Books with author Gakken early childhood experts

The Play Smart fun-first philosophy (which has proven hugely successful with children, parents, and educators) is: Children learn when they're having fun. Play Smart Dot-to-Dot includes more than 60 engaging puzzles that help to hone preschoolers' counting skills and enhance fine motor coordination. 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 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.

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 4+ is packed with 70 fun-first, thoroughly engaging, animal-based activities designed to enhance fine motor coordination, focus, early math and problem-solving skills. Children ages 4 and up will have a great time solving mazes, comparing quantities, counting, drawing, writing, 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 a wipe-off activity board, and 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 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 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.

The Play Smart fun-first philosophy (which has proven hugely successful with children, parents, and educators) is: Children learn when they're having fun. Play Smart Play Again Picture Puzzles includes more than 60 engaging activities that help to hone preschoolers' focus, fine motor skills, reasoning, and problem-solving abilities. Wipe-off pages, and a set of different challenges for every activity--from spot-the-difference and matching games to mazes and hidden pictures—make for hours of entertainment. The books are designed so that the puzzles get harder as you move through the book, helping to build a sense of independence, and confidence. Lively, colorful art, aa 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.

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!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? Making learning fun! Created by educational experts, the 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. Play Smart’s philosophy rewards success and builds confidence. The variety of activities leads to creative problem-solving skills and prepares children for the journey of lifelong learning. Play Smart Alphabet 2+ includes a variety of entertaining and engaging puzzles, games, and challenges that get kids prepped for preschool!

What's the Play Smart secret? Making learning fun! Created by educational experts, the 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. Play Smart’s philosophy rewards success and builds confidence. The variety of activities leads to creative problem-solving skills and prepares children for the journey of lifelong learning. Play Smart Alphabet 3+ includes a variety of entertaining and engaging puzzles, games, and challenges that get kids prepped for preschool!

What's the Play Smart secret? Making learning fun!Created by educational experts, the 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. Play Smart’s philosophy rewards success and builds confidence. The variety of activities leads to creative problem-solving skills and prepares children for the journey of lifelong learning. Play Smart Big Book 3+ is packed with 256 pages, over 300 stickers, and a press-out trophy--all created to get kids prepped for preschool!

What's the Play Smart secret? Making learning fun!Created by educational experts, the 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. Play Smart’s philosophy rewards success and builds confidence. The variety of activities leads to creative problem-solving skills and prepares children for the journey of lifelong learning. Play Smart Big Workbook 2+ is packed with 256 pages, over 300 stickers, and a press-out award trophy--all created to get kids prepped for preschool!