Description
This material is part of the Early Childhood Montessori geography curriculum. Children in the Montessori classroom are given the whole of a concept, then are gradually introduced to its parts. They are first familiarized with continents and oceans using the Globe, and the Hemisphere Puzzle Map. Later, children engage in studying each continent and their countries, in association with their flags. For instance, North and Central America Flags consists of 11 sets of three-part nomenclature cards. Prior to using the Nomenclature cards, Children are introduced to the flags using the Hemisphere Puzzle Map and flags on a stand. They are invited to go fetch a flag from the shelf, and match it to the outline of the corresponding country. Later, children transition from this concrete approach to a more abstract approach using the nomenclature cards. Flags of the World Complete Set consists of 219 three-part card sets. Each card includes a map of the continent with the country highlighted that corresponds to the flag depicted. Black outlined masters are included.
Contents
Digital Three-part Cards
The material represents 219 flags, 657 cards total:
56 Countries of Africa:
Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea
Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi
Mauritius, Mozambique, Reunion, Rwanda
Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda
Zambia Zimbabwe, Angola, Cameroon, Central-African-Republic
Chad, Congo-Republic, Democratic-Republic-of-the-Congo, Equatorial-Guinea
Gabon, Sao-Tome-and-Principe, Algeria, Egypt
Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia
Western-Sahara, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia
South-Africa, Swaziland, Benin, Burkina-Faso
Cape-Verde, Cote-D’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana
Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali
Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Saint-Helena
Senegal, Sierra-Leone,Togo
52 Countries of Asia:
China,Hong Kong, Macau, Tibet
Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Mongolia
Taiwan, Russian Federation, Afghanistan, Bangladesh
Bhutan, India, Iran, Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan
Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos
Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), Philippines, Singapore
Thailand, Timor – Leste, Vietnam, Armenia
Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Georgia
Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait
Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia
Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
48 Countries of Europe:
Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech-Republic, Hungary
Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russian-Federation,
Slovakia, Ukraine, Denmark, Estonia
Faroe-Islands, Finland, Iceland, Ireland
Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden
United-Kingdom, Albania, Andorra, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Croatia, Cyprus, Gibraltar, Greece
Vatican-City, Italy, Macedonia, Malta
Montenegro, Portugal, San-Marino, Serbia
Slovenia, Spain, Austria, Belgium
France, Germany, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg
Monaco, Netherlands, Switzerland, Kosovo
11 Countries of North and Central America:
Canada, Greenland, USA, Mexico
Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras,
Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
13 Countries of South America:
Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname
French Guyana, Brazil, Ecuador,
Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay,
Argentina, Uruguay
15 Countries of Oceania:
Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, New Caledonia
Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Guam, Marshall Islands
Northen Mariana Islands, Palau, American Samoa, Cook Islands
French Polynesia (Tahiti), Samoa, Tonga
Skills
-develops an awareness and appreciation for different flags around the world
-aids to identify the specific flag for each
country
Prior Knowledge Recommended
Introduction to Land, Water, Air
Mapping
Cardinal Points
Land and Water Forms
The Continents and the Oceans
Flags on a Stand
Recommended Age
3-6
Subjects
North America Flags, South America Flags, Europe Flags, Asia Flags, Oceania Flags, Africa Flags, Caribbean Flags
