Nomenclature Cards and Purposeful Writing
Once children have begun to write letters, they are quickly motivated to apply that knowledge to useful, meaningful activities. But a child who wants to write a lot may not yet have the attention span or endurance to write for long. It falls, then, to the creative Montessori teacher to identify opportunities for children to write things that are important to them, without overwhelming them with more writing than they may be able to complete. Enter the nomenclature cards. The