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Practical Life

A Tour of Erin’s Montessori Classroom

December 28, 2018 By Seemi

A Tour of Erin's Montessori Classroom Setup at Might Oaks Montessori in Asheville, NC

I recently had the opportunity to visit my friend Erin Roberts in Asheville, NC.  I’ve known Erin for about 14 years.  We worked together at the Montessori School of Syracuse and she is one of the small handful of people I’ve met who seem to have been born with an intuitive understanding of Montessori. A […]

Filed Under: Classroom Showcase, Practical Life

10 Ways to Encourage Your Child to Do Chores

October 1, 2018 By Seemi

by Gabrielle Nussbaumer Did you grow up with Saturday morning or afternoon chores? Maybe you had Saturday all day chores!? Did that question make you groan as you remembered the list of things you had to accomplish and the consequences if you didn’t? Fast forward to the present moment and think of your own children. […]

Filed Under: Montessori at Home, Parenting, Parents, Practical Life

Handwork in the Montessori Environment 

May 12, 2018 By Seemi

In Montessori environments, we pride ourselves on having a culture of self-lead work. We inspire children to be mathematicians, writers, discoverers and researchers.  We also teach children the value of the ability to work with our hands. How to Create a Culture of Handwork in Your Montessori Environment By Carol Palmer Handwork, the creative, constructive […]

Filed Under: Elementary, Practical Life Tagged With: Elementary

Resources for Talking to Children About Race and Racism

August 16, 2017 By Seemi

Resources for Talking to Children About Race and Racism

We are living in pivotal times. Issues of race and racism are not new.  Modern day America was created after a clash of epic proportions over this issue.  A world war has been fought over this.  Many of us thought that we, as a species, had put the worst behind us and were headed in […]

Filed Under: Grace and Courtesy, Practical Life, Teaching Tips Tagged With: Anti-Bias, Peace

Montessori Food Preparation and Cooking Inspiration

May 28, 2017 By Seemi

Montessori Food Preparation and Cooking Activities

Food preparation and cooking are some of the most fun practical life activities in a Montessori environment! My personal preference is to create individualized food preparation activities that children can choose on their own, rather than group cooking activities that have to be done with a teacher.  I want to show the children how to […]

Filed Under: Practical Life Tagged With: Food Preparation

Sewing Ideas for the Montessori Classroom

May 14, 2017 By Seemi

Sewing is a fantastic practical life activity for the Montessori classroom. A Sewing Curriculum for the Montessori Classroom If you’re looking for a comprehensive sewing curriculum for the 3-6 classroom, be sure to check out Aimee Fagan’s book, “Sewing in the Montessori Classroom: A Practical Life Curriculum” available on Amazon (where the Kindle unlimited edition […]

Filed Under: Practical Life Tagged With: Sewing

Honey Bees: Cooking in the Montessori Children’s House

May 7, 2017 By Seemi

I am honored to share with you this simple food preparation activity from the Cooking in the Children’s House series by Megan Ray Durkin.  Megan has a goal — to help children feel they are stewards of the earth and true citizens of the world. The projects from Cooking in the Children’s House blend her appreciation for children’s […]

Filed Under: Practical Life Tagged With: Food Preparation

Easter Preschool Activities

March 20, 2016 By Annie

This week I’m honored to share with you some photos contributed by one of our long time readers, Dagmar Brumovska!  She has a lot fun ideas that you can try on your preschool shelves for Easter.  We also have photos of the printable cards included in the Trillium Montessori Easter Preschool Pack.  Between the two, your […]

Filed Under: Holidays, Practical Life, Seasonal Tagged With: April, Easter, Spring

A Year of Montessori Fine Motor Shelves

December 26, 2014 By Seemi

A Year of Montessori Fine Motor Shelves

“Practical Life” is a huge area of the Montessori Curriculum.  It’s about giving children opportunities to engage in real everyday activities such as taking care of themselves and their surroundings, preparing food, cleaning up etc.  Real. Life. Stuff. Many Montessori teachers call their fine motor activities Practical Life activities.  I think of them more as […]

Filed Under: Classroom Organization, Practical Life Tagged With: Beginning of School, Fine Motor

Holiday Gifts Your Child Can Sew

November 28, 2014 By Seemi

Sewing projects for preschool. great for making holiday gifts!

Please welcome Aimee Fagan!  Aimee’s work on the Montessori Works Blog has been an inspiration to me for a long time.  Aimee is a trained Montessori teacher and she has some wonderful resources for the practical life area of the classroom.  She also writes about her experiences raising her children in a Montessori home.  Today she […]

Filed Under: Holidays, Practical Life Tagged With: Christmas, December, Gifts, Sewing, Winter

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