This is a great book! I'm a homeschooling mom with a first grader working on third grade math, a 4 year-old working on kindergarten math, and a 3 year-old who sometimes follows along. I honestly think that I can skip buying ANY other math curricula and just use this! This book doesn't give exact grade levels, but it groups each activity into three different levels, which it defines in the back of the book as primary (K-3), elementary (4-6), and middle (6-9). My son is learning fractions, multiplication, and division, and he can do the "elementary" level activities. For the reviewer who said that it was for older kids, I disagree. There are activities that suit older kids better, but out of the 99 activities in here, there are 68 that can be used for those at the "primary" stage, 91 for those at the "elementary" stage, and 81 for those at the "middle" stage.
It IS a very dated book though. There is a page that discusses the use of "microcomputers". Keep in mind, it was published in 1986, so some things aren't current. I honestly don't think the average 9th grader would get any use out of it, even though it defines that as part of the "middle school" level activities.
My biggest gripe is that this book would be 1000 times better if it was spiral-bound. I have to make copies of the pages on my printer, but if it was spiral-bound, I could just use the game boards that exist in the book instead of making copies of them. Since the book doesn't lay flat, you can't use the game boards that are directly in the book, and it's also a bit difficult to make nice copies. The copies end up either dark or distorted along the edges. I'm thinking about cutting the pages out of the book and binding it myself.
For the photos, I randomly selected pages to show some of the activities and give you an idea of what you'll find in the book.
Content-wise, this book is a goldmine, and if you're genuinely looking for something that YOU can use to help your children learn math concepts, this book is the best I've seen, especially for this price!
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This is a great book! I'm a homeschooling mom with a first grader working on third grade math, a 4 year-old working on kindergarten math, and a 3 year-old who sometimes follows along. I honestly think that I can skip buying ANY other math curricula and just use this! This book doesn't give exact grade levels, but it groups each activity into three different levels, which it defines in the back of the book as primary (K-3), elementary (4-6), and middle (6-9). My son is learning fractions, multiplication, and division, and he can do the "elementary" level activities. For the reviewer who said that it was for older kids, I disagree. There are activities that suit older kids better, but out of the 99 activities in here, there are 68 that can be used for those at the "primary" stage, 91 for those at the "elementary" stage, and 81 for those at the "middle" stage.It IS a very dated book though. There is a page that discusses the use of "microcomputers". Keep in mind, it was published in 1986, so some things aren't current. I honestly don't think the average 9th grader would get any use out of it, even though it defines that as part of the "middle school" level activities.My biggest gripe is that this book would be 1000 times better if it was spiral-bound. I have to make copies of the pages on my printer, but if it was spiral-bound, I could just use the game boards that exist in the book instead of making copies of them. Since the book doesn't lay flat, you can't use the game boards that are directly in the book, and it's also a bit difficult to make nice copies. The copies end up either dark or distorted along the edges. I'm thinking about cutting the pages out of the book and binding it myself.For the photos, I randomly selected pages to show some of the activities and give you an idea of what you'll find in the book.Content-wise, this book is a goldmine, and if you're genuinely looking for something that YOU can use to help your children learn math concepts, this book is the best I've seen, especially for this price!
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Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2022
This is a great book! I'm a homeschooling mom with a first grader working on third grade math, a 4 year-old working on kindergarten math, and a 3 year-old who sometimes follows along. I honestly think that I can skip buying ANY other math curricula and just use this! This book doesn't give exact grade levels, but it groups each activity into three different levels, which it defines in the back of the book as primary (K-3), elementary (4-6), and middle (6-9). My son is learning fractions, multiplication, and division, and he can do the "elementary" level activities. For the reviewer who said that it was for older kids, I disagree. There are activities that suit older kids better, but out of the 99 activities in here, there are 68 that can be used for those at the "primary" stage, 91 for those at the "elementary" stage, and 81 for those at the "middle" stage.
It IS a very dated book though. There is a page that discusses the use of "microcomputers". Keep in mind, it was published in 1986, so some things aren't current. I honestly don't think the average 9th grader would get any use out of it, even though it defines that as part of the "middle school" level activities.
My biggest gripe is that this book would be 1000 times better if it was spiral-bound. I have to make copies of the pages on my printer, but if it was spiral-bound, I could just use the game boards that exist in the book instead of making copies of them. Since the book doesn't lay flat, you can't use the game boards that are directly in the book, and it's also a bit difficult to make nice copies. The copies end up either dark or distorted along the edges. I'm thinking about cutting the pages out of the book and binding it myself.
For the photos, I randomly selected pages to show some of the activities and give you an idea of what you'll find in the book.
Content-wise, this book is a goldmine, and if you're genuinely looking for something that YOU can use to help your children learn math concepts, this book is the best I've seen, especially for this price!
It IS a very dated book though. There is a page that discusses the use of "microcomputers". Keep in mind, it was published in 1986, so some things aren't current. I honestly don't think the average 9th grader would get any use out of it, even though it defines that as part of the "middle school" level activities.
My biggest gripe is that this book would be 1000 times better if it was spiral-bound. I have to make copies of the pages on my printer, but if it was spiral-bound, I could just use the game boards that exist in the book instead of making copies of them. Since the book doesn't lay flat, you can't use the game boards that are directly in the book, and it's also a bit difficult to make nice copies. The copies end up either dark or distorted along the edges. I'm thinking about cutting the pages out of the book and binding it myself.
For the photos, I randomly selected pages to show some of the activities and give you an idea of what you'll find in the book.
Content-wise, this book is a goldmine, and if you're genuinely looking for something that YOU can use to help your children learn math concepts, this book is the best I've seen, especially for this price!
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This is a great book. After 5 years of public school
Reviewed in Canada on July 19, 2018