Best general study aid books for children according to redditors

I was talking to my wife and she said "why not flashcards?" So here is another option.

Cheap Flashcards $2.99

If you take a look at the job knowledge section, there are only 60 questions, with at least 10 different topics included in that section. That means there just won’t be a ton of math questions. However, you need to be prepared to handle the topics they throw at you, and for that I highly recommend this book: Everything You Need to Ace Math In One Notebook

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 will be buying this next time I need a $1.40 filler.

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.

I'll summon /u/Yokuo because you are super awesome! :)


$2.08

This might be a good start.

It's been a long week.... I have a broken blood vessel in my eye and I was almost too tired to even go get my phone for this...

Under $5- From my "Speech Pathology Resources" Wishlist

Thanks for the contest!

No Thanks has the numbers 3-35 on cards.

You could probably find some kids' flash cards that have 1-100:
https://www.amazon.com/Numbers-1-100-Flash-Cards/dp/0938256904
or similar

>Kids ask hard questions means nothing.

It's the response that they get is the key - if they are being "indoctrinated" questions would not be allowed. But that isn't the case.

>As I showed, from one of the worlds leading child psychologists , critical thinking does not exist until around 11.

Actually it said 7-11......

And to think that it just kind of kicks in is just not true.

It can be started as early as pre-school

But as I said it's the response of the parents which will determine of there is "indoctrination" afoot; but since Christian parents - at least the ones I've been around - encourage questions since it develops critical thinking....

>There is no general agreement on any of these.

I don't need you or anyone else to agree with me if I have reasons to conclude that something is true to teach it to me child.

btw: the pedophilia reference was kinda creepy....

My son is also almost 3. He has been reading for about a year and is doing elementary school math. Here are some things we've tried:

For letter sounds, we had the Leapfrog alphabet bus which sings things like "A says ah."

For lowercase letters, we had the Hape lowercase letters wooden puzzle.

The Learning Journey Match It! - a series of spelling and reading puzzles. We didn't get into the ones that spelled entire words, but used something like this:

Melissa & Doug Self-Correcting Alphabet Wooden Puzzles With Storage Box (52 pcs) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004PBNGEM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_QixdBb7S993V0

which helps teach the letter sounds and build phonemic awareness.

You mentioned sticker books; we did a lot of those. They're great for kids who can't write well yet. This one in particular was very nice:

Alphabet Stickers Workbook (Stuck on Learning) https://www.amazon.com/dp/1589477464/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_MnxdBbQ1H1DB0

We also started this workbook: Phonics for Kindergarten, Grade K (Home Workbook) https://www.amazon.com/dp/1604187743/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_isxdBb62MAF6D

But at that age (<2 yrs) we could only do a few from one page at a time; it was quite mentally taxing. Gel pens were all the rage with him at that time; hence the workbook.

Also we had the Lauri 60 Objects Foam Magnets. My son would make us spell out an object magnet's word on a Magna Doodle.

Once he could read reasonably well, he would just learn from workbooks on his own. But this kid may be a bit unusual in that he loves writing in workbooks. I would just find workbook pages with addition and subtraction problems correctly filled in. I've also bought books such as

How to Be Good at Math https://www.amazon.com/dp/1465435751/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_pyxdBbZYH9V3D

and find him reading those from time to time.

Also my kid loved his calculator; first a cheap $1 one and now he has a TI-30XS that he plays with (this morning I saw him entering 60^2, 70^2 etc).

Another favorite toy is this clock:

Learning Resources Gear Clock, 4 Inch, Set of 6 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0035OL4YE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_ACxdBbJ1EHBYX

(we only had one which was around $6).

Also Telly the Teaching Time Clock.

As for electronics, we do use some educational apps on a Kindle tablet and he loves math videos (such as Numberock songs) on YouTube. (He gets upset when I put Daniel Tiger on; he wants number videos).

For writing, we have the Leapfrog Mr. Pencil Scribble and Draw and some Kindle apps as well. His workbooks also have a lot of tracing activities.

In my senior year of high school, I was having a lot of fun in my math classes, so I checked out this Pre-Calculus book from the Homework Helpers series. They have multiple subjects like Pre-Algebra, Algebra, Chemistry, Physics, Geometry and Calculus, but the Pre-Calculus one is the only one I can vouch for. After reading that book, I think it was almost entirely comprehensive of the Pre-Calculus class I took a semester later, fairly brief and well-written. I think it's worth looking into.

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Here's a book that might interest you

Take this from an adult homeschool alumni (me):
It's better for you to stay in public school so you have a chance of "catching up" on math. Imagine how much more behind you'll feel as an adult. Homeschool alumni are notoriously behind in math and science. :/ So you are not alone.

I recommend trying these books to help you catch up: https://www.amazon.com/10-Minutes-Day-Third-Grade/dp/1465417176/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1473086496&sr=8-2&keywords=math+10+minutes

I used ones like them when I left home and the last college level course I took, I ACED so you can do it but you have to put in extra effort. Good luck.

Homeschool Resources:
Basic Tips for Surviving after you graduate: https://hareachingout.wordpress.com/for-alumni/
Educational Neglect Advice: http://www.responsiblehomeschooling.org/so-you-have-a-deficient-homeschool-education-what-next/
DOHSN Youtube Video like and share (spread awareness with non-homeschoolers): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGThw0PX-Cw

Let me get this straight ( which I should have done before commenting on others really... whoops) - from the sounds of it you're interested in improving numeracy? You're not prepping for a course, a role change, whatever. You just feel that you should improve your numeracy, is this correct?

If so - I think you'll find texts from Gelfand and Lang pretty inappropriate (though they're no doubt good texts).

I would suggest that you get a year 4 book or something, I think there are some converted from the Shanghai maths curriculum for UK Primary school that you could go through and find your level. Here's one for year 6. I think there are a bunch of exercises in there, and will help bring your numeracy up to scratch.

Otherwise search for texts with titles such as "arithmetic refresher". This is pretty cheap and I'm pretty sure it'll be more in depth than you need.

There's also arithmetic online tests you can do (such as this) which can be good practice.

If you're after something more specific then say and give details, but from the sounds of it you're after a numeracy / arithmetic refresher rather than an elementary algebra path.

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

Hey are you done taking them or not? I did the English one but still need the other two! If you have any other helpful resources please let me know.

I suck at math so I've been avoiding and delaying the whole process! I should've gotten certified a long time ago.

Anyways here's what I've got to study for the exams: English, Math, US History and Science

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0761160965/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/Everything-Need-English-Language-Notebook/dp/0761160914/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_2/147-1382291-0810832?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0761160914&pd_rd_r=d87a0cf0-585a-4c94-b51e-79af5951f6aa&pd_rd_w=qvlyM&pd_rd_wg=wmUDb&pf_rd_p=a2006322-0bc0-4db9-a08e-d168c18ce6f0&pf_rd_r=EX9MYTBFYW5J1ESNC8SN&psc=1&refRID=EX9MYTBFYW5J1ESNC8SN

https://www.amazon.com/Everything-You-Need-Science-Notebook/dp/0761160957/ref=pd_bxgy_img_3/147-1382291-0810832?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0761160957&pd_rd_r=069d0766-bcca-4a0b-aca2-6290f87ec77d&pd_rd_w=b19TF&pd_rd_wg=798k5&pf_rd_p=a2006322-0bc0-4db9-a08e-d168c18ce6f0&pf_rd_r=6G0J7SJWDZZVFSH3JVS6&psc=1&refRID=6G0J7SJWDZZVFSH3JVS6

https://www.amazon.com/Everything-Need-American-History-Notebook/dp/0761160833/ref=pd_sbs_14_3/147-1382291-0810832?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0761160833&pd_rd_r=86a465ab-25e3-49b8-881a-83362b0ad053&pd_rd_w=9qGxa&pd_rd_wg=ANeMi&pf_rd_p=d66372fe-68a6-48a3-90ec-41d7f64212be&pf_rd_r=GD2VSSX7BH21JHHCKP72&psc=1&refRID=GD2VSSX7BH21JHHCKP72

https://www.amazon.com/Everything-You-Need-Math-Notebook/dp/0761160965

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

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