Nigeria: Montessori - What the Children's House Offers

12 September 2006

Lagos — The activities offered in this environment include Practical Life, Sensorial, Maths, and Language, Culture and Grace and Courtesy activities.

Practical Life activities address the child's need to function independently in their every day activities. Montessori observed that children show an interest in caring for themselves and their environment and demonstrated joy and concentration in carrying out 'adult' chores such as washing and tidying up. They were keen to work with real objects, as those found in their homes, to carry out activities with a definite purpose and result. These activities enable the children not merely to function but to think for themselves and accept the consequences of their actions. Ultimately they help the whole development of the child; with special emphasis on developing independence, concentration and the individual skill. The materials are attractive, child-size, precise, real and functional.

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