{"product_id":"foundation-script-practise-mat-44-5-x-28-5cm-wipe-clean-ages-3-plus","title":"Foundation Script Practise Mat 44.5 x 28.5cm Wipe Clean Ages 3 Plus","description":"\u003ch2\u003eA handwriting mat you can use every day for years\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e44.5cm x 28.5cm. Wipe clean with a dry-erase pen. Ages 3+. $5.70.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHandwriting practice on paper is consumable - a child does a page, it goes in the bin, and you photocopy another. This one gets wiped and used again tomorrow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e44.5 x 28.5cm is a desk-sized working surface\u003c\/strong\u003e, not a card. A child can rest their whole arm on it and write at proper size, which matters when the point is letter formation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAges 3 and up\u003c\/strong\u003e, per the supplier - so it starts with pre-writing shapes and carries through into real letters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe supplier describes the Practise Mat range as tailored to the Australian curriculum.\u003c\/strong\u003e That is their description, and we are relaying it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnder six dollars\u003c\/strong\u003e, so a class set is genuinely affordable and the mats last for years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe one question to ask before you order\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhich state's handwriting style is \"Foundation Script\"?\u003c\/strong\u003e Australian states do not share one. NSW, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia each teach a different letter formation, and a mat in the wrong script actively teaches a child the wrong shapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe supplier does not say which one this is.\u003c\/strong\u003e We have asked, and \u003cstrong\u003ewe are not going to guess on your behalf.\u003c\/strong\u003e If you are outside NSW, ask us before you order and we will confirm what came back. This is the single most important thing on this page.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Learning Can Be Fun","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53793348682091,"sku":"EVLPMHF","price":5.7,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0963\/2795\/8891\/files\/educational-vantage-handwriting-default-title-foundation-script-lpmhf-49902076985620.jpg?v=1788368581","url":"https:\/\/megaofficesupplies.com.au\/products\/foundation-script-practise-mat-44-5-x-28-5cm-wipe-clean-ages-3-plus","provider":"Mega Office Supplies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}