It's especially helpful to place an extra emphasis on grace and courtesy at the start of the school year in Montessori classrooms and at home.You'll find lots of ideas and resources here!

Montessori ‘Practical Life’ activities focus on the care of the child’s own person (personal dressing and grooming), care of the environment (cleaning, caring for plants and pets, preparing food), development of fine and gross motor skills, and learning courteous behavior and conflict resolution. The Benefits of Practical Life Independence, Confidence, and Self-Care The activities of […]

The Practical Life activities in a Montessori classroom are designed to be purposeful work that lead the child to an understanding of his environment and how it works. These activities are appealing to the young child as they resemble everyday activities the child has seen adults complete. The Practical Life Area of the classroom encompasses: […]

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Some works that I put on this week Spooning watermelon seeds Transferring using tongs Transferring using tongs I've been inspired by "My Montessori Journey"!!!

According to many, Montessori homeschooling style isn't just a homeschool style but its truly a life style. The Montessori homeschooling style prepares students to succeed in a world where technology is changing at a fast pace and general life skills are far more valuable than mastery of an outdated academic curriculum. If you follow the Montessori style of homeschooling or if you would like to know more, start with these free printable Montessori Activity Lists from This Toddler Life. The…

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Many people would say there is no need for practical life trays in the home. However, I find there are plenty of examples where the work is best presented on a tray. A tray keeps all the materials together and defines the work area. For a young preschooler, it also helps to satisfy their need for order, everything they need for the activity is on the tray. Here are four trays that we used today. The key for me is to keep the practical life trays as real as possible. There is a lot of…

Have you tried any new practical life activities lately? Here are five new practical life activities that we've been enjoying! Picking dried lavender. We have a lavender bush in our front yard that we can use but lavender is also available in small bunches in the flower section of our local supermarket. I've found this easiest if the lavender is dried, we cut lavender from the bush and leave it in the sun or in a window sill for a couple of days to let it dry. The child can pull the fragrant…