fdrinca Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 I read a post on here a while ago about great ways to secretly teach your kids, and someone had mentioned using placemats at the table. I think this is a brilliant idea that my kids would love, but I'm not loving the options of the ones I'm seeing. Melissa and Doug have several, but they seem kind of busy, and also kind of expensive for the numbers that I'd like to have. (Moderation is not my strong suit :) ). Are there sources of placemats that you've loved? Have you made your own and had them laminated at a copy shop? Were they durable enough? Did dry erase type crayons wipe off of them easily? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Target usually has some in the $1 section in August, and sometimes January as well (they seem to do kind of a mini back to school in January). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneStepAtATime Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 We love place mat learning. And we don't just use them as place mats....I have found some good bargains on Amazon if I do the research and dig deep enough. I find ones I am interested in, keep them in my "save for later" until they have a sale, then purchase them. I like the pre-made ones because they are usually a lot more durable than ones made in a copy shop, but i guess that would really depend on the copy shop. We have found some really useful ones that we pull out all the time for reference and drawing all over when trying to make a point or understand a concept, etc. History, science, math, government, etc. You just have to really read up on each one. There was an elements one that looked good until we read the reviews and realized there were two errors on it. Reading the reviews really helps. I found these work a lot better than posters in many instances and are frequently cheaper and last longer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecclecticmum Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 I look out on Amazon and Rainbow Resource. Right now, the ones are for life-skills. In other words, its how to set the table placemats. But I have seen a few academics based ones I will eventually get at RR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandra Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 I get them in teacher stores and at RR. I have also made our own as needed. For example, I went through an Ambleside Online stage and made mats for various artists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneStepAtATime Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 The other advantage of a place mat was when we do science experiments I don't worry so much that the reference material we are using off of the mat will get ruined. It is small enough we can put it right next to us and it is o.k. if certain things spill on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahinwa Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Walmart has U.S. Presidents and U.S. States place mats for $1.00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodland Mist Academy Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 I might buy a small laminated world map to keep on the table. I don't think the place mats are detailed enough, but maybe the ones that go in binders? They are laminated and should be waterproof. We often want to look up locations as we read during meals, so those might be perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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