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.Curriculum links in England
- ReceptionThe Writing goal expects recognisable letters, most of them formed correctly, and a name card gives a model to copy every day.
- Year 1Pupils name the letters of the alphabet in order and form capital and lower-case letters.
- NumberThe 0 to 20 line supports reading numbers to 20, part of Year 1 maths.
In English infant classrooms, children usually have a named peg, drawer and tray from the first day of Reception, so a desk plate with the same name, an alphabet and a number line follows a habit they already know.
If your school teaches print first, as the DfE reading framework suggests for Reception, choose Print; schools with a pre-cursive scheme can match it. The name tags are handy for school trips and for transition days in the summer term, when children spend time with their next teacher.
Summarised in our own words from the EYFS statutory framework, the National Curriculum in England and the DfE reading framework.
