My Take on Kumon Preschool Workbooks

Have you tried the Kumon books yet?  I have seen these books recommended on different blogs, so I decided to try some. They’re in the 4 for 3 promotion at Amazon,  and I chose 4 that I thought Gabriel, who is 3 1/2 would enjoy.

The workbooks arrived today and he excitedly looked through each one. They have great color illustrations and look exciting and fun to me. I can remember worksheets from childhood, and I think these would have had me excited too! I then described to him what each book was. Here are the ones we purchased. My First Book of Cutting, Let’s Fold!, My First Book of Tracing, and Let’s Sticker and Paste!

He chose to work in My First Book of Cutting and Let’s Fold! I let him do 3 different worksheets. He would have eagerly done more, but the workbooks suggest stopping while they are still enjoying it and would like to do more. I think setting that limit beforehand helps them to understand and not be as upset when it’s time to stop. He was happy to go play when we were done with our 3 sheets.

I love how these books start out very simply and work their way up to harder skills. They were perfect for Gabriel. And, I think they will be perfect for Nathaniel to work on when I start homeschooling Gabriel. They would help keep him occupied and feel like he was getting to do schoolwork too.

These books all have great reviews at Amazon and you can look through them a little there too. I have only used these books one time, but so far I think they are going to be great! There are many more to choose from, so when we finish these we can move on to learning some new things, or move on to the book 2 versions when applicable.

You may be hearing more from me on the Kumon Workbooks as we use them more and more!