Kumon Educational Workbooks
Thursday, August 7, 2008
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My family and I received the opportunity to try some incredible educational workbooks produced by Kumon Publishing. Zach and Abby were exceptionally excited when they saw these on the front door step:
They immediately went to work with coloring, cutting, pasting, and tracing. Abby, my 4 year old, is entering Kindergarten and she absolutely loved My First Book of Tracing and the First Steps Let's Sticker and Paste! Two of the many skills essential to starting Kindergarten are cutting and tracing and these books do a wonderful job at teaching your child how to do just that.
For older children, I would recommend the Addition and Subtraction workbooks. My rising 1st grader loves math and with every turn of the page he was intrigued with each activity.
My 18 month was NOT to be left out as he enjoyed good old fashioned coloring with My Book of Coloring. The essential skills for him were basically learning NOT to eat the crayons, but we're working on him matching the crayon to the color of the item on the page. As I browsed the Kumon Website, I saw their line of Tub Time Posters.Those would be great for him to learn his ABC's or the parts of his body.
Kumon workbooks really impressed this Momma due to the fact that they have such an array of skills to teach. Not only do they learn the basics such as Alphabet, Numbers, Reading/Writing, but they also teach them fine motor control with scissor cutting and how to hold the pencil (two skills we REALLY needed to work on in this house). I noticed that each skill is gradually introduced with every flip of the page so my children didn't get frustrated when they couldn't master a concept right away. I don't know about you, but my daughter usually just quits if it gets too hard too fast, but she didn't do that with these. Her confidence slowly built up to where she was ready to do it on her own and didn't need me by her side.
My favorite thing about Kumon? The quality of the actual Workbook. Children are so rough on their toys and belongings, but these books are very sturdy. Why wouldn't they be? They use only the highest quality paper and full color printing. The illustrations are very engaging and colorful, all three children didn't realize they were learning because it was all just so fun for them as they looked at the pictures and finished up each activity!
Are you wondering where to buy these? Popular places that sell Kumon Workbooks are Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Borders, and Book-A-Million, but you can even buy them online at Amazon.
Bottom Line:
Price Range:The workbooks we sampled ranged from $5.95-$6.95. It is WELL WORTH the price Moms! I believe the Write and Wipe Books (which I really want to try) are $9.95.
Age Range: 2 year olds all the way up to 6th Grade will LOVE these books!
Quality: Very sturdy cover, pages are thick so not easily torn. The illustrations are colorful and engaging.
Skills Taught: From counting, reading, motor skills and more... Kumon Workbooks will foster a love for learning and motivate your children to WANT to learn more.
Kids: Approve 10 times over!
Momma: Approves and plans to buy more!
So, now that you know more about these awesome workbooks, do you want to try them?! I bet you do, that's why I'm thrilled to announce that Kumon has given me the opportunity to offer one lucky Momma Findings reader two workbooks of their choice from the Kumon Preschool, Kindergarten, or Grade School workbook line.. I have THREE ways you can win:First Entry: Go to the Kumon Books Website and tell me which two you would choose AND who you would give them to if you won.
Second Entry: Tell everyone I'm giving away these great books! Just post an entry on your blog linking back to this great giveaway.
Third Entry: Add Momma Findings as a favorite on Technorati (*clears throat*my technorati button is right over there on the right sidebar in case you're wondering).
**Each Entry must be in separate comments and verified if you are the lucky gal. If you are not a blogger you can still enter, but PLEASE leave a contact email. The contest starts today August 7th and ends August 14th at Midnight Eastern Time and it's open to US Residents only.
I've never been first before!! Probably won't win then, but someone has to start things off! :-) I am homeschooling this year, so I would definitely get the grade 1 addition and grade 1 subtraction. I love how they build the skills! Thanks!
I have heard good things about Kumon! I would choose my book of rhyming words and phrases for my almost 5 year old. He is reading some already, and this would be good to teach him about more complex word patterns. I would choose my book of numbers 1-150 for my rising 2nd grader, more for his (middle school teacher) dad's concern that he get a very good foundation in math. Thanks for sharing!
I would love to win.
I am very interested in the tracing and at the zoo books.
I will give them to my 3 year old son.
Count me in please!
I blogged about this giveaway here:
http://contestgalore.blogspot.com/2008/08/prize-kumon-educational-workbooks.html
I added your button to my blog!
I would get My Book of Coloring for my toddler and the number flashcards for my 4 year old
I would choose the first book of cutting for my four year old because he has a hard time with scissors. I would also pick the first book of mazes for him because I think he'd really like it.
Tub Time Posters look neat! What a fun way to learn!!!
I've also linked ya up & added you to technorati! (still learning that thing!!!)
The 2 books I would choose for my sweet preschooler are the numbers 1-30 and either the uppercase/lowercase letters (yes that was more than 2).
I would keep these for myself, well my daughter because she needs something tangible to learn. She's a very hands on kid and needs it right in front of her. These books would be perfect!
I blogged about it!
I added you to my technorati :)
My kids could really use Cutting and Pasting.
gkstratos@yahoo.com
These workbooks look great! I would choose:
My Book of SIMPLE ADDITION
and
My Book of EASY TELLING TIME
Thank you for the giveaway!
for my two toddlers I would choose the first book of coloring and cutting. thanks
verypissedoff at verizon dot net
I'd love the Coloring and Coloring: At the Zoo for my three year old.
Also I mentioned your giveaway in my blog, check it out at www.emeraldlove.blogspot.com
arts and crafts cats / dogs for play
1st grade addition / subtraction for work :)
Blogged about it HERE! http://misaacmom.blogspot.com/2008/08/workbook.html
I am very excited about the tracing and at the zoo books. I have two sons my oldest is 6 and is a special needs child who would use these books along side my 3 year old son. Thanks for the chance to win such a great prize!
I'm all about the Let's Color for two year olds! Soooo fun! I have a one year old that I will keep until he is ready for it!
I am totally loving the Write and Wipe Numbers 1-30 and Alphabets! My son is 20 months and this would be great for us to do together.
As a teacher I know what the name Kumon means; exceptional quality in learning materials. I would love to win these for my grand child!
These books look great! I would get My First Book of Tracing for my 3 year old and My First Book of Cutting for my 4 year old.
These books are simply fabulous! I would get the addition and subtraction for my 5 year old and Let's Sticker and Paste for my 2 year old.
I'd like to get the book of cutting and book og pasting for my little girl. Can't start too early. :)
These are really neat, it's hard to pick which ones look the most interesting.
I think that in the 3D crafts books, the Tyrannosaurus & Apatosaurus book looks like a bunch of fun.
But in the work books, the 6th grade fractions book looks great. My daughter could get a lot of use out of it. And my son could get a lot of use out of my book of simple subtraction, but they all look like so much fun!
Just put you on favorite status on Technorati, too :)
My Book of Alphabet Games and My Book of Numbers 1-30. I would give these to my daughter Ally who is in preschool. Thanks!
I'd get the Lion and the Mouse book and the Cat and Dog book for my oldest daughter.