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Montessori practical life food preparation activity - fruit kababs

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Let’s dive into the magical realm of food preparation activities designed for 3 to 6-year-olds. With the Montessori philosophy at the heart of our exploration, we’ll discuss the importance of…

I am always looking for new and interesting snack ideas for my children. In case you are too, here are eight snack and food prep trays that we've used recently. Jam on Pikelets - spreading strawberry jam onto pikelets. We often use crackers for spreading activities so it's nice to use pikelets for something different. Melon Balls - my three-year-old finds this difficult but it's worth the challenge. We use a small melon baller and some cocktail picks to make it easier to share. I've cut the…

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Orange Peeling This is the most simple food prep work I've ever put out on the shelves and it is so well loved! We noticed at lunch time that not many of the kids knew how to peel oranges so we thought we'd remedy that! We just used the satsuma type oranges as they are soft and easy to peel. We have one glass for the peels and one for the oranges. They separate them out, eat as many sections as they please, and share with their friends around the classroom. The rules are that their their…

The title is slightly misleading as all of these snacks have had some adult involvement, however once they are presented to the child of around three, they may be able to do the rest themselves. Presenting snacks like this allows the child to develop practical life skills like peeling, slicing and spreading. These activities can also help develop fine motor skills. Here are a few snacks that we've enjoyed this week: Fruit Kababs - using cocktail sticks (sharp one end, blunt the other) the…

One of my favourite transferring tools would have to be our mini tongs. They are small and are almost like tweezers. I suggest a child could use them possibly by eighteen months and definitely by two years. The transferring work a child may be interested in will change and I've found Otis at four still enjoys transferring work if it involves sorting. My only concern is some of these activities are not suitable for children who are putting items in their mouths and I would only present them…

Practical life activities make up one of the most important areas of Montessori education, helping with order, concentration, coordination, and independence. And most preschoolers LOVE practical life activities that involve food preparation!

Montessori apple coring and slicing is a great practical life activity and can be an important part of preparing and sharing a snack. Post includes YouTube video and Montessori Monday linky collection.

Squeezing an orange Montessori practical life activity is an easy beginning exercise in at-home food preparation for kids that helps strengthen the hand.

Bluebird Montessori on Instagram: "Food preparation and snack serving are incredibly important in the Montessori classroom. This gives the children real life opportunity to use tools, strengthen hands, build executive functioning skills, and feed themselves and their community (body and soul!). I have created a lot of materials to help you on your journey to incorporating more food preparation in your classroom. Right now, the Food Prep Bundle that I created with Marissa @missymontessori…

Since the start of the new year, I've introduced practical life with food activities into our weekly learning time themes. They have been a HUGE hit! We've done many practical life activities involving food in the past, but they were usually part of kitchen, baking or holiday units. They weren't something that was available week after week like they are now. When introduced to Montessori, I first fell in love with practical life activities. My kiddos did too. The activities were engaging…

Practical life for kids in the kitchen begins with allowing the child to participate in the functions/work of the home and preparing the environment.