The workbooks in this list are the best for providing preschoolers with hours of fun activities that teach early learners valuable foundational skills. Preschoolers benefit from quality educational workbooks by practicing fine-motor skills, learning beginning alphabet letters and sounds, practicing beginning numbers, and developing problem solving!
Give your child some screen-free learning fun and help your preschooler get ready for kindergarten and/or transitional kindergarten with the best workbooks for preschool.
Best-Value Jumbo Workbooks
Top Student jumbo activity books provide 350 pages of activities to keep early learners challenged and excited as they strengthen their skills with alphabet letters and sounds, beginning reading foundations, numbers and counting, shapes and colors, matching, sorting, science, STEM, SEL and more!
Top Student activity books won the 2020 Parents’ Picks Award for Best Educational Products for Preschool and Elementary Kids.
Beginning Reading and Math Starters
Smart Start Read and Write activity books introduce beginning reading and writing. The audio read-aloud stories and activities introduce alphabet letters and sounds and provide fun practice activities to help your preschooler learn his or her letters and numbers.
Smart Start Math Stories and Activities workbooks help preschoolers learn beginning counting, patterns, addition, and subtraction. The audio read-aloud stories and activities will help your child learn to recognize math in the world around them. The stories provide real-life examples of how math is used in everyday life.
Fun with Science, STEM, STEAM, and Coding
Smart Start STEM workbooks include hands-on STEM projects that develop your child’s problem-solving and critical-thinking skills. The STEM challenges will inspire your little learner to get comfortable exploring different ideas to solve problems.
Download free sample activities from Smart Start STEM here.
Skill Sharpeners STEAM integrates science, technology, engineering, art, and math to create meaningful learning opportunities for preschoolers! The real-world topics in these STEAM workbooks relate learning to the environment, earth, people, and cultures, and inspire children to solve real problems such as sun safety, germs, trash, and more!
Skill Sharpeners STEAM activity books won the 2021 Parents’ Picks Award for Best Educational Products for Preschool and Elementary Kids.
Download free sample activities from Skill Sharpeners STEAM here.
Smart Start Beginning Coding Stories and Activities workbooks help early learners develop a strong foundation in computer science and create fun learning opportunities with real-world audio stories and stickers that help children relate coding concepts to real life. These books are a great place to start in beginning your child’s coding journey.
Globe-trotter Delight
Skill Sharpeners Geography engages little learners in exploring the world while learning important map skills and geography concepts. The cross-curricular activities include stories, reading comprehension activities, writing practice, and more.
Download free sample activities from Skill Sharpeners Geography here.
The Never-Bored Kids Book is the perfect travel companion. These creative activity books provide hours of entertainment with activities such as crafts, mazes, dot-to-dots, hidden pictures, and more.
Summer Learning to Transition from PreK to K
Daily Summer Activities workbooks provide a summer learning solution to help your child prepare for kindergarten. The short, daily activities make it easy to review important alphabet letters, sounds, and numbers. The fun stickers and learning activities create enjoyable summer learning opportunities that will help prepare your preschooler for kindergarten.
Daily Summer Activities activity books won the 2020 Parents’ Picks Award for Best Educational Products for Preschool and Elementary Kids.
Download free sample activities from Daily Summer Activities here.
Life Skills
Heart and Mind Activities for Today’s Kids includes 100 fun activities that support your child’s well-being. The activities create positive learning experiences for kindergartners and help them learn to manage emotions, reduce anxiety, and navigate social situations. Activities include art, puzzles, games, coloring, and more!
For more learning ideas for PreK–1 check out:
Best Activity Books for Kindergarten
Kindergarten Readiness Checklist: What Does My Child Need to Know for Kindergarten?
Life Skills Kids Should Know Before Kindergarten
Heather Foudy is a certified elementary teacher with over 7 years’ experience as an educator and volunteer in the classroom. She enjoys creating lessons that are meaningful and creative for students. She is currently working for Evan-Moor’s marketing and communications team and enjoys building learning opportunities that are both meaningful and creative for students and teachers alike.