Tree nomenclatures: three-period lesson

How is a three-period lesson done with the Tree nomenclatures?

The directress does a three-period lesson with the child to teach him the names of the different parts of a tree. She chooses one known and two unknown pictures from the unlabelled set of cards. The known picture will always be the natural coloured picture.

First period: the directress begins by telling the child the name for each picture. The child is then encouraged to repeat the names after her. The directress isolates the pictures by placing them aside each time.

Second period: the directress spends much time in this period, asking the child to show the different pictures she asks for.

Third period: the directress asks the child if he can tell her what each picture is, isolating each time by placing the pictures aside.

Consolidate the lesson by telling the child what was learnt that day.

What other Cultural activities are presented in the same manner?

• The Leaf nomenclatures: three-period lesson

• The Flower nomenclatures: three-period lesson

• The Bird nomenclatures: three-period lesson

  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

  • Loosely grouped plant classified cards: for the reading child

  The tree

  • The tree nature walk

  • Tree puzzle

  • Tree nomenclatures: matching

  • 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)