Part of Montessori Curriculum is the element of Practical Life . Children are taught everyday life skills from a very young age in order to foster a sense of independence, develop motor skills, and involve them as important, valuable members of the home or classroom. Part of practical life is transfer work, moving items (liquids or solids) from one container to another using a variety of different instruments. Students typically begin with isolated activities that progressively become more difficult. These skills are then applied to real life works. Today, S practiced transferring banana muffin batter from the bowl to muffin tins using a ladle. She loves cooking so I always find a way to get her involved. Something to remember is that children's work will never look like ours. You cannot expect perfection {or even complete cleanliness} when children are completing their work. They are building the skills to develop that fine motor ability by doing activities like these. Just remember to practice patience and understanding. One of the ways of doing this is being sure the environment (yourself included) are prepared. That means anticipating accidents or messes and having the resources readily available to clean those up. (I.E.- wipes, towels, wet towel, etc) P.S.- You can also expect them to eat the batter any chance they get! If you are new to Montessori, please do not feel that you need to buy all of the small pitchers, bowls, wooden spoons, or whatever materials you may have seen in order to practice Montessori philosophy. You have everything you need to encourage Practical Life in your home. So go on, take the leap, get your babes involved, They will be better for it! Click here to get the Cinnamon-Banana Recipe we made!
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