A desk plate that teaches
A name plate is a reference children look at all day: how to write their own name, how each letter looks, and where numbers sit on the number line.Ready for the first week
Make the name plates, then a class pack and name tracing pages from the same class list.In the Australian Curriculum
- FoundationLearning that capital letters are used for names (AC9EFLA09).
- FoundationNaming numbers including zero to at least 20 (AC9MFN01), the range the number line on each desk plate shows.
- Before schoolEarly Years Learning Framework Outcome 1: seeing their own name helps children build a strong sense of identity.
A desk plate with the alphabet and a 0 to 20 number line puts two Foundation references in front of every child: the letters they are learning to name and form, and the number range the Foundation curriculum expects. Choose your state’s handwriting so the plate matches the charts on your wall.
Name tags are handy for the first days of school in late January or early February, and for excursions and days with a relief teacher.
Summarised in our own words from the Australian Curriculum: English and Mathematics, Version 9.0 (ACARA) and the Early Years Learning Framework for Australia, V2.0.
