Casa dei Bambini Montessori

This pouring work would come before any liquid pouring. The hand control as well as focus required to perform this task takes time to master.

Preschool children love the split peas for their texture and size.

This work falls under the practical life area of the classroom. Some parents are dismayed to discover their children sweeping, pouring, raking, and wiping their days away in preschool.

“However math, and all other intellectual work requires the ability to move carefully, to focus, to complete sequential steps, to concentrate, to make intelligent choices and to persevere in one’s work. This is exactly what is learned during practical life work.” -Stephenson

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