A home for their hearts Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 I'm trying to find something for my dd4. She loves to sit at the table and do schoolwork with us so I need to find something fun for her. I've been looking through a few different workbooks at RR and CBD but can't decide which ones to get. I've also looked at the ones from Rod and Staff and like those too, as well as the Spectrum Early Years. What other workbooks have you used and which have you liked best? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5Bmom Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 We like the R&S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristenR Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 We really liked Explode the Code I started that with my dd when she was 4. She was reading and writing fairly well for such a youngster at that age. I am looking into Before the Code now for my middle daughter and think I will have her do those first, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Our Barnes and Noble carries Kumon books now that look amazing! I think RR carries some of them, too. Here are some at their website where you can more easily see ages: http://kumonbooks.com/catalog/catalog_workbooks-crafts.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A home for their hearts Posted January 28, 2012 Author Share Posted January 28, 2012 I do have the Before the Code workbooks, I don't think she's ready for them yet. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Fine-Motor Skills Coloring, cutting, tracing, folding, drawing, and pasting—the I Can... books and the world-renowned Kumon Workbooks provide hours of productive entertainment. While developing the fine-motor skills he will need for writing, your child will also learn his colors and practice following directions. One of the often-overlooked but really important things he'll learn with this series is the vital skill of staying on task while completing a worksheet. The bite-sized activities are not too hard or long for a preschooler, and staying on task is a skill he'll need for the rest of his life! These seven titles are well-loved by kids and parents alike and are outstanding books, worthy of any child's time and effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Developing the Early Learner sold by Sonlight and Rainbow Resource. They are not your typical preschool workbooks with letters and numbers. They are for developing auditory/visual processing and memory. We haven't needed all 4, though, because they got redundant after a while. I did books 1, 2, and 3 with one of my dds and with my current 4yo I'll be doing 1, 3 and 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boscopup Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 We love the R&S ABC series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TracyR Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Rod and Staff and Kumon books I've really liked for Preschool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThelmaLou Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Another vote for Kumon. I get mine from Amazon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 I do like Kumon, too. We used the handwriting when dd was 3yo. Won't use those again because I will teach cursive first with my next. But if you are okay with learning capitals first, Kumon does it well. I also have used the maze books and the cutting/craft books. My almost 4yo especially loves them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Not silly. We absolutely loved Rod and Staff's preschool workbooks. http://www.rodandstaffbooks.com/item/39-60--/?list=Study_Time_Preschool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 I used the Kumon cutting and pasting books, and if I had found them sooner, I would have used Developing the Early Learner. Ariel enjoyed the first Lollipop Logic book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doodle Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 We used the one from School Zone and liked it a lot. We also used a few Kumon books and a Brain Quest workbook (although we used a higher grade for this and not the preschool one.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chepyl Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 School zone has a huge variety of workbooks, you can pick them up at WalMart for a couple of dollars each. I also grabbed some at the dollar store that dd loves. Most of the school so.e books have letter amd number practice, color review, comparisons, some early phonics, sequencing, and more. My kids love the variety. My absolute favorites are the Comprehensive Curriculum Books. I love the phonics pages and reading comprehension pages in the first and second grade books. I picked them up at Sams for about $10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socalimom Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Rod and Staff! And Kumon books for learning to cut and paste! Currently, Kumon books are available at Costco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissKNG Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Our Dollar Tree has really cute workbooks with Disney, Sesame Street and some cute generic themes. I get those for my small girl to work in. Usually each workbook is a different topic: numbers, colors, shapes, ABCs. And they are a $1 each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommee & Baba Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Our Dollar Tree has really cute workbooks with Disney, Sesame Street and some cute generic themes. I get those for my small girl to work in. Usually each workbook is a different topic: numbers, colors, shapes, ABCs. And they are a $1 each. This is where I got ds's workbooks that he fiddles in. They also have matching flash cards for all the workbooks at my local Dollar Tree. They also had the bingo markers...the do-a-dot markers. They have them in 6 different colors. I grabbed all colors for my ds. He loves them and they were only $1 each! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liberty5_3000 Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 We liked the Mead Preschool Workbook you can get at places like Wal-Mart. It was inexpensive and was a good way to start the habit of sitting down and doing schoolwork for us. It has a little bit of everything so you don't have to buy a whole bunch of different workbooks. The only section we didn't like was the pre-writing shapes because we are still far from being ready for caring what his handwriting looks like. He liked it a lot better than any of the workbooks we have now, like the Kumon ones and other more expensive stuff. He still asks for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy_of_4 Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 R&S and Kumon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homemama2 Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 We like the R&S. :iagree: I didn't get these with my oldest b/c they were black and white and I wanted color. My mistake!! I bought tons of different ones, and these were our favorites, even though they weren't colored. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chepyl Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Our Dollar Tree has really cute workbooks with Disney, Sesame Street and some cute generic themes. I get those for my small girl to work in. Usually each workbook is a different topic: numbers, colors, shapes, ABCs. And they are a $1 each. This is where I got ds's workbooks that he fiddles in. They also have matching flash cards for all the workbooks at my local Dollar Tree. They also had the bingo markers...the do-a-dot markers. They have them in 6 different colors. I grabbed all colors for my ds. He loves them and they were only $1 each! We have a bunch of this stuff. DD loves them. We found my little pony books too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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