Practical Life
Purpose
- Independence of the child
- Fine motor skills
- Real life experience
- Refinement of movement
Principles
- Real and useful activity
- Appropriate to the age of the child
- Self-contained
- Control of error
- reflect the culture
- Sensitive period of movement
“Montessori is an education for independence, preparing not just for school, but for life.”
- Maria Montessori
