Great Workbooks For Children!

I know I've touched on this subject before but I must share a little more : ). Workbooks are great but initially I use to have a hard time deciding which books to buy with so many options out there. I've purchased many workbooks and it wasn't until a few months ago that I realized the importance of workbooks that continue to reinforce one subject before moving on to the next.

I would not recommend buying a workbook full of many different subjects/exercises (Brain Quest/School Zone-sorry). When you purchase a book that isn't focused on one subject it quickly moves the child onto the next level when they're not ready and they begin to lose interest making it difficult for you to help them. In order for a child to truly grasp something they must practice, practice, practice (familiar right). My children work on various workbooks focusing on the same subject before moving on to the next level. With that said here are some of the wonderful workbooks I have found.

1. Kumon
2. Sylvan Learning
3. I'm Going to Write!

Remember to start of with Tracing, then shapes, followed by letters and numbers. Look at their websites for further advice.

I read a few reviews of some of these workbooks and some received bad reviews. If you think one work book is going to be enough you're wrong. No one is paying me to say this..... buy them all you won't regret it, they won't go to waste. Remember you have to see, hear, and do something to really understand/grasp it. These books are repetitive but different enough to keep a child interested. Oh...! You can get a few free worksheets (just an example you should visit their entire site) on the Sylvan Learning website for each subject. Here's a link to free worksheets from another site. 

At the moment Amazon seems to sell the I'm Going To Read/Write! and Kumon workbooks for less.
Barnes & Noble sells the Sylvan Learning workbooks for less.

Hope this helps!