Special features of this book

I. 1'his book's s i111plt• des ign <'all ht•lp •·hild rl•n as youn~ as h vo h•arn
i111podaut but-i i•· skills \Vhih· h a vin~ fun .
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pla yfinH' togeOu.•r.
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t·onjrol s kill s \\'hill' a <'quiring 114.'''' vocabulary.
The alms and purpose of this book
• Develop fine motor skills
Your child will improve finger strength and
dexterity. This will help your child hold and
use a pencil correctly, which is an important
skill for more advanced learning.
•Gaining basic pencil control
If your child can manipulate a pencil or
crayon at will, or color firmly with a strong
writing pressure. then he or she has acquired
basic pencil control. In general, young children
usually develop writing skills in the following
order:
1. Scribbling.
2. Coloring an area.
3. Coloring an area with strokes going In the
same direction.
4. Drawing lines.
5 . Writing letters and numbers.
This biJok aims at developing the first three
skills. As children complete the coloring
exercises step by step, they will learn to
color neatly with crayons and will build a
founda.tion for future writing skills.
• Nurturing a sense of color
While coloring framed areas or adding more
colors to the vibran1 pictures, children will
experieince how different color combinations
can create contrast and how the colored
areas can join to form various shapes. These
fun exeircises will enhance your child's sense
of colo1r and shape-recognition skills.

How to use this book

I. To make the exercises easier for your wa1er-t>ased markers instead of crayons.
child, please cut out the Illustrated portion J. Wt'1en your child has completed each
of each page for him or her. Please also page, please offer him or her lots of praise.
allow your child to use the backs of the 4. Please refer to the " To parents" notes 1n
pages to scribble or draw on as he or she this bo,ok, which provide more comments
pleases. and advice on how to help your child enjoy
2.. This book is designed for use with eight and learn from this book.
basic crayon colors, but if you do not have S. Try to limit the number of pages your
the same colors, you can use similar colors child will complete in a day. II is best to end
or any colors of your choice. If your child's the day-'s work when your child still wants to
grip is not firm enough. he or she can use do more.
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