Practical life

Pinay Homeschooler is a blog that shares homeschool and afterschool activity of kids from babies to elementary level.

If you are new to Montessori, practical life is a great way to start with children under the age of six. Today I want to share some practical life activities we've been using with our three-year-old (42 months). These are useful for us right now as they are based on skills we are wanting to teach our child or are based on tasks we need help with around our home. These activities use materials we already have. Cleaning eyeglasses - the aim of this activity is to show the child how to handle…

Pinay Homeschooler is a blog that shares homeschool and afterschool activity of kids from babies to elementary level.

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 […]

Practical life for kids in the kitchen begins with allowing the child to participate in the functions/work of the home and preparing the environment.

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

find out what Practical Life Activities are, when you should introduce them, and get example of Practical Life activities you can introduce

Here are a few practical life skills for 3 year olds - things to teach to your toddler in addition to all the typical toddler activities.

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…