Importance of Practical Life

Guided lessons and purposeful materials during independent work time assists to develop life skills and the confidence for new challenges.

These activities help develop Order, Coordination, Concentration, Independence

Working on a Zipper Frame

Hauler Transfer

Transferring with a Spoon

Parquetry

Working with different Locks

Dusting a Plant

Transferring Water

Grinding Pretzel

Watering a Plant

Transfer with funnel

Cutting Carrots

Working with Nuts and Bolts

Transferring Sunflower Seeds with a Tweezer

Sorting

Scooping

Sewing

Bracelet Making

Transfer with a Baster

 

Practical Life in our Classroom

Practical Life skills are the simple, routine tasks that we perform each day such as getting dressed, washed, preparing food (pouring, spooning, cutting, grating), setting and clearing a table, washing dishes, tidying up, cleaning and laundry. 

Mastering these tasks is the key to a child's independence.

In a Montessori classroom children are provided with practical life activities that are as close to real life as possible and practice care for self, care for the environment and grace - courtesy.

Button Frame

Using the Clothespin

Bottle Opening

Sweeping

Dry Pouring

Wet Pouring

Cutting Play-dough

Cutting Yarn

Baster Transfer

Mirror Polishing

 Transferring with a Spoon

Lock and Key

Sewing

Weaving

Using the Tweezer 

Our Work Week

Pledge of Allegiance

Matching the Phases of the Moon

Dot to Dot - Constellations

Hammering the Constellations

Final Product

Creating Constellations with Marshmallows

Exploring 'Layers of the Earth' and making a model of the Earth

Astronomy cards - model

Solar System Puzzle

Characteristics of Earth and classifying animals into Air - Land - Water

Rocketing into Space Lesson

On a beautiful sunny day we all came together to watch the "Rocket Launch"

On a rainy day, some of us enjoyed playing in the puddles