Learning Areas

Practical Life

care for the environment

Care for the environment activities encourage kids to take care of their surroundings. This includes activities such as cleaning, gardening, and organizing.

Care for the Environment Activities

care for the self

Care for the self activities include activities that help children learn how to take care of themselves. These activities include bathing, brushing, buttoning, and other personal care activities.

Care for the Self Activities

cause and effect

Cause and effect activities are activities that demonstrate how one action could cause an effect. Some examples of cause and effect activities are object permanence boxes, rattles, and blocks.

Cause and Effect Activities

Food Preparation

Food preparation activities involve kids in the kitchen, engaging them in tasks such as spreading butter and peeling fruits.

Food Preparation Activities

Grace and Courtesy

Grace and courtesy activities are activities that help children learn manners and how to be polite. Montessori considers this lesson to be as important as other lessons. 

Grace and Courtesy Activities

Preliminary Activities

Preliminary activities are practical life activities to introduce kids to Montessori education. This prepares them for more advanced activities. Preliminary activities include activities such as spooning.

Social Skills 

Preschool children in Montessori classrooms are encouraged to work in groups and to engage in cooperative activities. These help children learn to interact with others and work together towards a common goal.

Social Skills Activities

Dr. Maria Montessori observed that children are more attracted to real-life things than toys. This is the reason why practical life activities are introduced in a Montessori environment. 

Practical Life Activities

Materials

Montessori materials are learning tools to encourage children to master a skill on their own. Children can learn on their own through repetition and practice. 

Products

Dressing Frames

Bow Tying Frames

Bow tying frames are frames made of wood with strings or shoelaces attached, made to look like tying a bow.

Buckling Frames

Buckle frame is a square wooden frame that features two flaps with buckle fastenings. 

Buttoning Frames

Buttoning frames are made from wood with fabric pieces that have buttons and holes for the buttons.

Hook and Eye Frames

Hook and eye frames are usually made of wood boards with fabric panels that have hooks and loops or eyes.


Lacing Frames

Lacing frames feature wooden frames with fabric panels that have holes around their edges. 

Snapping Frames

Snapping frames are frames made of wood with snap-on buttons.

Velcroing Frames

Velcroing frames consist of wooden frames with fabric or felt surfaces and velcro strips.

Zipping Frames

Zipping frames consist of wooden frames with fabric or felt surfaces and zipper closures.

Dressing frames are materials for Montessori practical life. The aim is to help children learn to dress themselves. They are important materials to help children do self-care 

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