Comprehensive Curriculum of Basic Skills, Grade K

I am EFL teacher and this book is perfect for young EFL learners. I use it all the time and it has become a favorite of all the teachers in the teacher's room. The fact that the answers are provided helps the Korean teachers use the book also! Bravo!

I've used several of the grade levels in this series, and I love them all. The workbooks are really comprehensive, with practice in all the key areas of study. Each page is a complete exercise, and the brightly coloured pictures are wonderful for the children. I'm an Australian, and use these books with my tutor groups. Paying the international postage is worth it to get such great books. There are no books like these over here. I recommend them to all parents who want to give their children a little bit of extra practice at home.

I've been homeschooling my pre-schooler from the Pre-K workbook. She sped through that one and she was noticably smarter when she finished it. We bought this book right away. She actually BEGS me to do learning with her. These books have kept her excited and they actually do teach the foundation needed to succeed in school.

I have tried a number of 'curriculum' books for my easily-distractable 4 and 1/2 year old. Most of them do not engage her attention, and if they do, they dont seem to really focus on anything with any kind of clear objective. I really like this book, and so does she. It is clear, brightly coloured, calls for a range of skills, is very clear for the parent too (ie why I am bothering to try and get her to do some of this stuff), and has no bribery frills (stickers etc) that I find become her sole desire instead of a motivation at the end of completion. I would definitely recommend this. It is NOT, however, the ONLY thing you would want to do for your kid as a homeschool tool - I think it is a great basis for making you confident you're covering the basics.

I have to say, I do like these books (was first given them by a teacher friend). I use these books during vacation time, when the kids are out due to illness, etc. My oldest (now 6) has always enjoyed and asked to sit down and do 'these' books (any others he wasn't as involved). I have purchased the Pre-K, Kindergarten and First grade. I must say, however, that I liked the books better before this new publishing company. The ISBN number remained the same, although they chose not to keep the Social Studies in the book, BIG mistake, I think. The books include spelling, letters, math, shapes and patterns, and pages tear out. It is nice to be able to go through one book and pull out different areas of learning (another reason why the SS was great, and it covered every holiday, taught about Presidents et al). For eliminating this, I give it 4 stars.