Find Your Child’s Level and Know What Comes Next
A complete, leveled Montessori curriculum for your child.
Finding the right place to begin shouldn’t feel overwhelming. Our leveled curriculum helps you understand where your child is today and gives you confidence about what comes next.
You sit down to do Montessori at home and think… “Wait… what am I actually supposed to teach first? And what comes next?”
And there are so many beautiful activities out there in the photos of children learning with Montessori at home! The pink tower, little trays with tongs, colorful beads…
So many ideas. So many lists. So many printables.
But almost none of those resources actually tells you what lessons should be given first, what order to present the materials — or how it all fits together over time.
So Montessori starts to feel less like a method…and more like picking activities at random.
But Montessori is not supposed to work that way. There is a clear sequence. There is a starting point.
And once you see it, everything begins to feel easier.
Inside Child of the Redwoods, your child’s learning is organized into levels, so you always know where to begin and what comes next.
Instead of guessing, you follow a clear progression that builds skills step by step as your child grows.
Our Montessori Teaching Guides bring that progression to life. Every lesson is written clearly step-by-step, every subject is thoughtfully sequenced, and every level builds on the one before it, so you can spend your energy teaching instead of planning.
These lesson books provide a cohesive, level-by-level Montessori education for ages 2 to 9, organized into six progressive stages.
Each level weaves together all subject areas into one clear developmental sequence, so you always know what to teach next.
This is a complete Montessori education prepared and ready for you to use in your home.
Know Exactly What to Teach. One Level at a Time.
Each Teaching Guide represents a complete stage of your child’s development, so you always know where to begin and what comes next.
You don’t have to map this out yourself. It’s already done for you.
Lessons are integrated across subjects and arranged in a deliberate progression. Foundational skills support emerging ones. Concrete experiences prepare for abstract reasoning.
The structure is clear.
The sequence is intentional.
The progression is continuous.
Your Lesson Tracker lets you record the lessons you've presented and celebrate your child's progress over time. Instead of keeping everything in your head, you'll always know where you've been and what comes next.
Whether you are guiding one child from year to year or several children at once, this system allows your child to move forward at their own pace.
This means you can move forward level by level as you follow your child.
Six Levels: A Clear Developmental Progression
You might notice your child racing ahead in one area while taking it slow in another — and both are completely normal. That's exactly what the leveled framework is designed to support.
Here is the progression across the journey!
Level 1 | Building Foundations
This is where it all begins.
Your child is developing coordination, independence, and attention, while the foundations for math and language are set through sensorial activities. You'll notice your child becoming more independent and eager to do things "all by myself."
Level 2 | Exploring Relationships
Academic subject areas start to click.
Your child begins working with numbers in a more concrete way, early reading and writing emerge, and curiosity expands as science and cultural topics become of interest. This is often when parents begin saying, "I can't believe they're reading!"
Level 3 | Strengthening Connections
Skills are refined and strengthened.
Reading becomes more fluid, handwriting develops, and math becomes meaningful through hands-on materials that make abstract ideas easier to understand. Exploration across subjects becomes more structured and satisfying. Your child begins making surprising connections between subjects all on their own.
Level 4 | Deepening Understanding
Your child is ready for bigger ideas.
Physical science and geography take center stage as you give Montessori’s most famous “Great Lessons” for the first time. Math expands into larger operations, and geometry is introduced as its own subject along with grammar.
Level 5 | Becoming a Problem Solver
Thinking becomes more analytical and independent.
Your child works through more complex math, develops stronger writing and reasoning skills, and begins to understand systems, patterns, and cause and effect in a deeper way.
Level 6 | Thinking Big and Free
Your child takes the lead in their learning.
Through research, critical thinking, and independent work, they explore advanced concepts across subjects and begin forming their own ideas about the world with confidence.
This is a progression designed to grow with your child, helping them practice real skills and feel capable every step of the way.
As you move through the levels rather than teaching each subject separately, you’re building a strong foundation. Because every subject progresses independently, it's completely normal for your child to be working at one level in mathematics and another in reading. Montessori follows readiness, not report card timelines.
Each lesson connects to the next.
Each skill has a purpose.
And over time, it all comes together into something that feels steady, complete, and deeply meaningful for your child.
What You’ll Be Teaching
Each Montessori Teaching Guide integrates:
Practical Life
Sensorial
Physical Science
Life Science
Humankind
The Arts
Reading and Writing
Grammar
Mathematics
Geometry
Rather than opening ten different curriculum books every morning, you'll teach from one integrated guide where the subject areas naturally support one another.
This is interdisciplinary learning at its best. Growth in one area quietly supports what's happening in another, and skills weave together naturally so learning feels like one connected experience.
Instead of managing separate subject books, you work within one cohesive level at a time.
Once you have a roadmap, the next question becomes how to keep track of your progress. We have great tools for this!
Montessori Materials, Explained
Montessori homeschooling often raises one practical question:
“What materials do I actually need?”
Each Teaching Guide includes a detailed Montessori materials list.
You will know:
Which materials are essential
Which are completely optional
Which can be easily DIY-ed at home
Which can confidently be skipped
Everything you need is already written down for you. No hunting down supply lists from multiple sources, no wondering if you've missed something foundational. The materials guidance is intended for real homes and real families.
Many families begin with simple household items and gradually add classic Montessori materials as their confidence grows.
Written for Homeschooling Parents
The Montessori Teaching Guides were created specifically for parents teaching at home.
You do not need Montessori certification.
You do not need to construct your own scope and sequence.
You do not need to memorize entire classroom albums.
The curriculum has been adapted thoughtfully for home use while remaining faithful to authentic Montessori principles.
Lessons are written for one parent teaching one or more children at home, not for a classroom of thirty students.
The structure supports you so you can focus on just one thing: guiding your child.
The Foundation of Your Montessori Homeschool
The Foundational lessons in your Montessori Teaching Guides are the building blocks of the Child of the Redwoods curriculum.
They are supported by:
Fully scripted lesson presentations
Monthly Theme Packs that bring foundational skills to life
Weekly Montessori Planning Cards
Lesson Explorer with thousands of searchable lessons
Foundations of Montessori parent courses
Office Hours, coaching, and a private community
Everything builds from the guide, level by level, from concrete to abstract, from early childhood (ages 2-6) all the way through elementary (ages 6-9).
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Teach with Confidence
When the path is clear, the daily decisions take care of themselves. You open the level, follow the progression, present the lesson, and move forward knowing your child is getting exactly what they need.
You'll never find yourself lying awake wondering whether you've forgotten an important lesson or skipped a foundational skill.
The roadmap is already there. You simply keep walking it together.
Explore the complete Montessori homeschool curriculum and see how the Montessori Teaching Guides provide a clear, thoughtfully designed educational foundation right into your home.
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