/full/full/0/default.jpg", "type": "Image", "format": "image/jpeg", "service": [ { "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/cantaloupe/iiif/2/7b8%2Fimage-montessori-terms-haines-d95fff0a-417c-4bd1-8948-c8d1a811f795.jpeg", "type": "ImageService2", "profile": "level2" } ], "height": 7016, "width": 4961 }, "target": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/do/c6666d99-e228-420c-b13f-5b3242f75817/iiif/canvas/p9" } ] } ] } ], "structures": [ { "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/do/c6666d99-e228-420c-b13f-5b3242f75817/iiif/range/r1", "type": "Range", "label": { "en": [ "Glossary of Montessori Terms" ] }, "items": [ { "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/do/c6666d99-e228-420c-b13f-5b3242f75817/iiif/canvas/p1", "type": "Canvas" }, { "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/do/c6666d99-e228-420c-b13f-5b3242f75817/iiif/canvas/p2", "type": "Canvas" }, { "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/do/c6666d99-e228-420c-b13f-5b3242f75817/iiif/canvas/p3", "type": "Canvas" }, { "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/do/c6666d99-e228-420c-b13f-5b3242f75817/iiif/canvas/p4", "type": "Canvas" }, { "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/do/c6666d99-e228-420c-b13f-5b3242f75817/iiif/canvas/p5", "type": "Canvas" }, { "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/do/c6666d99-e228-420c-b13f-5b3242f75817/iiif/canvas/p6", "type": "Canvas" }, { "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/do/c6666d99-e228-420c-b13f-5b3242f75817/iiif/canvas/p7", "type": "Canvas" }, { "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/do/c6666d99-e228-420c-b13f-5b3242f75817/iiif/canvas/p8", "type": "Canvas" }, { "id": "https://archives.montessori-ami.org/do/c6666d99-e228-420c-b13f-5b3242f75817/iiif/canvas/p9", "type": "Canvas" } ] } ] }
Linked Data
Library of Congress Subjects
Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
Montessori method of education
Geolocation data not provided
© 1937–2026 Association Montessori Internationale.
Terms of Use:
Use of the AMI journals and magazines within AMI’s digital archive collection is permitted for informational, non-commercial, personal use only. You may electronically copy or print portions of the collection solely for personal reference. All content within AMI publications (including journals, newsletters, and bulletins)—such as text, images, and artwork—is owned by AMI or its contributors. The ability to download content does not grant permission to reproduce, distribute, or use the material for any commercial or public purpose. This includes, but is not limited to, file sharing, online posting, copying into new formats, digital distribution, creation of derivative works, republication, or public display of AMI’s or its authors’ copyrighted materials without express written permission from AMI.
To request permission to reproduce or reuse content from AMI publications, please contact publications@montessori-ami.org.