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Basic Vocabulary Card Set/26
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Our Basic Vocabulary Card Set includes all 26 of our basic vocabulary card packets in one set: 312 text-free picture cards with real photographs. Students learn the precise name of each picture through the three-period lesson, building spoken vocabulary before they read. The set is designed for Montessori primary classrooms, homeschools, English learners, and intervention settings.
Montessori language work begins with the student's own world, then widens. The packets move from familiar things, such as clothing, pets, and kitchen tools, to animals, plants, and musical instruments students may not see every day. With 26 topics on hand, the teacher can offer whichever packet matches a student's current interest. Topics are Amphibians, Around the House, Around Town, Birds, Butterflies, Clothing, Dogs, Farm Animals (Adult), Farm Animals (Juvenile), Fish, Fruit, Garden Flowers, Horses (Coat Colors), Insects, In the Kitchen, Mammals, Orchestral Musical Instruments, Pets, Popular Musical Instruments, Reptiles, Sports Equipment, Tools, Transportation, Utensils, Vegetables, and Wildflowers.
Because the cards have no printed words, pre-readers can focus on the photo and its name. Mixing packets opens up sorting by kind, from pets vs. transportation to fruit vs. vegetables.
What's included
- 26 vocabulary card packets, 12 cards per packet, 312 cards in all
- Each card shows one real photograph, with no text
- Cards are approx. 4¼" x 3¾"
- Eco-laminated with a food-grade laminate, with rounded corners
- Each packet in its own sturdy, clear reclosable bag for storage
- Lesson plan included
Download a free reference sheet listing every photo in the set.
Choose the Cards plus Cloth Pouches option to add six of our medium cloth pouches, or add as many as you like separately. Six pouches let you display six packets at a time and rotate topics every week or so to keep the shelf fresh.
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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 animals, plants, and everyday objects in their world, and with 26 topics, there is a packet for almost every interest. 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 the Basic Vocabulary Card Set?
Keep a few packets on the shelf at a time and rotate them, choosing topics that match your students' interests. Spark curiosity by discussing where students have seen these things, such as fruit at the market or tools in a workshop. Then use the three-period lesson on a few cards at a time. Match cards to real objects when you have them. Once students know the names, invite them to sort. Try an easier contrast first, such as pets vs. transportation, then a more challenging one, such as amphibians vs. reptiles. Known cards also work well for I Spy sound games ("I spy something that begins with /b/"). When students want more possibilities with the same words, move onto our Matching Cards. When students are reading, move on to the matching 3-Part Reading Cards. When students are ready for more specialized vocabulary, introduce our Advanced Vocabulary Card Set for new topics.
What ages is this for?
Typically ages 3 and up. The cards work well for pre-readers, English learners, and students in intervention settings.
Basic Vocabulary Card Set/26
Sale price$299.95 USD
Regular price$336.70 USD
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Basic Vocabulary Card Set/26
Sale price$299.95 USD
Regular price$336.70 USD
Included In This Bundle
Amphibians Vocabulary
Item No: VLAMPH
Around the House Vocabulary
Item No: VLHOUS
Around Town Vocabulary
Item No: VLTOWN
Birds Vocabulary
Item No: VLBIRD
Butterflies Vocabulary
Item No: VLBUTRF
Clothing Vocabulary
Item No: VLCLOTH
Dogs Vocabulary
Item No: VLDOG
Farm Animals (Adult) Vocabulary
Item No: VLFARMAD
Farm Animals (Juvenile) Vocabulary
Item No: VLFARMJUV
Fish Vocabulary
Item No: VLFISH
Fruit Vocabulary
Item No: VLFRUIT
Garden Flowers Vocabulary
Item No: VLGARDF
Horses (Coat Colors) Vocabulary
Item No: VLHRSCOL
In the Kitchen Vocabulary
Item No: VLKITCH
Insects Vocabulary
Item No: VLINSECT
Mammals Vocabulary
Item No: VLMAMM
Orchestral Musical Instruments Vocabulary
Item No: VLORCH
Pets Vocabulary
Item No: VLPET
Popular Musical Instruments Vocabulary
Item No: VLPOP
Reptiles Vocabulary
Item No: VLREPT
Sports Equipment Vocabulary
Item No: VLSPRTSEQ
Tools Vocabulary
Item No: VLTOOL
Transportation Vocabulary
Item No: VLTRANS
Utensils Vocabulary
Item No: VLUTENS
Vegetables Vocabulary
Item No: VLVEG
Wildflowers Vocabulary
Item No: VLWILDF
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