Montessori teachers are often labelled as garbage pickers. Unfortunately, it's true. The best Montessori teachers I've met so far are the ones who are consistently taking other people's trash and turning it into educational treasures for the classroom. I've seen old DVD players become really creative destruction centers for children to learn about technology and the parts of a machine. Old buckets and lampshades become part of practical life areas, and broken down cribs are repaired and put into the roleplay area. It just takes a little imagination. What's important is that our love for recycling, repairing, reusing is transferred to our children, and they too become environmentally conscious and creative citizens. What a beautiful thing.
That being said -- I must share this. 35 Lifechanging Ways to Use Everyday Objects. Things you have lying around your house will suddenly become your new magical friends, and then YOU TOO can be part of the Montessori trash troving family :) Enjoy!
http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/35-lifechanging-ways-to-use-everyday-objects
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