Montessori Green Series Reading Set | 278 Word Cards & Lists

Guide growing readers into the third stage of Montessori phonics with this comprehensive Green Series reading set. After mastering CVC words in Pink Series and consonant blends in Blue Series, children explore long-vowel spellings, consonant digraphs, r-controlled and w-influenced vowels, and selected diphthongs. They begin by matching a written word with its photograph, then move to independent reading with carefully grouped word lists.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

• 278 printable phonetic word cards featuring Green Series spelling patterns.

• 278 corresponding real-photograph picture cards for hands-on matching.

• 63 word lists that extend reading practice beyond the words pictured on the matching cards.

• A recommended Green Series teaching-sequence poster and detailed preparation and presentation instructions.

• Montessori letter-colour cues: vowels are blue and consonants are red, with key spelling patterns highlighted in green.

• Word and picture cards approximately 5 × 3.8 inches and word lists approximately 5 × 7.7 inches.

PHONICS COVERAGE

• Beginning consonant digraphs such as ch, sh and th, plus additional patterns including gn, kn, ng, ph, qu and wh.

• Long-vowel spelling patterns such as a–e, ai, ay and eigh; ea, ee and ey; i–e, ie and igh; o–e, oa and ow; and several long-u spellings.

• R-controlled vowels (ar, er, ir, or, ur), w-influenced patterns (aw, ow), and other selected vowel combinations.

• The accompanying lists include familiar nouns and verbs, creating a broader reading challenge than picture matching alone.

HOW TO USE

• Follow the suggested presentation sequence, introducing one new letter pattern at a time. Begin with a manageable selection of matching word and picture cards.

• Name the images together first. Invite the child to point to the letters, pronounce the individual sounds, blend the target combination, and read the completed word aloud.

• Match each word card with its photograph, then check the meaning by discussing the pictured object or action.

• Once the child is comfortable with that pattern, introduce the corresponding word lists to consolidate decoding without relying on pictures.

• Extend the lesson by building selected words with movable alphabet tiles, sorting words by spelling pattern, or recording favourite examples in a notebook.

SKILLS SUPPORTED

• Decoding increasingly complex phonetic words and recognizing common letter-sound patterns.

• Blending, phonemic analysis and reading fluency.

• Visual discrimination of alternative vowel spellings and consonant digraphs.

• Vocabulary development, comprehension and independent reading confidence.

PRINTING & PREPARATION

This is a digital PDF resource. Print the selected pages on bright white cardstock and cut along the outer card edges. Prepare one pattern at a time or organize cards and lists by spelling group for easy Montessori shelf presentation.