Big Kindergarten Workbook [Perfect Paperback]

School Zone Publishing Company Staff (Author), Multiple Illustrators (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up

This Big Kindergarten Workbook combines popular 32-page School Zone workbooks into one convenient 320-page volume. Child-friendly exercises and full-color illustrations make learning fun. Use Big Workbooks to reinforce or review grade-level skills or prepare for the upcoming school year. Contents include: Numbers 1-12, Alphabet, Hidden Pictures, Thinking Skills, Transition Math, Reading Readiness Book 1, and Reading Readiness Book 2, Zoo Scholar, Following Directions, and Colors.

(Ages 4-5)

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

School Zone Publishing Company began as The School Zone Learning Center in 1972. The Learning Center was a retail teachers' supply outlet, specializing in sales to teachers, with two stores in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

About 1974, schools instituted changes in educational methods that affected the home and schools. Changes included introducing new teaching methods in math and English and eliminating workbooks provided on a shared basis for home use. With these changes, parents experienced difficulty finding educational material for use at home.

Local parents turned to the Learning Centers, requesting workbooks and other at-home teaching aids. In response, the Centers formulated six workbooks and printed 1,000 copies of each. The books sold out in six months. An expanded workbook series was developed and received equally enthusiastic acceptance.

School Zone Publishing Company was incorporated in 1979. A new line of workbooks had been written and illustrated by late 1979. In January 1980, the line was printed and School Zone began operations. Market response was extremely favorable. The product line has expanded yearly and currently includes almost two hundred educational products.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Perfect Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: School Zone Pub; Workbook edition (March 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0887431461
• ISBN-13: 978-0887431463
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,874 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #14 in Books > Children's Books > Education & Reference > School & Education
  • #19 in Books > Children's Books > Education & Reference > Study Aids
  • #69 in Books > Children's Books > Sports & Games > Activity Books

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

45 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AWESOME Book for ANY preschooler or Kindergartener!, August 15, 2005

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This review is from: Big Kindergarten Workbook (Perfect Paperback)

School Zone does it again!

My kids grew up using School Zone workbooks, and now my grandkids are using them!

My 3 y.o. grandson didn't seem that interested in workbooks until he saw this one! Lots of colorful pictures, writing practice, number practice, and all kinds of fun adult-child activities (as well as things they can do on their own and with awseome success!)

These newer, large books by School Zone are the best workbooks for kids by far! Teh encourage learning, confidence, and with the bigger size, take the intimidation out of kids taking on "big" reading books later in life!

I used to review books for a homeschooling school locally for their curriculumn, and was a tutor as well. These books are by FAR the best I've seen for young kids! They are fun for the children, they develop life-long skills and confidence and take the frustration out of learning!

I'd recommend these for anyone with young children around, weather it be at home, grandma's house, at preschool, day care, kindergarten, somethig for the kids to do in the car, or even a doctor's office visit (EXCELLENT for kids who are ill and miss school as well!) or where ever!

If I were to pick one workbook for a pre-K or kindergarten child, this would be it!

Lots of color pictures (that lead to more learning through talking WITH a child, and not TO them!), as well as their basics they need in order to succeed.

An awesome supplement OR curriculum for a pre-K or K child!

I'd also suggest School Zone's other workbooks for older kids as well (especially the Phonics book for 2nd graders!)

Many kids can do these at a younger age and do, so these are great confidence-builders as well! (NOT that these are below grade-level, as they aren't, but they help the kids in other areas of their school work and help them to enjoy what might otherwise be frustrating or puzzling!)

These books are on my "must-have" list for children!

41 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars fun learning, June 17, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Big Kindergarten Workbook (Perfect Paperback)

my son loved this workbook! it is a great teaching tool, where the child has fun while being intoduced to the basics he/she will learn in Kindergarten. Easy to follow directions and fun pictures make it a favorite "activity/coloring book" for any child entering kindergarten whether he has a desire to learn or not. I highly recommend this book to all parents.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Workbook for Pre-K, May 12, 2007

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Stay at Home Mom "Babs" (Northern NJ, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Big Kindergarten Workbook (Perfect Paperback)

The book is colorful and full of different exercises for kids to practice counting, writing, sorting, analytical skills....my daughter, who just turned five and has attended two years of Pre-K loves the book and will spend 30 minutes completing different exercises.