Articles tagged with "great-lessons"
Great Lessons, Cosmic Education Links and More
June 30, 2007
Cosmic Education or the Great Lessons are introduced to elementary school children to entice their imagination, critical thinking skills and motivation. Montessori believed that you should teach and introduce as much information before the years of puberty. She used the Great Lessons to encourage learning at this academic stage. People …
Dinosaurs and Rocks
June 30, 2007
Dinosaurs and Rocks: A Montessori Journey into Deep Time D-d-d, the dinosaur sound! "D" makes a dinosaur sound. Few topics light up a child's imagination like dinosaurs — and few invite as much hands-on wonder as the rocks and fossils that tell their story. Both dinosaurs and rocks can be …