Printable Montessori three-part cards

For each word, the three cards of the Montessori method: the control card (the picture and the word), the picture alone and the label. The child matches them, then checks alone.

Create nomenclature cards

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Three-part nomenclature cards: control card, picture and label — First page, made in Lexikit with twelve animal words.

In 3 steps

Add your words: one set per theme, for example fruit or farm animals.
Choose “Nomenclature cards” in “Create a resource”, then the size and the handwriting.
Print and cut out the three parts of each word, or play on screen.

What you can set

Three pieces per word: the control card, the picture alone and the label, all the same size
Four words per page, in landscape
Capitals by default, print or cursive, or several handwritings one under the other
Marker: none by default, or a dot in the corner, or a thin line around to recognise a set
Cut, in the Style panel: straight or rounded corners, the cards edge to edge or with a gap
Category cards at the front, the size of the control card, for sorting
A box to cut out and fold to store the cards, in the “Resource” section: the resource and its box, or the box alone
On screen: a picture, the child touches its name among three

Ways to use it

A nomenclature tray for each theme
Matching the picture and the label, then checking with the control card
Work to do alone, in class or at home

Frequently asked questions

What is a nomenclature card?

A Montessori tool in three parts: the picture with its name, the picture alone and the name alone. The child places the label under the right picture, then compares with the control card.

See all 9 resources of “Read the word”

Your turn

Open Lexikit, write your words, choose a resource. All that is left is to print or to play. Free, no account, and your words stay on your device.