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The Earth Animals Set connects knowledge, movement, and sensory experience – for a sustainable understanding of our world.
Contents:
The felt continents are made of a tear-resistant 3 mm felt.
Please note:
Montessori materials are NOT toys, but educational materials. Proper use requires appropriate training.
Montessori materials may contain small, rough, sharp, or other elements that could cause injury or damage if used improperly.
It may therefore only be used by children under the supervision of appropriately trained persons and in an appropriate environment.
With this lovingly designed earth animals set featuring felt continents and oceans, children playfully discover the continents of our world. Animals are assigned to their natural habitats, and geographical connections are comprehensively understood – actively, independently, and in the spirit of cosmic education according to Montessori.
The large-format felt material invites ground work.
This Montessori material naturally promotes:
Children work self-controllingly and deepen their knowledge at their own pace.
The earth animals set is ideally suited for:
Practical example: This is how children work with the earth animals set:
Correctly placing continents.
The felt continents are laid out on the ground in their geographically correct arrangement. The child develops an initial spatial understanding of the continents.
Assigning animals
The animals are assigned to their respective continent or the sea and placed on the appropriate felt piece.
Working with classification cards
Using the classification cards, the child deepens the work and reinforces what has been learned through repetition of the assignments.
Self-check
Control cards and the self-check on the back of the classification cards allow the child to independently verify the assignments – in the spirit of Montessori education.
Suitable for children from approximately 4 years old.
Subject to changes in animal availability.