Free Montessori Stories on Biological Classification

This Montessori lesson focuses on introducing children to basic concepts in biology through simple storybooks. Children will learn about living and non-living matter, plants and animals, vertebrates and invertebrates, and the five classes of vertebrates.

Prerequisite

– None

Age

3 years +

Control of Error

– The adult and other children

Direct Aims

– Help the child appreciate and respect all living things.
– Expand the child’s vocabulary.
– Prepare the child for future learning about biology.
– Encourage the child to classify their surroundings.

Indirect Aims

– Prepare the child for writing and reading

Materials

Simple story books that focus on two different but related biological classifications:

The Story of the Living and Non-living Matter
The Story of Plants and Animals
The Story of Vertebrates and Invertebrate Animals
The Story of the Five Classes of Vertebrates

Note: Add more equally essential or basic topics as needed.

Presentation

Invite one person or a small group to pick and read a book.
Have a short talk about the book.
Invite the children to read together.

What’s next?

After each story, you can do the sorting games: