History
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Indus Valley: Fundamental Needs
$6.00 Add to cartEngage your elementary students with the fascinating puzzle of the Indus Valley Civilization! This printable Montessori resource is a ready-to-use toolkit for teaching about ancient civilizations through the lens of fundamental human needs. Designed for hands-on learning, this unit helps children ages 6-12 explore how the Harappan people of the Bronze Age met their needs for shelter, food, clothing, and community through remarkable innovation and planning.
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Transportation Bundle
Original price was: $50.80.$29.00Current price is: $29.00. Add to cartThis Vehicles and Transportation bundle provides cultural resources for the Primary (ages 3-6) and Lower Elementary (ages 6-9) Montessori environments, focusing on transportation systems and technology.
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Christmas Around the World Bundle
Original price was: $25.00.$15.00Current price is: $15.00. Add to cartThis bundle takes children on an engaging journey through Christmas traditions across seven countries: the United States, Australia, the Philippines, Peru, Norway, Ghana, and Mexico. Each country-specific set provides information presented through hands-on Montessori-inspired activities that make cultural education accessible and meaningful for young learners.
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Ancient China: Fundamental Needs
$6.00 Add to cartThis Montessori inspired resource about Ancient China transforms the study of ancient civilizations into an engaging, hands-on exploration of how people met their Fundamental Human Needs.
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Timeline Cards for Fundamental Needs: History Bundle
Original price was: $27.80.$17.00Current price is: $17.00. Add to cartThis Timeline bundle allows elementary students to explore how humans have met their fundamental needs throughout history. This Montessori inspired resource is designed for teachers looking to create engaging, hands-on shelf work that complements their history and social studies curriculum. Students will discover the fascinating evolution of art, communication, food, shelter, and transportation, seeing firsthand how human ingenuity has shaped our world.
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Fundamental Needs of Humans Bundle Early Humans Ancient Civilizations
Original price was: $45.00.$35.00Current price is: $35.00. Add to cartDive deep into the heart of ancient civilizations and explore the universal Fundamental Needs of Humans with this engaging printable bundle. Designed for the Montessori-inspired classroom exploring the Third Great Lesson (Coming of Human Beings) but suitable for any elementary history curriculum, this resource provides a rich, hands-on exploration of how humans have met their material and spiritual needs throughout pivotal periods in history.
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Telegraph and Telephone History Timeline
$4.50 Add to cartThis engaging and interactive timeline printable helps elementary students (K – Grade 5) learn about the history of the telegraph and telephone in a social and technological context.
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Dinosaurs of the Continents Bundle
Original price was: $13.50.$9.45Current price is: $9.45. Add to cartThis Dinosaurs of the Continents: Bingo, Sorting, & Information Cards Bundle is designed for kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade science curriculum to help students learn about dinosaurs in a fun, hands-on way.
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Dinosaurs: Information Cards & Sorting Activities
$8.00 Add to cartThis Dinosaurs of the Continents: Information Cards & Montessori Inspired Sorting Activities resource for science curriculum contains 43 detailed dinosaur cards, sorting activities, and a student worksheet. This printable is designed for kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and homeschool students.
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Dinosaurs & Continents: A Bingo Game
$5.50 Add to cartThis Dinosaurs & Continents: A Bingo Game for Kindergarten to 3rd Grade printable is designed to teach children aged 5 – 10 about dinosaurs and corresponding continents where their fossils have been found. This hands-on activity combines bingo with educational content. The Montessori-colorcoded resource is easy to use for students of all learning styles.
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Ancient Mesopotamia: Fundamental Needs
$6.00 Add to cartThis resource focuses on Mesopotamia and covers the fundamental needs of early civilizations within the context of Ancient History. Designed as a 3-part card activity with a word bank and blackline master, it serves as a Great Lesson resource suitable for Grade 1 through 6 to help students understand cultures. Inspired by Montessori principles, these hands-on activities can be used for individual quiet shelf work, centers, or small group lessons in a homeschool or classroom setting.
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Neolithic New Stone Age Agricultural Revolution: Fundamental Needs
$6.00 Add to cartThis early human printable focuses on the Fundamental Human Needs of the Neolithic (New Stone Age) period, exploring the Agricultural Revolution and its significance in ancient history. Designed for students in grades 3-6, this product offers a hands-on, Montessori-inspired approach to understanding early human development through 3-part cards, word bank worksheets, blackline masters, and information cards with and without blanks. It is suitable for use in homeschool settings as well as classroom environments, providing materials for individual quiet shelf work, centers, or small group lessons.
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Ancient Egypt: Fundamental Human Needs
$6.00 Add to cartThis Ancient Egypt printable is designed to support learning about ancient Egyptian civilization focusing on fundamental needs of humans and the significance of ancient societies. It contains Montessori inspired 3 part cards and it aligns with the Third Great Lesson materials, making it suitable for use in Grade 3-6 classrooms or homeschool settings. The resource includes information cards with and without blanks, blackline master, a definition worksheet, and a word bank activity, providing a comprehensive set of materials for exploring this historical topic.
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Fundamental Needs of Stone Age: Early Humans
$6.00 Add to cartThis Fundamental Needs of Old Stone Age Early Humans printable focuses on the fundamental needs of hunter-gatherers during the Upper Paleolithic period, also known as the Old Stone Age, and provides resources suitable for Grade 3-6 classrooms and homeschool settings. It includes Montessori 3-part cards, information cards with and without blanks, a definition worksheet, and a fill in blanks with word bank activity, making it a versatile tool for teaching early humans and their way of life within a seasonal or thematic context.
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Shelter History Timeline: Fundamental Need of Humans
$4.30 Add to cartThis resource features a Shelter History Timeline that illustrates the evolution of human dwellings over time. It is designed for use in social studies lessons and aligns with the Montessori Third Great Lesson on Fundamental Human Needs. The materials include three-part cards and information cards that support elementary students in understanding different types of shelters throughout history.
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Food History Timeline: Fundamental Need
$6.00 Add to cartThis Food History Timeline printable focuses on the fundamental human need for food, exploring its history. It offers an engaging way for children to learn about food’s role in history. This resource includes 3-part cards that help students match pictures with text and labels, supporting their understanding of time and events related to food and history in Europe and the United States.
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Fundamental Needs of Humans
$6.20 Add to cartThis Fundamental Needs of Humans printable is designed to teach the Montessori fundamental needs of humans, focusing on both spiritual and material aspects within the context of the Third Great Lesson. It fits well into thematic units related to community and society topics, making it suitable for lessons about how people meet their needs.
Human Evolution Timeline Characteristics
$4.00 Add to cartThis printable resource focuses on the topic of Human Evolution and Human Characteristics, specifically designed for students aged 6 to 12. It incorporates elements of the Third Great Lesson. This product includes engaging 3-part cards that help students explore early humans, making it an effective tool for both individual and small group activities in elementary classrooms.
Earth History Timeline Bundle
Original price was: $32.70.$22.90Current price is: $22.90. Add to cartThis resource features 3-part cards designed to help students learn about Earth’s history for exploring Second Great Lesson.
Cenozoic Era Timeline Second Great Lesson 3-Part Cards
$4.00 Add to cartEnhance your students’ understanding of Earth’s history with the Cenozoic Era printable. Designed for Montessori classrooms, this printable resource helps foster independent learning through exploration, interaction, and collaboration. Featuring true-to-life illustrations, engaging activities, and clear guidelines, this resource will help your students dive into the wonders of the Cenozoic Era – Age of Mammals – the most recent era in the history of life on Earth, beginning 66 million years ago and continuing to the present.
Mesozoic Era Timeline Second Great Lesson 3-Part Cards Vocabulary
$4.00 Add to cartDiscover the wonders of the Mesozoic Era — the Age of Reptiles, a time when dinosaurs ruled the Earth for over 165 million years. These three-part cards feature beautiful, realistic illustrations and important facts that make learning fun and engaging. They are a handy resource for exploring the Montessori Second Great Lesson.
Paleozoic Era Timeline Second Great Lesson 3-Part Cards Vocabulary
$4.00 Add to cartDiscover the wonders of the Paleozoic Era with these 3-part cards. This printable features beautiful, realistic illustrations, and important facts that make learning fun and engaging. This is a handy resource for the Montessori Second Great Lesson.
Earth History Clock of Eras Activities
$4.70 Add to cartUnlock the wonders of our planet’s geological history with this engaging Montessori resource. This Earth History of Geological Formation printable offers a 24-hour clock pie chart perspective, allowing students to visualize the significant eras in Earth’s 4.5 billion-year history.
About the Great Lessons Video by Montessorikiwi
$7.00 Add to cartJoin Lisa from Montessorikiwi in a 20-minute video presentation where she helps you differentiate between Cosmic Education and the Great Lessons. She briefly outlines the content covered in the Great Lessons and suggests follow-up themes, topics, and materials. Furthermore, she explains how we can connect the Great Stories to global events and discusses the importance of Inquiry Learning.
























