Preschool Math: Fun Beginner Preschool Math Learning Activity Workbook by Jennifer L. Trace

Preschool Math: Fun Beginner Preschool Math Learning Activity Workbook Reviews

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  Robin Morgan

  I received a PDF.file copy of this book from the author through a giveaway she had on LibraryThing, and the following is my [MY INNER-CHILD’s] honest opinion.
  
  With my mother’s help, I already know my ABCs before I start going to school, and now she wants me to learn math.
  
  While my mother has told me what each number is and what it looks like, I loved that she got me this book. I loved how it starts by having me trace the numbers from 1 to 10 and show me how to spell each number; each number has a picture showing me what they are like 3 THREE rockets 10 TEN stars. The book has lots of things for me to do, like making a circle around which picture has more than the picture next to it. The book taught me about different shapes and had me do things about them.
  
  The book keeps on having me do the same thing but in a different way, each time to make sure I learn what the book wants me to learn, like adding two numbers together. For everything I have to do, the book shows me an example of what I need to do and how to do it.
  
  My mother had me answer the things in the book using a pencil; this way, I could erase it if I made a mistake, and I did make some. She told me that making some mistakes is good because you learn from your mistakes, and you will know not to make them again.
  
  My mother placed a large paper board in my room, and every time I do something good, she puts up a GOLD STAR for what I did good in.
  If I had some gold stars, I would give the person who made this book 5 of them because I have learned a lot, and I am not going to school yet.
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  Jamie Jack

  Some Oddities
  
  I thought this preschool math book was good in parts and peculiar in others. As you might imagine, there is a lot of counting as well as simple, single-digit addition. Some activities I didn't really see as being math-related, like color by numbers. One page that showed the colors of the rainbow was only tangentially about math. Two of the more bizarre pages were essentially about counting but referred to the images by size (e.g., bigger) instead of by amount (e.g., greater or more). Each page has text instructions that will be beyond the abilities of most preschoolers, so a parent or caregiver will have to help a child figure out what to do. For a book so full of math, it surprised me that the author did not provide a solution section. Yes, these are simple, but it would be nice if the child could look up a page and see if they are right all on their own. Because of these issues, I do not feel like I can recommend this book.
  
  I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.
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  Michelle

  A very nice selection of math activities for preschool students that involve counting, number identification and simple adding and subtracting. I have a preschooler, and we're often looking for activities to practice her early skills, especially now, as she's feeling a bit left out when her brother's doing remote learning. I was able to test some of this book with her and she loved it. Her response was that the activities were fun and easy for her.
  
  Many thanks to author, who provided me a copy of this book through LibraryThing in exchange for a review.
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  Heather

  3.5 stars
  I was given this ARC free for an honest review
  As a special education teacher parts of this book were very useful for my students (mainly hands on parts/parts they can touch). I think the counting pages were great but the writing pages just weren't super helpful for them. I think there was a nice variety though and would be great for your average preschool student