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(Paperback - Grade 5)
These workbooks provide hundreds of fun pages for practicing all the skills kids need to succeed in each grade. Complied from the popular Reading Skills, Spelling Skills, Math Skills, Language Arts, Writing Skills, and test Prep series, these colorful workbooks include: High interest stories to develop reading proficiency; exercises in math problems students will face; grade appropriate spelling words grouped by vowel sound or suffix; lessons in parts of speech, usage, and constructing sentences; creative prompts for writing sentences, letters, and even short reports; and practice in using standardized test formats.
Harcourt Family Learning Workbooks are a comprehensive line of workbook developed through a partnership with Harcourt, a leading educational publisher. Based on national teaching standards, these workbooks provide complete practice in math, reading, and other key subject areas.
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December 16, 2008:
I am a homeschooling parent, and have used parts of this text with my fifth-grader. In particular, I chose the English section for use, because their coverage of grammar and usage is accurate and challenging. The parts of speech, sentence structure, and other topics are covered at a level more commonly associated with Junior High or early High School. The illustrations and subject matter appeal to fifth-grade and younger students. This would be ideal for use with a language-gifted child. The average child will require adult help with instructions, as they are a bit too sophisticated for the targeted age group.
I was disappointed that this curriculum does not include Social Studies, Art, and Science topics introduced through various subjects. This means that users of this book must purchase or create materials for teaching basic competencies in the subject areas required by state and national standards. I would prefer to use American Education Press Comprehensive Curriculum Plus Test Practice for my core curriculum, and purchase supplementary workbooks by Flash Kids, if necessary. I find their books more suited to enrichment or remediation.
I Also Recommend: Big Second Grade Workbook (Big Get Ready Books Series), Gifted & Talented.