Montessori Box is a series of 1:1 or small group programs to get to know participants with memory impairment such as Dementia through facilitating conversation.
Required Supplies
• tea towels
• baby clothes
• pillow cases
• laundry pegs
• socks
• shirt with buttons
• laundry basket
Group Size
Min: 1
Max: 1
Hazards
No potential risks.
Preparation Steps
Gather items and place them in a laundry basket.
Activity Instructions
This program is best facilitated as a 1:1 program.
1. Take each item out and pass it the participant. Ask them what it is and how they would use each item in their everyday lives.
2. Activities:
Ask participant to clip laundry pegs onto laundry basket
Fold tea towels and baby clothes.
Match socks and roll into a ball.
Sort folded tea towels and folded baby clothes into individual piles.
Unbotton and bottom up shirt with button and then fold.
Activity Instruction Adaptations
• As participants list various items, you can add items to the laundry basket and generate conversation starters.
• Sanitize each item after program.