The Essence of Montessori in the Elementary Years. Spotlight: Cosmic Education.

Loeffler, Margaret H.

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Publication Date: 2002

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The Essence of Montessori in the Elementary Years. Spotlight: Cosmic Education.

Loeffler, Margaret H.

Montessori Life, v14 n2 p39-40 Spr 2002

Discusses the introduction of Cosmic Education to Montessori elementary school children, focusing on the way the curriculum is structured around five "great stories": Creation, The Coming of Life, The Coming of Humans, and the stories of the development of Language and Mathematics. (JPB)

Descriptors: Child Development, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Ethical Instruction, History Instruction, Humanism, Language Arts, Mathematics Instruction, Montessori Method, Moral Values, Philosophy, Science Instruction, Spirituality

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Language: English

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