This material helps the child classify and organize and knowledge of animals. This is the basis fro research.The stories are geared to the needs of the animals of which the child has had first hand experience, so they serve as reinforcement.The story card material for animals is given very early in the elementary. Each animal should have its own folder. Each folder has the name of the animal on the outside. Each folder includes: 1 large picture of the animal in its environment. 1 large text card