I would like to share some resources I have complied to help explore Montessori's Great Lessons.
General Great Lesson Websites and Books
This is my favorite collection of Great Lesson resources. It contains all of the stories but they are not the original lessons. There are some images available along with follow up suggestions.
Wonderful resource that contains all of the original stories. This site also has several images available.
This book is written more for parents than teachers. It explains Cosmic Education very well but does not include the stories. It does give lots of follow up suggestions.
Great Lesson #1: The Coming of the Universe
There are several names for this lesson. Traditionally it was known as "God with No Hands," it has also been referred to as "The Coming of the Universe," and simply "The Beginning". This lesson starts with The Big Bang and continues through the formation of the Earth and ends just before life begins.
Subjects targeted: Geology, Astronomy, Physics, and Chemistry
Great Lesson #2: The Coming of Life
This lesson starts where the last lesson left off and goes through time from the first bacteria and ends with the arrival of humans. Traditionally there is a Timeline of Life which is a graphic representation of the arrival of life forms over millions of years.
Subjects targeted: Biology, Zoology, Botany
Great Lesson #3: The Coming of Humans
This lesson starts with the arrival of humans and continues through prehistory until just before the first writing appears. This lesson sometimes includes a Timeline of Early Humans or Humanoids.
Subjects targeted: Biology, Archeology, History
Our 2013/14 Lesson #3 Blog Post
Books we love
Mammals Who Morph
The Stick and Stone Age
The Hand Book
Great Lesson #4: Communication in Signs
This lesson is sometimes called "The History of Writing." It is just that, a historical account of writing from primative cultures up to modern times.
Subjects targeted: Ancient History, Culture, Language Arts
Our 2013/14 Lesson #4 Blog Post
Books we love
The Story of Writing
Ox, House, Stick
The Story of Writing
Hieroglyphs from A to Z
Pyramids
Mummies and their Mysteries
Prehistory to Egypt
Secrets in Stone
People in Place and Time
A Street Through Time
Great Lesson #5: The History of Numbers
This lesson follows the development of writing rather fluently in my experience. In the same way humans had a need for writing they also had a need for a standard number system.
Subjects targeted: Ancient History, Culture, Mathematics
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