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: Illustration (digital)
Words: balalaika, banjo, cello, double bass, guitar, harp, lute, lyre, mandolin, sitar, 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: Photograph (cut-out)
Words: banjo, cello, double-bass, guitar, harp, mandolin, ukulele, viola, 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: 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
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
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 (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
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
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
Amphibians
Media Type: Photograph
Words: axolotl, caecilian, frog, newt, salamander, toad
Languages: English GB, English US
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