Play Smart Coding Skill Builders

By Gakken early childhood experts

CODING Skill Builders Workbook is specially designed for curious minds aged 5-7, providing the perfect foundation for future learning and essential STEAM skills, all while preparing your child for elementary school success.

Why Parents and Kids Will Love This Workbook:

Code All Around Us
Help your child discover where coding lives in their everyday world - from the smart devices they love to the cars and traffic lights they see every day.

Essential skills, Made Simple.
"Core coding concepts like sequencing, loops, algorithms, classification, and conditional logic are broken down with engaging activities perfect for young minds.

Hands-On Fun
This workbook uses adorable illustrations and exciting sticker activities to make learning approachable and enjoyable, even for kids with zero coding experience.

Expert Guidance for Parents
"To Parents" tips from experts provide clear, concise explanations of the coding concepts behind each activity. You'll have all the tools you need to answer your child's "why" questions and deepen their understanding together.

Children acquire skills through the following exercises.

1. Code All Around Me
Your child will become a "code detective," learning to spot how computers tell everything from smartphones and video games to refrigerators, air conditioners, cars, and even traffic lights what to do What commands are they following? Let's find out

2. My First Coding Challenges
-Get ready for brain-boosting exercises Kids will practice:
-Sorting and Classifying: Grouping objects by color, shape, animals, or food - just like a computer organizes data
-Sequencing and Patterns: Arranging items in order by size, number, or other rules.
-Filtering: Picking out the biggest item or finding objects that meet a specific condition.

3. Algorithms, Loops, and Debugging Adventures
-Algorithms: Learn to give clear, step-by-step instructions, like how to make a delicious pizza
-Loops: Discover how repeating commands are used in everything from dance routines and musical notes to designs on everyday objects.
-Debugging: Become a "code detective" and find the "bugs" (errors ) when our robot friend can't reach its destination

4. More Cool Commands
-Create commands for changing clothes based on the weather
-Program a delivery robot to drop off packages in the correct order
-Map out the sequence of a blinking traffic light

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 4056212627
• ISBN13: 9784056212624
• Release Date: April 2026
• Publisher: Gakken
• Length: 84 Pages
• Age Range: 5 years and up
• Grade Range: Kindergarten and higher