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Letter & Sounds Learning Book | Learn To Write Book

Letter & Sounds Learning Book | Learn To Write Book


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Product Specs

ALL PRODUCTS (except digital downloads)

  • Wipe Clean
  • Double Sided (except first day at school)
  • UKCA/CE Safety Tested
  • Rounded corners for safety
  • Tested on my own two children to ensure all products are fun & engaging!
  • Use any felt tip pen on the wipeable products; wipe away with a damp cloth

BABY BOARDS - Size H25cm x W84cm | 500gsm quality card stock

FLASHCARDS - Size A6 | 350gsm quality card stock

LEARNING BOOKS - Size A4 | 350gsm card for outer covers | Matching pieces are not velcro

WRITING MATS - Size A4 | 350gsm card stock | Pen NOT included

MATCHING MATS - Size A4 | 350gsm card stock | Matching pieces are not velcro

Turnaround + Delivery

TURNAROUND

Orders containing no personalised items

Posted within 1-3 working days from placing an order 

 

Orders containing personalised items

  • Orders placed after 22nd Sept but before the 7th October were posted on 16th Oct.
  • Orders placed after 6th Oct but before the 21st October will be posted on 30th Oct.
  • Orders placed after 20th October but before the 3rd November will be posted on the 13th Nov

For pre-ordered items see the item description for further details


DELIVERY

All orders are posted using second class Royal Mail delivery, unless requested otherwise.

Postage Costs

All parcels are sent second class delivery unless requested otherwise. 

UK postage: 2-4 working days on average from dispatch (see note above)

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Returns & Refunds

RETURNS
Our returns policy lasts 30 days. If 30 days have gone by since your purchase, unfortunately, no refund or exchange will be offered.

To be eligible for a return, your item must be unused and in the same condition that you received it.

The following items are exempt from being returned/refunded:

  • Personalised products 
  • Downloadable files 
  • Gift cards 
  • Any item not in its original condition 
  • Any item that is returned more than 30 days after delivery

To complete your return, proof of purchase is required.

You will be responsible for paying for your own return postage costs.

For more information on Returns, Cancellations and Exchanges please click here.

 

Once children have mastered the 9 pre-writing shapes (see Stage 1: Pre-writing learning mats), they should be able to start practicing all of the letters of the alphabet.

Letter formation is the sequence of movements followed by the pencil to form a letter.  It is very important to ensure that your child is forming each letter correctly as practicing the correct movements over time will establish the movement in your child's motor memory making it second nature to write. Once the child's muscle memory* is established it can be very difficult to be undone.

*Muscle memory is the repetition of a task until the brain remembers how to do it automatically.

Why choose our learning mats?

  • A gradual approach to learning to write designed to aid confidence and development of independent letter formation (stage 1, stage 2, stage 3)
  • Our letter formation mats have clear 'starting stars' so the child knows where to begin the pencil movement and 'ending dots' so they know where to finish.  
  • They promote learning to write by engaging visual memory and motor memory.

While it is important for the child to understand the movement required for each letter which is consolidated by tracing the letter it is also important for your child to gradually progress onto forming the letter independently.  This is why our letter formation mats have adopted a 'step by step' approach designed to build confidence in your child in their writing ability.

Letter families

Our stage 2 learning mats have been separated out into 'letter families'.

The letters of the alphabet can be sorted into four main 'shape families" or letter families' which are defined by the common starting points and movements that are required to form them.

For example:

  • down and off in another direction - l, t i
  • down and retrace upwards - r, b, h
  • anti-clockwise round - c, o, a
  • zigzag letters -v, x, w

How to use the letter formation mats?

Step 1: Point to the image and encourage the child to say the letter sound (eg. "c, c, c for cat")

Step 2: Ask the child to "start at the star" and trace the letter with their finger.

Step 3: Ask the child to trace the letter with their pen.  "Start at the star" and follow the directional arrows to the end dot. Some children find making up a rhyme really helpful (eg. start at the star and go around the curly caterpillar).

Step 4-5: Ask the child to trace the letter with their pen.  "Start at the star" and follow the directional arrows to the end dot. (each step is progressively harder with the aim to build independent writing of the letter.

Step 6: See if your child can "Start at the star" and form the letter all by themselves!

Letter formation, learn to write, learning mats

Details

  • "Starter Star' so the child knows where they should begin
  • Recommended for ages 3 years and above
  • Help your preschooler learn to write their name + practice letter formation
  • Wipeable/Reusable
  • Double-sided
  • A4 in size; made from 350gsm cardstock
  • Recommended by primary school teachers
  • Great reviews by parents
  • Tested by my own two children to ensure the mats are fun and engaging!

A pen is not included, to purchase a triangular pen perfect for correct finger positioning click here

**Use any felt tip pen and wipe away with or damp cloth


Customer Reviews

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Antony Arenillas Garcia
Great Item

My Daughter loves drawing. She likes shouting out the letters and numbers when going through them. She loves the fact you can rub them out and start again.

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Brenda Salvage
Very pleased

I think my grandson is going to love working on these writing mats. They look really good. My only suggestion would be to present them in a folder or bag.

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Louise Doey
First name boards

My second time ordering these boards this time for my niece and she loved them as much as my son did. Great for them to help with writing and even better they can be use again and again. X

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Helen Calvey
Great products

I'm looking forward to giving these writing products to my grandchildren at Christmas. So pleased with them. Would recommend.

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Brittany Calcutt
Amazing!

Great quality products!

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