The Nes Upper-Case Alphabet Mat follows the same professional $11 \times 17$ laminated, double-sided format as the lower-case version but is specifically tailored for upper-case letter mastery and includes a unique focus on manual communication.
The Front: Visual and Manual Recognition
The front of the mat integrates multiple modes of learning to help students recognize upper-case letters:
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Sign Language Integration: Instead of keyword pictures, the top grid features American Sign Language (ASL) hand signs for every letter from A to Z.
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Upper-Case Alphabet Arc: Letters are presented in a clear arc with vowels highlighted in red and consonants in blue to assist in visual discrimination.
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Central Working Grid: A $3 \times 3$ grid in the middle provides space for students to manipulate plastic letters or practice writing.
The Back: Advanced Sequencing
The back of the mat challenges students to recall the alphabet’s structure with less visual assistance:
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Strategic Anchors: The alphabet arc only displays the anchor letters A, MN, and Z, requiring students to fill in the gaps mentally or with physical letters.
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Persistent Reference: The ASL hand sign grid remains at the top, allowing students to continue practicing their signs even while working on sequencing tasks.
Pricing and Availability
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Base Price: $7.00$ for a single mat.
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Quantity Discounts: Pricing scales down based on volume, reaching as low as $\$4.50$ per mat for orders of $1000+$.
Our Nixon Education Alphabet Mats (upper case) are a tool for teaching the alphabetic principle including symbol-sound/sound-symbol recognition. These mats can be used to help learners recognize and sequence letters. The back of each mat has a missing letters so learners can move the letters to fill in the “blanks”. On our upper case mats, we include ASL signs for the letter names in the header.
Mats are 11×17, professionally printed and laminated.
3D plastic letters are sold only as add ons.
Note. If you add on 3D plastic letters, note they are strictly non-magnetic due to choking and ingestion hazards. Please ensure this meets your requirements before purchasing.
