Grammar Farm

This game is a traditional Montessori teaching tool.  Perform an internet search on "Montessori Grammar Farm" for pictures and examples.  If you do not own toy farm animals, feel free to use any of your child's favorite play sets (Legos, trains, dollhouse, Littlest Pet Shop, etc).

Nouns

Create labels for different nouns in the play set.  Set the labels out in a play scene.  Give your child the toys, and have her set the toys on their correct label.

(Farm: pig, cow, barn. grass, tractor, farmer, etc)

Verbs

If you have noun labels already created, set those out in the play scene.  Create labels for different verbs that could be in the play set.  Give your child the toys and the verb labels; have her set the toys on their correct noun label, and add an appropriate (or silly) verb label.

(Farm: barks, runs, climbs, moos, oinks, etc)

Adjectives
Set up the play scene as describe in the Nouns and Verbs sections above.  Create labels for different adjectives that describe things in the play scene.   Let your child place the adjectives in appropriate (or silly) places.

(Farm: pink, red, green, slow, old, tired, etc)

Articles

Prepositions

Examples of Grammar Cards to purchase or you can create your own.