Description
This material is a staple of the Montessori language curriculum for the elementary level. Children survey an array of label cards that provide experience with classification, alphabetizing, the use of guide words for research, dictionary skill building, and Thesaurus usage. Classifying and alphabetizing help develop organizational skills and executive functioning abilities in children. Navigating through a sequenced material such as a dictionary helps children learn to classify knowledge, which is a skill that is needed in life. This material is introduced through a series of Key Experiences provided in the corresponding manual Language Arts Volume 4 Elementary Level I. Word Study Set #4 is stored in a storage solution and is available to children during their entire career in the elementary classroom. It is revisited each year between ages 6-9 and used in parallel to Set #1 and Set #2. Most of the material is practiced by children independently as the Key Experiences are introduced. The material consists of 1100+ cards with 60 activities.
Contents
Digital Sorting Activities
1100+ cards with 60 activities
W – Dictionary usage – 10 sorting activities, 10 cards per activity
X – Thesaurus – 10 sorting activities, 10 cards per activity
S – Classification – 10 sorting activities, 12 cards per activity
T – Classification – 10 sorting activities, 21 cards per activity
U – Alphabetical Order – 10 sorting activities, 14 cards per activity
Skills
-enhances children’s abilities to classify, alphabetize, use a guide words for research, or a dictionary
-enriches vocabulary
-enhances classification skills
-promotes concentration
Prior Knowledge Recommended
-Prior experience with a miniature environment for parts of speech
-Keys Experience prior to introducing each component
Recommended Age
6-12
Subjects
X: Thesaurus, W: Dictionary Usage, U: Alphabetical Order, T: Classification, S: Classification
