Colouring and letter tracing use the same hand control, so pairing them on facing pages gives a child practice without it feeling like drill.
Large illustrations wait to be coloured while simple words sit ready to be traced and copied, and the generous page size suits hands that are still learning to steer a pencil. Working through it strengthens grip and control at the same time as the alphabet and a starter vocabulary settle in.
What makes it useful:
• Colouring and tracing tasks presented together on the page
• Large artwork sized for unsteady early pencil control
• Simple words to copy once the tracing is done
• Equally at home in a classroom or on a kitchen table
Suited to preschool and early primary children, and to parents or teachers wanting creative practice with a purpose, published by OM Books and available at Boipoka.