Series: First Learning Series.
Subject Areas: Reading, writing, numbers, shapes, arithmetic, time, colors, counting.
Ages: 3 4 5 6.
Type: Workbooks

Fourteen years ago when I first discovered Usborne Books I fell in love with this series -- they've since been updated and made even more colorful and fun. These very popular consumable activity books teach skills that children need for the years ahead.

My kids loved them so much that I made them into nonconsumables - by taking the pages apart and inserting them into clear vinyl page protectors, then used wipe-off markers or crayons. We used them many times over in the car, in waiting rooms, and more. You'll find ones that teach colors, numbers, counting, letters, opposites, shapes, basic addition, telling time, matching, getting ready to write, getting ready to read, and some other subjects. One I like immensely is Odd One Out (a British expression I think!) which helps kids learn to match pairs of items, and figure out which one doesn't go with the others. The workbook called Time is available as the Time Kid Kit, too, with a sturdy manipulative clock.

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Of Interest To: Parents, Teachers, Preschools

They are great workbooks. Try the air erasable pens (used by quilters). The "ink" is gone after a day and the pages can be reused. Just remember the special pen! You can find them in the fabric section of craft departments.