Made with special interlocking shapes, these sturdy, large-format cards are inspired by Maria Montessori's three-stage lesson, promoting listening, pronunciation, and memorization of words. Game stages: • First stage: present all the cards to the child and help them fit the shapes into the corresponding spaces. • Second stage: place the cards and shapes on the playing surface and ask the child to find a specific shape and insert it onto the corresponding card. • Third stage: remove the shape from the card and ask the child to pronounce the word aloud.