A manual in words and pictures on the basic holistic educational concept of Maria Montessori! Manual for a holistic way of learning within elementary education This fourth volume of our handbook series for kindergarten, preschool and primary school explains to educators and teachers the universal curriculum that Maria Montessori has developed as a valid and effective one. The children must be offered a broad field of education with their questions about what, why and where all things come from. They should understand the world with astonishment, not just learn to classify it. Emotions play a major role in this. The explorations and classic materials of cosmic