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Australian Animals Nomenclature Cards

Australian Animals Nomenclature Cards

$5.50 - $5.50
$5.50
$5.50 - $5.50
$5.50

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Build your child's vocabulary with these 16 Australian animal cards, a printable PDF featuring watercolor illustrations and three-part card format for Montessori language work ages 3–7.

📦 What's Included

  • 16 three-part card sets: Picture card, picture with label, and label only
  • Australian animals featured: Kangaroo, wallaby, wombat, koala, quoll, quokka, echidna, sugar glider, kookaburra, platypus, emu, plus one more
  • Watercolor illustrations: Beautiful artistic representations
  • Card size: 3 in. x 4 in.
  • 8 pages: Ready to print on cardstock

💡 Learning Benefits

  • Vocabulary development with precise animal names
  • Reading readiness through word-picture association
  • Control of error for independent learning
  • Geographic awareness of Australian wildlife
  • Foundation for later reading and spelling work

🎯 How to Use

  • Start with three-period lesson using picture cards only
  • Introduce picture-with-label cards after names are familiar
  • Use label cards for matching when child begins reading
  • Create memory games or sorting activities
  • Pair with world map to show Australia's location
  • Store in a labeled basket on the language or geography shelf

🐨 Teaching Tip from a Montessori Guide

Three-part cards are powerful because they grow with the child. A three-year-old uses only the picture cards for vocabulary. A four-year-old matches pictures to labels. A five-year-old reads the labels independently. One material, three years of learning.

👥 Who This Is For

  • Preschoolers learning vocabulary and animal names
  • Kindergarteners practicing early reading skills
  • Families studying Australia or Oceania geography
  • Teachers building geography and zoology shelves

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