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NAME: MANAHIL NAEEM

ROLL NO: D14413


ASSIGNMENT MODULE: 2
QUESTION: 1
IMPORTANCE OF PRACTICAL LIFE
EXERCISES
The practical life exercises are the beginning activities for
young children. These exercises include personal and
environmental care. Through this the child learns how to
do living activities in a purposeful way.
AIM OF PRACTICAL LIFE EXERCISES:
The aim of practical life exercises is to facilitate learning
through day to day work in the children’s home. Children
are attracted to precision in the early years. According to
Montessori during the sensitive periods the child is
constructing his inner self, he is preparing himself for the
world by using his skills and abilities. Child needs order
and repetition of same activity to refine certain skills.
Based on the idea that freedom implies self-sufficiency,
exercises of practical life are sought to train the growing
child to master essential skills and knowledge as dressing,
maintaining, cleanliness, serving etc. The exercises of
practical life are designed to teach the child to be
independent, to supply his own wants and to perform the
actions of daily life with skill and grace. children do all the
work connected with the meal, setting tables, serving food
and the clearing away and washing the dishes. All the
children are alike in this work, regardless of their age.
Children of three and four soon learn to handle the plates
and glasses, and to pass food.
The two main purposes of practical life exercises are:
First is the dignity of work.
Second, is to enable children to organize themselves as
functional human beings.
Main reasons of including such exercises in classroom:
 To enable the child to appreciate independence.
 To educate the children’s movements to be geared to
a purpose.
 To develop children’s ability to concentrate on the
task.
 To help children to carry a task in sequence.
 To help children to care for environment.
 To enrich the child emotionally.
 To endow the child with affirming sequences.
 To encourage responsibility.
 To engage the child physically.
 To enliven the child constructively.
 To fascinate the child with learning.
To do this, we must begin by the time the child is two years
old, primarily physical and primarily concerned with
himself. We must help him to become master of himself
and so for other things.

QUESTION: 2
DIFFERENT GROUPS OF EXERCISES OF PRACTICAL
LIFE IN MONTESSORI SYSTEM
Through exercises of practical life a child not only learns
concentration, coordination, independence and order,
but also how to interact with others and gain an
understanding and appreciation of the environment.
A Montessori classroom is a specifically designed area
arranged solely for the children. There should be a
variety of movements and activity and all works operate
together with discipline.
MAIN GROUPS OF EPL:
Four main groups of EPL are:
 ELEMENTARY EXERCISES:
These exercises assist in creating routine and order.
These are further divided into 3 sub-groups.
BASIC ELEMENTARY EXERCISES:
In these exercises child learn fundamental activities
involving muscle and mind co-ordination. Example:
opening and closing the door.
ELEMENTARY EXERCISES:
In these exercises child learn a bit more advance and
complex activities. Example: holding a chair, pouring
something. Etc.
HIGHER ELEMENTARY EXERCISES:
In these exercises a child learn bit more complex and
logical activities. Example: walking on line and silent
practice.
 EXERCISES OF PERSONAL CARE:
These exercises assist in how to take care of yourself. Care
of self may include exercises on how to wash hands, brush
teeth, wear clothes etc.
 GRACE AND COURTESY EXERCISES
These exercises assist children to learn manners and how
to deal with other people. It helps children to learn
different situation and how to react. example: how to
greet how to ask, how to show gratitude etc.
 CARE OF ENVIRONMENT EXERCISES:
In these exercises child learn how to take care of the
environment, which include exercises of holding and using
garden tools, taking care of plants and animals, taking care
of things, mopping, sweeping, dusting etc.

IMPORTANCE OF GROUPING:
By grouping these exercises child manage to grasp each
and every activity. It helps to aid the child to develop his
coordination in movement, his gracefulness, his balance
and need to develop power to be silent. The beauty of EPL
lies in the fact that they can be very easy or more
complicated, they can be short or long. The lengthy
processes can be broken down into short steps. The
children uses the skills they have learned in practical life
area around the classroom. These activities are not
separated from class, they are incorporated into the life of
the child and also be incorporated into the home.

QUESTION: 3
ESSENTIAL POINTS IN KEEPING EPL:
Children are naturally interested in activities they have
witnessed.it is therefore a directress task to demonstrate
the correct way of doing these exercises.
Materials used in EPL can be characterized as follows:
 Physical proportions: they must be right sized for the
child.
 Psychically proportionate: their function must be
clear to the child.
 Attractive and good quality:
 Clean and well maintained
 Real not a toy.
 One for each exercise.
 Adaptable.
 Separate and Non-toxic.
TWO WAYS TO GIVE EPL:
 Direct presentation: direct presentations are when
we introduce an activity to the child
 Indirect presentation: these are defined as when a
child is watching teacher make a presentation and
paying attention to the lesson without the teacher
being aware of it.
BASIC PRINCIPLES FOR PRESENTING EPL:
 Choosing activities
 Setting up: in setting up a classroom, provision
must be made to practice all types of housework
the child sees done at home. Furniture of all types
must be chosen with various surfaces. In this way,
children can learn to clean plane, polished and
painted surfaces. Things used in class should be
made of different items such as brass and silver so
that a child can learn how to polish these.
 Fabrics: children should learn to wash different
types of clothes.
 Presenting activities:
For all practical life exercises, teacher and child
should
 Wear aprons.
 Work without making mess.
 Clean up area after the activity.
 Put material away, washing and drying of
equipments.
 Pointing directions of required material.
 Practice activity before performance.
 Giving lesson in a relaxed manner.
 Keep lessons short and simple
 Invite the child.
 Carry the material to work area.
 Demonstrate. And after activity tell the child to
keep back it in place.
EVALUATION:
 Observe the child at work.
 Remove activities that are no longer being used.
 Watch child use material appropriately.
 Don’t disturb the child.
 Appreciate the concentration.

QUESTION: 4
FORMAL SETTING OF A TABLE:
MATERIALS:
 Butter spreader.
 Fork,spoon and knife.
 A drinking class.
 Napkin.
 Butter plate
 Salad plate

PRESENTATION:
 Place things on right places on the table.
 Put the knife on right side of dinner table.
 Fork and spoon on the left side.
 Salad place should be placed next to fork.
 Glass of water at top right side of table.
 Napkin on the dinner plate.
 Repeat and ask students to do it.

CHICKEN SPREAD SANDWICH:

MATERIALS:
 1 to ½ cup minced cooked chicken.
 ¼ to 1/3 cup mayonnaise
 Salt and pepper to taste.
 Garlic, onion powder, cayenne to taste.
PREPARATION
 Introduce all ingredients to the children first.
 Then add all ingredients one by one.
 Mix them.
 Apply on bread.
 Ask students to make.

QUESTION: 5

NAMES OF EPL A CHILD CAN DO:

Practical life exercises are the traditional works of


family and home.
They can be broken down into four catogaries.
PRELIMINARY ACTIVITIES.
 Stirring
 Opening and closing lids.
 Using scissors
 Pouring and transferring
 Screwing and unscrewing
CARE OF THE ENVIRONMENT:
 Wringing a wet cloth.
 Washing a table or counter top.
 Sweeping and mopping the floor.
 Vacuuming
 Polishing silver or brass.
 Polishing wood furniture
 Polishing shoes
 Sorting laundry
 Matching socks
 Folding towels and washing clothes
 Folding napkins
 Sewing buttons
 Ironing
 Washing dishes
 Flower arranging
 Cleaning spills
 Sorting recycling
 Watering plants
Not mentioned epl:
 Hammering a nail
 Screwing and unscrewing a nut.
 Managing cupboards and drawers
CARE OF SELF:
 Washing hands, face, hair.
 Blowing nose properly
 Sneezing
 Brushing teeth
 Combing hair
 Trimming nails
 Running water in bath
 Hanging towels
 Dressing
 Measuring liquid and dry ingredients
 Peeling fruits and vegetables
 Using kitchen tools
 Spreading butter jelly etc

GRACE AND COURTESY


 Greeting
 Answer phone
 Get up from table
 Carry a chair
 Open and shut a door
 How to interrupt
 How to excuse
 How to hand someone something
 Table manners
 Carrying objects
 Walking without bumping

“Any child who is self-sufficient, who can tie


his shoes, dress or undress himself, reflects in
his joy and sense of achievement the image of
human dignity, which is derived from a sense
of independence.”
-Maria Montessori

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