Activities of Every Day Life

Montessori saw that young children were full of curiosity and loved exploring new things for themselves. She developed a wide range of beautiful materials that allowed the children to gain an appreciation of biology, geography, simple science and history. Each of these areas then allowed the children to explore and experiment with concepts such as metamorphosis, life cycles, land formations, the planets and time lines.


As in all other areas of her work she was careful to let the children lead her in their interests and she was surprised to find that they very easily learnt not only the simple, but also the technical names of the new things that they were introduced to. In fact, Montessori children frequently astonish adults with their in-depth knowledge of the subjects they are studying.

Activities to Develop Fine and Gross Motor Skills

  • Pouring


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  • Transferring

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  • Opening and Closing

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  • Threading

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  • Cutting

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  • Sewing

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  • Folding

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  • Cooking Skills

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  • The Whisper Game

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  • General Classroom Skills

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Activities that Enable a Child to Look After Themself

These activities are designed to encourage and enable the child to be more self-sufficient and independent. They involve the use of fine and gross motor skills and are generally presented on a one to one basis.

  • Dressing Frames


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  • Care of Self

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Activities for Care of the Environment

These activities encourage children to develop skills, which help maintain the environment around them - for example at home or in the setting. They can be introduced as activities or through a spontaneous presentation when the need for any of them comes up.

  • Sweeping Using a Dustpan and Brush


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  • Setting the Table

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  • Pegging

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  • Washing Up and Drying

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  • Care of Plants or Living Things

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Grace and Courtesy

Grace and Courtesy within a Montessori environment and during meal times is generally introduced by teachers modelling the behaviours during the day/when the opportunity presents itself. Each setting will have its own policies and procedures when dealing with the following variants, however these are general methods that can be used as guidance.

  • Greeting


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  • Interrupting

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  • Offering to Help

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  • Dealing with a Conflict

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  • Speaking in Front of a Group

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  • Laying the Table

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  • Snack Times

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