Practical life activities are a core part of the Montessori curriculum, and they offer a range of benefits for children of all ages. These activities help children develop their fine motor skills, gain independence, and learn important life skills.

Here are some Montessori practical life activities that can be performed at home with your child:

Food Preparation Activities:

Food preparation activities involve washing, chopping, and preparing food. These activities help children develop their independence and give them a sense of accomplishment when they see the finished product. A few such activities are -

Cutting with a knife, Grating, Mashing Vegetables or fruits, Peeling fruits.

Kneading of dough and rolling it.

Whisking of eggs

Baking a cake, measuring quantities of dry, wet ingredients.

• Opening and closing containers
•  Squeezing lemons,
•  Putting Kitchen trash in bins are a few more examples of Montessori-inspired household chores that you can do with your kid.

Pouring and Transferring Activities:

These activities help children develop their hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills. A few such activities are -

Operating a Dropper activity - Take two test tubes, or jars to conduct this activity with a dropper. Pouring liquid from one test tube to another will improve eye-hand coordination in children.

Squeezing Sponge activity- Repeat the above activity with a sponge. Dip the sponge in a liquid in a jar and squeeze it to fill up another jar.

Watering Plants Activity - Everybody must have tried this activity with our children. It is one of the best Montessori activities for children to understand the concept of pouring from a jar and filling up the pot to the brim.

Care of Self Activities:

These activities involve teaching children how to dress themselves, brush their teeth, and take care of their own personal hygiene. These activities help children develop their independence and self-confidence.

“Any child who is self-sufficient, who can tie his shoes, dress or undress himself, reflects in his joy and sense of achievement the image of human dignity, which is derived from a sense of independence.” Maria Montessori

A few such activities are -

Folding clothes, Buttoning own shirt

Cleaning one's own room

Wiping the Dining table, and cleaning their own utensils

Making a habit of cleaning their own utensils, and wiping of table tops after every meal teaches them a lesson about the importance of cleanliness and hygiene.

Segregating utensils according to sizes

Cleaning Glass, wooden tables in a house 

Cleaning is one of the amazing activities to improve the eye-hand coordination of children. Distinguishing among hard wooden surfaces and glasses in the house, and their different ways fo cleaning helps children learn the concept of different textures.

Sewing and Buttoning Activities:

Sewing and buttoning activities involve using a needle and thread to sew buttons onto fabric. These activities help children develop their hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills, as well as their ability to concentrate and follow instructions. A few such activities are -

Simple necklace threading

Shoelacing activity

Lacing mittens

Buttoning activity