A Gentle Start with Montessori
Two free resources to help you start with more clarity. No sign-up needed.
Free Guide to Montessori Edited Baby Materials
Visual cards, mobiles, tactile and sensory materials, and when to introduce each one.
Baby Activity Observation Sheet
A gentle structure for noticing what your baby is really practising.
Montessori for babies can feel confusing at first.
There are so many beautiful materials, so many developmental stages, and so much advice about what your baby “should” need next. But the early months do not have to become another overwhelming list of things to buy or do.
These free Montessori baby resources were created to help you start with more clarity.
You’ll find a free guide to Montessori Edited baby materials and a simple baby observation sheet, both designed to help you understand what your baby is practising, what they may be ready for, and how to support their development in a calm, practical way.
Start with one resource, observe your baby, and let that guide your next step.
Free Guide to Montessori Edited Baby Materials
If you’re not sure where to begin with Montessori materials for your baby, this free guide brings together the visual, tactile and sensory materials I currently offer through Montessori Edited.
It explains how the different materials fit together, from early black-and-white visual cards and the traditional Montessori visual mobile sequence to Montessori-inspired animal mobiles, tactile materials and later sensory exploration.
Inside the guide, you’ll find:
- the traditional Montessori visual mobile sequence — Munari, Octahedron, Gobbi and Dancers
- the Montessori Edited animal mobile sequence and when you might introduce it
- how black-and-white cards can offer an early visual experience from birth
- what each material offers your baby to observe, touch or explore
- how tactile materials fit in as reaching and grasping become more purposeful
- how sensory materials can offer new textures, shapes and ways to explore
- practical guidance for introducing and using visual mobiles safely
The suggested ages are only a guide. You do not need to use every material or follow a strict timetable — your baby’s interest is the best indication of when something new may be useful.
This guide is especially helpful if you are expecting a baby, preparing a Montessori baby space, or trying to decide which materials are worth introducing first.
Montessori Baby Activity Observation Sheet
It is easy to look at a baby playing and wonder what is actually happening.
Are they interested?
Are they concentrating?
Is the material too easy, too difficult, or just right?
Should you step in, change something, or simply give them more time?
The Montessori Baby Activity Observation Sheet helps you slow down and notice what your baby is really practising.
You can use it while your baby explores a mobile, sensory toy, grasping material, or simple movement area. It gives you a gentle structure for watching your baby’s focus, movement, engagement, and cues, so you can understand their needs more clearly.
This resource was created together with Dlightful Services, who helped bring the observation sheet to life.
Choose the version that works best for you:
– Online version – Easily editable for digital tracking.
– Printable version – Perfect for hands-on note-taking.
To learn more, read the Montessori Observation Blog.
Or watch the step-by-step video below.
Start simple
You do not need a perfect Montessori home to begin. A calm space, one well-chosen material, and a little time to observe your baby can already teach you a lot.
These free resources are here to help you feel less overwhelmed and more confident as you support your baby’s first months with Montessori.