The Field Guide for Montessori practitioners.
Lesson walkthroughs. Crisis support. Learner strategies. Reflective coaching. AI-powered, Montessori-grounded, and built from 25 years inside real classrooms.
Four modes. One app.
What you need, when you need it.
The Field Guide meets you where you are in the work. At the shelf before a presentation. In the middle of a crisis. Thinking about a child who learns differently. Processing the day.
Guide Me
On-demand lesson walkthroughs organized by curriculum area. Materials, setup, presentation steps, what to watch for, and key language. Scope and sequence navigation shows what comes before and after every lesson. 516 lessons across Primary and Elementary.
Support Me
In-the-moment crisis and behavior support. A child in acute distress. Conflict between children. A child who has shut down. Transition struggles. Difficult parent conversations. Grounded, sequenced, regulate-first protocols you can follow right now.
Support the Learner
Practical strategies for supporting neurodivergent learners and children with suspected learning differences. Sensory processing, reading challenges, writing and fine motor, math and number sense, attention and executive function. Montessori-grounded, never deficit-based.
Reflect
Structured professional reflection with AI coaching that pushes your thinking. End-of-day processing, a child on your mind, your environment, something you'd redo. The app responds like an experienced coach: curious, specific, and honest.
Who this is for
You're in the classroom. This is in your hand.
New guides still building fluency with the full scope and sequence. Guides who switched age levels and need to refresh material they haven't touched in years. Assistants stepping into lead roles. Guides in public Montessori programs who received abbreviated training. Veterans who want a thinking partner for reflective practice.
The Field Guide is built for people doing the daily work of Montessori education — people who care deeply about children and want to get better at the craft every single day.
Homeschool families using Montessori materials are welcome too. Community membership gives you environment guidance, observation tools, and support for your child's learning. Full lesson walkthroughs are available to credentialed guides.
Built from real expertise
516 lessons. Written by hand. Not scraped from the internet.
Every lesson in the Field Guide was written by Hannah Richardson for the Montessori Makers Residency, a MACTE-track teacher preparation program. Primary and Elementary. Practical life through peace education. The Great Lessons through the passage to abstraction.
This is not recycled album content, crowd-sourced tips, or AI-generated filler. It is original, field-tested curriculum authored by someone who has worked inside Montessori schools for over two decades.
Pricing
Two tiers. Choose yours.
Full lesson access for credentialed guides. Classroom support, crisis protocols, learner strategies, and reflective practice for everyone.
Community Member
For educators without a Montessori credential
or $156/year (save $36)
- ✓Full access to Support Me
- ✓Full access to Support the Learner
- ✓Full access to Reflect with AI coaching
- ✓Guide Me: materials, setup, and what to watch for
- ✓Scope and sequence navigation
- ✓Pathway to the Montessori Makers Residency
Credentialed Guide
For guides with a Montessori credential
or $228/year (save ~$60) · Both levels: $38/mo or $360/yr
- ✓Everything in Community, plus:
- ✓Full lesson walkthroughs with presentation steps
- ✓Key language for every lesson
- ✓AI-powered lesson search and recommendations
- ✓Complete scope and sequence with prerequisites
- ✓MMAP integration for lesson logging
Schools using MMAP can purchase team licenses at volume rates. Learn about MMAP. Montessori Makers Residency graduates receive 12 months free.
Ready for the full picture?
The Field Guide gives you what you need in the moment. The Residency gives you the foundation that makes every moment better. Earn your Primary or Elementary credential through a rigorous, respectful, deeply practical program.
Explore the ResidencyConnected to MMAP
Your practice, tracked and visible.
Credentialed guides can connect the Field Guide to MMAP — Montessori Makers Alignment Map — so lessons logged in the app flow directly into the school's operational record. Leadership sees what's being delivered. Guides see what's next.
Learn about MMAP →