The Living Web: A Spiral Companion for Interaction, Interdependence, and Care

The Living Web is a Montessori elementary biology companion built around the Biology Chart for Interaction and Interdependence. This resource helps children explore how sun, soil, water, plants, animals, fungi, insects, and humans depend on one another. Through student cards, inquiry pages, ecosystem mapping, grace and courtesy work, and an 8-week spiral arc, children move from wonder to observation, from connection to care.

Spiral Companion Alignment:

Primary alignment: Week 11 — Ecology & Interdependence

Strong companion weeks: Weeks 9–12 — Needs of Plants, Needs of Animals, Ecology & Interdependence, Biomes & Observation

Return weeks: 26, 29, 30, 34, 36, and 40