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Books in Play Smart series

  • Play Smart Brain Boosters Age 2+: At-home Activity Workbook

    Early childhood experts at Gakken Publishing

    Paperback (Gakken, July 11, 2017)
    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.
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  • Play Smart Early Learning Age 3+: At-home Activity Workbook

    Gakken early childhood experts

    Paperback (Gakken, July 18, 2017)
    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.
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  • Play Smart Brain Boosters Age 3+: At-home Activity Workbook

    Early childhood experts at Gakken Publishing

    Paperback (Gakken, July 11, 2017)
    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.
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  • Play Smart Early Learning Age 2+: At-home Activity Workbook

    Early Childhood Education Experts Gakken Publishing

    Paperback (Gakken, July 18, 2017)
    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.
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  • Play Smart Skill Builders 2+

    Gakken early childhood experts

    Paperback (Gakken, Jan. 9, 2017)
    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
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  • Play Smart Skill Builders Age 3+: At-home Activity Workbook

    Early childhood experts at Gakken Publishing

    Paperback (Gakken, Aug. 8, 2017)
    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.
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  • Play Smart Brain Boosters Age 4+: At-home Activity Workbook

    Early childhood experts at Gakken Publishing

    Paperback (Gakken, July 18, 2017)
    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.
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  • Play Smart School Skills Age 4+: At-home Activity Workbook

    Early childhood experts at Gakken Publishing

    Paperback (Gakken, July 18, 2017)
    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.
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  • Play Smart Skill Builders Age 4+: At-home Activity Workbook

    Early childhood experts at Gakken Publishing

    Paperback (Gakken, Aug. 8, 2017)
    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.
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  • Play Smart Animal Picture Puzzlers Age 2+: At-home Activity Workbook

    Gakken early childhood experts

    Paperback (Gakken, May 15, 2018)
    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
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  • Play Smart Ginormous Workbook - Preschool Ages 2-4: At-home Activity Workbook

    Gakken

    Paperback (Gakken, May 7, 2019)
    Gakken's Play Smart GINORMOUS WORKBOOK contains best-selling, research-based, engaging early learning activities to help children develop early learning readiness, fine-motor, and higher thinking skills plus a true love of learning today -- and into the future.Gakken’s Play Smart GINORMOUS Workbook pairs our research-based, engaging early learning activities with our “Learning should be fun” philosophy for hours of productive and smart play time while developing thinking skills, observation abilities, focus, confidence, and a love of learning. The Play Smart GINORMOUS Workbook is packed with over 350 pages of fun-first activities including tracing, mazes, matching, sorting, puzzles, dot-to-dot and more. Your child will have hours of fun and they'll be learning and sharpening their skills without even realizing it. Each activity comes with tips for parents to help enhance the experience along with alternate ways to play each game. The Play Smart GINORMOUS Workbook includes 400 adorable stickers, a suitable-for-framing completion certificate and a unique "I DID IT!" crown that allow you to reward your little one for a job well-done and to encourage additional learning.
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  • Play Smart Color & Shape Picture Puzzlers Age 2+: At-home Activity Workbook

    Gakken early childhood experts

    Paperback (Gakken, May 15, 2018)
    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.
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