Description

The Life Cycle of a Praying Mantis Activity goes beyond the standard life cycle offering.  This unique material takes the Child from the verbal story; developing the sensorial (concrete) understanding of the material with the objects (sold separately); to the abstract, with the incorporation of images and labels.  Colour-coded material, coded according to the Montessori Animal Kingdom.  The praying mantis’ are Insects, and coded yellow.  They are formidable predators, attacking others larger than themselves, like a tarantula.

Contents of a Praying Mantis Activity

• 1 x control chart
• 1st working chart called the labelled object working chart.  Use with the objects (objects are sold separately).
• 2nd working chart called the unlabeled working chart, use with the image and labels.
• Replace the objects with the 4 small images.  When ready, add the 4 labels onto the unlabeled working chart.
• The Child matches the real image of each life cycle of the praying mantis, to the labeled image on the 4 activity cards.
• 1 set of 3-part cards, classifying the nomenclature for the very young child.
• 4 Definition cards with:
  • a control card,
  • a card with an incomplete phrase
  • labels to complete the phrase.
• All contents are stored in a 4 plastic envelope.

The teacher can also use the definition cards as an aid as s/he tells the story of the life cycle of a praying mantis activity to very young children.

Related Products

• Life Cycle of a Praying Mantis Objects
• Insect Matching Activity
• Vertebrate and Invertebrate Sorting Activity

Further Reading and Resources