Illustrated Alphabet Tracing Workbook · Ages 3–6

Unlock Your Child's Potential.

Get ahead of the curve with tracing, mazes, word searches and early phonics in six levels that grow with your child, so every page feels like a small win, not a chore. (And you get a little quiet time.)

Choose your bonus language · $6.50 on Amazon

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97 pages · Paperback · or try a free printable first

Ages 3–6Pre-K to early reader
6 levelsGradually harder
130+Kid-friendly illustrations
+1 languageSpanish or French bonus

Why parents like it

Built for Little Hands and Short Attention Spans.

Six Levels That Grow with Them

Each series is a little harder than the last, so your child keeps moving forward without hitting a wall.

Pencil Control Through Play

Tracing and continuous-line mazes build the hand strength and control that writing needs.

Letters, Then Words

Starts with letter shapes, then moves to early phonics, vowel mazes and word searches.

130+ Illustrations

Friendly, accurately drawn animals and objects give every letter something to talk about.

A First Taste of a New Language

Choose the edition with a bonus Spanish or French chapter.

Screen-Free and Ready to Go

Open the book and a pencil is all they need: at the table, in the car, or on a rainy afternoon.

Inside the book

A Peek at the Pages.

Vowel Mazes Where Every Path Is the Right Path

No dead ends and no wrong answers. Kids follow the line, meet the vowels, and finish feeling capable.

Word Searches That Grow with Them

Puzzles start short and simple, then stretch as your child's confidence with letters and words grows.

Diagram of the six series with a gradual difficulty curve

A Gentle Difficulty Curve

Six full series move from tracing to writing at a steady pace, so practice builds muscle memory instead of frustration.

Behind the gears M1ndseye: educational assets you can count on

I Made It for My Own Three Kids.

M1ndseye started as worksheets I made with love for my children. I put their names on the pages, filled them with things they were curious about, and kept them motivated with a goal chart. Before I knew it, I could see the difference in their handwriting.

I've spent over 20 years as a graphic designer, including work on exhibits at the Museum of Science, Boston, where I designed tactile programming tiles that let visually impaired visitors program a hedgehog. Their approach to universal design, removing obstacles so learning works for everyone, is the heart of every M1ndseye page.

If I can leave the world a little better educated, and buy parents some much-needed quiet time, that's a good thing.

Steve Padilla, father of three and founder of M1ndseye

For Logan, Eve and Benjamin.

Free printables

Try M1ndseye Free Tonight.

Print one at home and see how your child likes the style. The mazes and tickets are instant downloads; the goal chart just needs your email.

Halloween · free continuous-line maze

One Line. One Big Challenge.

One continuous line fills the whole jack-o'-lantern, so little hands get a longer workout for pencil control and focus while they play their way to the finish.

Download the free maze ↓

Jack-o'-lantern continuous line maze in the M1ndseye 3D world

Valentine's · free reward tickets

Prizes That Are Moments, Not Stuff.

Printable tickets for a family adventure, picking dinner, or one more story. Hand them out for finished pages and watch the motivation build.

Download the free tickets ↓

Printable family reward tickets in the M1ndseye 3D world

New Year · free goal chart

Turn Progress into Something They Can See.

The same kind of chart that kept my kids going. Track practice days, celebrate streaks, and watch the rocket climb. Color and black-and-white versions included.

Celestial goal chart in color: a printer, a rocket and a star-map track

Created November 4, 2023

St. Patrick's Day · free continuous-line maze

Follow the Line. Find Your Luck.

One line winds through the whole shamrock, a longer challenge for pencil control and focus, disguised as St. Patrick's Day fun.

Download the free maze ↓

Shamrock continuous line maze in the M1ndseye 3D world

For parents

Your Love Don't Cost a Thing.

It's tempting to motivate kids with toys and candy. But research links heavy reliance on material rewards to more materialism later in life. Kids remember experiences, not stuff.

Try rewards like these instead:

Quality time: extra reading, a board game, a cuddle.
Special privileges: pick the movie or stay up a little later.
Experiences: the park, the zoo, a beach day.
Making things together: bake cookies, plant a garden, draw a picture.

The Cotton Ball Jar

Pick a family goal together: a zoo trip, a new trail, the ice cream shop.
Every time your child helps without being asked, listens the first time, or works on the skill you're practicing, they add a cotton ball to the jar.
When the jar is full, go celebrate!

It rewards good habits and teaches kids to work toward a goal. Pair it with the free goal chart and reward tickets above.

Get the free goal chart

Ready for the Whole Alphabet?

Six levels, 130+ illustrations and a bonus language chapter, all in one $6.50 workbook.

Buy with Spanish 🇲🇽 Buy with French 🇫🇷

Coming Soon

New M1ndseye learning sets about the solar system and butterflies.

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