Animals of North America Nomenclature Cards

Children ages 3–8 learn North American wildlife with these 20-set nomenclature cards, a printable PDF featuring real photos of bald eagles, grizzly bears, beavers, and other animals native to the continent for vocabulary building and geographic understanding.

📦 What's Included

• 20 three-part card sets: Picture card, control card with image and label, and separate label card
• Real photographs: High-quality images of animals in natural habitats
• Animals featured: Armadillo, bald eagle, beaver, black bear, gila monster, musk ox, pronghorn, raccoon, red fox, skunk, Arctic wolf, axolotl, cougar, monarch butterfly, mountain goat, groundhog, mule deer, opossum, ocelot, grizzly bear
• 10 pages: Ready to print on cardstock

💡 Learning Benefits

• North American animal vocabulary and identification
• Geographic awareness of local and continent-wide wildlife
• Three-period lesson practice with self-checking control cards
• Foundation for understanding biodiversity and habitats
• Connection to local wildlife children may encounter outdoors

🎯 How to Use

• Present using the three-period lesson format
• Start with animals children may have seen locally or in parks
• Introduce picture cards first, adding labels as vocabulary grows
• Use control cards for independent work and self-correction
• Pair with North America on the puzzle map or globe
• Connect to nature walks or local wildlife observations

🦅 Teaching Tip from a Montessori Guide

These cards work beautifully when connected to real-world experiences. If a child sees a raccoon in their yard or a bald eagle on a hike, pull out that card and remind them it's part of North American wildlife. Lived experience makes the vocabulary stick.

🔗 Pair This With

• Animals and Continents Sorting Cards – Sort North American animals from other continents
• Animals of South America Nomenclature Cards – Compare North and South American wildlife
• Animals of Africa Nomenclature Cards – Explore African continent animals

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• Continents Collection
• Nomenclature Cards Collection