- Using the potty. Yeah only a few accidents in the last week and she will go to the bathroom by herself a lot of the time.
- learning to pull her underwear down on her own
- brushes own teeth and washes hands (needs help with the taps)
- puts her dirty clothes in the washing basket
- puts the laundry into the washing machine
- finds rubbish and puts it in the bin
- waters the plants
- sweeps with broom, dust pan and brush (doesn't quite understand the whole concept yet)
- eats all snacks and meals (except diner) at her table
- sets and clears her own table (with some reminding)
- pours own water from a jug and drinks from a glass (still messing about with the water)
- pushes her chair in (needs reminding most of the time)
- wipes table and chairs with sponge (not all the time)
- puts her own clean dishes away in the cupboard
Wow when I look at it all written out it seems like a lot. I'm proud of my little munchkin!
Some things I would like to work on next month are:
- helping to put her clean clothes away
- helping to match the socks (I've tried this before and she's not at all interested)
- cleaning the window in the living room
- starting to dress herself ( she can partially put on her pants and underwear and sometimes her shoes if she feels like it)
- dusting (she does like to do this but of course I also have to actually dust to show her how to do it which may be a problem!)
If anyone has any other suggestions of things they've done with their 20 month olds I would love to hear them. I'd also love to hear any stories on how they've overcome the challenge of a toddler's "will" : )
2 comments:
Wow, I just got your comment on my blog. That is so HARD to believe! You were from Manitoba! I can not even seem to find many Montessorians in Canada, never mind from Manitoba!
What do you do in the UK?
Your blog is very nice, I have enjoyed looking through it.
I would love to get to know you more. If you want you can e-mail me at mymontessorihome@mts.net and we can share ideas etc!
Take care!
Oh, and to answer your question, my daughter with the unique birthday theme idea will be turning 4 later in Fall (so I have a bit of time to come up with ideas).
We also have another daughter who is 11 months.
How about you? How old is your daughter?
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