Practical life activities are simple ordinary tasks in one’s own culture that are offered to a child so the child can develop order, exactness, inhibitory control and ‘synthetic movement’ (a movement that is ordered and directed by the mind so children can practice their logic).

Practical life activities aid children in developing adaptation, development of will, independent of growth, nature personality traits, concentration, development of movement, order, dexterity. Through practical life, children are given opportunities to act, practice and master their functions and environment. Children learn to adapt to his/her environment, society and culture which leads to self-belonging, confidence, and independence.

In the Montessori method, the most important part of learning is the PROCESS of learning (the journey) not the end result. The process where we can see the mind, the hands, the body, and the whole being of the child consumed by curiosity and motivation to find out the end result or to solve the problem.

The unperfected end result creates curiosity and motivation for the child to repeat the lesson until he/she masters it. Don’t be too early to offer help to solve the problem for your child, instead ask questions to raise his or her curiosity with a little hint. This instills a sense of exploration, curiosity, discovery, perseverance, ownership, responsibility, resilience, and independence in your child.