Nomenclature cards Lesson
Nomenclature cards Lesson
Visual Discrimination
Material:
-Rug
-Nomenclature Cards
Presentation 1:
- Roll out a rug.
- Identify the activity on the shelf and name it.
- Carry the work to the rug and place it in the bottom right hand corner.
- Remove the first card and name it.
- Place it in the top left corner.
- Remove the second card and compare it to the first. Say: “We are looking for the one that is the same, the one that matches.”
- Place it under the first card.
- Continue with all cards containing pictures and labels. If you need more space, place your hand next to the card and say ”We need to leave a space for the matching cards.” Place the next row of cards to the right of that space.
- Remove the first card containing a picture only and compare it to the first picture and label card. If it matches leave it there. If not, move it down until a match is found.
- Continue with all picture cards.
- Remove the first label card.
- Compare it to the label part of the first picture/label card
- If it is the same, leave it there. If it is not the same, compare it to each card until a
match is found.
14. Continue with each label card until all are matched
- Return all cards to the basket. Picture/label cards are together, in random order, picture only cards are together, and word cards are together
Purpose:
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Training the eye to see differences
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preparation for reading
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to be able to match identical pictures and
words
Control of error:
-The child's eye.
-Each set of cards (pic and name, picture only and name only) forms a
rectangle.
-A match for each picture and word.
Age:
3 1/2 years and older
*Source: Center for Guided Montessori Studies Language Album.