Letters
Help children learn key first writing skills with the friendly students of Ladybird Class! Join Zara Penguin, Tao Meerkat, Ali Lion, Olivia Crocodile, Noah Panda and Nia Hedgehog as they have fun learning to form both lower-case letters and the capital letters of the alphabet.
* Fun, motivating activities aligned with key pre-school learning and Early Years Foundation Stage, perfect for supporting your child's home learning in preparation for starting school.
* Engaging questions and colourful illustrations make learning fun and help your child confidently develop their writing and phonics skills by sounding out the letters and tracing over them with the special pen. Practice again and again with the wipe-clean pages and included eraser.
* All the key skills children need to learn how to write lower-case, capital letters and even their own names, with each letter introduced in the order they are often taught in schools. Children will learn how to form each letter in the correct way, with coloured arrows and dotted guides to follow.
* Helpful parent notes with left-handed guidance and activity answers to support learning and give your child a sense of achievement.
Pen Control
Help young children develop and practise the correct pencil grip and learn to confidently use a pen with the friendly students of Ladybird Class! Join Zara Penguin, Tao Meerkat, Ali Lion, Olivia Crocodile, Noah Panda and Nia Hedgehog as they have fun learning to follow different lines and shapes with a pen.
* Fun, motivating activities aligned with key pre-school learning and Early Years Foundation Stage, perfect for supporting your child's home learning in preparation for starting school.
* Colourful pages and reassuring hints and tips make this a perfect first writing book to support and encourage children to use a pen and pencil more precisely. Practice again and again with the wipe-clean pages and included eraser.
* All the key skills children need to learn how to use a pen and pencil: from drawing over the pre-writing patterns and shapes to always remembering to go from left-to-right or top-to-bottom. Practising circles, zigzags, wavy lines, straight lines and more are the starting points for learning to form letter shapes, such as o, i, z and m, and refines the key fine-motor skills that will get children writing-ready in no time.
* Helpful parent notes to support your child's learning.