Today, we continue our series exploring the Practical Life area of the Montessori classroom, focusing in this post on the ways in which Practical Life skills benefit other curriculum areas. Many of the exercises in the Practical Life area are preparation exercises for Sensorial works. The exercises help to fine tune the development of the…

Today, we begin a new series exploring the Practical Life area of the Montessori classroom. In a Montessori classroom, the Practical Life area is one of the first areas that a child explores. This section of the classroom provides the child with real-life materials that help to develop coordination, concentration, independence, and order. Through the…