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Montessori Language Materials: How Children Learn to Read and Write Naturally

Montessori Language Materials

Montessori Language Materials lay the foundation for reading and writing through hands-on, multi-sensory learning experiences. Unlike traditional methods, Montessori language development begins long before a child picks up a pencil or reads a book.

In the Montessori Method, writing precedes reading. Children first learn to recognize and build words using movable alphabets, then begin decoding sounds and symbols to read.

Reading in Montessori means understanding — the interpretation of ideas through written symbols. A child who has not heard a word before may still recognize it using sandpaper letters and movable alphabets, forming a mental link between sound, symbol, and meaning.

Through purposeful activities like cursive sandpaper letters, tracing boards, and language objects, children build phonemic awareness, vocabulary, and a love of language.

Montessori writing preparation also begins in Practical Life and Sensorial work — where children refine their grip, wrist movement, and visual-motor control through materials like cylinder blocks, puzzles with knobs, and pouring and spooning exercises.

With this approach, children don’t just memorize letters — they absorb language through movement, repetition, and real understanding. Montessori language materials give them the tools to read, write, and express themselves with confidence.

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Three Compartment Box for Classified Cards

Three Compartment Box for Classified Cards

This high-quality Montessori wooden box is designed to organize and display 3-part classified cards, picture cards, and control cards neatly on the classroom shelf. Made from durable solid beechwood, it provides a natural and elegant way to store and present Montessori language materials.

Perfectly sized for our 3-part classified card sets (6.49.1, 6.49.2, 6.49.3, and 6.49.4), this three-compartment box helps children develop order, independence, and responsibility when working with nomenclature materials.

Ideal for Montessori language and cultural materials, helps children organize and classify information, lightweight and stable, easy to handle and maintain, suitable for classroom or home use.

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3.11.06
$19.00
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Three Part Tray for Classified Cards

Three Part Tray for Classified Cards

This high-quality wooden tray is designed for organizing and displaying three-part Montessori nomenclature cards. Made of durable natural wood, it provides an elegant and functional way to present picture, label, and control cards neatly on Montessori shelves.

Measuring 9" (L) x 6.5" (W) x 1¼" (H), the tray includes three compartments sized 5½" x 4", 4" x 4", and 4" x 1½", perfectly fitting Montessori 3-part classified cards. Its smooth surface and lightweight design make it easy for children to handle independently, encouraging order and care of materials.

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3.11.06A
$17.00
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Language Card Cabinet

Language Card Cabinet

This high-quality Montessori wooden cabinet is designed for organizing language cards and materials in the classroom. With 15 individual compartments, it offers an elegant and practical storage solution for a variety of Montessori language activities.

Perfect for storing phonetic reading cards, vocabulary building sets, grammar symbols, and other Montessori language materials, this cabinet helps children develop order, independence, and responsibility while keeping the classroom neat and organized.

Made from durable solid beechwood with a smooth natural finish, this cabinet adds beauty and functionality to any Montessori environment. Ideal for use in preschool, Casa, or elementary classrooms.

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3.11.06C
$198.00
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Set of 6 Full Colour Charts

Clothing, Wild Animals, Pets & Farm Animals, Birds & Insects, People in Action 1, People in Action 2. We recommend putting our Colour Charts on the wall to go along with our Classified Cards, which have the same pictures. Each chart measures 17” x 22”

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3.11.07
$30.00
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Before and After - Wooden Puzzle Set

"Before and After" is an educational game with high fun and communication factor.

If the snowman stands too long in the sun, he melts away.

And even the youngest children will have noticed that the alarm clock drives us mercilessly out of bed in the morning and will comment accordingly.

The aim of this game is to recognize the connections between the pictures and bring these into a meaningful order.

The set includes 30 wooden tablets, each measuring 2 x 2 inches (5 x 5 cm).

4+

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3.15.01
$22.00
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Sight Word Sentences with Objects. Preprimer Level

Every child will love getting practice by creating their own fun sentences with the manipulatives in these hands-on kits!

Just place any of the objects in the blank spots on the sentence cards, and they’ll be amazed at the wacky results-and since every word in the sentences is a critically important sight word, they’ll be mastering those tricky high frequency words in no time!

Includes 15 real-life miniature objects, 20 sentence cards, and teaching suggestions.

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3.15.05
$52.00
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Sight Word Sentences with Objects. Primer Level

Every child will love getting practice by creating their own fun sentences with the manipulatives in these hands-on kits!

Just place any of the objects in the blank spots on the sentence cards, and they’ll be amazed at the wacky results-and since every word in the sentences is a critically important sight word, they’ll be mastering those tricky high frequency words in no time!

Includes 15 real-life miniature objects, 20 sentence cards, and teaching suggestions.

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3.15.06
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Sight Word Sentences with Pictures

These easy-to-manipulate plastic word tiles make sight word recognition and sentence building great fun for beginning readers.

Color-coded to show nouns, verbs, adjectives, prepositions, sentence starters (The, A, My, etc.), punctuation marks, word endings (s, ed, ing, etc.), plus blank tiles to create your own special words.

 100 word tiles, 38 with pictures on the back, plus blank tiles.

 1 1/4"H x up to 2"W, and convenient storage basket.

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3.15.07
$48.00
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In, On, Under - Preposition Game

This preposition lotto game asks children to match cards to game boards and then use objects to recreate the prepositions in, on, under, behind, in front of, and next to. Put the penguin in the wooden tub, on the tub, or under it.

Includes 24 cards, 4 game boards, 4 chicks, 4 penguins, one wooden tub, felt hat, metal baby carriage, storage containers, plastic basket, and Teaching Notes.

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3.16.01
$78.00
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Talk! Listen! Learn!

This rich array of miniature objects and props will coax even the most reluctant students to talk, ask questions, and extend their language skills.

Includes 77 objects, storage basket, 4 sorting cups with lids, and Teaching Guide.

Objects have been carefully chosen to expand children’s vocabulary with rich details, and improve their usage of basic semantic and syntactic English structures.

Watch them master prepositions (in, on, over, under, etc.), tricky pronouns (all, some, none), and lots more.

Structured oral language lessons help native speakers and English language learners build oral language fluency.

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3.16.02
$128.00
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Grammar Boxes

A set of eight grammar boxes in the colors of the grammar symbols. These boxes are used for analysis of grammar and development of interpretive reading.

Please note: the Grammar Boxes are supplied without word cards. Many schools prefer the flexibility of printing their own sets.

If you would like to download ready-to-print PDF cards, here are reliable Montessori publishers:

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3.18.01
$174.00
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