Montessori Practical Life Classroom Pack

Practical Life Classroom Pack

With well over 30 practical life activities - this pack represents excellent value!

12 pouring/transferring exercises

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 through a Funnel

Large jug of (coloured) water, (not included,) funnel, carafe

Pour from jug into carafe using funnel (extend difficulty by drawing a fill line on the carafe)

5 Pouring to measure

glass jug, measuring jug

You may want a card in the tray stating the amount of water to be measured , not included

6 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)

7 Sponge Transferring

Transferring dish with 2 compartments, natural sponge

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

8 Baster Transferring

2 glass tumblers, baster

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

9 Pipette Transferring

2 shot glasses, pipette

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

10 Syringe Transferring

2 shot glasses, syringe

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

11 Ball transferring

Tongs, 2 bowls, 6 cotton balls

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

12 learning chopsticks

Training chopsticks, corn puffs, egg holder, bowl

use the chopsticks to pick up the puffs and transfer onto the egg holder, and return to bowl

rolling dough exercise: Rolling pin, kilner jar (for playdough, not included) pastry cutter, board

pestle and mortar grinding exercise: 2 spice jars (for coriander seeds, not included), bowl, pestle and mortar, spoon

Lacing beads exercise: Coloured lace, 10 beads in two colours, bowl

Laying the table exercise:  Plate, cutlery, glass, place mat

several cleaning and dusting exercises: dusting, sweeping etc.

6 dressing frames and stand

handwashing exercise

table cleaning exercise

cloth washing exercise

cloth folding exercise

dish washing exercise

shoe polishing exercise

screwdriver exercise

a selection of jugs, trays, baskets for presenting these and your own activities - see our ideas bank for inspiration.

WARNING: Not suitable for 0-3 years - Small Parts: Choking hazard.