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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…

This morning, while browsing through my Montessori books, I came across a short speech that Dr. Montessori gave in England, ca. 1930. I have taken the liberty of transcribing it to this blog from …

🌟 Practicing Life Skills with the Button Frame at Lily Montessori! 🧵✨ The button frame is a favorite Montessori activity that helps children develop fine motor skills, coordination, and independence as they practice buttoning and unbuttoning. By mastering this essential life skill, children build confidence and hand strength, preparing them for daily tasks like dressing themselves. 🌿 Hands-on learning that supports practical life skills while fostering focus and patience—that’s the…

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Buckling, zipping, tying: these are all practical life skills that take time and practice! This DIY board is a fun way to help kids learn!

Hang up the socks fun practical life activity

Teaching toddlers and preschoolers to fold towels is a simple practical life skill they can easily learn with a Montessori Inspired Towel Folding Activity.

Montessori Practical Life Lesson Plan: the Spooning Exercise. Teaching orderly work and precision are great gross motor activities that encourage children to practice "control of error" - a vital Montessori skill. This post also goes into all spooning variations, including chopsticks.

Today I want to share some really easy water activities that my three-year-old has been loving. I'd suggest these are suitable for older toddlers to preschoolers. All of these activities use materials that I've found around our home but can also be inexpensively found in craft type stores. All of these activities help to develop coordination, concentration and fine motor skills. Transferring corks with Tweezer Tongs - the child uses the tweezer tongs to move the floating corks from the large…

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…

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Sonny’s Montessori on Instagram: “🥣 Spoon and Transfer 🥣⁣ Spooning and transferring work has been a go-to activity in our home this summer. These invitations are easy to set…”

The title is slightly misleading as all of these snacks have had some adult involvement, however once they are presented to the child of around three, they may be able to do the rest themselves. Presenting snacks like this allows the child to develop practical life skills like peeling, slicing and spreading. These activities can also help develop fine motor skills. Here are a few snacks that we've enjoyed this week: Fruit Kababs - using cocktail sticks (sharp one end, blunt the other) the…

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Scooping and pouring is the most effective way to develop certain life skills, so add a twist by scooping and pouring patterns!

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