Books with author Early childhood experts at Gakken Publishing

What's the Play Smart secret? Learning should be fun!Fun-first activities—an engaging mix of tracing, matching games, picture puzzles and more—keep kids thoroughly entertained while they build reasoning skills, fine motor coordination, and creativity. Notes to parents on every page offer suggestions for enhancing vocabulary and problem solving skills as kids play their way through the book. The activities get progressively harder, helping little ones to build a sense of confidence as they progress. And more than 80 adorable stickers add to the excitement: kids choose a reward sticker after finishing each challenge. A wipe-off activity board completes the package.

What's the Play Smart secret? Learning should be fun!Fun-first activities—an engaging mix of drawing, number games, picture puzzles and more—keep kids thoroughly entertained while they build reasoning skills, vocabulary, and creativity. Notes to parents on every page offer suggestions for enhancing focus and problem solving skills as kids play their way through the book. The activities get progressively harder, helping little ones to build a sense of confidence as they progress. And more than 80 adorable stickers add to the excitement: kids choose a reward sticker after finishing each challenge. A wipe-off activity board completes the package.

What's the Play Smart secret? Learning should be fun!Fun-first activities—an engaging mix of mazes, matching games, picture puzzles and more—keep kids thoroughly entertained while they hone important skills from focus and fine motor coordination to problem solving and social skills. Notes to parents on every page offer suggestions for building vocabulary and reasoning abilities as kids play their way through the book. The activities get progressively harder, helping little ones to build a sense of confidence as they progress. And more than 80 adorable stickers add to the excitement: kids choose a reward sticker after finishing each challenge. A wipe-off activity board completes the package.

What's the Play Smart secret? Learning should be fun!Fun-first activities—an engaging mix of tracing, drawing, cutting and pasting, mazes and more—keep kids thoroughly entertained while they build focus and fine motor coordination. Notes to parents on every page offer suggestions for enhancing vocabulary and problem solving skills as kids play their way through the book. The activities get progressively harder, helping little ones to build a sense of confidence and independence as they progress. And more than 80 adorable stickers add to the excitement: kids choose a reward sticker after finishing each challenge. A wipe-off activity board completes the package.

What's the Play Smart secret? Learning should be fun!Fun-first activities—an engaging mix of mazes, matching games, picture puzzles and more—keep kids thoroughly entertained while they learn important, age-appropriate skills from focus and fine motor coordination to problem solving and social skills. Notes to parents on every page offer suggestions for building vocabulary and reasoning abilities as kids play their way through the book. The activities get progressively harder, helping little ones to build a sense of confidence as they progress. And more than 80 adorable stickers add to the excitement: kids choose a reward sticker after finishing each challenge. A wipe-off activity board completes the package.

What's the Play Smart secret? Learning should be fun!Fun-first activities—an engaging mix of picture puzzles, number games, mazes, and crafts—keep kids thoroughly entertained while they build reasoning skills, vocabulary, and creativity. Notes to parents on every page offer suggestions for enhancing school skills and life skills as kids play their way through the book. The activities get progressively harder, helping little ones to build a sense of confidence as they progress. And more than 80 adorable stickers add to the excitement: kids choose a reward sticker after finishing each challenge. A wipe-off activity board completes the package.

What's the Play Smart secret? Learning should be fun!Gakken’s Play Smart workbooks and classes have been helping children from ages 2-5 to develop important skills for more than 30 years in Japan. Now this unique, tried-and-true creative learning system is available in North America. Play Smart Animal Picture Puzzlers 2+ is packed with 70 fun-first, thoroughly engaging, animal-based activities designed to enhance fine motor skills, focus, creativity, and problem-solving. Children ages 2 and up will have a great time playing matching games, solving mazes, tracing, drawing, and more. The activities build on one another throughout the book, helping children to become more confident and independent as they go. Notes to parents on every page provide helpful directions for extending the learning. Plus, this unique workbook comes with 80+ stickers which are used in certain activities, and as rewards for a job well-done

What's the Play Smart secret? Learning should be fun!Fun-first activities—an engaging mix of counting games, writing, picture puzzles and paper crafts—keep kids thoroughly entertained while they build problem-solving, early math, and pre-reading skills. Notes to parents on every page offer suggestions for enhancing the learning as kids play their way through the book. The activities get progressively harder, helping preschoolers to build a sense of confidence as they progress. And more than 80 adorable stickers add to the excitement: kids choose a reward sticker after finishing each challenge. A wipe-off activity board completes the package.

What's the Play Smart secret? Learning should be fun!Fun-first activities—an engaging mix of writing, drawing, cutting and pasting, mazes and more—keep kids thoroughly entertained while they build focus, problem-solving, and fine motor skills. Notes to parents on every page offer suggestions for enhancing vocabulary and social skills as kids play their way through the book. The activities get progressively harder, helping little ones to build a sense of confidence as they progress. And more than 80 adorable stickers add to the excitement: kids choose a reward sticker after finishing each challenge. A wipe-off activity board completes the package.

What's the Play Smart secret? Learning should be fun!Gakken’s Play Smart workbooks and classes have been helping children from ages 2-5 to develop important skills for more than 30 years in Japan. Now this unique, tried-and-true creative learning system is available in North America. Play Smart Color and Shape Picture Puzzlers 2+ is packed with 70 fun-first, thoroughly engaging, activities designed to enhance fine motor skills, focus, creativity, and problem-solving—as well as familiarizing little ones with different colors and shapes. Children ages 2 and up will have a great time playing matching games, tracing, coloring, creating patterns, and more. The activities build on one another throughout the book, helping children to become more confident and independent as they go. Notes to parents on every page provide helpful directions for extending the learning. Plus, this unique workbook comes with 80+ stickers which are used in certain activities, and as rewards for a job well-done.

What's the Play Smart secret? Learning should be fun!Play Smart Skill Builders 2+ is packed with 70 fun-first, thoroughly engaging activities designed to enhance focus and fine motor skills. Children ages 2 and up will have a great time tracing, drawing, cutting and pasting, solving mazes, and more. The activities build on one another throughout the book, helping children to become more confident and independent as they go. Notes to parents on every page provide helpful directions for extending the learning. Plus, this unique workbook comes with 80+ stickers which are used in certain activities, and as rewards for a job well-done

Children learn when they're having fun. The Play Smart fun-first philosophy has proven hugely successful with children, parents, and educators.Play Smart Early Math includes more than 60 engaging puzzles that help to hone preschoolers' number sense, counting, and problem-solving skills. Wipe-off pages, and a set of different challenges for every activity make for hours of entertainment. The books are designed so that the puzzles (such as matching games, dot-to-dots, and comparing quantities) get harder as you move through the book, helping to build a sense of independence, and confidence. Lively, colorful art, an erasable marker, practice worksheets, and doodle pages complete the package. These award-winning, kid-tested activities have won over millions of fans around the world.