Spectrum Math, Grade 2

I got this for a friend's daughter who's just finishing 2nd grade so that she keeps her math fresh over the summer. She just started on this last night and I think it is the right level for her... she's struggled with math this year but is a pretty attentive 7 year old in general. I like how it's got a lot of variety and the start of it is pretty basic. I think it's important to have her working on this where she has ready access to someone who can answer her questions. Out of the 3 pages, she must've said "oh this is easy!" 3 -4 times, and "I don't know what to do" a couple of times... for which I helped her find the directions (which were right above the problems). She needed problems with counting money, so it was good that it had that too. I didn't check to see if the key in the back is right, since the problems are pretty simple. But I do recommend each page get checked by someone to keep encouraging the kid!

Our daughter finished her regular 2nd grade math early in the year. Not feeling that her skills were honed enough to proceed to third grade I started searching for a math book that would reinforce what she had previously learned and give her some much needed extra practice. This Spectrum Math has done that! With money being a rather weak point for her I was excited to see that this book started off on the subject of money!As you proceed through the book the sums and problems gradually get harder practicing carrying in addition and borrowing in subtraction. The book also covers fractions, time, measurement, shapes and patterns. Answers are provided in the back but I'll be honest and say I have not even looked at them. This is basic stuff and you really do not need an answer sheet at this level.I would NOT use this book as our main curriculum as it lacks instructions so a child either has to know how to do it or a teacher is going to have to sit down and explain it to them.

I buy lot of work books like this for summer study for my kids. I noticed in the beginning when my kids started school that they forget lot of things that they haven learned during summer because of no study. And ever since I started buying these books for summer vacation, they are more confident when school starts again for the following year. And also during the whole summer vacation, they have nothing much to do except playing games so with this kind of books, it keeps them little busy.

Spectrum math has good foundations for math, but some of the ways they want you to do the problems are overly done. They way they try to teach adding and carrying over is just ridiculous. I teach my children the way I was taught growing up and it is much easier. I am frequently telling my girls to ignore what the examples tell them to do and to do it the way that works best for them. Other than that, it has the basics. It's a math book. So it works.

My son just finished 2nd grade. We were looking for a workbook to help him maintain his math over the summer. This book seems a bit lower than second grade. For example, the concept of telling time only covers quarter hour increments. In every fraction question, the numerator is one. So there is no coverage of fractions like 2/3 or 3/5. Money only covers coins. Four of the nine chapters practice addition and subtraction, so this topic is covered thoroughly.

Its a great work book covering what kids in 2nd grade are expected to know but it doesn't really give examples of how to work out the problems. Parents should look over pages worked to make sure kids understand what they need to do.

Great books. Helped with different math skills.

We've used the Grade1 book and it's been very helpful for keeping young minds active and refreshed for the upcoming school year. The material is also a good pace at every page. Definitely recommend these!

This book is excellent for UK year one kids. Having used it for my older 2 children in the US and now my 6 year old in the UK at present, Its helped to build his maths confidence and identify the areas i need to work on more. Its sets a pre-topic test to asses what the child knows already, then an explanation, then examples, followed by numerous questions to try out finally a final end of topic test. Numerous questions allow the child to become confident, independent and competent and even start working at a faster pace. The only disadvantage is that it uses american money in the topic of money, but that can be corrected by showing the child UK money instead. I have used all the spectrum maths series from 2 to grade 7 for my oldest who is in year 5 and is performing above grade at school. I truly recommend this book. Spectrum Math: Grade 2Spectrum Math, Grade 4Spectrum Math: Grade 2Spectrum Math, Grade 4

Love this for homeschool

Keeps my 5 year old engaged for a long time. Perfect amount of repetition to master the skill.

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