My Book Of Numbers 1-120 (Kumon Workbooks)

My almost 5 year old (now just over 5) was having a really hard time remembering how to write the teen numbers and the 'ty' (twenty, thirty, forty) numbers. They do sound very similar when spoken, so I understood how he could be so confused! He was constantly getting them mixed up and no matter how many times I told him that teens start with a 1 and "ty's" end with a zero, he could just not remember! This book is already helping him remember how to write his numbers properly and he is about 1/4 of the way done with it so far. There is a lot of repetition and writing numbers which is EXACTLY what he needs. If your child knows how to write their numbers to 120, then you do not need this book. But if you have a child like mine, who was having a difficult time with certain numbers, then get this book!!! My son also gets intimidated with 'hard' worksheets or worksheets that take a long time to do, but this book is laid out perfectly. It has not been intimidating for his at all, and he really does enjoy doing the pages in this workbook (although when I received this book and looked at it, I really didn't think he would because of all of the writing numbers). I'm glad I was wrong and I'm so very glad I bought this book.

This book really drills down to one of the basic skills of the "Kumon Method"...namely, sequencing. If your student knows how to count, how to place numbers in a sequential order, then you really have laid the groundwork for a firm foundation in math. This workbook also helps the young student to learn how numbers are oriented so that the student doesn't write numbers backwards. I honestly wish I'd used this for my 3rd grader when she was in Kindergarten or earlier, as it would have helped her transition into Kindergarten far more smoothly. I had imagined incorrectly that Kindergarten was about learning to count to 20, like it was when my now 9th grader was in Kindergarten. That concept is a thing of the past. Now, students are challenged to write to 100 and count forwards and backwards from 100. And that's in Kindergarten. Wow. Times have sure changed in education. Help yourself and help your child's confidence by making sure they know sequencing from the very start. This workbook will really assist you in that task.

One of the requirements by the end of Kindergarten is counting and writing to 100. I used this workbook as part of my summer bridge program for a child who needs to learn at a slower pace who will be enter Kindergarten in the fall. This workbook really doesn't require a lot of writing so it keeps the child from getting burnt out. It involves the child by suggesting the parent encourages the child to point and say the numbers. Other activities include dot-to-dot, fill in the missing numbers and following directions by circling a certain group of numbers. This book would also be great for a preschool age child ready to advance further.

This is a great book to help you get ready for kindergarten. One of the curriculum standards is that the children are able to count to 30. My 5 year old daughter saw the connect the dots puzzles where you count out loud, and connect the dots, and she couldn't get enough of this book. She basically sat for 45 minutes trying to do every single one, and she didn't mind counting out loud. There are also many other repetitive exercises to help you get to know your numbers. She was interested in those as well. But so far we have at least one exercise that is a hit with her. I would highly recommend buying this product if you have a 4 year old and you want to get her ready for kindergarten. I will buy this product again when my 2 year old is able to complete the exercises at the right age.

A little background first: My child has a summer birthday, was 4 all last academic year and we homeschooled preschool. He really disliked using pencils or crayons. We tried writing a few times, but it wasn’t working out. To develop the motor skills needed for writing we did Kumon’s My first book of cutting, play dough, finger paint and some coloring with pencils (the day on a calendar for math – Saxon Math K). Several months ago I went to the local school to register him. They informed me that children entering K should know how to write the whole alphabet and the numbers 1-20 and gave me two handouts and the suggestion that we practice. While we decided to homeschool K as well, I want him to “catch up” with his writing and we got a Kumon workbook for upper case letters and this one, because he can count to 100. How I felt about the book before using it: When I got the book I was very skeptical this book would work for him due to last year’s struggles with writing and coloring. Early on it expects the child to trace the numbers and then copy them below in a box. It doesn’t have little numbers or arrows to tell you how to write the numbers properly. I imagine that is available in the Kumon book of numbers 1-30, but I am not sure. I had to look them up to make sure I write them correctly. It happens I do [happy face]. To my amazement, he had not trouble copying the numbers after tracing! They are a little wobbly but legible. The book moves quickly as it expects kids already know how to write or understand 1-10. We did a math curriculum that was very hands on last year and he can read the numbers fine, so this book is moving at the right pace for my son. Because after all, when he moves on from 1-10 he is just practicing the same digits over and over. I am not sure that a younger child who is not already very familiar with numbers would do well with this book as his or her first number book and should perhaps start with the Kumon 1-30 book. How we are using the book: I tear out a page from the book and we do one page per day (both sides). If we get a dot-to-dot page I ask him if he wants to do an extra numbers page. He sometimes wants to. For the summer this is all we are doing as far as formal math since I understand next year for K we will be adding and subtracting – which amazes me but that is a topic for another forum. What kinds of games you will find here: Dot-to-dots, tracing and copying, fill in the blank and finding a number sequence. update: While I plan on homeschooling K this next year, I took him to the local school for K "testing" which they had scheduled earlier this year when I went to inquire about K and enrollment before I was sure if we would homeschool or not. He has only been using this book for a few weeks and he aced the part where the teacher asked him to write the numbers 1 through 10 (write NOT copy) in a blank page. He was able to do it fairly well after only practicing with this book. Second update: We are on lesson page 27 and we have now gotten through several "dot to dot" excersices. Some are ok, but some are just not suitable for small children. The numbers are too small and most certainly not in order (from 31 to 80) and require very long lines and lifting the hand to look where the next number is amongst a jumble of numbers. I think these are fun for the parents and frustrating for the kids. Although, surely there will be a few kids who will find this fun... But not my child. I've decided to skip all those dot to dots I find innapropriate. For this reason I'm updating my rating from 5 stars "love" to 4 stars "like".

I got this for my younger son and realized it is very similar to the work my older son did in Kindergarten. He loves the dot to dots. He wears out quickly on the other pages but enjoys them. He really knows his numbers up to 120 because of this book.

My 4-years-old son was happy when he saw the book, Because he likes number puzzle and maze very much. And also this is very good book for him to learn numbers.

Excelente recurso para auxiliar as crianças a aprenderem os números de 1 a 120. Possui 40 capítulos com 2 páginas cada, aqui en casa fizemos 1 capítulo por dia e agora meu filho de 5 anos consegue identificar os números com maior velocidade sem confundir-se.

Muy buen complemento para mi niño que ya trabaja en programa de Kumon.

Amazing book, bought it for our 4 years old son. He was very interested and wanted to do more. While deciding whether we should buy the book, I wanted to see some sample pages inside to decide, so thought of posting this review as it might help others to decide. Few things I liked are: 1. Good page quality, easy to rub and correct. 2. Good repetition for kids to practise well before moving. 3. Colourful book. 4. And has combination of joining the dots, fill in, tracing etc., thus not boring for them. As we move further pages we would know if he can cope with the progress of book for higher numbers. Would comment about that later.

Good