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How you ever wondered how to score a glorious goal make a perfect pass or hit a winning wicket By looking at angles forces distances and mass this series will teach you how. From hitting and kicking to running and jumping we will explore a variety of sports and the science behind them giving you all you need to know to Play Smart|How you ever wondered how to score a glorious goal make a perfect pass or hit a winning wicket By looking at angles forces distances and mass this series will teach you how. From hitting and kicking to running and jumping we will explore a variety of sports and the science behind them giving you all you need to know to Play Smart

How you ever wondered how to score a glorious goal make a perfect pass or hit a winning wicket By looking at angles forces distances and mass this series will teach you how. From hitting and kicking to running and jumping we will explore a variety of sports and the science behind them giving you all you need to know to Play Smart|How you ever wondered how to score a glorious goal make a perfect pass or hit a winning wicket By looking at angles forces distances and mass this series will teach you how. From hitting and kicking to running and jumping we will explore a variety of sports and the science behind them giving you all you need to know to Play Smart

Have you ever wondered how to score a glorious goal, make a perfect pass, or hit a winning wicket? By looking at angles, forces, distances and mass, this series will teach you how. From hitting and kicking, to running and jumping, we will explore a variety of sports and the science behind them, giving you all you need to know to play smart!

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.

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®.

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.

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.

CODING Skill Builders Workbookis 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: Code All Around UsHelp your child discover where coding lives in their everyday world – from the smart devices they love to the cars and traffic lights they see every day. Essential skills, Made Simple. "Core coding concepts like sequencing, loops, algorithms, classification, and conditional logic are broken down with engaging activities perfect for young minds. Hands-On Fun This workbook uses adorable illustrations and exciting sticker activities to make learning approachable and enjoyable, even for kids with zero coding experience. Expert Guidance for Parents "To Parents" tips from experts provide clear, concise explanations of the coding concepts behind each activity. You'll have all the tools you need to answer your child's "why" questions and deepen their understanding together. Children acquire skills through the following exercises. 1. Code All Around Me Your child will become a "code detective," learning to spot how computers tell everything from smartphones and video games to refrigerators, air conditioners, cars, and even traffic lights what to do! What commands are they following? Let's find out! 2. My First Coding Challenges -Get ready for brain-boosting exercises! Kids will practice: -Sorting and Classifying: Grouping objects by color, shape, animals, or food – just like a computer organizes data! -Sequencing and Patterns: Arranging items in order by size, number, or other rules. -Filtering: Picking out the biggest item or finding objects that meet a specific condition. 3. Algorithms, Loops, and Debugging Adventures -Algorithms: Learn to give clear, step-by-step instructions, like how to make a delicious pizza! -Loops: Discover how repeating commands are used in everything from dance routines and musical notes to designs on everyday objects. -Debugging: Become a "code detective" and find the "bugs" (errors!) when our robot friend can't reach its destination! 4. More Cool Commands -Create commands for changing clothes based on the weather! -Program a delivery robot to drop off packages in the correct order! -Map out the sequence of a blinking traffic light!

Search-and-find activities featuring trains, plains, automobiles, and more keep 3-5-year-olds engaged and entertained while they learn about their favorite modes of transportation and enjoy 100 awesome stickers!Seek, Find, Fun: Vehicles is a search-and-find book, a collection of fun facts, and sticker book wrapped in one. Vehicle-loving children hone focus, reasoning, and observational skills while they tackle fun challenges. A variety of interesting scenesfrom a busy construction site to a daring rescue mission to the open skyare packed with trucks and bulldozers, police cars and fire engines, jumbo jets, spaceships, and more.Bonus challenges make it possible to attempt the puzzles over and over again. Reward stickers boost motivation as children progress through the book. The sticker section of the book asks children to match 100 stickers to their correct shape. And when all of the challenges are completed with stickers in place, the book becomes a vehicle picture book too.

Packed with 172 brain-boosting puzzles, curious children ages 5-7 will hone their problem-solving skills as they tackle engaging challenges.An exciting variety of illustrated puzzles appeal to many different learning styles, empowering curious kids to sharpen focus, reasoning, and other important school skills. There are different levels of dfficulty throughout the book, with challenges thoughtfully designed for intermediate to advanced learners.Three different types of puzzles are featured in the book: Shapes & Patterns Puzzles combining, dividing, and flipping shapes build a strong foundation in geometry. In addition to supporting school readiness, this helps with life skills.Logical Thinking puzzles develop strong observational skills as children tackle complex patterns. Learning to organize information helps with reasoning, improves reading comprehension, and efficiency.Spatial Awareness puzzles help young learners to visualize and imagine objects in space and in relation to other things. This is particularly useful in STEM-related endeavors.Entertaining activities, colorful art, and age-appropriate challenges encourage children to think critically and carefully!

What's the Play Smart secret? Learning should be fun!BOOK FEATURES 70 pages includes over 80 stickers, and a wipe-clean activity board For ages 2-4 8.25" x 11.875" Play Smart Early Learning Age 2+ is an essential first workbook. With a variety of fun-first, age-appropriate engaging activities such as tracing, cutting and pasting, coloring and picture puzzles, children are entertained while developing important skills such as fine motor coordination, problem solving, and social skills—all necessary to prepare them for lifelong learning! What’s Play Smart Workbooks Over 55 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? Learning should be fun!BOOK FEATURES 70 pages includes over 80 stickers, and a wipe-clean activity board For ages 2-4 8.25" x 11.875"    Play Smart Brain Boosters Age 2+ is the perfect first workbook for developing children’s independent thinking skills. Through engaging in these fun-first, age-appropriate activities such as drawing, cutting and pasting, coloring, matching games, picture puzzles, and more—children will gain independence and intellectual curiosity while remaining thoroughly entertained.   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? Learning should be fun!BOOK FEATURES 70 pages includes over 80 stickers, and a wipe-clean activity board For ages 4-6 8.25" x 11.875"    Play Smart Skill Builders 4+ is the perfect workbook for strengthening pencil control skills. Through a variety of age-appropriate activities such as tracing, mazes, counting games and dot-to-dot challenges, children build the framework for strong hand-eye coordination and visual perception skills. Children are thoroughly entertained while they learn important skills from focus and perception to reasoning and fine motor skills. While remaining true to Play Smart’s fun-first learning philosophy, children will be engaged and entertained while enhancing skills and preparing for lifelong learning!   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? Learning should be fun!BOOK FEATURES 70 pages includes over 110 stickers, and a wipe-clean activity board For ages 2-4 8.25" x 11.875"  Animal Picture Puzzlers 2+ includes a variety of fun-first, age-appropriate, and engaging activities featuring children’s favorite animals and insects! These pages are filled with learning challenges such as picture puzzles, tracing, number activities, matching games, drawing, mazes, and counting games using children’s favorite theme. Children are entertained as they develop important skills such focus, reasoning, fine motor skills, pen-control, and numbers—all necessary to prepare them for lifelong learning!   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? Learning should be fun!BOOK FEATURES 70 pages includes over 110 stickers, and a wipe-clean activity board For ages 4-6 8.25" x 11.875"  Animal Picture Puzzlers 4+ is chock-full of fun-first, age-appropriate, and engaging activities featuring children’s favorite animals and insects! These pages are filled with learning challenges such as tracing, mazes, cutting and pasting activities, matching games, drawing, coloring pages, number games, and dot-to-dot activities! Children are entertained while they develop overall important skills such early math abilities, vocabulary recognition, fine motor skills, observation, reasoning, creativity, and problem solving—all necessary to prepare them for lifelong learning!   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? Learning should be fun!BOOK FEATURES 70 pages includes over 100 stickers, and a wipe-clean activity board For ages 2-4 8.25" x 11.875"  Color and Shape Picture Puzzlers 2+ is the perfect workbook to enhance children’s art sense, creativity, and focus. This workbook includes a variety of fun-first, age-appropriate, and engaging activities such as coloring, drawing, tracing, and sorting games using a variety of colors and shapes found in a child’s daily life. Children are entertained while they develop important skills such as focus, fine motor coordination, pen-control, and creativity—all necessary to prepare them for lifelong learning!   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.