Practical Life
In the Montessori classroom, young children are normally drawn first to the Practical Life area because these materials are most familiar to them. The exercises of Practical Life have objects and materials normally encountered in everyday living experiences such as cleaning, sweeping, pouring, dressing, plant and animal care. The exercises of Practical Life fall into four major categories: Care of the Self, Care of the Environment, Grace and Courtesy, and Control of Movement. Many are fundamental exercises that the child needs to master to be able to live comfortably in the real world.
