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What Makes an Activity Montessori?

1/13/2021

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Creating a Montessori inspired home can be challenging and so we want to help you by creating a guide to help you begin implementing Montessori philosophies, materials, and works, slowly into your home. This article will help you in identifying what makes an activity Montessori and how you can utilize activities you already own to create Montessori work in your home.

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​Montessori Activities have a few main components such as being: 
  • Child Directed
    • Children are able to pick which work they would like to complete based on their interests. 
  • Isolate Skills/Concepts
    • Montessori works isolate one concept they would like the child to work on. For example, putting coins into a box with a slot isolates the hand eye coordination skill which builds fine motor skills.
  • Aid in Independence
    • Montessori works are scaffolded to be challenging for a child but not too difficult for them to complete. Children will work on works independently from start to finish until they have mastered them. This creates a sense of independence, pride and confidence for the child.
Montessori activities are also:
  • A Complete Activity
    • Trays will consist of all of the materials needed to complete the activity and have them all be in good condition.
  • Hands On
    • Children learn best by doing. 
  • Emphasize Concentration
    • Montessori works are challenging but not too difficult so the children will work to concentrate to complete the works independently.
  • Real Life Experiences
    • Montessori utilizes realia to aid in teaching children how to utilize everyday objects.


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Montessori Food Preparation

1/4/2021

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At Home Montessori Monday!

Food preparation is an essential practical life skill that students can utilize daily in your home to build fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and bilateral coordination.


  1. To begin utilizing food preparation in your Montessori inspired home:
  2. Gather all utensils and food needed for preparation.
  3. Model how to properly utilize utensils and verbally walk your child(ren) through the process alongside the visual presentation.
  4. Allow your child(ren) to begin practicing preparing the food.
  5. Offer guidance and additional presentations as needed until your child(ren) can prepare the food independently. 

​Some snacks your child(ren) can prepare in addition to the ones shown above include:
  • Using an egg slicer to slice hardboiled eggs
  • Using a spreader to spread cream cheese, jam, or butter on bread
  • Using a wavy chopper knife to slice fruits and vegetables
#montessori #amicimontessori #preschool #practicallife #cooking #finemotor

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Placemat and Table Set

12/28/2020

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At Home Montessori Monday!
​From nutrition to agriculture, to practical life skills and fine motor skills, meal time provides an endless amount of teachable moments for children of all ages.
Setting the table is a practical life skill that allows for children to practice meal time norms and etiquette and also creates the opportunity for family style dining to take place.
Family style dining is crucial for children as it allows for language development between child and caregiver, promotes food and nutrition empowerment for children as they decide what and how much of what goes on their plate, and builds fine motor skills as children practice scooping and grabbing food with various utensils.

​To implement this Montessori practical life skill in your own home:
  1. Print out our placement printable. We recommend printing on cardstock and laminating placements for an increase in durability and for easy clean up of the placemat following meal time.
  2. Allow your child to practice setting the table with you until they are able to set the table independently!
#montessori #amicimontessori #montessoriathome #mealtime #preschool #practicallife

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