Loosely grouped plant classified cards: for the reading child

The directress invites the child to work with her. You are going to be reading the labels and matching them to their corresponding cards. The directress asks the child to place the unlabelled set of cards at the top of the mat. She then reads the first label and matches it with the corresponding picture.

The directress invites the child to read the remaining labels and match them to the correct picture. Check with the child at the end to see if there are any mistakes.

The directress thanks the child for working with her and reminds him how to pack the cards away randomly.

What does the child learn by doing this activity?

This activity encourages the child to have a high level of concentration and patience, it encourages the child to practice reading, as well as this activity helps the child to instill a love and respect for nature.

What other Cultural activities are presented in the same manner?

• The specifically grouped plant classified cards: for the reading child

• The tree shape classified cards: for the reading child

• The loosely grouped and the specifically grouped leaf classified cards: for the reading child

• The loosely grouped animal classified cards: for the reading child

• The specifically grouped animal classified cards: for the reading child

• The Notation classified cards: for the reading child

  Looking for more Montessori activities?

  Here is a list of all the Montessori Cultural activities. These include: Nature table, Nature walk, Blindfold trail, Silence game, Living and non-living things, Importance of the sun, Sandpaper globe, Continent globe, Plant classified cards, The tree, The leaf, The flower, and the seed.

  Botany

  • Nature Table

  • Nature Walk (group)

  • Blindfold trail (group)

  • Silence game (group)

  • Sandpaper Globe

  • Continent Globe

  • Living and non-living

  • Importance of the sun

  Plant classified cards

  • Loosely grouped plant classified cards: matching

  • Loosely grouped plant classified cards: three-period lesson

  The tree

  • The tree nature walk

  • Tree puzzle

  • Tree nomenclatures: matching

  • Tree nomenclatures: three-period lesson

  • Tree nomenclatures: for the reading child

  The leaf

  • The leaf cabinet (presentation one)

  • The leaf cabinet (presentation two)

  • The leaf cabinet (presentation five: a naming exercise)

  The flower

  • The flower nature walk

  • Growing plants

  The seed

  • Seed dispersal

  Zoology

  • Field trip

  • Model animals

  • Large pictures of animals in their natural habitat

  • Phylum (presentation one: overview)

  • Phylum (presentation two: focusing on the Phylum class)