The language shelves in a Montessori classroom have a few staples that you will find in the following order: Nomenclature Basket (just objects), Object to Object Matching, Object to Picture Matching, and Picture to Picture Matching. These works range from the most concrete — naming an object — to the most abstract — matching pictures that are the same. I’ve already shared examples of the first two, and L has mastered those and moved on to the third step, Object to Picture Matching.
I took one of the tubes of creatures that I found at Michael’s and took pictures of five of them. I laminated the pictures and put them on a tray beside a bowl of the corresponding insects. When L found the tray on her shelf, I showed her how to lay out the cards and find the corresponding insect. She took to it right away.

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