Montessori Timeline of Life Second Great Lesson Large Printable Format

The Timeline of Life is one of Montessori's iconic great lessons. The timeline begins in the Proterozoic and continues on to our currently time (the Cenozoic Era).

The Timeline of Life can be experienced repeatedly to children from the age of six all the way through to age 12. Every re-viewing of the timeline leads to new insights, questions, and curiousity about life on Earth. The second great lesson prepares the child for further work in sciences - specifically in the study of:

• Zoology
• Botany
• Geography
• Geology

This resource includes:

• Printable timeline as pictured that measures approximately 28" x 82". Want a smaller version? You can print two or more to a page!
• Printable mute timeline that measures approximately 28" x 82" (this is a blank timeline that children put the labels and life forms on once they have learned the timeline a few times)
• 107 cards with labelled life forms for placing on the working and/or mute timelines
• Labels for the Eon, Era, and Periods for work with the mute chart
• Support from me if you need it!

Features:

• Large format working/display timeline (approximately 28" high and 82" wide (assembled with 40 pages)
• Large format mute timeline (approximately 28" high and 82" wide (assembled with 40 pages)
• Follow deveopment over time of plants, fungi, mollusks, arthropods, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, monotremes, marsupials, and placental mammals.
• Extinction events and glaciations
• Earth's surface changes from Rodinia to present day
• Three major mountain ranges
• Seamless transition from the first story - the Creation of the Universe - this timeline starts in the Proterozoic (Pre-Cambrian times)
• Traditional AMS Montessori colors for labels and lines
• Color-coded timelines so progressions are easy to follow
  

COMING SOON: The interactive eLearning that everyone is raving about for the other Great Stories (below). Also, the 3rd Great Story, the Coming of Humans is in development.

You may also be interested in:

• 1st Great Lesson: Story of Creation
• 3rd Great Lesson: Coming of Humans
• 4th Great Lesson: Story of Language (Written Communication)
• 5th Great Lesson: Story of Mathematics

The Timeline of Life is ideally given at the beginning of each school year and is visible in the classroom at all times. Throughout the school year, children will enjoy using the mute chart and labels/pictures to solidify their understanding of the deveopment of life over time.

Thank you for taking the time to look at this product!

There are other timelines of life available for purchase from other sellers if you want something a bit different. They are all high quality!

Particularly, I recommend:

• Nienhaus Timeline of Life
• Alison Montessori Timeline of Life
• Rhyme and Reason Timeline of Life for hand-drawn life forms from another independent seller

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