Customer Reviews

Summer Bridge Activities: Preschool to Kindergarten

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This book is a nice introduction to kindergarden work. I'd particularly recommend it for kids who already like doing "worksheet" type activities. My son's older brother has started the 45h-5th bridge activity book, so both signed the contracts in the beginning-if they complete 20 days they get a trip to the toy store, and both work on their books at the same time. This is no substitute for interactive learning, or playing, or reading to them, but keeps skills from getting rusty, and in the case of my pre-kindergardener gets him thinking about the sorts of things he'll be doing next year.

My oldest son used the Summer Bridges books between kindergarten and 1st grade. Completing only one or two activities a day helped keep him sharp on new skills he had learned in kindergarten and prepared him for the next level. We enjoyed them so much we ordered 1st to 2nd grade for this summer and also for his younger brother pre-K to K. What I like most about the pre-K to K is the simplicity of exercises. Simply exercising dexterity is so important for rooting good writing ability. My son is only 4 and will be completing one more year of preschool before attending kindergarten, but he is already practicing tracing lines and letters. Also...we order all three available books for my oldest son..Math, Reading, and Activities. The pages are bright and interesting. All activities should take 10 minutes or less. They are simple review mapped out for moms and dads. Also in each book there are summer reading lists which are book titles appropriate for age and reading level. The children can then, after reading the book, score it according to how well they liked it. Excellent, excellent product. These books will be used in our home every summer!!!

I have been using this series with my children for the last few years...I love it. Their teachers are always impressed with the amount on knowledge they retain over the summer!! I highly recommend this series.

This book is not teaching my son anything new but he enjoys it. The book is what it says a review of what they did the year before. I like it because its not difficult for him and he can breeze right through. He does enough work so he doesn't forget what he's learned and each day is very short so I don't lose his attention. The incentive contracts is a great motivation system.

This is a wonderful summer workbook to continue summer learning before my daughter starts kindergarten in the fall.

This product is a great way to keep the children up to speed with their learning over the summer. It prevents summer lag. We just work for 30 minutes most days and the kids keep their brains active. The kids also enjoy this so much that they want to work in the book

This is a must for any parent who wants to keep up with their child's education during the summer. My daughter loves to learn and we find this a great book that practices and teaches so many skills. We love it!!

My 3 soon to be 4 year old needs guidance with this but is very interested in doing/learning the activities which are great for developing his writing/reading skills.

I bought this set of workbooks for my preschooler, now 1st grader and almost 3rd grader for practice during the summer. I have struggled with my preschooler doing the activities and I'm not sure if it is because they are too easy, or she is just not getting motivated to do them. I'm looking forward to next months activities as I notice that it focuses more on the letters where she really needs the practice. I would definitely recommend the set for most school-age children. I love that there is a motivational page at the beginning of each section. My kids have something to focus on as a reward for completing their activities.

My son is 4 and LOVES this book... he thinks it's awesome to do 'homework' like his big sister. He normally has a very short attention span but, he will sit and do an entire page of this with no problem! DEFINITELY recommend!