Play Smart workbooks include age-appropriate activities that use a proven step-by-step method to build confidence. Making learning enjoyable in early childhood has positive effects on a child’s lifelong educational journey.

**Play Smart Challenging series---2022 National Parenting Product Awards Winner** (NAPPAawards.com)

This Play Smart Skill Builders Challenging focuses on drawing basic lines and solving mazes while guessing the path ahead to support your child’s development of preschool readiness skills.

1. Tackle tasks in a variety of ways. Depending on a child’s age, some problems may be a little too difficult. It’s important to encourage your child to approach tasks in different ways, and this can be done by referring to the tips in the “To Parents” section. When a task is complete, your child’s sense of accomplishment will help develop their critical thinking skills and creativity.

2. Develop independence while working on tasks. Activities include tasks related to getting dressed, cleaning up, and helping around the house. When an activity is finished, encourage your child to practice it. This prompts children to be more aware of their surroundings.

3. Learn the names of animals, food, vehicles, and other things. While outside of your home, ask your child to review the things they have learned in the workbook. This will not only expand their vocabulary, but also stimulate their interest in the things around them.

4. Think about the environment. Pages featuring characters living in the Arctic, jungle, and desert as well as in trees, in the sea, and on land are designed to help children learn that various living things reside together on Earth. This helps raise awareness of environmental issues.

What’s Play Smart Workbooks?

• Over 50 million Play Smart Workbooks sold worldwide.
• Educational method with over 70 years of experience.
• Age appropriate activities: Activities are carefully developed to match the level of specific age group.
• Step-by-step method: The instruction and the activity gradually get challenging throughout the workbook.
• Wide variety of activities: Variety of activities from different approaches help children strengthen critical thinking skills and creativity, which help them to be able to solve practical problems on their own. It also helps keep their interest and focus.
• Stickers: Uses stickers within the context of certain activities and also as rewards for completed work to keep children motivated.
• 4 colors throughout the book with variety of fun illustrations: The cute and colorful illustrations engage children in activities. Fun illustrations help children understand the activities without reading the instructions.
• Support children’s learning: “To Parents” sections explain the effective ways for parents to support children’s learning.
• School readiness: Children can acquire basic academic skills before entering preschool.