Decide what skill you wish to practice: addition, subtraction,
multiplication, division, fractions, equations, shapes, colors, numbers,
sight words, phonics, days of the week, months of the year,
measurement…anything that needs to be memorized.
Have the children write and draw on the paper the facts and pictures they
will be studying. When it looks the way they want it, they can trace their
pencil lines with markers and fill in their pictures.
Cover both sides with clear contact paper. Leave enough contact paper
around the edges so that the clear edges meet and form a seal to allow you
to wipe off the placemat after it has been used for a meal.