![]() In the beginning, children are urged by nature to be active. If you have a vision of the cosmic purpose, that every life in the world is based on this movement with a purpose, you will be able to understand and better direct the children's work. Yet tailoring, like gymnastics, requires lots of movements. ![]() ![]() Tailors who spend their lives sewing could not wear all the clothes they make themselves. The dancers, who perfect their movements with so much trouble and fatigue, dance for others. Even something as frivolous as dancing would be pointless without an audience. All work is done not only for ourselves but also for others. It is strange that man's work must also be work in service of others if this were not so, his work would have no more meaning than gymnastic exercises. It is not just the practical life in a house, cleaning rooms, watering plants, etc., that is important, but the fact that everyone in the world must move with a purpose and must work, not only for himself but also for others. This behaviour is the centre of their practical life. “When we speak about the behaviour of men and animals, we refer to their purposeful movements. Practical Life activities are an integral part of any Montessori environment. There is another area which encompasses all four areas and which is a very important part of practical life, namely food. Generally the activities of practical life revolve around four areas: Caring for the Self, Caring for the Environment, Grace & Courtesy and Movement of Objects. Through practical life the child learns about his culture and all about what it is to be human. Practical life activities help give the child a sense of being and belonging, established through participation in daily life with us. These activities are cultural and specific to the child's time and place. The child observes these activities in the environment and gains knowledge through the real experience of how to accomplish life skills in a purposeful way. Practical Life activities are the activities of everyday life and they are involved in all aspects of life.
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