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PMC Module 2 Exercise of Practical Life(EPL) Solved assignment |Early Childhood (3-6) | Pakistan Montessori Council | SB Online Academy
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Assignment Module 2
Write answers in your own words. Your answers should be at least 2 typed pages or 3 handwritten pages. Please don’t forget to write your name and roll number on each page of the assignment.
Q1: Write a comprehensive note on the importance of practical life exercises.
Answer No 1
Introduction
Exercise of practical life (EPL) are those simple daily actions which are normally performed by adults in the environment. Exercise of practical life (EPL) gives the child an understanding of his environment and how its works. The child enjoys all types of exercise and keeping the environment beautiful for all.
The Importance of Practical Life Exercises:
The Importance of Practical Life Exercises are those exercises which helps a child to learn meaningful activities in a purposeful way. It helps in daily life because it is actually those actions which are normally performed by every day. EPL exercises are those exercises of daily life which are performed by the adult in different situation. There are unlimited practical life exercises in a Montessori house of children. By doing EPL children get use to and are able to do series of simpler to complex last of daily life. Religious teachings and practices can also be incorporated into, like how to pray, greet others, drink water, start a task, knock at the door, etc These exercises build the child self-esteem’ making them feel of value. Exercise of practical life (EPL) also develop manual dexterity. Children who don’t get experience of these kind of exercise at right time , neither achieve of the level of perfection and not feel the natural urge happily. Those children who experience those activities achieve their goal, will know how to do everything well and will grow intellectually. As Dr. Maria Montessori stated if these “Sensitive periods” once it is lost will never come again.
The Importance for Independence:
It is established that between birth and six the child is developing. His mental patterns are getting fixed, and the personality is developing which is almost determined by the age of six to seven years. Things are done for them rather than helping them to do things themselves. In almost every family we have males ordering mothers, sisters, wives and daughters to do things for them..The point is that if practical life activities are started at the right time and we help children do things themselves rather than doing things for them. Independence becomes a lifelong personality trait. They don't just continue doing everyday things for themselves and others but also do it happily.
The Importance for making world better organized and tidier place:
In a Montessori children not only learn to work but also how to be organized and keep their environment tidy. A simple rule followed by the Maria Montessori school that “There is a place for everything and everything has a place”.
More points about Importance of practical life exercises are :
● For Developing Love for work.
● For Happiness, Self Satisfaction and Self Respect.
● For Learning to Give and Take Help Gracefully.
● For Normalization of the Child.
● For Passing on Good Work Habits to the Next Generations .
● For Perfection of Movements .
● For Developing Love of the Universe .
● Avoiding Personality Disorder .
Q2: Explain the different groups of exercises of practical life. How do you think this grouping is helpful?
Answer No. 2
The different groups of exercises of practical life.
We are divided into four main groups:
1) Elementary Exercises
2) Exercises of Personal Care
3) Grace and Courtesy Exercises
4) Care of Environment Exercises
I think this grouping is helpful for The Exercises of Practical Life details of these points are
1) Elementary Exercises
These exercises assist in creating routine and order in the environment and are pre requisite for other activities. Elementary exercises are further sub-divided into three groups.
Ø Basic Elementary Exercises :
These activities involve very basic movements, mostly involving how to hold and place objects. For example : Carry and place a jug, How to hold a glass or carry a tray etc.
Ø Elementary Exercises :
The movements involved in this category are a bit more complex and advanced than basic elementary exercises, but altogether they are also done within a short period of time. For example : rolling and Unrolling of mats, Opening and Closing of bottle tops etc.
Ø Higher elementary Exercise :
Same sort of work is involved in these exercises but they are more logical and slightly more complex than the previous group of exercises. For example Cutting along a line, Use of dropper etc.
1) Exercises of Personal Care
These exercises help the child to take care of himself, gain confidence and groom himself. For example combing hair , brushing teeth, dressing frames etc.
2) Grace and Courtesy Exercise
Through these activities the child learns to be polite, use basic manners and how to go around the society. For example table manners, how to carry a chair, how to be silent etc.
4. Care of Environment
Exercises of care of both outdoor and indoor environments are components of this category. The child learns to take care of the environment, how to keep it clean and how to restore and maintain proper living conditions, indoor putting things in the right places,
· Indoor examples: Polishing brass, washing dishes, dusting etc.
· Outdoor examples: picking up dried leaves, watering plants etc.
· Importance of grouping of EPL :
EPL grouping helps to aid the child to develop his coordination in movement’ his balance and his gracefulness in his environment as well as his need to develop the power of silent. By grouping these exercises child manage to grasp each and every activity. Child learn from basic to complex , from self control to care of environment, from grace to courtesy each and everything learn step by step. It helped the child in his entire coming life. When child learn basic motor skill and then advance complex and logical skills, he become more confident and satisfied then other children.
Q3: What are the essential points that we should keep in mind while presenting EPL?
Answer No. 3
It is important that directress’s task to demonstrate the correct way of doing these exercises in a way which helps the child to fully observe the movement. Correctness of the technique of the directresses' presentation is of high value in the learning process of the child. The first basic thing is that before any presentation of directress in front of a child, Directress should be practice the activity as many times as possible so that the possibility for any sort of errors is as less as possible. Children are naturally interested to perform those activities which they have witnessed.
There are two kinds of presentations
• Individual presentation
• Group Presentation
These basic points are followed will be helpful in making presentation of any topic like exercises of sensory development, mathematics, language, handwork, culture, etc.
v Individual Presentation:
Only one child is taken in this presentation.
Following are the points which are to be kept in mind while presenting an exercise.
1. The material must be placed at the eye level of the child so that the child gets interested in it and likes to work with it.
Order of placing things is also of high importance. Use the rule “a thing for a place and a place for a thing”.
3. Before presentation material should be ready.
4. Take the consent of the child by saying “Would you like me to show you how we work with it?”
5. Brief him about the material, tell him the ground rules of how to use the material and pointing out its place where it is to be returned.
6. Take the material to the workplace with the help of child.
7. In a graceful, cheerful and relaxed way give presentation. While demonstrating use only necessary words and movements where needed.
8. Make sure that the presentation must be brief and lively.
9. After the demonstration, invite the child to carry on with the activity.
10. Leave the child. Let the child work with the material for as long as he likes. Do not interrupt.
11. The material must be placed back at its proper place after work.
12. Our objective should be that at the end of presentation the child should be able to work independently. Our goal should be to bring him into a mental state when his natural interest to carry on with the exercise himself is kindled. We should not expect him to do the exercise perfectly. Sometimes he needs more than one presentations.
v Group Presentation:
Sometimes group teaching is also carried out in the classroom. The same rules, as mentioned above, must be kept in mind while making a group presentation but there are a few other important points to observe.
1. Only if all the children in the group are in the mood to take instructions and obey, go ahead with the presentation.
2. If you, however, feel that any one of the children would disturb the class, do not continue, and rather give individual presentations.
3. At the end of the presentation each child must be given separate material to do individual work. (Giving separate material makes the children busy at once, and avoids the lack of concentration and frustration which the child has to face while he waits for the material to get free).
v The materials used in the EPL can be characterized as follows:
They must be the right size for the child to handle. Their function must be clear to the child.
Materials must be beautiful and attract the child. The materials must be kept intact. Avoid too many material from which child can choose. They must be real materials not toys There should be multiple sets of materials so that the children learn individually. While using any liquid or detergent should be non-toxic which is no way harmful for children Material must be able to change from culture to culture and be comprised of the same objects the children would find in their home.
Q4: Try to explain “Formal setting of a Table” and “Making a Chicken Spread Sandwich” in the same way EPL have been explained in this book for you.
Answer No. 4
Formal setting of a Table:
Material:
• 1 Table mat
• 1 Plate
• 1 Glass
• 1 Spoon
• 1 Knife
• 1 Fork
• 1 Napkin
• 1 large wooden tray (optional)
Presentation:
1. Prepare a child-sized table for the presentation and place a chair in front of the table. Invite the child by asking him/her whether they would like to learn to set up a formal table.
2. Bring the appropriate material to the workplace with the help of the child. The material must be kept at the child’s eye level.
3. The child can be demonstrated how to set the table using the large wooden tray or directly onto the table.
1. Pick up the place mat by holding the top right corner with your right thumb and index finger and the top left corner with our left thumb and index finger. Lift the table mat on the table right in front of the chair.
2. Flatten out the mat so that it does not have any wrinkles in it.
3. Pick up the plate by holding it from its rims with both hands in such a way that the thumbs of both hands are on the upper side and fingers should be underneath the plate for support.
4. Lift the plate and place it in the middle of the table mat without making a sound.
5. Pick up the napkin in such a way that your thumb is on the lower side and fingers are on the upper side of the napkin.
6. Lift the napkin and place it on the left side of the plate Keep the napkin in line with the plate so that it looks balanced.
10. Place the fork gently on the left side of the plate on top of the napkin. Make sure the fork is in line with the plate.
11. Pick up the knife in the same manner as the fork. Place it on the right hand side of the plate in such a manner that the sharp edge of the knife faces the plate. The fork, plate and knife should all be in line and in a balanced position.
12. Pick up the spoon and place it on the right side of the knife. Keep it in a balanced line with the knife.
13. Pick up the glass in such a way that the thumb of right hand is on your side and four fingers on the opposite side, while the palm of the left hand may be used to support the glass. Place it on the right side of the table mat just above the knife and spoon, without making a sound.
14. Invite the child to use the material to practice the activity himself.
15. After the child has finished the activity he should be shown where the material must be placed.
Points of Interest:
• Remembering where and how to place the various items
• Maintaining balance while holding and carrying different utensils
• Concentration
Control of Error:
• Dropping glass, plate or other utensils
• Making sound while placing different utensils on the table.
Direct Aim:
Learn to set up a table while coping independently with the various items and remembering their right places.
Indirect Aim:
• Hand eye coordination
• Perfection of movement
Age Group: 3 years and onwards
v Making a Chicken Spread Sandwich:
Material:
· Plate
· Butter knife (Plastic)
· 2 Slices of bread
· Chicken spread
Presentation:
1. Bring the material to the work place..
2.Open the chicken spread bottle.
3.pick up the butter knife with right hand and hold it with palm and thumb and dip knife in the chicken spread bottle to scoop out appropriate amount.
4.Get a slice of bread, and gently spread batter on the slices of bread one at a time.
5.Place the second slice of bread on top of chicken spread slice of bread and press down gently.
6.Cut the sandwich into however many pieces you’d like.
7.Place the Chicken Spread Sandwich on to the plate.
Q5: Write just the names of as many EPL as possible (that you think a child can do) and which are not mentioned in the book.
Answer No. 5
The names of as many EPL:
● Awareness about parts of the body
● Putting clean clothes in drawer
● Washing hands & drying hands with paper towel
● Fastening clothes on a line with clothes pins or pegs
● Using scissors with skill
● Learning home address and phone number
● Sitting on the line
● Sitting next to the line
● Carrying objects without dropping them
● Walking without knocking into furniture or people
● Dancing without knocking into furniture or people
● Cracking nuts
● Putting materials, books, and toys away on the shelves
● Learning eating manners
● Working carefully and neatly
● Flower arranging
● Simple use of needle and thread
● Spooning exercises
● Small hammer and nails to make wood projects out of scrap lumber
● Weaving and bead stringing
● Sorting Colors with Magnet
● Activity with soap dish
● Marbles and bath mat
● Sorting According to Height
● Stamping
● Modeling with clay
● Cutting and pasting
● Simple cooking and food preparation
● This handy cooking stool makes cooking much easier and enjoyable.
● Sifting flour
● Scooping flour, sugar, salt, etc. with large and small scoops washing vegetables and fruit, peeling with a vegetable peeler
● Spreading (like peanut butter on a cracker)
● Stirring mixture
● Basting with a large turkey baste
● Answering a phone call
● Washing hands and face
● Opening packets
● Read the clock time
● Drying body with a towel
● Putting things in a bag
● Locking the car door
● Throwing away trash
● Putting on socks and shoes
● Using a rolling pin
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