Parts of the Tree: Botany Cards (Spanish Edition)
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Made by Nienhuis Montessori · shipped by Heutink International (Netherlands) About the maker
Partes Del Árbol, the parts of a tree in Spanish. A tree is the largest thing a child can walk up to and touch, and naming its parts is the botany work with the longest reach: roots that cannot be seen, a trunk that can be measured with both arms, a crown that has to be looked up at. The cards are in Spanish. Real photograph, control chart and labels. Card stock, full colour, pre cut with rounded corners.
“The child is both a hope and a promise for mankind.”
The Partes Del Árbol cards address the child's need to classify and name their world during the sensitive period for language.
- Spanish vocabulary acquisition for tree anatomy and botanical terms
- Visual discrimination through matching identical botanical illustrations
- Scientific classification skills by categorizing tree components
- Bilingual language development through Spanish-English connections
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These Spanish nomenclature cards featuring tree anatomy connect the child's outdoor observations with precise botanical vocabulary. Each illustrated card isolates one tree component, raíz, tronco, rama, hoja, allowing focused attention on individual parts before understanding the whole. The three-part card format engages visual discrimination as children match identical botanical illustrations, building concentration through repetitive matching work. By presenting tree anatomy in Spanish, these cards serve bilingual classrooms and Spanish-speaking families while maintaining scientific accuracy. The botanical illustrations on each card provide realistic representations that children can later identify in nature. This material bridges the gap between classroom learning and outdoor exploration, as children apply their card knowledge to real trees during nature walks. The Partes Del Árbol cards prepare children for more complex botanical studies by establishing foundational vocabulary and classification skills through hands-on matching activities.
How to present it
Follow the Montessori method of presentation for optimal child development.
Place the control cards (picture with label) in a column on the left side of the work mat. Stack the picture cards face down in the upper right corner and the label cards in the lower right corner.
- 1
Show the child how to select one control card and name the tree part in Spanish: 'raíz'
Pronounce clearly and invite repetition if the child is interested - 2
Turn over one picture card and compare it to the control cards, placing matches to the right
Model careful visual scanning from top to bottom of the column - 3
Continue matching all picture cards to their corresponding control cards
Work slowly to demonstrate precision and concentration - 4
Begin matching label cards by reading each one and finding its picture pair
If the child cannot read, this becomes a visual matching exercise using initial letters - 5
Invite the child to check their work using the control cards as reference
Show how to verify matches by comparing to the complete control card
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Since 1929
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Parts of the Tree: Botany Cards (Spanish Edition)
