theretohere
- Reviewed on Wednesday, October 01, 2008
- Grades Used: Pre-K
- Dates used: 2008
We purchased these books for our 4 year old daughter. She loves them and I have noticed a real improvement in her coloring, cutting, and pasting.
I really liked the simplicity of the illustrations. I also like the diversity of the activities.
We will use these again with our younger children!
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Chrissie
- Reviewed on Friday, July 25, 2008
- Grades Used: Pre-k -1
- Dates used: 2005-2008
My family just loves this set of books! I've used it twice already and am getting ready to use it again this year with my third boy. My first two boys used it at ages 4/5, as a preschool curriculum, but my third will start it at 3 1/2 -he's been watching his older brothers and is just about ready for it. I do think it is generally better for a 4/5 year old. Like so many others have already said, this series of books is simple, gentle, and fun. We haven't gotten tired of it after three years, and whenever I pull out one of the books, my older boys beg me to make copies for them to work on.
Even more wonderful, Rod and Staff have added on to the series! I'm looking forward to using their newest books, G-I (although G is the only one completed as of July '08).
And, if your 3/4 year old is not quite ready, R & S offers the Before 4 series, which is just 4 simple books that work on motor skills and basic beginning activities like cutting, coloring, and gluing.
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amyw33
- Reviewed on Thursday, November 29, 2007
- Grades Used: PRE-K
- Dates used: 2007
These workbooks are well worth the $20 for a child who likes workbooks. My daughter loves them, particularly the cut and past activities. Her cutting skills have greatly improved with these exercises. I find most workbooks at this age to be very tedious and to not really be "teaching anything", but these teach solid pre-k skills without being overwhelming to a child. These workbooks are a great foundation to any pre-k program. Just add read alouds, art projects etc.
Other kids may pick up "pre-k" skills in a different way, but my 4 year old daughter thrives on workbooks and structure.
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holychild
- Reviewed on Thursday, April 05, 2007
- Grades Used: Preschool
- Dates used: 2006-2007
I homeschool my two older children, and my three and a half year old really wanted something for herself. Most of the materials I have seen elsewhere for that age level are rather silly and cartoonish, but my daughter takes school very seriously. I couldn't find a good preschool program until I stumbled on Rod and Staf. I wish I'd found it before I purchased my other children's curricula. My daughter LOVES the Rod and Staff Preschool ABC series. She has worked her way diligently through the books, usually asking to do another page, then another. The books are so thoughtfully arranged, introducing each concept in a gentle way, with just enough practice so that the concepts and skills are learned but the child does not become bored. Unlike many books which have a child do the same thing day after day until mastery (which is boring), these books introduce something, then come back to it in a day or two, interspersing with different activities to hold the child's interest. I also love the simplicity of the illustrations. I am surprised how much I love them, since I thought children would need to be "entertained" by lots of colored pictures. I find the opposite is true: they take learning seriously when it is presented seriously. The pictures, however, are truly lovely, with uplifting images of family life, nature, things in a child's world. Our kids have plenty of other colorful books and toys and so forth. After this program, my daughter is really ready for kindergarden a year earlier than the average child. I feel these books taught her diligence in her work, thoughtfulness, carefulness, and a love of learning. I highly recommend Rod and Staff's materials. I will be using them for my other children as well, in other grades.
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