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Practical Life
Gardening
The children took turns digging holes and delicately placing the flowers in. They learned that they had to cover the roots with soil and diligently water them so that the flowers continue to thrive. We have enjoyed watching the flowers bloom and bring colour and life to the playground.
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Planting Seeds
Watching plants grow is a fun and education experience for children. Their enormous curiosity and excitement over anything new makes them a natural for gardening. Growing plant seeds with children teaches them how nature works, responsibility in caring for living things, and interest in environment sustainability and pride in themselves.
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Flower Arranging
The flower arranging activity is part of the Practical Life area of the Montessori classroom. It focuses on the care and enhancement of the Under Three environment. This activity encourages cognitive development through sequencing of steps. There are many steps involved and each one builds upon the other.
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Celebrating Earth Day
Earth Day is a great time to learn about our planet and how we can take care of it every day. Some of our activities included using recycled newspaper to make biodegradable planters and then filling the planters with soil and seeds, and misting them with water.
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Practical Life!
As the children in the Under 2 classroom start to imitate the practical life around them, they are offered child-size materials to use to fulfill their need for exploration, movement, acquisition, repetition, and feeling that they can be part of the community. Here are some pictures of the children assisting with cleaning and caring for their environment.
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Washing Dishes!
Dishwashing is a multi-step activity that aids a child not only to learn how to wash dishes, but also develop concentration, hand-eye coordination, and independence. It also helps children to contribute to and care for their classroom environment.
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Autumn and Halloween Practical Life Activities
One of the ways we introduce, integrate, and celebrate events in our Casa community is through our Practical Life activities. Materials for activities such as transferring, lacing, gluing, and sifting are changed regularly to reflect the new season or upcoming celebrations.
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Planting Flowers With Ayisha!
Let’s watch as Ayisha transplants petunias into her planter box, then waters them. What a windy day! What is your favourite colour? Please click to see the video!
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Planting With Melissa!
Melissa will show us the parts of a flower and how to use a transplanting tool! Let’s watch her plant petunias in a planter! Please click to see the video!
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