Tot Talk Lowercase ABCs Educational Placemat for Kids – Made in USA – Durable, Double-Sided, Placemat with Phonics & Writing Practice – Waterproof, Wipeable, 17.5” x 11.5”

This was exactly what I wanted for my 5 y.o. great-grandson to practice letter recognition and writing - my 2nd grade teacher-daughter said just teach him LOWER CASE letters since 2nd graders will continue to mix capital letters in woRds. The erasable letters on the back demonstrate the correct way to print the letters - important because my daughter said some of her children print from the bottom up. This is a high quality product useful as a learning tool w/youngsters - and as a placemat. I bought a second one for him to have at home and a set of erasable markers for more color choice in practicing letters. Somehow - I don't think tracing letters is as effective in teaching him to write because, now when he "writes" on his drawing, all letters are sort of round circles - which a lot of letters are as far as he can see, except the 'l" at the end of his name - which he does fine with.

This is a glossy and well made placemat which clearly has letters and animals on it for reviewing with a young child. The picture is accurate. Unfortunately, I am a little bit unhappy with it, because it is much too large to fit on my 3 year old's high chair tray. Yes, she is still in a high chair. It's an FP aquarium one. In any event, this is probably fine for floor play or if your child eats at a dining room table, but I wish this were smaller. I should have looked at the dimensions more closely. Also, fwiw, my 3 year old has no interest in it. Maybe in retrospect, I should have tried to get an alphabet learner with Dora or unicorns or some other gimmick on it.

My 3 year old has mastered upper case letters, so we wanted to focus on lower case. This was one of the few choices on Amazon. However, we couldn't be happier. It's extremely well made. I like that it has captions under each letter, "A is for...". It's helping her learn the pattern and practice one to one matching as she reads. The placemat is colorful without being over the top. We've used it for 3 weeks and it still looks new.

I have had this for a while now and it’s stood the test of time. My son has used it a lot make since schools are closed. Easy to read, vibrant colors and great for helping him to reference when sounding out words.

Really like this mat a lot for my toddler. Rate a 4 because a visiting grandmother put the mat in the dishwasher and now the mat won't sit flat anymore.

This product is durable, cute, easy to clean and educational. My son was struggling with some of his letters and while he doesn’t enjoy homework he loved using this. We used it as his placemat and let him trace the letters and practice writing them with an erasable marker! I recommend this product!

Kids love them but scratched our kitchen table when the kids were picking them up. We were buying them to protect the table where the kids were sitting so this defeated the purpose. So if you do not have a wood table you are trying to protect this is a fantastic product

Easy to wash! My toddler finds it entertaining.