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 […]

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I'm never at a loss to find new practical life activities. I look around our home and think of all the things my three-year-old still has to learn! How about learning to fill the pepper mill or using a combination lock? Here are four new practical life activities we've been trying this week. Filling a Pepper Mill - dry pouring with a funnel, including opening and closing the mill. The funnel is interesting to use, if you pour in too much or too quickly in it will get blocked, the child needs…

These activities can be introduced from around 18 months and continue to be great in the following months. (With many ways to extend each exercise as...

We've been celebrating Montessori learning all week, and I couldn't end without hitting upon one of the cornerstones of Montessori education - practical life skills (Not familiar with the concept? You can find a great

Montessori family house cleaning plus a roundup of Montessori-inspired sweeping activities for preschoolers.

I can't remember where I saw the idea for this sweeping activity (sorry!), but today I set my two-year-old up with a basket of pompoms, a sm...