Montessori Practical Life Starter Pack

Montessori Practical Life Starter Pack

A set of 12 activities for the Practical Life area, which can be presented as described below, or to augment your existing activities.

Suggestions

1 Simple Dry Pouring

2 small jugs (for beans, lentils, macaroni, etc, not included)

Pour dry ingredients from one jug to another, vary the contents to maintain interest and change complexity

2 Simple Wet Pouring

2 small jugs (for coloured water, not included)

Pour liquid from one jug to another

3 Large to Small Pouring

2 small jugs and one large jug (containing lentils or water, not included)

Pour from large jug into the 2 smaller jugs, from both small jugs to larger jug

4 Pouring to measure

glass jug, measuring jug, card

Write a card in the tray stating the amount of water to be measured, pack of 200 included

5 Simple Transferring 

2 bowls, scoop, (beans, pasta etc, not included)

Spoon the ingredients from one bowl to the other. (can also be done by hand and with various other spoons and ingredients)

6 Sponge Transferring

2 bowls dish, small natural sponge

soak up the water from one side and squeeze into the other using 3-fingered grip

7 Pipette Transferring

2 shot glasses, pipette

squeeze up coloured water from one glass and release into the other

8 Syringe Transferring

2 shot glasses, syringe

squeeze up coloured water from one glass and release into the other

9 Ball transferring

Tongs, 2 bowls,  pasta, cotton balls or beads (not included)

use the tongs to pick up the balls and transfer into the other bowl 

10 Rolling dough

Rolling pin, wide necked jar (for playdough, not included) pastry cutter, board

roll out the dough, cut out some shapes, knead back into a ball and return to jar to keep it fresh

11 Pestle and mortar

2 spice jars (for coriander seeds, not included), pestle and mortar,

put  some seeds into the bowl, grind and put into other jar, vary ingredients to be ground - eg. wheat to flour

12 Laying the table

Plate, cutlery, glass, bamboo place mat, wooden tray

Roll out the mat, lay the place setting, return to the tray.

All activities supplied with trays. 

Some items may vary slightly from those shown.

Suggestions for additional items needed: dried beans, lentils, macaroni, playdough, coriander seeds, coffee beans, food colouring, small sponge cloths, cottonwool balls.

Of course, these are only suggested activities and you can mix and match the items as you wish. We'd love to see your own ideas.

PLEASE NOTE: This pack contains real kitchen items not toys, some of which are made from glass. They are only for use under the supervision of an adult, and you should assess the risk posed each time they are used. WARNING: Not suitable for 0-3 years - Small Parts: Choking hazard.

Includes 6:small glass jugs; 2:large glass jugs; 6:bowls; 1:pestle and mortar; 1:small glass; 1:measuring jug; 1:wide necked cliptop jar; 1:plate; 4:shot glasses; 2:spice cliptop jars; 1:cutting board; 1:mat; 1:rolling pin; 1:cutlery set of knife fork and spoon; 1: wooden tweezer tongs; 1:scoop; 1:syringe; 11:plastic non-slip trays; 1:pastry cutter; 1: mini natural sponge; 1:pipette and 1 wooden tray.