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Our Garden Flowers Vocabulary cards are text-free picture cards with 12 real photographs of familiar garden flowers. Students learn the precise name of each flower through the three-period lesson, building spoken vocabulary before they read. They are designed for Montessori primary classrooms, homeschools, English learners, and intervention settings.
Garden flowers are grown and cared for by people, unlike wildflowers, which grow on their own.
Because the cards have no printed words, pre-readers can focus on the photo and its name. Later, students can sort the cards, or match them to real flowers.
What's included
- 12 cards, each showing one real photograph of a garden flower, with no text; flowers are ones students are familiar with (see photo for list)
- Cards are approx. 4¼" x 3¾"
- Eco-laminated with a food-grade laminate, with rounded corners
- Sturdy, clear reclosable bag for storage
- Lesson plan included
Display these cards in our medium cloth pouches (sold separately).
Created by a Montessori teacher. Eco-printed in our rural New England office.
Made in the USA. CPSIA compliant.
Note: Photos may change from those pictured.
Why do vocabulary cards matter for reading?
Interest drives learning. Montessori is a student-centered approach: the teacher observes what each student is curious about and offers materials that match. Young students are fascinated by the real objects they encounter every day. When they are interested in the topic, students will choose these cards again and again. Each time is more practice naming, discussing, and sorting. That practice builds vocabulary, part of the language comprehension side of reading in both Gough and Tunmer's (1986) simple view of reading and Scarborough's (2001) reading rope.
How do you use garden flower vocabulary cards?
First, spark student curiosity by saying you're going to do some work with garden flowers. Take a walk through a garden, or discuss the flowers students have seen growing near their homes. Then, choose a few cards at a time and use the three-period lesson to name each flower. Once students know the names, bring in real flowers: students can match each card to its flower, then use the flowers for flower arranging. Then use the cards for sorting games, such as sorting flowers from our Fruit Vocabulary cards. When students are reading, move on to the Garden Flowers 3-Part Reading Cards.
What ages is this for?
Typically ages 3 and up. The cards work well for pre-readers, English learners, and students in intervention settings, as well as older students with a special interest in flowers and gardening.
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