Montessori Life, January 1st, 2006
In the fall of 2005, the first, second, and third grade students in my Lower Elementary classroom began studying ancient Egypt independently by choosing to read about and research Egyptian rulers, monuments, and artifacts, and their interest continued throughout the rest of the school year. One day a student checked out a library book on Egyptology that contained colorful images and was soon swarmed by interested classmates.
The students began searching for similar books on the classroom bookshelves and were eager to trade Egyptian books during silent reading time. It seemed that the children...
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