The Montessori Atlas
Where to find materials
The Atlas does not sell materials and takes no commission on anything you buy. What it can do is point you somewhere trustworthy. For prepared environments — the shelves, the beads, the movable alphabet, the furniture a classroom or a home is built from — we send you to The Shared Environment.
A curated marketplace
The Shared Environment
A peer-reviewed marketplace built for Montessori guides, teachers, and families. It gathers materials and furnishings from makers and sellers across the field into one place, with every product reviewed by trained Montessorians for quality and alignment. Because it carries so many makers, it is, in effect, materials from nearly everywhere — without asking you to vet each workshop yourself.
It was founded by Staci Hedlund, a trained Montessori guide, with her son Alexander — mother and son working side by side, in the tradition of Maria and Mario.
Visit The Shared Environment ↗This is one door, chosen because the people behind it know the work and curate for it. It is not the only place to buy Montessori materials, and the Atlas has no stake in your purchase. Make or sell Montessori materials and think the field should know? Tell us — suggestions reach a person, not an auction.