Learning to be Good at Doing Things
At Montessori we know that children learn by watching people perform tasks, instead of giving them chores. If we give them the necessary tools and enough amount of time, they will learn to do the task on their own. By repeating it again and again, the children will learn how to master it.
Here’s another good article by Maren Schmidt: http://www.kidstalknews.com/2012/11/learning-to-be-good-at-doing-things.html