Children naturally want to grow up and do it themselves. Here are five ways we encourage our children's independence in our home. You will notice that I didn't pretty up for these photos. This is how we live, and what independence really looks like at our home.
We purchased these book shelves because the cubed sections make a smaller, more manageable space that children can use to put away books correctly. I added a basket on top just for books that they can read themselves. By the way, the easy to read series that you see above are Phonics by the Book from This Reading Mama (Free!), Now I'm Reading! Level One Animal Pals (Affiliate)
, and Bob Books, Set 1: Beginning Readers (Affiliate)
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We organized a few toys and several learning activities in containers on the shelf. The children can remove these, play with them and return them independently.
The Kids Dish cupboard is one of the low cabinets. My children are responsible for putting away their own dishes from the dishwasher, and setting their own places at the table. My daughter is usually more particular about stacking the dishes, but I think that allowing some messiness is part of the learning process.
My husband moved the hanging bars down, so that the children get to their own clothes and hang them up again when they are finished. As a bonus, we have extra storage above.
Changing out a sink is not a quick easy project. By adding a stool, we bring the children up to the level where they can use the sink efficiently.
Much of what you see here has been inspired by Aubrey at Montessori Mischief. Check out her Video on organizing Winter Clothes.
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This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Click here for more information. Thanks for your support! The post, Five Ideas Promoting Your Child's Independence at Home, by Christy McGuire originally appeared on WisdomKnowledgeJoy@blogspot.com.
Kids Book Shelf.
We purchased these book shelves because the cubed sections make a smaller, more manageable space that children can use to put away books correctly. I added a basket on top just for books that they can read themselves. By the way, the easy to read series that you see above are Phonics by the Book from This Reading Mama (Free!), Now I'm Reading! Level One Animal Pals (Affiliate)
, and Bob Books, Set 1: Beginning Readers (Affiliate).Kids Learning Shelf
We organized a few toys and several learning activities in containers on the shelf. The children can remove these, play with them and return them independently.
Kids dish cupboard
The Kids Dish cupboard is one of the low cabinets. My children are responsible for putting away their own dishes from the dishwasher, and setting their own places at the table. My daughter is usually more particular about stacking the dishes, but I think that allowing some messiness is part of the learning process.
Kids height hangers
My husband moved the hanging bars down, so that the children get to their own clothes and hang them up again when they are finished. As a bonus, we have extra storage above.
Stools
Changing out a sink is not a quick easy project. By adding a stool, we bring the children up to the level where they can use the sink efficiently.
Much of what you see here has been inspired by Aubrey at Montessori Mischief. Check out her Video on organizing Winter Clothes.
Click here to return to the At Home Pre-school Boot Camp Week 4 summary.
This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Click here for more information. Thanks for your support! The post, Five Ideas Promoting Your Child's Independence at Home, by Christy McGuire originally appeared on WisdomKnowledgeJoy@blogspot.com.
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