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Play Smart Big First Grade Workbook

256 pages, Ages 6 to 7

Part of Play Smart
Published by Gakken
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

About The Book

Packed with 230 brain-boosting activities, this thoroughly engaging workbook helps six-to-seven-year-olds prepare for first grade.
All pages are perforated for easy removal.


Entertaining, appropriately challenging activities promote school skills such as early reading and writing, addition and subtraction. The content aligns with children’s developmental stages, allowing them to learn phonics, build vocabulary, and understand science concepts step by step.

The contents of the book is based on the common core curriculum and designed so that children can easily absorb the content with activities getting gradually more challenging throughout the book. This builds skills and confidence while keeping kids fully engaged.

Colorful, easy-to-follow illustrations enable children to attempt most tasks on their own, encouraging independence. Thoroughly fun activities keep them focused and wanting to learn more and more!

Perforated pages are divided into three sections:

LANGUAGE ARTS: Phonics, Vocabulary, Reading Comprehension

MATH: Counting, Comparing, Addition, Subtraction

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY: Animals, Environment, Coding

When all the activities have been completed, there is a certificate to fill out as a token of their effort.

About The Author

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 18,000 learning centers called “Gakken Classrooms” and operates nursery schools - all inspired by the successful formula used in their workbooks.

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