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A nice summer refresher for homeschoolers, June 6, 2009
This review is from: Daily Math Practice, Grade 1 (Paperback)
We found the Daily Math Practice books to be a good summer review for our kids. We just happen to homeschool, but they would be equally valuable to anyone. They are not what I would consider comprehensive, but they do help keep things fresh. Typically, my kids will do a week at a time. The problems are quick enough not to feel like a big assignment, so the complaints are kept to a minimum. Also, the manuals get progressively more challenging - Friday's work is usually harder than Monday's, and the end of the book is harder than the beginning. Check out a few sample pages (an option by the product), to get a better idea of the problem difficulty. Please be kind enough to indicate if reviews are helpful.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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Great Review of 1st Grade Math Skills, May 10, 2004
This review is from: Daily Math Practice, Grade 1 (Paperback)
I used this book for after-school review with my 6-year-old son. The format (5 problems per day, including 1 word problem) worked great. Used on a daily basis, it provides just enough repetition to do the trick. You get a total of 180 sets of problems, broken down into 36 weeks. Each set takes up 1/2 of one side of a page. The book provides lots of variety in its problem sets. All in all, this book delivers what it promises, and then some. Highly recommended.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good Choice for Beginning Math Problems - a review of "Daily Math Practie, Grade 1", March 22, 2007
I really like this workbook. It is not one of those that's in color, but the layout is simple and clear without a lot of distraction, which is something that not all of the books in this category can claim. The idea is that you do 5 problems per session, with a small quiz at the end of five sessions to make sure the information 'stuck'. We have found (and I'm now starting this book with my second child) that 5 problems are so easy and fun that we sometimes do more than one unit a day. Besides the clear format, the other aspect of this book that I like is that the problems aren't all presented in the same format. For example, right off the bat, they have horizontal arithmetic problems along with a word problems and pictorial problems. A horizontal problem: 3 + 1 = ____ Word problem : Tom has one ball. He buys one more. How many does he have in all? Picture problem: Well can't paste a picture, but here's an example: The picture will show four pennies and the question will be "How much?" Four Stars. We have found this an excellent workbook that can be easily understand. Five problems at a time is generally not too much, even for active children like mine. This book however is ONLY a workbook with exercise problems. Parents and others looking for HOW to teach math book will have to look elsewhere. May I suggest "Math for Your 1st and 2nd Grader" by Steve Slavin. Math for Your First- and Second-Grader: All You Need to Know to Be Your Child's Best Teacher
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