Classified Cards

Classified Cards are a comprehensive collection of beautifully illustrated Montessori language materials designed to support the child’s developing vocabulary, classification skills and understanding of the world. Rooted in AMI Montessori pedagogy, the cards introduce children to precise language through carefully organised categories such as animals, plants, geography, practical life, science and culture. The materials encourage observation, conversation, matching, reading and independent exploration, helping the child refine language while building connections between words, concepts and real-world experiences. Suitable for use in Montessori environments and at home, the Classified Cards support oral language development, reading preparation and the child’s natural curiosity about the world around them.

As you browse the different sets of cards some will be more relevant to your culture than others. Please feel free to omit cards or combine cards from another set when using them with your children. Please note that the flags represented are the flags of the member states of the United Nations. As we develop the site we will be happy to add cards that match your specific culture and would appreciate any suggestions that you may have. We are also working to translate the resources into as many languages as possible and have included a translation template with each set of the Classified Cards. Please email translations to info@montessoridigital.org

Music

Wind Instruments

Media Type: Photograph (cut-out)

Words: clarinet, cornet, flute, French horn, piccolo, saxophone, sousaphone, trombone, trumpet, tuba

Languages: English GB, English US, ภาษาไทย, Română, Español, 中文, Pусский, Français, Српски, Slovenščina, 한국어, 日本語, 繁體中文, Português, Deutsche, Tiếng Việt, Italiano, Magyar, שפה עברית, Українська

Musical Instruments Africa

Media Type: Photograph (cut-out)

Words: balafon, bongo drum, calabash rattle, castanets, darbuka, djembe, doumbek, guiro, kalimba, maracas, shekere

Languages: English GB, English US, Kiswahili, 한국어

String Instruments

Media Type: Photograph (cut-out)

Words: banjo, cello, double-bass, guitar, harp, mandolin, ukulele , viola, violin

Languages: English GB, English US

String Instruments

Media Type: Photograph (cut-out)

Words: banjo, cello, double-bass, guitar, harp, mandolin, ukulele, viola, violin

Languages: English GB, English US

String Instruments

Media Type: Illustration (digital)

Words: balalaika, banjo, cello, double bass, guitar, harp, lute, lyre, mandolin, sitar, violin

Languages: English GB, English US

Science

Clouds

Media Type: Photograph

Words: altocumulus, altostratus, cirrocumulus, cirrostratus, cirrus, cumulonimbus, cumulus, nimbostratus, nimbus, shelf, stratocumulus, stratus

Languages: English GB, English US, Pусский, Español, Tiếng Việt, ภาษาไทย, Italiano, Français, Српски, Latviešu, Slovenščina, 한국어, 日本語, 繁體中文, Português, أَ لعَرَبية, Українська

Zoology

Animals Farm

Media Type: Photograph (cut-out)

Words: cow, dog, donkey, duck, hen, horse, kitten, lamb, pig

Languages: English GB, English US, ภาษาไทย, Română, Español, 中文, Pусский, Tiếng Việt, Italiano, Français, Српски, Latviešu, Dutch, Slovenščina, Suomeksi, 한국어, 日本語, 繁體中文, Português, Croatia, Deutsche, Українська, Magyar, שפה עברית

Invertebrates Selection

Media Type: Photograph (cut-out)

Words: ant, baboon spider, cockroach, cricket, dragonfly, dung beetle, fly, honey bee, hornet, jumping spider, mantis, milkweed locust, millipede, monarch butterfly, moon moth, mosquito, scorpion, snail, stag beetle, termite, tick

Languages: English GB, English US, Српски, Slovenščina, Deutsche, أَ لعَرَبية

Invertebrates Selection

Media Type: Photograph

Words: ant, baboon spider, cockroach, cricket, dragonfly, dung beetle, fly, honey bee, hornet, jumping spider, mantis, milkweed locust, millipede, monarch butterfly, moon moth, mosquito, scorpion, snail, stag beetle, termite, tick, worm

Languages: English GB, English US

Invertebrates Selection

Media Type: Illustration (watercolour)

Words: ant, baboon spider, cockroach, cricket, dragonfly, dung beetle, fly, honey bee, hornet, jumping spider, mantis, milkweed locust, monarch butterfly, moon moth, mosquito, scorpion, snail, stag beetle

Languages: English GB, English US, Latviešu, Slovenščina, Português, Croatia, Deutsche, Español

Invertebrate Types

Media Type: Photograph

Words: arthropods, cnidarians, echinoderms, mollusks, sponges, worms

Languages: English GB, English US

Invertebrates Types

Media Type: Photograph (cut-out)

Words: arthropods, cnidarians, echinoderms, mollusks, sponges, worms

Languages: English GB, English US

Vertebrates Types

Media Type: Photograph

Words: amphibian, bird, fish, mammal, reptile

Languages: English GB, English US, Kiswahili, Slovenščina, 한국어, Croatia, Deutsche, Português, Español, أَ لعَرَبية, Українська

Vertebrates Types

Media Type: Illustration (coloured pencil)

Words: amphibians, birds, fish, mammals, reptiles

Languages: English GB, English US

Vertebrates Types

Media Type: Illustration (textured)

Words: amphibians, birds, fish, mammals, reptiles

Languages: English GB, English US

Vertebrates Types

Media Type: Photograph (cut-out)

Words: amphibians, birds, fish, mammals, reptiles

Languages: English GB, English US

Vertebrates Types

Media Type: Illustration (coloured pencil)

Words: amphibians, birds, fish, mammals, reptiles

Languages: English GB, English US

Amphibians

Media Type: Photograph

Words: axolotl, caecilian, frog, newt, salamander, toad

Languages: English GB, English US

Amphibians

Media Type: Photograph (cut-out)

Words: axolotl, caecilian, frog, newt, salamander, toad

Languages: English GB, English US, Français, Српски, Dutch, Slovenščina, 한국어, 日本語, 繁體中文, Português, Deutsche, Italiano, Español, Magyar, Czech, Українська

Birds Africa A

Media Type: Photograph

Words: albatross, asity, bee-eater, buttonquail, crane, drongo, duck, falcon, fiscal, flamingo, gallinule, gannet, hamerkop, ibis, lovebird, owl, raven, shoebill, sugarbird, turaco

Languages: English GB, English US