Play Smart Wipe-Clean Workbook: Ages 2-4: Tracing, Letters, Numbers, Shapes - Spiral

by Gakken Early Childhood Experts (Author), Katerina A. Walls

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.

Author Biography

For more than 80 years, Gakken has been the number 1 educational publisher in Japan, with a mission to produce fun-first learning materials for children.

Well-known throughout Asia for its bestselling workbooks, Gakken is also widely respected in academic circles, publishing popular teaching materials for preschools, kindergartens, and primary schools. In addition to its substantial publishing business, Gakken also runs 18,000 learning centers called "Gakken Classrooms" and operates preschools inspired by the successful fun-first, highly interactive formula used in their workbooks.

Katerina Walls is an expert in the cognitive development of children. She received her training from Georgetown University, focusing on applied linguistics (how first, second, and third languages are acquired by young children) and developmental psychology. She has observed, consulted with, and facilitated the learning of children ages 0-12 years and their parents globally in research laboratories, developmental clinics, hospitals, classrooms, homes, and on Zoom. She has helped hundreds of children become the best version of themselves through one-to-one enrichment and coaching using her original method for motivating and engaging children to learn. She aspires to create resources that inspire children to become lifelong learners.