Black History Month Nomenclature Cards
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Teach your child to read and recognize 20 influential African Americans using Montessori three-part cards—self-checking format with portraits, labels, and control cards for ages 5–10.
📦 What's Included
- 20 historical figure sets: Barack Obama, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Langston Hughes, Madam C.J. Walker, Mae C. Jemison, Ella Baker, Robert Abbott, Thurgood Marshall, Bessie Coleman, Dr. Charles Drew, Maya Angelou, George Washington Carver, Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Gwendolyn Brooks, Frederick Douglass, Katherine Johnson
- Three-part card format: Picture card, picture+label card, label card for each person
- 10 pages: Complete set ready to print
- Self-checking design: Independent learning with control of error
💡 Learning Benefits
- Name recognition learning to read historical figures' names
- Reading practice matching written names to portraits
- Visual memory recognizing important people
- Independent learning self-checking card format
- Historical foundation learning who shaped American history
🎯 How to Use
- Present using Montessori three-period lesson technique
- Period 1: Show portrait and name each person
- Period 2: "Show me Rosa Parks. Where is Frederick Douglass?"
- Period 3: Point to portrait and ask "Who is this?"
- Independent work: Match label cards to picture cards
- Advanced: Use label-only cards for reading challenge
📚 Teaching Tip from a Montessori Guide
Three-part cards honor how children learn to read—first they recognize faces (concrete), then they match labels to faces they know (semi-abstract), finally they read names independently (abstract). This scaffolding respects reading development while teaching important historical content. Introduce 3–5 figures at a time based on shared themes: civil rights leaders, scientists, artists, athletes.
🔗 Pair This With
- Black History Month Info Cards – Biographical information extension
- Black History Month Flash Cards – Simpler introduction format