Articles tagged with "Practical Life"
Cooking with Kids and Learning the Alphabet Too!
March 21, 2026
Cooking with kids has great rewards! You can teach the sounds of the alphabet while learning about math and kitchen science. Rap or sing the little song after each recipe. Let's cook and learn our ABCs! Each recipe in this A-to-Z collection pairs a fun, kid-friendly recipe with a letter …
Toddler Scope and Sequence — Practical Life Skills
March 21, 2026
Practical Life activities for toddlers are a great stepping stone for further learning. A child learns to master his or her environment by learning skills for independence — and mastery of these skills paves the way to intellectual learning. As Montessori wrote in The Montessori Method: "The children knew how …
The Silence Game
March 20, 2026
The Silence Game (also called "The Happy Game") is one of the first and most beloved elements introduced in a Montessori classroom. It helps with the normalization process and builds the foundation for concentration, self-control, and inner peace. Background Dr. Montessori invented this game when she was working with children …
Walking the Line
March 18, 2026
Ages: 2½ and up Walking the Line is one of the most beloved Montessori exercises for developing balance, coordination, and concentration. It's like a balance beam on the ground — simple to set up, endlessly engaging for young children, and wonderful for building grace of movement. Materials Painter's masking tape …
Practical Life
March 18, 2026
Practical Life for Life My favorite age of preschool development, believe it or not, is the (not so) terrible twos. In fact, I love the terrific twos. The twos are just made for Montessori practical life skills, exemplified by the "I can do it myself!" attitude of most two-year-old children. …
Turkey Fun, Tessellations, and Dolly Makeover: A Montessori Activity Newsletter
March 15, 2026
Welcome to Newsletter 18! This newsletter is packed with hands-on activities perfect for the holiday season: fun turkey crafts, a toddler-friendly baby doll bath activity, a step-by-step dolly makeover, an introduction to tessellations and tangrams, and a food pyramid lesson with great book recommendations. Turkey Crafts & Hats A hand-and-foot …