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This book is much too basic for my kindergartener, but just perfect for my 4yo preschooler! The start of the manual takes it very slow (first 2 lessons introduce pattern blocks, next lesson counting bears, lets the child freely explore both) then gradually introduces new topics. It introduces counting and adding small coins, numbers 0-20, time to the hour, shapes, colors, sizes, patterns, ordinal positions, and graphing using manipulatives often found in early elementary math classes.I read some comments about it taking too long to prepare for some of the lessons, but I don't know what people are talking about. Most of the time all you have to do is cut some contruction paper and/or glue strips and make some copies of the master sheets at the end of the manual the night before. All it takes is 15-30mins after the kids go to bed. Note: There are 112 lessons.Pros:Assessment forms, great for the homeschool profolioScripted, for dumbies like myself who need a little help explaining sometimes ;)Very hands-on, which spells f-u-n for little kidsSpiral-bound, lays flat and stays opened!Price - if you find a good used copy it will be cheaper than the Saxon website :)Cons:Only enough lessons for 3 days a week - math should be done everyday!Goes by a public school calendar - we do each lesson for two days just to stretch it out for a full school year (we school year-round)Just to note:I did not buy the meeting book or use "The Meeting" section of each lesson, I already do other group time calendar stuff with my kids. It starts in Sept, ends with the first week of June, and asks the same questions day after day about month, day, year, day of week, yesterday/today, count the numbers etc.I did not buy the manipulative package, as I already owned most of them (it pays to have a sis work at an educational company and give me the discontinued stuff for free ;)
