Joan Hoffman
Author and Co-founder of School Zone Publishing
Book Recommendations:
Recommended by Joan Hoffman
“For nearly 40 years, School Zone has helped make learning fun! Our research-based content, developed by leading educators, delivers award-winning, state-of-the-art products digital and print for individual learning styles and goals. Every product placed in a child's hands is brimming with color, content, and creativity. In every detail, innovation meets imagination and timeless tradition. In that same spirit, School Zone both embodies success and embraces possibility, stepping boldly into new media and platforms to connect with kids where they are. Parents appreciate the quality and attention to detail. The company continually updates materials with new features and content, reflective of changing standards, evolving teaching methods, and overall best practices. The result? Great learning at home and in the classroom.” (from Amazon)
PRE-K WORKBOOK FEATURESMAKE LEARNING FUN: 320 colorful pages to teach kids ages 3-5SKILL-BUILDING: Concepts progress from easy to more difficult as the child builds a strong educational foundationPRACTICE LESSONS: Grouped into 5 subjects including pre-writing, alphabet, colors & shapes, following directions, and numbers & early mathFINE-MOTOR SKILLS: Engaging pencil on paper activities develop proper pen control grip that touchscreen technology fails to deliverFOCUS ON LEARNING: Perforated pages to easily tear out for individual worksheets Big Preschool Workbook has 300+ colorful exercises that make learning fun! An A+ adventure unfolds, as kids encounter sensational squares and rocking rectangles, a giant newt reading the newspaper and a dinosaur playing the drums. Bold, bright colors and illustrations ease little ones into learning without feeling overwhelmed. Lessons focus on must-know readiness basics, and help little ones learn colors, shapes, the alphabet letters, primary phonics, and pre-writing skills. This is more than just an abc book, kids can also learn numbers, basic math, and following directions. Activities appear in order of increasing difficulty, so preschoolers stay challenged until the end, constantly expanding their skills through reinforcement learning. With the colorful and kid friendly illustrations and easy directions and visual clues, this preschool workbook is fun and easy to use.