(Part 2) Best aids study books for children according to redditors

I'm not remotely convinced of the value of Minecraft in Education.

People have been trying this type of thing for a really long time. For example a superman themed mathbook. Kids love Superman so if we combine Superman and math then they'll love math too right? No, actually not really.

Minecraft is being pushed for the same reasons and I actually think it can be counter productive. I see lessons from teachers trying to use Minecraft to explain physics concepts but Minecraft was never meant for that. Using a dynamite/water cannon to show wonky and unreliable results from a crappy physics engine really isn't very productive! The examples go on and on. I've looked at dozens of lesson plans for using Minecraft and I've not been impressed by a single one.

There are lots of ways to engage kids that do a much better job of actually educating them.

> 'sociology' by John J. Macionis, published by Pearson

I know it well. It's a particularly stinky textbook and not at all recommended. It's a very 'Americanised' sociology primer, and quite biased in a lot of ways. FWIW, you would be far better off with Haralambos & Holborn or even Giddens.

Source: sociology graduate and former social science lecturer and teacher.

I feel a mature student is more likely to spend more time than needed trying to find the 'best' way to learn things... the best resource, the best path, the best etc...

But imo the basics are so important, arithmetic is something that's often kind of sidelined by people "being fast at calculations isn't real math" etc... but I think that people who give these kinds of thoughts often mean well yet they probably mean being able to find the square root of 237523 + ln(234) mentally or whatever, and take the fundamentals for granted (and many mature students don't have these fundamentals in the first place to take for granted).

I'll note that you've said the most effective, not the fastest... whether they're different things or not idk ,I think people can pass exams and forget it the next month sometimes though so imo that isn't effective.

So with this in mind I would say that you should start with arithmetic, and geometry. Get yourself a year 5 text book or something and work through that. Try something like this https://www.amazon.co.uk/Shanghai-Maths-Practice-National-Curriculum/dp/0008144648/ref=pd_sim_14_2?ie=UTF8&dpID=51zRikFPVRL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR115%2C160_&psc=1&refRID=A1DQQY5YZERNN7QYV949

Can you blitz* through that book? If not then its something that you need to learn, I really don't think this type of basic fundamental level math is something that should be overlooked. When you come to doing more difficult math later on these kinds of holes in your accuracy and speed will just cause you frustration after frustration as you'll not only be trying to learn differentiation or whatever but you'll also be (perhaps subconsciously) trying to remember and go through basics such as fractional arithmetic, tables, etc.

So that's my advice.

Hi thanks for offering! My request would be this kindergarten workbook for my son https://www.amazon.com/Kindergarten-Workbook-School-Zone-Staff/dp/0887431461.

I'm homeschooling him and I'm a single mom. Money is very tight and I'd greatly appreciate this learning tool.

I feel really lucky to live in a time when there are so many awesome Star Wars-themed tools for teaching kids the basics. Phonics, more phonics, math and a whole series of books that leads them from very very basic with Ep. IV and gets progressively more sophisticated as you move through the original series. It is, indeed, a great time to be a dad.

Here's the course notes:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/EASY-LEARNING-MATHS-AGE-4-5/dp/0007300972/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1449678423&sr=8-1

I thought it was a horrifically mutilated "S" and that it's supposed to say "Use this to start your new wardrobe", myself.

OP should get their boss one of these for Christmas: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Handwriting-Practice-Collins-Easy-Learning/dp/0007301030

You might be interested in this book

https://www.amazon.com/Go-Figure-Totally-Numbers-Questions/dp/0756613744/ref=sr_1_19?keywords=math+books+for+kids+number&qid=1554144990&rnid=2941120011&s=books&sr=1-19

I really liked this book as a kid, does a good job of explaining the basics behind math that isn't typically taught before college

Everyone already said legos/blocks/etc.

Also, how about art/coloring stuff? It helps grow another aspect of the brain while still relating to his interests. Crayola has some nice stuff that only works on special paper. More expensive, but less cleanup if you're concerned about a wall mural.

Or Find a couple activity books that feature characters he likes (I think I saw pre-k workbooks with star wars during back to school time) that he could do and you could check. My 4yr old loves his dot-to-dot books and other "homework" books that he does whole big brother does school homework and I cook dinner.

Edit: Found the link to one of the books I was talking about

http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Workbook-Preschool-ABC/dp/0761178031

You want to learn math. Here go learn math before asking a quantum mathamtican a question : http://www.amazon.com/Math-Made-Easy-Kindergarten-Workbook/dp/0789457202. If you want an answer to you question it is simple, simply use Einstein differential equation to figure out the square root of the rockets outer acceleration use a differential equation to figure out the rest. In my town dogs know more math then american dogs