Seasonal dressing and undressing for outdoor play is an excellent opportunity for a child to build self confidence and autonomy and instill a sense of pride. “Help me to help myself”. (Please click for the full photos and more information).
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The 4 dressing frames that we have in our classroom are a velcro frame, a zipper frame, a button frame and a snap dressing frame. These are all part of the practical life area. The dressing frames encourage fine motors skills, eye-hand coordination, as well as foster independence and self help skills. (Please click for the full photos.)
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One way in which the children can take care of the environment is by caring for the various plants in their classroom. They are able to water the plants and clean their leaves. The children enjoy maintaining and caring for plant life while learning about botany life cycles and the necessities of soil, sun, air and water. (Please click for the full photos.)
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Through Practical Life experiences, a child perfects their coordination, lengthens their span of concentration, pays more attention to detail, refines the small muscles of their hand, and develops their independence. They also build upon their sense of responsibility through care of their environment and grace and courtesy. (Please click to view the video).
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In celebration of Halloween, the Infants had the opportunity to participate in a favourite holiday past time: pumpkin carving! Not only was this a fun activity, but it encouraged social interactions and engaged the children’s various senses as they scooped out the inside of a large pumpkin, smelled its fresh aroma, and felt the sticky, squishy innards, slimy seeds, and hard shell. (Please click for full photos.)
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Self-serving provides many opportunities for learning and growth. It promotes autonomy and problem-solving skills, and develops a sense of how much food to take as well as eat. Using serving utensils and jugs refine fine motor skills and eye-hand coordination. Grace and courtesy skills such as saying “please” and “thank you” or waiting for one’s turn are also developed.
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Practical life materials give young children the opportunity to practice real life tasks by imitating experiences they see in their environment. Their strong desire for repetition helps them to develop and improve refinement of the hand, wrist and arm, independence, concentration, hand eye co-ordination, order of sequence, and fine motor skills, while developing life-long skills. (Please click for more photos and information.)
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Practical Life activities are the foundation of the Montessori environment. These activities allow the children to develop control and coordination of movement, awareness of their environment, orderly thought patterns, independent work habits, responsibility, and many other characteristics which can be attained through spontaneous, purposeful work. (Please click for more information and photos.)
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The children gently and carefully dust and wipe each leaf, making sure that all the plants are looking their best and are as healthy as can be. Caring for their environment helps children practice being active contributors to their community.
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