Activities of Every Day Life

The young child is attracted to activities that he sees going on around him and that give him independence and control of his own life. She therefore introduced into her classrooms materials and exercises that allow children the maximum possible opportunity to learn how to both look after themselves and their environment.


In the practical life area you will see things such as special frames to help children learn to do up and undo clothes, lots of spooning and pouring exercises, stirring, sorting, cutting and threading activities and many other activities that children see going on around them at home.


Practical life also includes helping children do other important tasks such as opening and closing doors, carrying trays and chairs, washing and drying hands, caring for books and blowing noses. 


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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