Thesaurus recommendations

[cintinative]

We just got to the Dictionary Skills part of FLL3 that requires the student thesaurus and we don't have one. I have adult ones, but they don't have antonyms. If you own a student/children's thesaurus and think it was worthwhile, could you recommend it here? I noticed there is a student version of the Roget's thesaurus and a children's version. My kids are rising 4th and 3rd so I would be inclined to get them something to "grow into."  Or would you just go with the adult one?  Let me know what has worked for you. TIA!

[serendipitous journey]

We use, and I like, the American Heritage Student Thesaurus; it does have antonyms.  It seems to me that this would carry you through until the children are old enough to use Roget's -- the grades listed are 7 - 10, I think probably grammar through mid-logic stage for the classically inclined. 

 

My child "likes" it too -- he's not usually happy to drag it out, but often finds evocative, precise words to sharpen his writing and is excited when he does. 

[SnMomof7]

I need that thesaurus!!

[Arcadia]

For kids who are not used to dense texts, the student edition is good to start with.

 

I need that thesaurus!!

Skip the student edition for your rising 7th grader unless you have younger kids to pass on to. We have that one and kids outgrew it very fast. Go for the desk edition instead for your oldest

http://www.amazon.com/American-Heritage-Desk-Dictionary-Thesaurus/dp/061859261X

 

This is referring to your thread on the logic board. We have good use of the library's copies of American Heritage as well as Webster's collegiate editions.

http://www.amazon.com/Merriam-Websters-Collegiate-Dictionary-Laminated-Cover/dp/0877798079

[FairProspects]

Yes, we have found the children's versions very valuable for teaching resource skills. We have the American Heritage Thesaurus listed above and the Merrium-Webster Elementary Dictionary. It is not so much the level of words for us as the additional helps like color coding that make looking up words less intimidating when learning research skills.

 

I have dyslexics and they *freak* out about huge pages of small text. We've gone from these books to handheld, computerized, collegiate devices when they were ready because there is less text to overwhelm.

[serendipitous journey]

For kids who are not used to dense texts, the student edition is good to start with.

 

Skip the student edition for your rising 7th grader unless you have younger kids to pass on to. We have that one and kids outgrew it very fast. Go for the desk edition instead for your oldest

http://www.amazon.com/American-Heritage-Desk-Dictionary-Thesaurus/dp/061859261X

 

This is referring to your thread on the logic board. We have good use of the library's copies of American Heritage as well as Webster's collegiate editions.

http://www.amazon.com/Merriam-Websters-Collegiate-Dictionary-Laminated-Cover/dp/0877798079

 

Thanks for those suggestions!  Do you use Roget's too? 

 

I do think I've gotten good mileage out of our student version, for just the reasons listed above -- it is non-intimidating and is perfectly usable (some are just too basic or too simple to be of practical use).  I plan to switch up to Roget's when we begin WWS but hadn't thought of the American Heritage collegiate ... it looks like the indexing is simpler than Roget's, too.   Though I kind of like the idea of him learning to use Roget during Logic ... you've given me food for thought!

[Hunter]

I haven't found this Large Print edition to be the best as far as use as a thesaurus, but it's an acceptable starter to teach HOW to use a thesaurus.

http://www.amazon.com/Large-Rogets-Thesaurus-Revised-Edition/dp/0618714863

 

I'll often look ahead and plan what words I will ask them to look up, rather then relying on it to be a good general resource. As often as not, it doesn't contain what the student wants to know. I don't automatically hand the book to a student and say, "look it up!" the way I do the Merriam-Webster Large Print Dictionary. I love this dictionary to pieces.

http://www.amazon.com/Merriam-Webster-Concise-Dictionary/dp/0877796440/ref=pd_sim_b_7?ie=UTF8&refRID=0HMK7N7P4RD3QQMX08QA

[Arcadia]

Do you use Roget's too?

My Roget's thesaurus is the 80s UK edition, from my schooldays. I'll definitely be at the library this coming Wednesday, 29th April. If you want I can do a comparison of all the different thesauri I can find off the library shelves.

[JDoe]

We use Roget's 4th edition. The gold standard thesaurus as far as I am concerned.

[SnMomof7]

For kids who are not used to dense texts, the student edition is good to start with.

 

Skip the student edition for your rising 7th grader unless you have younger kids to pass on to. We have that one and kids outgrew it very fast. Go for the desk edition instead for your oldest

http://www.amazon.com/American-Heritage-Desk-Dictionary-Thesaurus/dp/061859261X

 

This is referring to your thread on the logic board. We have good use of the library's copies of American Heritage as well as Webster's collegiate editions.

http://www.amazon.com/Merriam-Websters-Collegiate-Dictionary-Laminated-Cover/dp/0877798079

Thanks for the tip! I do have a slew of younger children coming up, 6 more, so I would consider it money well spent if it served as a good learning thesaurus. :)

[Arcadia]

Do you use Roget's too?

I borrowed this version from the library and my 9 year old is having fun with it now :)

 

Roget's International Thesaurus, 7th Edition

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0061715220