PHYSICAL PRODUCT
Farm Animals (Adult) Vocabulary
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Farm Animals (Adult) Vocabulary
Our Farm Animals (Adult) Vocabulary cards are text-free picture cards with 12 real photographs of animals commonly raised on North American farms. Students learn the precise name of each animal through the three-period lesson, building spoken vocabulary before they read. They are designed for Montessori primary classrooms, homeschools, English learners, and intervention settings.
Farm animals are domesticated, which means people have raised them for thousands of years for food, wool, work, and companionship. Some have surprising stories: the bison was once nearly wiped out in the wild, and today it is raised on farms and ranches as well as protected on the prairie.
Because the cards have no printed words, pre-readers can focus on the photo and its name. Later, students can sort the cards, or pair each adult animal with its baby using our matching Juvenile Farm Animals set.
What's included
- 12 cards, each showing one real photograph of an adult farm animal, with no text; animals are ones commonly found on North American farms (see photo for list)
- Cards are approx. 4¼" x 3¾"
- Eco-laminated with a food-grade laminate, with rounded corners
- Sturdy, clear reclosable bag for storage
- Lesson plan included
Display these cards in our medium cloth pouches (sold separately).
Created by a Montessori teacher. Eco-printed in our rural New England office.
Made in the USA. CPSIA compliant.
Note: Photos may change from those pictured.
Why do vocabulary cards matter for reading?
Interest drives learning. Montessori is a student-centered approach: the teacher observes what each student is curious about and offers materials that match. A student fascinated by farm animals will choose these cards again and again, and each time is more practice naming, discussing, and sorting. That practice builds vocabulary, part of the language comprehension side of reading in both Gough and Tunmer's (1986) simple view of reading and Scarborough's (2001) reading rope. By learning what a goat is now, a student will understand it when they later encounter it in text.
How do you use farm animal vocabulary cards?
First, spark student curiosity by saying you're going to do some work with farm animals. A field trip to a farm is a wonderful beginning. Discuss the animals students have seen. Then, choose a few cards at a time and use the three-period lesson to name each animal. Once students know the names, use the cards for sorting games, such as sorting farm animals from our Around the House cards. Students can also pair each adult with its baby from our Farm Animals (Juvenile) Vocabulary cards. When students are reading, move on to the Farm Animals (Adult) 3-Part Reading Cards.
What ages is this for?
Typically ages 3 and up. The cards work well for pre-readers, English learners, and students in intervention settings, as well as older students with a special interest in farm animals.
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