Practical Life

Planting with Rebecca!

Rebecca has been busy planting a vegetable and flower garden. Please click to find out what plants she is growing and to see their progress.

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Planting With Sam!

Let’s see how Sam and her special guest’s seeds grew and what they will do with them next! Please click to watch the video!

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Germinating Seeds With Sam!

Watch how Sam and her friend germinate some vegetable seeds in a bag. It will be fun to watch them grow, and then plant them later in the spring. We love growing our own vegetables! Please click to see the video and the progress at 5 days!

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Sprouting Seeds With Brianne!

Let’s watch Brianne and her daughter prepare green bean seeds to sprout in a baggie with a wet paper towel. Put the baggie near the window and watch the magic of nature! Please click to see the video!

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Practical Life With Blanca!

Watch Blanca’s son take care of his home environment by using a sweeper and dustpan, watering a plant, misting a plant, cleaning furniture, and feeding the fish. Great helping! Click to see the video!

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Sprouting Green Lentils With Bhoomi!

Watch what happens when Bhoomi from our Casa classroom scoops lentils into a cup, drizzles some water on top, and leaves it for a couple of days. Now you can make a delicious meal! Click to see the video!

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Spring Planting With Abeba!

Watch Abeba from our Under 2 classroom show us how to plant flower seeds in pots. Later in the Spring, we can help her plant the flowers in our gardens and planters. Way to grow. Click to watch the video!

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Washing a Table

Practical life activities allow the child to develop fine and gross motor control, self-confidence, thinking outside the self, and a feeling of being productive and belonging to the community. Practical Life involves care of the self, the environment, and grace and courtesy. Here, a child is using a sponge and bucket of water to clean a table. Very helpful!

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Polishing a Mirror

Practical life activities give children the opportunity to participate and contribute to their community. They involve care of the self as well as the indoor and outdoor environment, grace and courtesy, and control and refinement of movement. Taking care of our classroom by polishing a mirror gives us a sense of belonging and being a productive citizen in our community.

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