Montessori education is a holistic education that takes into consideration children’s connection to their environment. Understanding other living organisms is essential in many aspects. Therefore, the study of zoology takes place in the early years of primary school, around age three.
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Mushrooms are a type of fungus that can be found on forest floors, but also on backyard lawns! We think it is especially important to introduce children to the study of mushrooms since most children might have misconceptions believing that mushrooms are plants, and that fungus means mushroom.
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Three Domains of Life The Montessori Biology elementary curriculum introduces biological classification based on cellular structure. Children are presented a series of science charts that allow them to process and classify large amounts of organisms. The first chart introduced to children is the Three Domains of living organisms, followed by the Six Kingdoms: the Prokaryotes […]