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Montessori-inspired · Ages 3-6My nomenclature
cards
Theme: animals 🦁
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12 animals · 3-part cards · with a parents’ guide
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Parent guide
a 2-minute readWhat are nomenclature cards?
It's a great classic of Montessori pedagogy: cards in 3 parts — the labelled card (image + word), the silent card (image only) and the word ticket (the word alone). The child enriches their vocabulary, sharpens their observation and, later, begins reading by associating words with images — alone and at their own pace, because the material allows them to self-correct.
Preparation (5 minutes)
- Print the pack in colour (thick paper if possible).
- Cut out the cards along the dotted lines — your child can help!
- Laminate them if you can: they will last for years (optional).
The lesson in 3 steps (the Montessori method)
Show 2 or 3 labelled cards at a time, then:
1 · Name"This is the lion."
Show the card and name it, simply.
2 · Show"Show me the lion!"
The child points to the correct card. Play, shuffle.
3 · Find"What is this?"
The child names it alone. If they hesitate, return to step 2 — without ever letting them feel they have failed.
When your child starts reading, add the silent cards and word tickets: they match each ticket to the right picture, then check by themselves with the labelled card. That is self-correction.
💡 Each word is written with its article (“the lion”), the way the child hears it in a sentence. English nouns have no grammatical gender, so every article is the same: the child simply reads the whole label.
🌱 Labelled cards — image + word · sheet 1/3
✂️ Cut along the dotted lines
🌱 Labelled cards — image + word · sheet 2/3
✂️ Cut along the dotted lines
🌱 Labelled cards — image + word · sheet 3/3
✂️ Cut along the dotted lines
🌱 Silent cards — images only · sheet 1/3
✂️ Cut along the dotted lines
🌱 Silent cards — images only · sheet 2/3
✂️ Cut along the dotted lines
🌱 Silent cards — images only · sheet 3/3
✂️ Cut along the dotted lines
🌱 Word tickets — to match with silent cards
thelion
theelephant
thegiraffe
thezebra
thetortoise
thebutterfly
theladybird
thefish
theowl
therabbit
thefox
thehedgehog
✂️ Cut out each ticket
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