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Imperfect Geography: Series 1

$8.50 USD

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These are just like our first quality cards except there is a slight production error that made us judge it as second quality. The error may be that the colors are slightly off, the images slightly askew, a spot or small hair in the laminate on one or more cards, and/or a slight curve to the laminate. Often the error is only on one card and customers can't find it (but we can)! Other than that, these are perfect and complete. Our production error means big savings for you!

Series One includes 10 parallel images for each continent (10 cards/packet; 70 images in the series) that broadly represent life, landscape, and culture on Earth:

  • An iconic vista
  • A parade
  • An iconic animal
  • A beach
  • A market
  • A school scene
  • A street scene
  • An iconic building
  • Food vendors
  • People fishing

The back of each card contains an image of the continent (color-coded to match the Montessori continent map), the location where the photo was taken, and additional information when needed. Cards are approx. 8 1/2" x 5 1/2”, fully laminated (with our sturdy, clinically-studied, non-toxic/food-grade laminate), and have rounded corners.

Use our collections (Series 1, Series 2, and Series 3) as a foundation but don't stop there. Encourage the children to use magazines, calendars and the internet to create more scenes from around the world based on their interests (but always be sure to present parallel images from all continents).

Many Activities: These inspiring photos rouse the children's natural curiosity and, thus, effortlessly aid the development of expressive and receptive vocabulary. They also create limitless possibilities for meaningful work. Begin by gathering one or a few children, choosing a folder (beginning with the children's home continent), and talking about what everyone sees in each image. 

Later, you can use the photos for sorting games by asking which card is from which continent? (Continent pieces not included; we recommend using the pieces from the continent puzzle map.) Then, when the children are writing (with the movable alphabet, chalkboards, or a pencil), use these to inspire the recording process. For example, you can teach the children how to play detective by having one child write about their favorite image and then, later, have another child read it and find the image described. The possibilities are endless!

READ THE LESSON PLAN

Created by a Montessori teacher with explicit guidance from AMI teacher trainers. Eco-printed in our rural New England office. Display folders sold separately.

Made in the USA.

NOTE: Geographers carry on a lively debate about what it is that defines a continent. Some consider Australia as a part of the larger continent of Oceania (which includes Micronesia, Polynesia, etc.) while others consider Australia the primary continent that includes the oceanic islands. For our purposes, we use the term Australia to include Australia, New Zealand, Tanzania, the entire island of New Guinea, and the thousands of islands in the Central and South Pacific that make up Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. 

Item #s:

  • DISGF1AFRIC
  • DISGF1ANTARC
  • DISGF1ASIA
  • DISGF1AUSTR
  • DISGF1EUROP
  • DISGF1NAMER
  • DISGF1SAMER
  • DISGF1ALL

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