Course Overview
Take your Practical Life knowledge to the next level with this engaging, hands-on workshop designed for anyone passionate about fostering children’s independence and confidence. Guided by fully qualified and dynamic Montessori trainers, you’ll gain practical experience with more advanced Practical Life materials and activities – building skills you can apply at home, in classrooms, or in early childhood environments.
Whether you’re an educator, parent, student, or simply curious about Montessori, this course offers a fresh, dynamic perspective on real-world learning – equipping you with practical tools and inspiration to support deeper independence, social grace, and purposeful movement in every child.
The Practical Life materials
Advanced Practical Life activities further empower children with essential skills for daily living, nurturing not only their independence but also their sense of dignity, responsibility, and social awareness. Through activities like food preparation, dressing frames, advanced care of environment tasks, and Grace and Courtesy exercises, children refine motor control, problem-solving, and social etiquette. These purposeful activities are foundational for developing concentration, order, and the ability to contribute meaningfully to their community – building strong, resilient learners ready for the broader academic and social challenges ahead.
FOOD AND COMMUNITY (0-6)
- Folding/Rolling an Apron (0-3)
- Folding cloths (3-6)
- Food Preparation Shelf
- Peeling and chopping a banana (0-3)
- Bread baking (0-3)
- Spreading (0-3)
- Juicing (0-3)
- Grating (3-6)
- Washing dishes (0-3)
- Drying dishes (0-3)
- Polishing objects (0-3)
- Washing cloths (0-3)
- Hanging out cloths (0-3)
FINE MOTOR REFINEMENT (3-6)
- Pouring large beans
- Pouring from jug to jug
- Transferring using a pipette
- Transferring using a baster
- Transferring with a spoon
- Transferring using tongs – food and objects
- Use of scissors – Cutting various lines
- Weaving
