Practical life activities for toddlers

Pinay Homeschooler is a blog that shares homeschool and afterschool activity of kids from babies to elementary level.

Sweeping Activity (Photo from Rockabye Butterfly)

Are you currently doing any Practical life activities with your toddler? If you haven't started any yet, then you may want to know first why they are important?The direct aim of Montessori Practical Life area is to develop independence. You may have noticed that as your toddler grows, they develop a need to do things for themselves and would grab things from your hand if you try to do things for them. The indirect aims are to develop intelligence, concentration, patience, writing, and the…

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…

Hang up the socks fun practical life activity

This Play-dough Slicing is the perfect activity for toddlers to practice and improve hand-eye coordination and so much more!

“We should enrich his environment with means of expression and indirectly prepare his hand to carry out its functions in the best possible manner.” ~ Maria Montessori Maria Montessori …

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!

Alligator snap game at How we Montessori

Here are 22 practical life skills for toddlers to help them grow, develop, and reach important milestones for preschool and kindergarten. Teaching life skills to toddlers is easy and fun with these simple life skills activities. Great for Montessori, too!

Our Montessori Story: New Practical Life Activity. Pom Pom Sweep.

Pinay Homeschooler is a blog that shares homeschool and afterschool activity of kids from babies to elementary level.

Bird learning activities and free printables for kids.

Homeschooling my children over the past year has been a very rewarding experience. Each of them has made significant progress in the areas of math, language arts, social studies, reading and scie…

Pinay Homeschooler is a blog that shares homeschool and afterschool activity of kids from babies to elementary level.

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.

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