Montessori Home Consulting
Let me help you create a safe, orderly, and beautiful
home environment for your child that fosters
curiosity, exploration, concentration, and
independence.
General home organization services
available as well.
Serving the Dallas-Ft. Worth area
Virtual Consultations are available
to those outside DFW
Services
Our Services
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Infant Care
These materials may be available to rent, borrow or purchase. Please ask.
Cestina
This is the first area for sleeping for the newborn, from birth to 2-3 months. It gives the infant an unobstructed view of their surroundings which allows for orientation and the development of the inner sense of order.
Weaning Linens
Handmade weaning table mat, bib and napkin in a fabric case.
Topponcino
The topponcino allows caregivers to hold the baby with support and gives the infant a sense of security when being held and transported.
Cloth Napkins
Handmade cloth napkins are both beautiful and sustainable.
Slings
Slings are not only useful for carrying the baby when going out, they promote bonding between caregiver and child and protect the infant from strangers in the environment.
Dishware and Utensils
This dishware set is beautiful and appropriately sized for a young child.
Montessori Mobiles
These materials may be available to rent, borrow or purchase. Please ask.
Bruno Munari Mobile
This Montessori mobile, offered at 2 weeks, aids in the development of the visual sense and the ability to focus.
Octahedron Mobile
Gobbi Mobile
Stylized Paper Figures Mobile
This mobile, offered from 2 months, aids in the development of the visual sense and the ability to focus.
This mobile, offered at 2-3 months, aids in the development of visual sense and focusing, gives the child information about movement and educates the aesthetic sense.
This mobile, offered at 2-3 months, aids in the development of the visual sense and the ability to focus, and stimulates the urge to grasp.
Mobiles for Tactile Expression
Stylized Wooden Figures Mobile
This mobile, offered at around 3 months, provides a visual and tactile experience. It aids in the development of eye hand coordination and grasping.
Bell on a Ribbon
The bell on ribbon, offered around 3 months, adds an auditory element. It also aids in the development of eye hand coordination and grasping.
Batting Ball
This crocheted batting ball with bell inside aids in the development of eye-hand coordination and the auditory sense.
Brass Ring on a Ribbon
The brass ring on ribbon, offered around 4 months, aids in the development of eye hand coordination, grasping, spatial relations and the kinesthetic sense.
Wooden Ring on a Ribbon
The wooden ring on ribbon, offered around 4 months, aids in the development of eye hand coordination, grasping, spatial relations and the kinesthetic sense.
Kicking Ball
The kicking ball helps the child in the development and control of the movements of the lower body.
Mobile Stand
This sturdy, safe wooden mobile stand with Velcro straps allows you to hang any Montessori mobile at the perfect height.
Montessori Grasping Materials
0-5 Months
These materials may be available to rent, borrow or purchase. Please ask.
Interlocking Circles
The child can use his palmer grasp to hold this with one hand or both hands and it aids in the development of grasping, transferring form hand to hand and eye-hand coordination.
Dolio
Aids in the development of grasping, transferring hand to hand, and eye-hand coordination.
Grasping Beads
Aids in the development of grasping, transferring from hand to hand, and eye-hand coordination
Interlocking Rings
Aids in the development of grasping, transferring from hand to hand, and eye-hand coordination.
Rubber Ball with Protrusions
This ball, offered around 3 months, aids in the development of grasping, eye-hand coordination and hand to hand transferring.
Home Objects
Aid in the development of grasping, transferring hand to hand, and eye-hand coordination.
Montessori Auditory Materials
0-5 Months
These materials may be available to rent, borrow or purchase. Please ask.
Bamboo Cylinder Rattle
This delicate rattle, offered at 2-3 months, has an equally delicate sound. it aids in the development of the auditory sense and grasping.
Gourds
Aid in the development of the auditory sense and grasping.
Cylinder with Bells Rattle
This rattle, offered at 2-3 months, aids in the development of the auditory sense and grasping.
Ball or Box with Bell
This delicate ball or sturdy box with bell, offered at 3-4 months, aid in the development of the auditory sense and grasping.
Commercial Rattles
Aid in the development of the auditory sense and grasping.
Bells on Leather Strap
Aids in the development of the auditory sense and grasping.
Montessori Activities for Eye-Hand Coordination
5-14 Months
These materials may be available to rent, borrow or purchase. Please ask.
Ball or Egg with Cup and Box with Cube
This simple cup with ball or egg and box and cube, offered around 8 months, aid in the development of eye-hand coordination and both hands working together.
Box with Tray and Ball
Stimulates eye-hand coordination, provides an opportunity for concentration, provides an opportunity for the coordination of two hands, aids in the establishment of object permanence.
Box with Drawer and Ball
Offers the possibility of two hands working together, aids in the coordination of the eyes and hands, provides an opportunity for concentration, aids in the development of object permanence.
Box with Balls to Push
Offers the possibility of pushing with the hand to create an activity, offers the possibility of exploring the use of each finger individually, offers the experience of cause and effect.
Box with Knitted Ball
Aids in the coordination of hand movements guided by the intellect, provides an opportunity for the collaboration of the two hands working together, stimulates eye-hand coordination, provides an opportunity for concentration, aids in the establishment of object permanence.
Rings on a Rocking Base
This activity, offered around 8 months, aids in the development of eye-hand coordination and control of movement.
Rings on a Stable Base
This activity, offered around 8 months, aids in the development of eye-hand coordination and control of movement.
Spindle with Napkin Rings
This activity, offered around 10 months, aids in the development of grasping and eye-hand coordination.
Base with Rings of Dimensional Gradation
Aids in the development of eye-hand coordination and visual discrimination.
Lock and Key
This activity, offered at 12-14 months, aids in the development of hand movements and refinement of eye hand coordination.
Nuts and Bolts
Aids in the refinement of hand skills, aid in the refinement of wrist motions, aids in the refinement of eye-hand coordination.
Montessori Activities for Equilibrium
5-12 Months
These materials may be available to rent, borrow or purchase. Please ask.
Knitted Balls
Knitted balls encourage the child to move with a purpose, aid in the development of eye-hand coordination, and aid in the development of spatial relationships.
Balls
Balls encourage the child to experience the different movements of their body in the space and encourage eye-hand coordination with distance involved.
Cylinder with Bells
Cylinders with bells can be placed just out of reach when the child is on their stomach. It encourages the child to move with a purpose.
Push and Pull Toys
Push and pull toys aid in the development of coordinated gross movement, independence, self confidence, self esteem and self reliance.
Tops
Spinning tops aid in the development of movement and exploration of the environment.
Tracker
Trackers aid in the development of eye-hand coordination, visual tracking, and help the child to cross the midline.
Montessori Materials
14-36 Months
These materials may be available to rent, borrow or purchase. Please ask.
Peg Box
Aids in the refinement of eye-hand coordination, encourages grasping with the thumb and four fingers in opposition.
Mailbox
Aids in the refinement of eye-hand coordination, allows the child to have sensorial experiences with different geometric shapes.
Puzzles
Aid in the development of eye-hand coordination, aid in the development of the pincer grasp, develop the figure-ground perception.
Shapes on a Vertical Dowel
Aids in the refinement of eye-hand coordination, aids in the development of different types of grasping.
Slotted Box with Chips
Aids in the refinement of eye-hand coordination, aids in the development of grasping with the fingers in opposition to the thumb.
Box with Bins
Aids in the development of the movements of the wrist, aids in the movements of the hand in opening and closing doors, aids in the development of the pincer grasp.
Disks on a Horizontal Dowel
Aids in the refinement of eye-hand coordination, aids in the refinement of different types of grasping, aid in the development of the wrist, aids in the development of crossing the midline.
Sorting
Aids in the development of the concept of classification, aids in the refinement of hand movements, aids in the development of the sense of touching.
Gluing Box
This activity, offered at 18-20 months, aids in the development of the sense of order, eye-hand coordination, and the refinement of hand movements.
Recommended Books and Lending Library
Local customers are welcome to borrow the following books as available.
The Absorbent Mind
Maria Montessori
The Discovery of the Child
Maria Montessori
Maria Montessori: Her Life and Work
E.M.Standing
Understanding the Human Being
Silvana Quattrocchi Montanaro
The Yes Brain
Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. and
Tina Payne Bryson, PhD
Thrivers
Michelle Borba, Ed.D.
The Birth Book
Willaim Sears, M.D. & Martha Sears R.N.
Kids in the Kitchen
Sara E. Cotner and Kylie D'Alton
The Secret of Childhood
Maria Montessori
The Child in the Family
Maria Montessori
The Formation of Man
Maria Montessori
The Montessori Toddler
Simone Davies
Unfolding of Infants' Natural Gross Motor Development
Dr. Emmi Pikler
Parenting with Love and Logic
Foster Cline, M.D. and Jim Fay
When Kids Fly!
Sally Fryer Dietz, PT, CST-D
The Baby Book
Willaim Sears, M.D. & Martha Sears R.N.
The Tao of Montessori
Catherine McTamaney, Ed.D.
Education for a New World
Maria Montessori
Montessori for Every Family
Tim Seldon and Lorna McGrath
Caring for Infants with Respect
Magda Gerber
The 5 Love Language of Children
Gary Chapman and Ross Campbell
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding
La Leche League International
The Family Nutrition Book
Willaim Sears, M.D. & Martha Sears R.N.
Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way
Susan McCutcheon-Rosegg
with Peter Rosegg
About Me
Meet the Consultant
Shannon Latimer has many years of experience setting up Montessori environments for young children. Shannon has been an AMI School Consultant at the 0-3 level since 2021. She has 17 years of experience as a guide in AMI Montessori toddler communities. Shannon earned her Association Montessori Internatioinale Assistants to Infancy Diploma in 2006 from the Montessori Institute of North Texas. Prior to her Montessori work, Shannon served parents and children as a parent educator with Parents as Teachers, a La Leche League Leader, distributor of baby slings, and childcare provider. She holds a B.A. in Sociology from Southern Methodist University. Shannon is a mom to three adult children, a dog and a cat.
