Montessori Safari Animal Match Cards Montessori learning toy for baby Language materials Kids toys H
Material:Paper+Plastic CraftsAge Range:3+ years oldThe animal matching cards packet comes in set of 12 cards professionally printed on cardstock, size 2.7?€??€?x 4.3?€??€? (7x11cm), and 12 miniature realistic animals. (Most 2"- 3" Long, 9 are TINY at about .5"-.75") Ways to play: 1. This Montessori learning activity focuses on matching miniature animals to their matching realistic photo cards. Children lay out the cards and place the miniature animals on the matching picture. Matching Skill - Visual Discrimination:This activity focuses on more advanced preschool matching. The objects are not an exact copy of the photo so children need to carefully observe details to match correctly. Children problem solve by looking at distinctive attributes that they can see on both the object and the photo. Usually they will start by color and eliminate pictures that do not share the same color. They can also look at shapes, patterns and details. They might ask themselves "which animals are white?" They will then notice more than one white animal and have to look at another attribute. Recognizing these little details helps a child grow their category knowledge and learn new vocabulary2. Match animals to their beginning letter.3. Focus on a letter a day or week and use the matching animal as part of that curriculum.4. Pretend play - lots of animals for hours of pretend play. What do they learn while they are having fun? - Matching objects and pictures encourage one-to-one correspondence (basic math skills) and visual recognition. - Observe and compare small details to match correctly. Comparison involves the similarities and differences between identified objects - Children can group numbers by similar characteristics - this is sorting and sorting! - Children gain experience in one-dimensional printing and learn to connect real objects to print. These bags contain small parts that may not be suitable for children under 3 years of age. Adult supervision is required. #SER2569852