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More than 90 fun-first activities and 250+ stickers keep children busy and engaged learning colors, shapes and so much more!Thoroughly entertaining activities are designed by early childhood experts to hold preschoolers’ interest as they develop important skills. Using stickers on every page, challenges include: Distinguishing colors, shapes, and sizes Identifying similar and different objects Sorting and counting Choosing and using 250 colorful stickers of animals, vehicles, favorite foods, and toys is just part of the fun! Developing problem-solving and early math skills is a big bonus. The My First Activity Book Series is perfect for children with small hands who are just starting to learn. They can apply stickers, color, and cut with scissors. The small trim size allows children to easily understand the activity and remain engaged—and makes the books extremely portable.

Introducing the next book in the bestselling I CAN DO THAT! STICKER series. With 500 stickers and 40 clever gameboards, this sticker workbook provides hours of learning fun! Filled with lively illustrations of animals, children, food, toys, vehicles, and other appealing subjects.** I CAN DO THAT! STICKER series---2019 National Parenting Product Awards Winner** (NAPPAawards.com) Playing with stickers books is a marvelous way for preschool children to hone fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and spatial relations while they play. With this sticker activity book for children ages 2 to 5, your child will: -solve mazes -play matching games -complete counting activities -decorate pictures While entertaining for hours on end, these preschool activity books can also teach your child to: -practice skills like decision making -sort objects by shape and color -develop observation skills -increase vocabulary -exercise creativity and much more!

Packed with more than 250 brain-boosting activities, this thoroughly engaging workbook helps children ages 2-4 learn how to write letters and numbers and draw shapes! Adorable illustrations and super-fun challenges build confidence and important preschool skills.This clever, colorful workbook is designed to hone fine motor skills, teaching little learners how to make lines, shapes and eventually letters and numbers. They’ll learn these important skills by playing fun games—mazes, dot-to-dot, picture puzzles, matching games and more. While they’re at it, they’ll be picking up other critical concepts such as counting sorting, problem-solving and spatial reasoning. Starting with basic lines, preschoolers will then move on to curves and zigzags until they have all the elements needed to tackle letters and numbers. The thoughtful, expertly crafted activities also inspire creativity and build focus. Best of all, children will be fully entertained for hours on end.

What's the Play Smart secret? Making learning fun! BOOK FEATURES 70 pages includes over 80 stickers, and a wipe-clean numbers board For ages 2-4 8.25" x 11.875"  Play Smart Numbers 2+ will help your child develop preschool readiness skills such as following directions and attending to tasks, while learning concrete skills. Your child will be exposed to numbers through ten; however, the focus will be on identification of numbers through five, while practicing counting objects, making comparisons, and understanding one-to-one correspondence.    What’s Play Smart Workbooks  Over 48 million Play Smart Workbooks sold worldwide. Educational method with over 60 years of experience. Age appropriate activities: Activities are carefully developed to match the level of specific age group. Step-by-step method: The instruction and the activity gradually get challenging throughout the workbook. Wide variety of activities: Variety of activities from different approaches help children strengthen critical thinking skills and creativity, which help them to be able to solve practical problems on their own. It also helps keep their interest and focus. Stickers: Uses stickers within the context of certain activities and also as rewards for completed work to keep children motivated. 4 colors throughout the book with variety of fun illustrations: The cute and colorful illustrations engage children in activities. Fun illustrations help children understand the activities without reading the instructions. Support children’s learning: “To Parents” sections explain the effective ways for parents to support children’s learning. School readiness: Children can acquire basic academic skills before entering preschool. Play Smart Series has won National Parenting Product Awards, Family Choice Award and Mom’s Choice Awards®.   About Gakken  Gakken is the number 1 educational publisher in Japan. Founded in 1946 by Hideto Furuoka, the mission of Gakken has always been to produce fun-first, educational materials for children. Gakken is well-known to Asian families for its bestselling workbooks. Gakken is also well-respected in academic circles - publishing popular teaching materials for preschools, kindergartens, and primary schools. In addition to its substantial publishing business, Gakken also runs 14,000 learning centers called “Gakken Classrooms” and operates nursery schools - all inspired by the successful formula used in their workbooks. Play Smart’s philosophy rewards success and builds confidence. Created by educational experts, this award-winning Play Smart series uses Gakken’s unique fun-first method of completing age-appropriate activities that are progressively more challenging, building on small achievements, and fostering an eagerness to learn. The variety of activities leads to creative problem-solving skills and prepares children for the journey of lifelong learning.                            

What's the Play Smart secret? Making learning fun! BOOK FEATURES 70 pages includes over 100 stickers, and a wipe-clean numbers board For ages 3-5 8.25" x 11.875"  Play Smart Numbers 3+ will help your child develop preschool readiness skills, such as following directions and attending to tasks, while learning concrete skills, such as counting and comparing quantities. By practicing tracing numbers, ordering numbers, making comparisons, identifying patterns, and understanding how parts can be added to make a whole, your child will be exposed to the numbers one through twenty. However, the focus will be on the identification of numbers one through ten.   What’s Play Smart Workbooks    Over 48 million Play Smart Workbooks sold worldwide. Educational method with over 60 years of experience. Age appropriate activities: Activities are carefully developed to match the level of specific age group. Step-by-step method: The instruction and the activity gradually get challenging throughout the workbook. Wide variety of activities: Variety of activities from different approaches help children strengthen critical thinking skills and creativity, which help them to be able to solve practical problems on their own. It also helps keep their interest and focus. Stickers: Uses stickers within the context of certain activities and also as rewards for completed work to keep children motivated. 4 colors throughout the book with variety of fun illustrations: The cute and colorful illustrations engage children in activities. Fun illustrations help children understand the activities without reading the instructions. Support children’s learning: “To Parents” sections explain the effective ways for parents to support children’s learning. School readiness: Children can acquire basic academic skills before entering preschool. Play Smart Series has won National Parenting Product Awards, Family Choice Award and Mom’s Choice Awards®. About Gakken  Gakken is the number 1 educational publisher in Japan. Founded in 1946 by Hideto Furuoka, the mission of Gakken has always been to produce fun-first, educational materials for children. Gakken is well-known to Asian families for its bestselling workbooks. Gakken is also well-respected in academic circles - publishing popular teaching materials for preschools, kindergartens, and primary schools. In addition to its substantial publishing business, Gakken also runs 14,000 learning centers called “Gakken Classrooms” and operates nursery schools - all inspired by the successful formula used in their workbooks. Play Smart’s philosophy rewards success and builds confidence. Created by educational experts, this award-winning Play Smart series uses Gakken’s unique fun-first method of completing age-appropriate activities that are progressively more challenging, building on small achievements, and fostering an eagerness to learn. The variety of activities leads to creative problem-solving skills and prepares children for the journey of lifelong learning.      

Packed with more than 230 brain-boosting activities, this thoroughly engaging workbook helps children ages 5-6 learn how to writing letters and numbers1-20, reading, and using a range of words to describe the world around them. All pages are perforated for easy removal.The content aligns with children’s developmental stages, allowing them to learn step by step. Challenges gradually become more difficult as they progress, building confidence as they complete each new activity. Colorful, easy-to-follow illustrations enable kids to attempt most tasks on their own, encouraging independence. Thoroughly fun activities keep them engaged and wanting to learn more and more! This book consists of 3 sections that support the development of your child’s kindergarten readiness skills. Learning Readiness Lines / Colors & Shapes / Patterns / Matching & Sorting Language Arts Alphabet / Phonics / Rhyming / Reading Readiness Math Concepts Numbers / Addition / Subtraction / Measuring / Comparing Date / Money / Time When they complete all the activities in the book, fill out the certificate and display it as a reminder of their great effort.

Introducing the third book in the bestselling I CAN DO THAT! STICKER series. With 506 stickers and 35 clever gameboards, this sticker workbook provides hours of learning fun! Filled with lively illustrations of animals, children, food, toys, vehicles, and other appealing subjects.** I CAN DO THAT! STICKER series---2019 National Parenting Product Awards Winner** (NAPPAawards.com)  Playing with stickers books is a marvelous way for preschool children to hone fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and spatial relations while they play. With this sticker activity book for children ages 3 to 5, your child will:  -solve mazes -play matching games -complete counting activities  -decorate pictures While entertaining for hours on end, these preschool activity books can also teach your child to: -practice skills like decision making -sort objects by shape and color -develop observation skills -increase vocabulary -exercise creativity and much more!

What's the Play Smart secret? Making learning fun! BOOK FEATURES 70 pages includes over 80 stickers, and a wipe-off activity board For ages 2-4 8.25" x 11.875" portrait (top binding) Play Smart Cutting and Pasting 2+ includes a variety of entertaining and engaging cutting, pasting and challenges that get children prepped for preschool! It will make your children familiar with basic scissor skills and strengthen fine-motor skills. The activities such as cutting straight line, curves and shapes as well as gluing, stickers, mazes, counting build on helping children to become more confident and independent as they go.   What’s Play Smart Workbooks    Over 48 million Play Smart Workbooks sold worldwide. Educational method with over 60 years of experience. Age appropriate activities: Activities are carefully developed to match the level of specific age group. Step-by-step method: The instruction and the activity gradually get challenging throughout the workbook. Wide variety of activities: Variety of activities from different approaches help children strengthen critical thinking skills and creativity, which help them to be able to solve practical problems on their own. It also helps keep their interest and focus. Stickers: Uses stickers within the context of certain activities and also as rewards for completed work to keep children motivated. 4 colors throughout the book with variety of fun illustrations: The cute and colorful illustrations engage children in activities. Fun illustrations help children understand the activities without reading the instructions. Support children’s learning: “To Parents” sections explain the effective ways for parents to support children’s learning. School readiness: Children can acquire basic academic skills before entering preschool. Play Smart Series has won National Parenting Product Awards, Family Choice Award and Mom’s Choice Awards®.   About Gakken  Gakken is the number 1 educational publisher in Japan. Founded in 1946 by Hideto Furuoka, the mission of Gakken has always been to produce fun-first, educational materials for children. Gakken is well-known to Asian families for its bestselling workbooks. Gakken is also well-respected in academic circles - publishing popular teaching materials for preschools, kindergartens, and primary schools. In addition to its substantial publishing business, Gakken also runs 14,000 learning centers called “Gakken Classrooms” and operates nursery schools - all inspired by the successful formula used in their workbooks. Play Smart’s philosophy rewards success and builds confidence. Created by educational experts, this award-winning Play Smart series uses Gakken’s unique fun-first method of completing age-appropriate activities that are progressively more challenging, building on small achievements, and fostering an eagerness to learn. The variety of activities leads to creative problem-solving skills and prepares children for the journey of lifelong learning.        

What's the Play Smart secret? Making learning fun! BOOK FEATURES 70 pages includes over 50 stickers, and a wipe-off activity board For ages 3-5 8.25" x 11.875" portrait (top binding) Play Smart Cutting and Pasting 3+ includes a variety of entertaining and engaging cutting, pasting and challenges that get kids prepped for preschool! It will make your children familiar with scissor skills for preschool and strengthen fine-motor skills. The activities such as cutting lines and shapes, gluing, stickers, mazes, counting build on helping children to become more confident and independent as they go.   What’s Play Smart Workbooks    Over 48 million Play Smart Workbooks sold worldwide. Educational method with over 60 years of experience. Age appropriate activities: Activities are carefully developed to match the level of specific age group. Step-by-step method: The instruction and the activity gradually get challenging throughout the workbook. Wide variety of activities: Variety of activities from different approaches help children strengthen critical thinking skills and creativity, which help them to be able to solve practical problems on their own. It also helps keep their interest and focus. Stickers: Uses stickers within the context of certain activities and also as rewards for completed work to keep children motivated. 4 colors throughout the book with variety of fun illustrations: The cute and colorful illustrations engage children in activities. Fun illustrations help children understand the activities without reading the instructions. Support children’s learning: “To Parents” sections explain the effective ways for parents to support children’s learning. School readiness: Children can acquire basic academic skills before entering preschool. Play Smart Series has won National Parenting Product Awards, Family Choice Award and Mom’s Choice Awards®.   About Gakken  Gakken is the number 1 educational publisher in Japan. Founded in 1946 by Hideto Furuoka, the mission of Gakken has always been to produce fun-first, educational materials for children.   Gakken is well-known to Asian families for its bestselling workbooks. Gakken is also well-respected in academic circles - publishing popular teaching materials for preschools, kindergartens, and primary schools. In addition to its substantial publishing business, Gakken also runs 14,000 learning centers called “Gakken Classrooms” and operates nursery schools - all inspired by the successful formula used in their workbooks.   Play Smart’s philosophy rewards success and builds confidence. Created by educational experts, this award-winning Play Smart series uses Gakken’s unique fun-first method of completing age-appropriate activities that are progressively more challenging, building on small achievements, and fostering an eagerness to learn. The variety of activities leads to creative problem-solving skills and prepares children for the journey of lifelong learning.  

What's the Play Smart secret? Making learning fun! BOOK FEATURES 70 pages includes over 80 stickers, and a wipe-off activity board For ages 2-4 8.25" x 11.875" portrait (top binding)   Play Smart Tracing Skills 2+ includes a variety of entertaining and engaging tracing, drawing and challenges that get kids prepped for preschool! It will make your children familiar with basic pen-control skills with crayons, pens and pencils: from straight lines to curves, zigzags, shapes, letters and number. The activities build on helping children to become more confident and independent as they go.   What’s Play Smart Workbooks  Over 48 million Play Smart Workbooks sold worldwide. Educational method with over 60 years of experience. Age appropriate activities: Activities are carefully developed to match the level of specific age group. Step-by-step method: The instruction and the activity gradually get challenging throughout the workbook. Wide variety of activities: Variety of activities from different approaches help children strengthen critical thinking skills and creativity, which help them to be able to solve practical problems on their own. It also helps keep their interest and focus. Stickers: Uses stickers within the context of certain activities and also as rewards for completed work to keep children motivated. 4 colors throughout the book with variety of fun illustrations: The cute and colorful illustrations engage children in activities. Fun illustrations help children understand the activities without reading the instructions. Support children’s learning: “To Parents” sections explain the effective ways for parents to support children’s learning. School readiness: Children can acquire basic academic skills before entering preschool. Play Smart Series has won National Parenting Product Awards, Family Choice Award and Mom’s Choice Awards®.   About Gakken  Gakken is the number 1 educational publisher in Japan. Founded in 1946 by Hideto Furuoka, the mission of Gakken has always been to produce fun-first, educational materials for children.   Gakken is well-known to Asian families for its bestselling workbooks. Gakken is also well-respected in academic circles - publishing popular teaching materials for preschools, kindergartens, and primary schools. In addition to its substantial publishing business, Gakken also runs 14,000 learning centers called “Gakken Classrooms” and operates nursery schools - all inspired by the successful formula used in their workbooks.   Play Smart’s philosophy rewards success and builds confidence. Created by educational experts, this award-winning Play Smart series uses Gakken’s unique fun-first method of completing age-appropriate activities that are progressively more challenging, building on small achievements, and fostering an eagerness to learn. The variety of activities leads to creative problem-solving skills and prepares children for the journey of lifelong learning.         

Packed with 70 pages of activities, this bestselling workbook includes over 90 stickers and a wipe-clean activity board. Adorable illustrations and super-fun challenges build confidence and important preschool skills. National Parenting Product Awards (NAPPA) WinnerPlay Smart Early Learning is the perfect activity book to promote early learning for ages 2 and 3. An engaging variety of fun-first, age-appropriate activities include tracing, cutting and pasting, coloring and picture puzzles. The challenges become gradually harder as children move through the book, building confidence and important skills such as fine motor coordination, problem solving, and social skills. The activities are thoroughly entertaining, building a foundation for lifelong learning! Reward stickers for completed activities keep little learners highly motivated. All Play Smart workbooks are known for: A kid-tested, time-tested educational method developed and fine-tuned over 60 years. Age appropriate activities carefully designed to target each age group. The instructions and activities gradually increase in difficulty. A wide variety of activities help children strengthen critical thinking skills and creativity, empowering them to solve practical problems on their own while holding their interest. “To Parents” sections explain the effective ways for parents to support children’s learning. The Play Smart Series has won National Parenting Product Awards, Family Choice Award and Mom’s Choice Awards®.

This Mom’s Choice Award winner is an extra-fun sticker activity book for small hands. Little ones ages 2 and up will enjoy choosing and using adorable stickers to solve engaging picture puzzles.My First Sticker Activity Book is thoughtfully designed for children as young as two years old (and older). Activities get gradually harder as the book progresses, so children may start by choosing stickers to complete a scene, and then they are prompted to place stickers in a specific spot, and next the stickers are used to solve age-appropriate picture puzzles. Thoroughly entertaining challenges build skills and confidence. Children love choosing from more than 200 colorful stickers of animals, fruit and vegetables, toys, and other everyday items. Additional activities completed with a chunky crayon or pencil help develop school readiness skills, earning an adorable reward sticker! Young learners can apply stickers, color, and cut with scissors boosting fine motor coordination, concentration, and critical thinking skills. The portable trim size means go-anywhere fun!

This Mom’s Choice award-winning activity book provides 60 fun-first, fine motor skill-building activities for preschoolers. **Play Smart My First series---Mom’s Choice Awards® Gold Recipient**My First Cutting Activity Book is for children as young as two who are not yet proficient in using scissors. The activities are carefully designed to develop fine motor skills, focus, hand-eye coordination, and critical thinking. This step-by-step method helps children expand their fine motor skills, concentration, and critical thinking skills. Reward stickers are provided for each activity. Portable and perfectly designed for small hands to cut, color, and apply stickers, My First Cutting Activity Book offers anywhere, anytime fun for curious, creative preschoolers.

Part adventure-story, part puzzle book, and plenty of fun, follow the treasure map and solve puzzles, choosing stickers to make art as you go!Ben and Emma visit Space World, Safari Land, an apple orchard, and other exciting places in Wonder Land. Readers create beautiful sticker artwork which also completes the story. But something bigger is going on as well! The puzzles in this book create beautiful artwork, and they also nurture curiosity. As they work their way through the puzzles in this book, children begin to understand that various parts can be put together to form a whole. This concept promotes “system thinking” which is indispensable in fields such as artificial intelligence and programming. System thinking involves taking a step back, looking at things objectively, and creating solutions to various. In other words, by developing creativity and focus through sticker play in this book, children are also learning to choose the most appropriate means and methods to achieve their goals. This is a strong foundation for STEAM skills.

More than 80 fun activities encourage preschoolers to strengthen writing skills. From basic lines to shapes, letters, and numbers. Adorable art, reward stickers, and engaging challenges make learning easy and enjoyable.Whether they are just learning how to hold a pencil, or already know how to write out their name, this workbook enhances early writing skills and fine motor coordination. Beginning with basic lines and curves, activities progress to practicing letters and numbers, all in the guise of entertaining puzzles and games. Activities on every page include: Colorful, lively illustrations to help children visually connect letters and sounds. Skill-building activities Tips for parents to boost kids’ motivation, confidence and progress A spot to show off a reward sticker The step-by-step methods in Play Smart workbooks have been developed and honed by early childhood experts for decades. Activities are thoughtfully designed to keep children thoroughly engaged in learning, ensuring they’re well-prepared for school and beyond.

This lively, illustrated wipe-clean workbook contains 80 practice pages for children to trace, learn, and practice writing basic lines, letters, numbers, and shapes.Whether little learners are just learning how to hold a pencil, or already know how to write out their name, Play Smart Wipe-Clean Workbook enhances early writing skills and fine motor coordination. Beginning with basic lines and curves, activities progress to practicing letters and numbers, all in the guise of entertaining puzzles and games. Activities on every page include colorful illustrations to help children visually connect letters and sounds plus skill-building activities Note: This book does not come with a water-based pen. Please use any water-based marker or crayons. The coated paper is easy for children to write on and erase with minimal effort.

Play Smart workbooks include age-appropriate activities that use a proven step-by-step method to build confidence. Making learning enjoyable in early childhood has positive effects on a child’s lifelong educational journey. **Play Smart Challenging series---2022 National Parenting Product Awards Winner** (NAPPAawards.com)This Play Smart Skill Builders Challenging focuses on drawing basic lines and solving mazes while guessing the path ahead to support your child’s development of preschool readiness skills. 1. Tackle tasks in a variety of ways. Depending on a child’s age, some problems may be a little too difficult. It’s important to encourage your child to approach tasks in different ways, and this can be done by referring to the tips in the “To Parents” section. When a task is complete, your child’s sense of accomplishment will help develop their critical thinking skills and creativity. 2. Develop independence while working on tasks. Activities include tasks related to getting dressed, cleaning up, and helping around the house. When an activity is finished, encourage your child to practice it. This prompts children to be more aware of their surroundings. 3. Learn the names of animals, food, vehicles, and other things. While outside of your home, ask your child to review the things they have learned in the workbook. This will not only expand their vocabulary, but also stimulate their interest in the things around them. 4. Think about the environment. Pages featuring characters living in the Arctic, jungle, and desert as well as in trees, in the sea, and on land are designed to help children learn that various living things reside together on Earth. This helps raise awareness of environmental issues.

This lively, illustrated wipe-clean workbook contains 80 practice pages for children to trace, learn, and practice writing straight lines, curves, zigzags, and other lines, as well as letters, numbers, and shapes.For all developmental stages, from children who are just starting to practice holding a pencil to those who want to master pen control. Children can learn pen control skills efficiently while having fun. Uses an easy-to-follow, developmentally appropriate, step-by-step process to help them learn to write. Lines become longer and more complex, and the guidelines gradually disappear as the activities progress. Keeps children engaged through lively illustrations that feel more like play than work! Note: This book does not come with a water-based pen. Please use any water-based marker or crayons. The coated paper is easy for children to write on and erase with minimal effort.

More than 500 stickers and 48 activities provide hours of learning fun! Children ages 2-4 will enjoy placing stickers in lively scenes to solve puzzles, mazes, matching games and more. Children can build school-readiness through activities that illustrate what goes on at school—from making art, to lunch time to yard play. Colorful stickers featuring children’s favorite things—animals, toys, vehicles, food, and more will make for instant appeal. The puzzles and activities in this adventure-filled sticker book will thoroughly engage toddlers and preschoolers in developing important school skills including: · Recognizing letters and numbers · Identifying colors and shapes · Sorting and classifying · Discerning patterns · Problem-solving * Sharing, taking turns, and other social skills Mazes, matching games, picture puzzles and a wide variety of other entertaining challenges will enhance children’s focus, creativity, and fine motor skills too. Carefully developed for this age group, the activities are thoughtfully illustrated so children can understand what to do without needing instructions. The puzzles are designed to get harder as you progress through the book, and built-in rewards build stamina and confidence as little ones learn through play.

Providing the perfect foundation for future learning and essential STEAM skillsThis workbook is designed to help young children build a solid foundation in early math through fun activities. By placing stickers, coloring, and connecting the dots, children naturally develop a sense of numbers and quantity, and comparison of large and small numbers. They also develop an understanding of order and sequence of numbers. In addition to counting, children will practice writing numbers and begin exploring number decomposition—a key concept that develops calculation skills. This workbook encourages joyful learning and helps children develop Early Math skills through playful learning.

Science Skill Builders Workbook is specially designed for curious minds aged 5-7, providing the perfect foundation for future learning and essential STEAM skills, all while preparing your child for elementary school success.Why Parents and Kids Will Love This Workbook: Science All Around Us: We bring science to life by exploring familiar topics like food and plants. Your child will discover fascinating scientific concepts using items they can find right in their home or backyard, making learning tangible and exciting. Hands-On Learning Made Easy: No complicated experiments, just simple, engaging activities! Children will build core science knowledge through fun tasks like connecting matching items, placing flower-shaped stickers, and numbering the stages of a plant's growth. These activities boost understanding and reinforce key concepts without overwhelming young learners. Expert Guidance for Parents: Feel confident guiding your little scientist! Our "To Parents" tips from experts provide clear, concise explanations of the science behind each activity. You'll have all the tools you need to answer your child's "why" questions and deepen their scientific understanding together. This fun workbook is packed with exciting activities and challenges, all divided into three fantastic chapters. 1. Living Things & Life Cycles Seed differences / Plant growth stages / Animal habitats / Differences in animal features (legs, ears, tails) / Mammal vs. fish differences / Parent and offspring appearances / Insect life cycles 2. Natural Wonders Around Us Wind direction / Position and shape of shadows / Sunlight and shade / Formation of rainbows 3. Everyday Physics in Action Energy concepts (electricity, gas) / Light reflection (mirrors) / Conservation of quantity Plus, dedicated experiment pages are included, where children can explore material characteristics by rolling objects, observing what floats or sinks, and experimenting with magnets.