Nest Types 3-Part Cards

Montessori style 3-part cards of 12 different nest types including “no nest” style:

• cup
• burrow
• scrape
• cavity
• platform
• pendant
• mound
• adherent
• floating
• dome
• no nest
• self-incubating

Each “card set” (nest type) consists of 3 cards, thus “3-part cards” :

1. control card (picture with label) – approx size: 3.67″ x 4.25″
2. picture card – approx size: 3.67″ x 3″
3. label card – approx size: 3.67″ x 1.25″

PLUS – this set has an additional card for each nest type with a description of the style that includes some examples of birds that make the nest type.

This product is an instant downloadable digital file in PDF format. Nothing is sent in the mail. 

Supplement any activity or lesson on birds or nests with these beautiful nest illustrations. Use the cards as you learn and talk about the characteristics including advantages and disadvantages of each of the different nest types. 

Activities for using 3 part cards (print out our FREE printable “Activities for getting the most out of your 3-part cards”) include but not limited to:

• Naming and Identifying
• Matching (picture to picture, picture to label, and more!)
• Memory Game (control card to picture card, picture card to label card, etc)
• Identifying beginning only sounds 
• What’s Missing?
• Mystery Bag (additional resources required)
• Be creative! Make up your own games or use the cards individually for conversation starters, unit or topic initiators,  “hot and cold” games, learning a second language, parts of speech (adding different adjectives), story creation, the sky’s the limit!

How to prepare your card sets: We recommend printing on heavy cardstock and separating with a paper cutter or scissors into the 3 part sets. Round corners with a corner rounder punch (see our favorites page for our recommendation). For added durability, you can laminate your cards, if desired. If you are very low key, you can simply print on paper and cut, just keep in mind this style is not ideal for “memory” activities, but will overall work fine for most others.