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One of the curriculum focuses of the practical life area of the classroom is care of the environment. What better way to teach this concept than through teaching children how to use tools?
From hammering nails into a pumpkin to screwing screws back into a wobbly chair, there are many different ways children can practice using tools in the classroom.
By teaching the children the skills they need to use tools, they will feel empowered to help fix items in the classroom and their home. |
| At a Montessori school, woodworking and tool activities are always popular. Children can start to develop hammering skills by hammering golf tees into plasticene clay. After mastering their basic hammering skills, children can begin to practice twisting screws into a board with a screwdriver. These lessons not only teach helpful care of environment skills, but also develop concentration, hand eye coordination and strengthen fine motor muscles in the hands.
When the child has mastered the hammering and screwing skills, add more complex building activities with a tool bench. These gloves are perfect safety tools to add to this area of the classroom and will make your student feel fully prepared to use tools in the classroom.
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Is your classroom turning into a construction zone? Continue the learning with these great works:
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