Nixon Education

Mat and Letter System

Alphabet mats

A fun way of learning!

Our alphabet mats provide a multi-sensory tool for students to learn many skills including letter matching and recognition, sequencing, phonological awareness, and word building!  So many activities can be used with our mats! 

Our lower-case mats include keyword-sound pictures at across the top.  Our upper-case mats include ASL finger signs for letters at the top.  

Both mats have missing letter sequences across the back.

Mathematics

Not just letters, but numbers too

Math-MATics Mats transform numeracy into a tactile adventure by utilizing a consistent “touch-counting” pattern to help students succeed! Our versatile tools support a wide-range of skills – from basic number formation and skip counting to advanced concepts like place value and fractions – using interactive grids and 3D numbers!  This multisensory tool helps keep students engaged through hands-on games and creative memory cues, turning every math lesson into a win!

Calender

Our alphabet mats and math-MATics mats are a tool that help unlock the code to reading, spelling, and math for students! Use our mats to help children learn new concepts and skills in an entertaining and supportive way. 

Lessons & Tips

Closed syllables

A closed syllable is a syllable that ends with a consonant. This means that the vowel sound in the syllable is short. For example, in the word “cat,” the first syllable “cat” is a closed syllable because it ends with a consonant “t” and the vowel “a” makes a short sound.

Here are some more examples of closed syllables:
“pat” “chip” “hug” “Step”

Counting with MATH-Matics

Counting is a way of saying the numbers in order. When we count, we start at the number 1 and say each number in order after that. For example, we say “one, two, three, four, five,” and so on.

Counting helps us to keep track of how many of something there are. For example, if you have three apples, you can count them by saying “one, two, three” and you’ll know that you have three apples.

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