University Village Montessori School

The Montessori addition strip board is a math tool with a rectangular board and two sets of colored strips (red and blue) used to practice and memorize addition facts up to 18. To use it, children select a number from the left (blue) and one from the right (red), place the corresponding strips side-by-side on the board, and find the sum by looking at the number printed above the last square in the combined strips. This hands-on method helps develop concentration, fine motor skills, and a love for learning math

Montessori shoe polishing is a practical life activity that teaches children aged 3.5 and up skills like fine motor control, concentration, and sequencing, fostering independence and responsibility. The activity involves a specific, step-by-step process for cleaning and applying polish to shoes, using tools like hard and soft brushes, an applicator, and a buffing cloth. This hands-on task not only enhances personal appearance but also builds confidence as children see the tangible results of their efforts and develop a sense of accomplishment

food prep are hands-on, child-led activities that teach practical life skills like washing, peeling, slicing, spreading, and eventually, cooking, fostering independence, focus, and responsibility. Using child-sized tools and a sequential approach, these activities progress from simple tasks to more complex recipes, helping children develop fine motor skills, concentration, and an appreciation for food and nutrition

One of the hallmarks of the Montessori method is that it takes full advantage of the child’s motivation to learn these things at young age. The practical life curriculum in Montessori provides a scope and sequence for these everyday routines and practices. And exactly like the other, more academic areas in the Montessori classroom, the Montessori approach offers a pedagogy that elevates and empowers the child in her pursuit of these skills. Practical life in Montessori is purposeful activity, develops motor control and coordination, and develops independence, concentration, and a sense of responsibility.

It is a sensorial material designed to help children develop visual and tactile discrimination of dimensions, specifically thickness and width. It consists of ten wooden prisms of varying widths, all of the same length, that are arranged to form a "staircase”