What Goes Together In Nature – Classifying Activity

DIY Montessori Inspired Activities, Homeschooling, Nature, Preschool   February 15, 2026

There are many ways to use cards and activities to prepare children for reading. Along with learning to identify sounds (in Montessori classrooms children learn sounds, not letter names), children need to develop comprehension skills.

What Goes Together In Nature is an activity that can foster the development of comprehension skills, teach vocabulary, make associations, and help students classify. I always prefer to use photographs when I design my printables – they are more a representation of real life and children seem to enjoy working with them a lot.

What Goes Together in Nature? activity does not require much time to set up. You need to cut out individual matching cards and sheets for self-assessment. Laminate those, bind board cards, and off you go.

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About Anastasia | Anastasia is an early childhood teacher with over twenty years of experience in Montessori classrooms and homeschooling. With a Master’s in Information Science, she blends education and information design to create clear, organized, research-backed resources. As founder of Montessori Nature, she develops evidence-based, nature-inspired printables that support holistic child development and foster curiosity, independence, and a love of learning. Explore more in her shop, Teachers Pay Teachers and Etsy store.