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Homeschool Montessori

Montessori activities for 18 to 24 months

By Owen WrenLast updated

Toddlers in this window love repetition, carrying and transferring. Simple Practical Life work with a tray and child-sized tools is the core of the day.

Start with Hand Washing, the work on this list with the youngest starting age.

Illustration: a low Montessori shelf of pale wood in a quiet room, with six practical life and sensorial works each set out on its own tray.
IllustrationA low shelf set for the morning, one work to a tray.

On the shelf at this age

3 lessons whose typical age overlaps 18 to 24 months

Lessons for 18 to 24 months, grouped by area
Lesson and materialsTypical age
Practical Life
Hand WashingHand-Washing Station
15 months to 3.5 years
Dry Pouring Between Two PitchersSmall Pouring Pitchers, Work Tray
Illustration: a Montessori dry pouring tray on a low shelf, with small pouring vessels and a bowl of dried beans.
Illustration
18 months to 3.5 years
Spooning: Transferring with a SpoonSpooning Set
18 months to 3.5 years

When most of this shelf feels easy for your child, look one step ahead: age 2 lists what usually comes next.