{"id":3357,"date":"2020-07-05T14:52:03","date_gmt":"2020-07-05T19:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/0183151.netsolhost.com\/wordpress1\/?page_id=3357"},"modified":"2021-03-09T15:52:00","modified_gmt":"2021-03-09T21:52:00","slug":"practical-life","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/0183151.netsolhost.com\/wordpress1\/practical-life\/","title":{"rendered":"PRACTICAL LIFE"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Often times, young or new children are attracted to the Practical Life area.\u00a0 These materials build order, concentration, coordination, independence, responsibility and self-control. Children have a natural desire to prepare their own food, pour their own milk, put on their coat or tie their shoes and the materials in Practical Life help them learn to be independent in those tasks.\u00a0 The ability to control one\u2019s body along with the discovery of how to move purposefully around the room, often carrying things that must not be dropped, is an important aspect of Montessori education.<\/p>

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Fine Motor Skills:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>These are activities where the child uses the three-finger grip which helps prepare the hand for writing.
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  • Tweezing, tonging, basting<\/li>
  • Pouring rice or water from small pitchers<\/li>
  • Spooning beans, rice from bowls<\/li>
  • Art activities (cutting, drawing, painting, pasting)<\/li>
  • Sewing and\/or embroidery<\/li><\/ul>

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    Care of the Environment:<\/strong><\/p>

    • Polishing a table, metal object, shoes, etc.<\/li>
    • Washing a table, windows, dishes or cloth items<\/li>
    • Carrying a chair<\/li>
    • Folding towels, dusting, sweeping, and mopping<\/li>
    • Care of outdoor environment (raking, bird feeder)<\/li>
    • Care of plants or pets<\/li>
    • Mopping<\/li><\/ul>

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      Care of the Person\/Social Development:<\/strong><\/p>

      • Opening and closing a door politely<\/li>
      • Dressing frames (zippers, snaps, button, bows)<\/li>
      • Hand washing<\/li>
      • Cutting food items and\/or food preparation<\/li><\/ul>

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        All of these activities, or works, have specific steps that the child needs to follow.\u00a0 After completing this sequence of steps, the child\u2019s independence, sense of order, concentration, and coordination is strengthened. Children do not complete these tasks quickly or with little effort as an adult would; rather they do them for the process of repetition and mastery of the skills.
        The 3-6 year old child is in many sensitive periods for learning and the Practical Life materials enhance the natural development as follows:<\/p>

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        Sense of Order:<\/strong>\u00a0All of the Practical Life works have a beginning, middle and end, all are child sized, and all are color coded to help with properly putting the materials away.<\/p>


        Need for Movement:<\/strong>\u00a0All of the work available involves purposeful movement.<\/p>


        Refinement of senses:<\/strong>\u00a0The materials are all multi-sensory which furthers comprehension.<\/p>


        Social behavior:<\/strong>\u00a0Grace and Courtesy lessons are a part of Practical Life.<\/p>


        Language:<\/strong>\u00a0Children\u2019s vocabulary grows as teachers name each of the materials while introducing the work.<\/p>

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        The materials in Practical Life change during the seasons and have many levels of work, so students of any age can use them for refinement and mastery.\u00a0 Children learn skills in an atmosphere of kindness, community and respect.\u00a0 Practical Life is the foundation for life and all other areas of the Children\u2019s House classroom.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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