Series: Kumon Math Workbooks
Paperback: 96 pages
Publisher: Kumon Publishing North America; Workbook edition (June 5, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1933241543
ISBN-13: 978-1933241548
Product Dimensions: 0.2 x 8.2 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (99 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #4,136 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #9 in Books > Children's Books > Education & Reference > Math > Arithmetic #1297 in Books > Reference
Age Range: 8 - 9 years
Grade Level: 3 - 4
This book is for kids who understand the idea of multiplication, but need some help with memorizing all the facts. Do one lesson a day and by the end of the 40th lesson the whole memorization will be done. Each lesson takes about 5 minutes.
We're so glad KUMON is now publishing books for upper level math! Using these books has helped my children master these concepts. They are taught step by step, to the child. Whether you homeschool, or are in public school and need extra help mastering the concepts and math facts, these books are fabulous!
My son is in the third grade. He was having a little difficulty with his multiplication. He got it but it took him a while. I think it has to do with how his school teaches. Anyway, now that he's started this book, he's a walking, human, multiplication calculator!
I home school a 3rd grader and we used this book as a supplement. This is how the book is laid out. The first 4 lessons were repeated addition.(2+2+2+2= ) 4 lessons of that. My son has dyslexia and multiple pages of that got confusing. I ripped them out. Lesson 5 we start multiplication. First we skip count by 2. Then we trace all the multiplication facts. The next page on lesson is the words written below with numbers above. I suppose so you can read the answer. Then at bottom the standard looking single digit problem. I felt having the words written was confusing. Also the answer on the same page to defeat the purpose. My son said look mom the answer is here. I don't have to learn them. The next 1 1/2 lessons looks the same way but the full math problem was written in words. Is this math practice or reading? Again answer on page with words. I ended up writing the math problem in and leaving answer blank but the written word answer was below it. There were some review pages thrown in but the basic plan follows the above outline. Pros lots of math practice.The math facts are covered in order. Nice review every few facts learned. Cons too many words!! I had to write so many of the problems ( yes they wrote the math problem out in words for example two times two is four) in for him. It required extra work for me I just couldn't hand the book off. At least 10 math problems were written in words on most lessons. This is not a problem for the average child. I have a son who is dyslexic and this was just a huge issue for us. We used the book made the corrections the book needed and he knows his math facts.
My 8 year old has been struggling a bit with the concepts of multiplication, so while we're on summer break I thought I might get her this book to do a few pages of at a time until school starts again. Within the first three pages, she (with a little help) suddenly understood the concept of multiplication and was able to not only answer the problems in the book but actually work *backwards* to figure out the way the problems worked. That's pretty impressive to me. Plus, she enjoys doing the workbooks, and she's not exactly a huge fan of homework. So all in all, this is a very big win for us, and I can highly recommend this book!
I've reviewed other Kumon Math workbooks, and love them. I take no exception here. Kumon is known for sequential learning...that's the heart and soul of their methodology. I believe in it, and have seen it work wonders with my young third grade student.We actually started multiplication in 2nd grade. My student was just ready for the challenge. So, we actually started with an earlier Kumon Math workbook, "Multiplication", which is for ages 6-8. As long as my student loves Kumon, we'll continue to buy and use these books.I'd recommend these workbooks to anyone.
Perfect book for little learners. It's written so that a small, young child can learn the basics of muliplication, leaving flashcards behind. Can't frustrate a child or make him look/feel 'stupid', & quite the opposite. I couldn't stop my son from re-reading the book,enjoying it. His teacher in fact mentioned his self esteem was much better!
Great workbook that will enhance your child's learning. My 9yr old accelerated through it rather quickly. It is self paced and similar to the material your child would get exposed to in an actual Kumon program.
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