Montessori Five Great Lessons: A Catalyst for Learning

Meant to inspire and ignite the child�s imagination, the Five Great Lessons are a catalyst for the Montessori elementary curriculum . Told t...

What�s the Rush? When Presenting the Five Great Lessons, Slow Down

The Five Great Lessons are thought to be the catalyst of the Montessori elementary cultural curriculum. From the origins of the universe to ...

Montessori Today, Chapter 4: The Key Lessons That Follow the Great Lessons

It should be realized that genuine interest cannot be forced. Therefore, all methods of education based on centers of interest which have b...

Montessori Today, Chapter 4: The Great Lessons

In the beginning, there was darkness. Doesn�t that sound like a great opening to a great story? It is almost as good as �Once upon a time.� ...

History Timelines in the Montessori Lower Elementary Classroom

Illustrated as it must be by fascinating charts and diagrams, the creation of earth as we now know it unfolds before the child�s imagination...

Integrating Cosmic Education Across the Montessori Lower Elementary Curriculum

Cosmic education is the theoretical base upon which the many concepts and activities of the elementary classroom are built into a coherent b...