Students can now have continuous access to phonics sounds and essential maths content throughout the day with the Mastery Learning Group double-sided PVC reference desk mat, called an Infomat. Download Free Resources Sample Teacher's Notes Free Printables Junior Infomat - Years 1 -4 The Junior Infomat English side introduces the classification of sounds and high frequency alternative sounds. The Maths side provides areas for manipulatives like wooden cubes, counters and MAB blocks for hands-on addition and subtraction, patterning, partitioning, sorting and sharing activities. Reference content includes numbers to 100, friends of ten and doubles/halves to twenty. Class Pack The Junior Infomat is also available to purchase as a class pack of 25. Go to Junior Infomat - Class Pack of 25 About the Infomats The Infomats are available in two levels, Early (approx. Years Foundation - 1) and Junior (approx. Years 1 - 4) or for use with special needs students. The same colours have been chosen to facilitate the use of different level Infomats within the same class, if appropriate. Both Infomats contain spaces designed for the use of manipulatives like counters, cubes or MAB blocks for sorting, sharing, patterning, partitioning or hands-on addition/subtraction activities. These high quality desk mats are manufactured in Australia from durable PVC and measure 58 x 39cm, they fit on standard Australian school desks. Space is provided for a student name but this is optional, allowing the mats to be re-used each year if purchased as a class set. Mastery Learning Infomats are supported by teaching notes for whole class or small group learning activities. Also available is a complete set of free matching phonics printables for use in the Picture / Sounds / Word spaces of the Early Infomat or complementary activities with the Junior Infomat. Infomats are available as singles or more economically, as a class set (25). They may also be added to school booklists. Infomats are currently available in Victorian Modern Cursive font. Infomats in NSW Foundation font will be available at the start of the 2016 school year.
