LA 6.04Reading Classification Cards
The child reads name labels for classified pictures on any topic and places each label on its picture.
Age 5–6Work 4 of 4 in Reading: Phonograms and Puzzle Words
Presentation
- 1
Lay the picture-with-label cards in a column on the left.
- 2
Lay the pictures without labels beside them, matching each picture.
- 3
Take a separate label, read it, and find the matching picture.
- 4
Place the label under the unlabeled picture.
- 5
Invite the child to read and place the rest of the labels.
- 6
Show the child how to check by comparing each label with the control card.
Extensions, easiest to hardest
- Placing labels without first laying out the control cards, then checking
- Definition cards (short sentences about each item) read and matched
- The child makes their own labeled booklet of the topic
Control of error
The picture-with-label control cards.
Ready to move on when the child…
- Labels a full set of cards correctly before checking
- Reads new vocabulary in a set on their own
- Checks independently against control cards