Dinosaur Nomenclature Cards
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Master prehistoric vocabulary with these Montessori three-part nomenclature cards for children ages 4 to 8. Eighteen dinosaur sets featuring control cards, picture cards, and label cards teach reading, matching, and classification through authentic Montessori methodology.
📦 What's Included
- 18 complete three-part card sets: 54 cards total (18 control cards, 18 picture cards, 18 labels)
- Illustrated dinosaurs: Clear prehistoric creature images for identification
- Classic Montessori format: Control cards for self-correction, picture cards for matching, separate labels for reading practice
- Diverse species: T-Rex, Triceratops, Stegosaurus, Brachiosaurus, Spinosaurus, Pteranodon, Parasaurolophus, and 11 more
- Card size: 3 inches by 4 inches
- 9 pages total: Includes all three card types
💡 Learning Benefits
- Reading development matching written words to images independently
- Vocabulary building learning correct scientific dinosaur names
- Visual discrimination matching picture cards to control cards
- Self-correction using control cards to check accuracy without adult help
- Classification skills organizing dinosaurs by characteristics
- Memory strengthening through three-period lesson practice
🎯 How to Use in Montessori Three-Period Lesson
- Period 1 (Naming): Show control card, say dinosaur name, child repeats
- Period 2 (Recognition): Ask "Which one is the Stegosaurus?" Child points
- Period 3 (Recall): Point to card, ask "What is this?" Child names dinosaur independently
- Children match picture cards to control cards
- Once confident, children add label cards matching words to pictures
- Control cards provide self-correction when children check their work
🦖 Complete Dinosaur Species List
- Tyrannosaurus Rex
- Triceratops
- Stegosaurus
- Brachiosaurus
- Spinosaurus
- Pteranodon
- Parasaurolophus
- Allosaurus
- Diplodocus
- Argentinosaurus
- Ceratosaurus
- Elasmosaurus
- Gorgosaurus
- Muttaburrasaurus
- Gastonia
- Gallimimus
- Talarurus
- Styracosaurus
🦕 Teaching Tip from a Montessori Guide
Three-part cards build independence through control of error. When children can check their own matching work using the control cards, they no longer wait for adult approval. A child who correctly matches "Parasaurolophus" picture to label, then verifies against the control card, experiences genuine achievement. This self-directed learning cycle builds confidence more powerfully than any adult praise ever could.
🎨 Preparation Suggestions
- Print control cards (picture + label) on white cardstock
- Print picture cards (image only) on white cardstock
- Print label cards on colored cardstock for easy sorting
- Laminate all pieces for classroom durability
- Store each dinosaur's three cards together in labeled envelopes
- Introduce 3-5 dinosaurs at a time, adding more as mastery develops
🔗 Complete Your Dinosaur Study
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- Dinosaur Cutting Strips
- Dinosaur Activity Workbook
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