This is a great way to make all of those Montessori 3 part cards easier to store and sort. File folders are also more portable than loose cards and provide a defined work space. I haven’t done this with all of my 3 part cards, but I have noticed it works especially well with science concepts. You can buy books at a teacher store with templates for making file folder games, but they are expensive and it is quite straight forward to customize to concepts that you are teaching without buying an entire book. By adapting presentation, these file folder games can be used for a variety of ages and concepts. By laminating the folder, you can even create a portable dry erase surface perfect for the car!
Materials
Montessori 3 Part Card Set- ideally printed on card stock (see below for resources)
File Folder
Scissors
Glue Stick
Envelope
To Make
Cut out 3 part cards.
Glue control cards inside file folder.
For things that can be sequenced such as a life cycle or numbers, arrange accordingly.
Glue envelope to the back of the folder for extra pieces.
Glue a relevant picture or control to the front of the folder
To Use
Beginning: Matching Pictures to Control
Intermediate: Matching Pictures & Words to Control, Ordering Pictures
Advanced: Matching Words to Pictures, Ordering Words & Pictures
Sources for 3 Part Cards
Make your own
Use flashcards from dollar section (buy 2 sets)
**Life cycle cards are from Montessori For Everyone free resources.
A quick web search will also find you plenty of templates for traditional file folder games.
What a great idea! Thanks.
We love File Folder games here…thanks for posting the resources!
What a great idea! Thanks.
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