Book excerpt: Over 1.7 million Highlights Big Fun Workbooks sold! Jumpstart learning with this award-winning workbook for 1st graders from the kid experts at Highlights. Developed with teachers and aligned with curriculum standards, this workbook will get kids excited for first grade! Jam-packed with 256 pages of puzzle-based activities — including ever-popular Hidden Pictures, mazes, matching games and scavenger hunts — there’s something for every learning style. Expertly crafted, age-appropriate activities mix and match skills and puzzle types to create a fresh approach to school readiness, helping kids build skills in: · Language Arts: reading, writing, handwriting, spelling, parts of speech · Math: skip counting, parts of a whole, addition, subtraction · Colors, shapes and science topics In addition to imaginative puzzles, silly poems and colorful illustrations, this 256-page workbook also features: · Simple tips to help parents maximize learning · A Certificate of Achievement to celebrate kids’ hard work · Links to more online learning activities The Highlights First Grade Big Fun Workbook is the winner of the Family Choice Award, Play Advances Language (PAL) Award, PAL Top Ten Pick and the 2020 National Parenting Seal of Approval.