Furqan has been repeatedly working with practical life activities.

Practical life activities are those

activities which people normally do in using and maintaining the home environment in which they
live. In our classroom children work with these activities of their own choice at their own pace. This
morning Furqan decided to do spooning dry grains. He took the tray which includes one big container
with some dry oats in it and two smaller containers and a spoon. The goal of this activity is to divide
the grains into two containers without dropping any on the tray. Furqan carried the tray and sat at a
table. He took the lids off from all three containers and started to divide the grains into two
containers with the spoon. He did this repeatedly, a few times he dropped some grains on the tray,
immediately he picked those up with his hand. Every time he finished dividing into two container he
poured those back in the big container. When he had enough he tidied up everything and put the tray
back on the shelf ready for other children to use.
Choosing their own work gives children skills and independence, carrying a tray with two hands when
the equipments has to be kept level gives children a degree of balance and stability in walking and an
ability to grasp with two hands.

Learning happening here:

Throughout this activity Furqan is showing that he can choose his own activity and
can carry a tray without dropping anything on the floor, increasing his fine motor
skills, developing his concentration and independence.
Written by Teacher Rosy, November, 2014