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A Look at Practical Life Through Pictures!

The Practical Life Area in a Montessori Classroom or Montessori Home may look very simple, but it’s purposes are a foundation for Montessori Work and Materials throughout education. Each area of Practical Life carries the same goals for the child- the direct aims of Coordination, Cooperation, Concentration, and Independence. Everything here has its place, which …

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Cold Weather Dressing Basket

A very important component of Montessori Philosophy is Independence.  Anything that parents and teachers can  provide to do for him/herself is a great benefit to the child.  This week’s activity is considered Practical Life, Care of Self. For each major seasonal change, I like to provide a dressing basket to prepare and practice for the …

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Cards and Counters

This week, I’m sharing a Montessori Math Material called Cards and Counters.  This work can be made by anyone, with little or no cost.  The material is used for practicing counting with one-to-one correspondence and learning the concept of odd and even numbers. All you’ll need: Cards, labeled from 1-10 (mine, pictured here, are just …

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All About The Pink Tower

The Pink Tower is one of the most recognizable Montessori Materials.  It’s simplicity stands as an example for the beauty of all classic Montessori Materials.  The Pink Tower is a Sensorial work, for visual discrimination.  The child can clearly see and feel that the only difference in all of ten cubes is the size.  While …

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