Clearly, these five stories encompass an enormous amount of
information about the origins of the world around us. When each story is
shared, it should never be left alone - there should always be further study
open to the children so that the story becomes the springboard but not the
focus. The stories can be referred to throughout the year when new topics are
introduced, as a way of providing unity and cohesion to such a wide variety of
studies.
The best source of further information on the Great Lessons can
be found at The
Montessori Great Lessons Page, created and run by
Barbara Dubinsky. There you'll find detailed lesson plans for each Great
Lesson, as well as background information and classroom activities. This site
uses slightly different terminology for the names of the Great Lessons than I
have used (there's some variety within the Montessori method), but the concepts
remain the same.
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