Montessory pedagogy is a pedagogical concept that has long tradition throughout the world. It's originator is Maria Montessori, the first female doctor in Italy and a prominent educator. Montessori pedagogy is child – oriented. This pedagogy respects the needs, interests and preferences od each child. Her basic pedagogical principles are: respect for the chilldren, training of senses and movement, muscle memory, polarization of attention, free choice, „help me do it myself“ and a prepared environment. A special part of Montessori pedagogy is the didactically designed material created by Maria Montessori herself, whose function is the development of a specific area and children's exploration. The roles of Montessori educator should know the chronological structure of the group, the psychophysical psychophysical characteristics of each child, the work equipment, the goals and tasks of the activity, the flow of the activity and how to control errors. The aim of this paper is to explain and describe in more detail the Montessori pedagogy, which respects the child's personality and encourages the child's overall development.