Kumon, Let’s Learn!
Did you know that I have an MA in Teaching? I do. More importantly, did you know that I am nerdily obsessed with educational products for children? Well, I am.
My ABSOLUTE FAVORITE series of workbooks/activity books for children are from Kumon. Kumon has APPEALING and FUN workbooks for children in a variety of ages from Pre-K and beyond!
THE KUMON METHOD is what makes these Workbooks so unique and effective. This Method is a proven learning system developed in Japan to help each child reach his or her full potential. Concepts are introduced in a step-by-step manner that allows the child to master each in turn without getting frustrated. Before long, children gain confidence in their abilities and are motivated to learn on their own.
I first discovered Kumon workbooks when I was looking for something to challenge my 2-year-old. Kumon offers the First Steps series of workbooks for children ages 2 and up! Our favorites are Lets Cut Paper!, Lets Sticker and Paste!, and Let’s Fold! (basic origami!). Whenever we did “lessons” out of the workbooks, my son would inevitably ask to do another, and another, and another!
An activity in Let’s Cut Paper! : cut apart the squares, and then put the “puzzle” together! Other pages have fun exercises such as cutting the lines of a cat’s whiskers!
Now that Jojo is almost 4, we have started to explore the next series of Kumon workbooks: Basic Skills. These are books designed for use by children aged 3, 4 and 5 (some of the books are designated for 4, 5, and 6). Our favorites are Amazing Mazes (for developing pencil skills and reasoning ability), My Book of Numbers 1-30 (introduction to reading and writing numbers 1-30), and My Book of Rhyming Words (learning to say and write rhyming words, such as pig & dig).
I was really impressed the first time Jojo did a page from My Book of Numbers 1-30. The early pages are set up like dot-to-dot pictures. He followed the instructions and said each number aloud has he reached each dot. I didn’t even know he could DO a dot-to-dot!
Jojo feels a real sense of accomplishment when he completes the exercises in his Kumon workbooks. The pages are so colorful and appealing that he would rather do “work” in a Kumon book than a regular coloring book. I especially love bringing these workbooks along on trips, because they hold Jojo’s attention so much longer than a traditional coloring book.
One of my favorite products from Kumon are the ABC’s Write and Wipe! Flash Cards. Jojo has been using these ever since he was 2 1/2. We saw them at an older friend’s house and I was amazed that Jojo sat down and was able to carefully trace each letter with the write and wipe pen. I can’t explain it, but Jojo enjoys these flash cards so much that for a period of several months, he insisted on having them at the breakfast table every morning.
I have already purchased the Kumon Numbers 1-30 Write and Wipe Flashcards to give to Jojo on his 4th birthday in October! I predict that they will be just as much of a hit!
I can’t praise Kumon enough for their savvy, fun-to-use workbooks and flashcards. I love that they teach skills that children actually need to learn! Some friends have asked us how Jojo was able to learn all of his phonetic sounds and numbers at such an early age. Really, all we have done was provide him with FUN things to do that were also educational.
We are not a homeschooling family, but I believe that learning can t
ake place at any time, any where.
Kumon workbooks are an ideal way to combine FUN with LEARNING for your children.
I think next on our list will be Kumon workbooks related to Telling Time. Maybe I can start sleeping in once Jojo knows what “seven o’clock” means!
You can WIN two workbooks of your choice from Kumon Publishing!
To enter, browse the Kumon catalog and tell me the names of two products you think would be most interesting for your children!
One winner (who follows the instructions) will be chosen by random integer generator.
This contest will close on Friday, August 22, 12 midnight.
*Congrats to Blessings Abound who said… These are some areas we’re working on with my oldest daughter so these would fit us best: My First Book of Money: Counting Coins and Book of Money: Dollars and Cents. Thanks!*
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13 August 2008, 8:17 am
I’d like to enter to win:
My First Book of Simple Sentences
My First Book of Momney: Counting Coins
Thanks
13 August 2008, 11:50 am
Easy Telling Time Write & Wipe!
My First Book of Money: Counting Coins
13 August 2008, 12:08 pm
since my son is still young I think he would benefit most from Let's Sticker & Paste! and Let's Fold!. I have seen these workbooks for older children, but not for pre learning skills, how great.
13 August 2008, 12:27 pm
There are so many to choose from! I think I’d like all of them for my daughter
A couple of my favorites are Let’s Sticker and Paste and My First Book of Easy Mazes.
khmorgan_00 [at] yahoo [dot] com
13 August 2008, 12:28 pm
My oldest id entering K and his interests do not include reading or math at all yet so I would like any of the following:
My First Book of Simple Addition
My Book of Alphabet Games
My First Book of Uppercase Letters
My First Book of Lowercase Letters
13 August 2008, 12:37 pm
I’d love Amazing Mazes and My First Book of Money Counting Coins. Thanks!
13 August 2008, 1:18 pm
My son is only 18 months old, so I’d have to go with “Let’s Fold!” and “Let’s Sticker and Paste!” I’m familiar with the Kumon books, as well as the Kumon educational centers, and I know they’re great. Thanks for the opportunity!
13 August 2008, 1:52 pm
Cutting and simple addition.
13 August 2008, 2:50 pm
Easy telling time
My book of alphabet games
angelina115@hotmail.com
13 August 2008, 3:34 pm
My First Book of MONEY: DOLLARS & CENTS and
My Book of TELLING TIME
These look like great learning books.
13 August 2008, 4:04 pm
My daughter would do well learning with the ABC's Write & Wipe and also the My Book of Numbers 1-30.
hazel_extasy[at]yahoo.com
13 August 2008, 4:15 pm
My newphew would probably want 2 copies of “Let’s Cut and Paste.” He is a maniac with anything sticky.
urchiken at gmail dot com
13 August 2008, 4:19 pm
My son needs the Fraction book for 6th grade.
13 August 2008, 4:25 pm
Let’ Cut and Paste and My First Book of Easy Mazes. My kids could certainly benefit from any one of their workbooks.
gkstratos@yahoo.com
13 August 2008, 4:26 pm
I would get:
My First Book of Cutting and
Grade 1 Addition.
13 August 2008, 4:41 pm
The two books that my charity could use the most for the kiddos would be "My Book of Rhyming Words" & "My Book of Telling Time"
I think that those two would help make the simple, yet important topics of rhyming words and telling time more interesting with the vivid and colorful illustrations. This should make a pair of kids happy, eh?
These'd go to a local hospital, probably Shand's Children's Hospital located in Jacksonville, Florida. Hope I can help 'em out this year!
http://www.teamnubcake.com/
I'm reachable at masterzenek@hotmail.com
-Zenek
13 August 2008, 4:47 pm
I’d like to win:
My First Book of CUTTING and My Book of EASY CRAFTS
13 August 2008, 5:05 pm
Oh my! Thank you so much for visiting my blog!! I haven’t met any bloggers from Asia yet!! That’s cool. I will check back with ya! Have a great day!
13 August 2008, 7:25 pm
I think my son would love the First Book of Cutting and Alaphbet Games. These look really great! Thanks!
13 August 2008, 8:22 pm
I would love to try the write and wipe letters and numbers. not that my girls do anything other than eat the crayons (for the most part) when we try to color, but one day soon I hope we’ll be past that, and the flash cards are a great idea!
andrewandkristan(at)hotmail(dot)com
13 August 2008, 9:01 pm
Love Kumon, I’d love to have My Book of Alphabet Games
and Let’s STicker and Paste
13 August 2008, 9:21 pm
I'd love to win Grade 5 Decimals & Fractions & Grade 6 Fractions!
13 August 2008, 9:31 pm
I’d love the ABC’S write and wipe and the Let’s cut paper books for my son. They look great. Thanks for the chance!
13 August 2008, 10:18 pm
I’d have to go with Uppercase and Lowercase Letters. Although Rhyming Words and Phrases would be a close second…
13 August 2008, 10:23 pm
my first book of money: counting coins and my book of alphabet games
13 August 2008, 11:46 pm
mmmm let’s see;My book of alphabet games and My book of telling time.
14 August 2008, 12:11 am
alphabet game and first book of money.
14 August 2008, 12:20 am
I would choose Alphabet Games and Grade One Addition.
Elaine R
emrosser@shaw.ca
14 August 2008, 1:00 am
The two books that be the most useful to my son are “My first book of cutting” and “My first book of traceing” He has a developmental disability that affects his small moter skills.
jennielee685@yahoo.com
14 August 2008, 1:06 am
The two I like best are Lets Fold! and Let's Sticker & Paste!
14 August 2008, 2:32 am
Hello, Fantastic giveaway. My son could use the “My Book of Mazes:
Things That Go” and “My Book of Addition!” Please enter me in your fun drawing. Thanks, Cindi
jchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com
14 August 2008, 2:47 am
I think my son would really enjoy the “First book of Tracing” and the “First book of Mazes.”
akreese (at) hotmail (dot) com
14 August 2008, 3:04 am
My kids love to make things so they would like My Book of Easy Crafts and My Book of Amazing Crafts
14 August 2008, 4:08 am
Looks good.
For my youngest daughter,
First Steps Workbooks: Let’s Color!
For my older daughter,
My Book of ALPHABET GAMES
Thanks,
Walters123 [at] hotmail [dot] com
14 August 2008, 4:22 am
I think my daughter would like
ABCs Write & Wipe! Uppercase Letters
Let's Cut Paper!
I have seen these in the book store and have contemplated getting them, so this would be great!
legacyofbrutalitysa{AT}gmail.com
14 August 2008, 5:27 am
I’d like to win Let’s Cut Paper! and More Let’s Cut Paper! My son is dying to figure out these scissor contraptions
14 August 2008, 8:21 am
Himi gets very frustrated when trying to coloring and whe using her current alphabet book with chalk. I know she would like the “Let’s Color” and the “ABC write and wipe lowercase letters”
thanks!
amandaprestridge (at) gmail.com
14 August 2008, 9:55 am
My First Book of Simple Sentences and Amazing Mazes.
THANKS!
fenway07@msn.com
14 August 2008, 12:00 pm
Grade 1 Addition would be great for my son.
14 August 2008, 1:08 pm
I think my four year old grandson would love the Cat & Dog paper crafts and the Let's Cut Paper workbook.
14 August 2008, 1:53 pm
I love Kumon books! I have seen them in stores and I have always been intrigued by them. We are a homeschooling family and while my 7 year old does his school work I would love to have some good pre-k activities for my 4 year old to do. I like the Kumpon books “My Book of Numbers 1-30″ and “My First Book of UPPERCASE LETTERS”.
14 August 2008, 2:06 pm
My kids would love the let's sticker and paste
and cat & dog 3-d paper craft series.
souldolphindream@earthlink.net
thanks so much
14 August 2008, 2:17 pm
I want to win the Grade 3 Addition & Subtraction Workbook & the Grade 3 Multiplication Workbook for my daughter!
14 August 2008, 2:37 pm
Thank you for having this. I would choose the Let's Sticker & Paste for my daughter and the Map of the United States of America for my whole family. Thank you!
14 August 2008, 3:18 pm
Let’s Color
Let’s cut paper
jceko77@yahoo.com
14 August 2008, 4:10 pm
lets color and alphabet games are my grandkids speed
14 August 2008, 6:18 pm
I like two bookds from the 3-D Paper Craft Series: "Lion & Mouse" and "Cat & Dog".
14 August 2008, 6:31 pm
I’d have to go with Let’s Color and Let’s Cut Paper for my little ones. I think those would be great to start them out on. Thanks!
14 August 2008, 8:36 pm
My Book of Money: Dollars & Cents abd My Book of Telling Time.
cherierj(at)yahoo(dot)com
14 August 2008, 10:24 pm
I would like the Lets Color and the Lets Sticker and Paste from the First Steps Series. Great giveaway, thanks!
15 August 2008, 1:05 am
Let’s Cut Paper and
My Book of Numbers 1-30.
Thanks for the contest.
15 August 2008, 7:30 am
Thanks for sharing all that info on Kumon! It sounds like a fun way to learn and I’d love to win some for my son! I’d love to win the Let’s Color! and Let’s Sticker and Paste! Thanks for the great giveaway
hope.september[at]gmail.com
15 August 2008, 6:04 pm
I like the ABC’s write and wipe and the numbers too.
15 August 2008, 8:22 pm
My son would like the Mazes- Animals book and the Alphabet Games.
15 August 2008, 9:31 pm
Let's Color & Let's Fold would be great for my son!
kristilb19@yahoo.com
15 August 2008, 11:06 pm
I've heard great things about this product. I'd like to enter for "Let's Sticker & Paste!" and "Let's Cut Paper!". Thanks for the opportunity!
15 August 2008, 11:49 pm
My First Book of Uppercase Letters
My First Book of Lowercase Letters
For my son who is 4 and entering Kindergarten next year. Thanks!!
16 August 2008, 2:57 am
I like:
My first book of simple addition
My first book of uppercase letters
Thanks!
16 August 2008, 5:26 am
Thank you for the opportunity!
My little guy would like:
Let’s Color!
More Let’s Color!
natasha_sacopaso[at]hotmail[dot]com
16 August 2008, 8:41 am
I would really LOVE to win this for my son. He LOVES to learn.
Let’s Cut Paper and the
My Book of Numbers 1-30 books
Thank you.
16 August 2008, 10:34 am
Let’s Color and Let’s Sticker and Paste for my granddaughter.
16 August 2008, 4:02 pm
The Easy Telling Time would be great
16 August 2008, 6:50 pm
I’ll pick grade one addition and grade one subtraction
tiramisu392 (at) yahoo.com
16 August 2008, 8:04 pm
I’d like to win:
My Book of Upper Case Letters
My Book of Easy Crafts
Thanks, Can Can!
Kelley Munger
17 August 2008, 1:50 am
I love the tub time posters _ Zoo Animals and Map of the United States of America! I see that these are sadly not available right now, so I'll add that I also really like the First Steps Workbooks: Let's Sticker & Paste! and Lets Color!
17 August 2008, 2:25 am
My First Book of Money: Counting Coins
My First Book of Simple Sentences
17 August 2008, 8:03 pm
My daughter's 2, and I think she'd love:
My First Book of Tracing &
My First Book of Uppercase Letters
Although I'd eventually LOVE to have all of their stuff! Thanks for a great link. I hadn't heard of this company before and now will be a frequent shopper, I'm sure!
http://psychmamma.wrodpress.com
18 August 2008, 2:56 am
These books look great! I think my daughter would love the “Let’s color” and “Let’s Sticker and Paste” books. Thanks!
cbeargie at yahoo dot com
18 August 2008, 2:57 am
I was just at Target tonight and saw many Kumon products in their kids’ book area!! Hooray! It was fun to get to see them in person. Now I’m even more impressed. Thanks again for the great information.
18 August 2008, 4:06 am
y son is 2 and he would love these.
My Book of Easy Crafts, My First Book of Cutting
18 August 2008, 5:44 am
These are some areas we’re working on with my oldest daughter so these would fit us best: My First Book of Money: Counting Coins and Book of Money: Dollars and Cents. Thanks!
akblessingsabound[at]gmail.com
18 August 2008, 3:26 pm
Great for my 4 year old son would be the alphabet book and the rhymimg words book. thanks for the chance, justicecw@hotmail.com
18 August 2008, 6:17 pm
I think My First Book of Cutting and My First Book of Mazes would be fun to win.
Thanks for the chance.
Lesha
theazuredrake (at) yahoo (dot) com
18 August 2008, 6:48 pm
I like Let’s Sticker and Paste and Let’s Cut. aewalls425@hotmail.com
19 August 2008, 1:48 am
These books are really great. We bought the maze book for our son and he loves it. If I win I’d like the My Book of Writing Words and My Book of Simple Addition. Thanks so much for the contest.
19 August 2008, 1:35 pm
at this stage, my oldest would probably like “let’s color” and “let’s cut paper”
19 August 2008, 3:51 pm
I would have to say
Let’s Cut Paper and Let’s FOld
19 August 2008, 7:00 pm
cdrury@gmail.com
Let's Sticker & Paste and My First Book of Money: Counting Coins
19 August 2008, 9:57 pm
Lets Fold and Lets Sticker and Paste. Thanks so much
verypissedoff at verizon dot net
20 August 2008, 12:03 am
Definitely Lion & mouse and Cat and Dog!
pak19@bellsouth.net
20 August 2008, 1:52 am
I would love to try both the “First Book of Coloring: At the Zoo” and “My Book of Numbers 1-120″. These are wonderful for teaching kids!
sparkofutterance@hotmail.com
20 August 2008, 2:02 am
My first book of Simple Sentences and My first book of Money would be my favs !
20 August 2008, 3:32 am
My first book of money and let’s sticker and paste would be the most likely holders of my son’s attention.
20 August 2008, 3:57 am
I'd like to win:
Simple Sentences
First Book of Money: Dollars & Cents
Thanks
20 August 2008, 7:26 pm
I’d love to enter to win:
Grade 1 Addition
Grade 1 Subtraction
These would be so great for my daughter to learn with. Thanks so much for the opportunity!
Eloise
furygirl3132@comcast.net
21 August 2008, 4:26 am
i would love to win the Train Your Brain: 60 Days to a Better Brain Book for my 15 Year old & myself ..lol
and To the Summit: Why Should You Embrace an Ideal in Your Heart? for my 13 Year old Son.
thanks!
21 August 2008, 5:37 am
Grade 1 Addition and Grade 1 Subtraction would be great for our son, who starts 1st grade soon!
lizzauski@hotmail.com
21 August 2008, 11:45 am
My First Book of Simple Sentences
My First Book of Momney: Counting Coins
erma.hurtt@sbcglobal.net
21 August 2008, 3:25 pm
I would love the My First Book of Alphabet Games and My First Book of Simple Sentences. Thank you so much!
21 August 2008, 3:36 pm
Amazing Mazes and My Book of Writing Words
Jennifer, jennem22 at yahoo dot com
21 August 2008, 4:53 pm
I would love to win. Amazing mazes and book of numbers would be fantastic.
21 August 2008, 8:25 pm
My little girl would benefit most from the ABCs Write & Wipe! Uppercase Letters, and the ABCs Write & Wipe! Lowercase Letters flashcards.
Thank you.
21 August 2008, 11:56 pm
I’d love Amazing Mazes and My First Book of Money Counting Coins. Thanks!
22 August 2008, 1:34 am
First book of coloring: At the zoo
Book of mazes: Around the world
22 August 2008, 2:46 am
book of mazes: around the world
my first book of easy crafts, thanks
22 August 2008, 2:53 am
Grade 2-Subtraction
Grade 4-Division
22 August 2008, 4:08 am
I would choose:
My First Book of Money: Counting Coins
and My Book of Telling time. We love Kumon books in our house! Thanks.
foxsquirrelrabbit(at)gmail(dot)com
22 August 2008, 4:33 am
My picks:
1. Easy Telling Time Write & Wipe
2. Easy Crafts
22 August 2008, 5:06 am
Great product! Thank you!
MONEY: DOLLARS & CENTS
SIMPLE MULTIPLICATION
22 August 2008, 5:08 am
My Book of Money: Dollars & Cents and Let's Cut Paper look great.
22 August 2008, 5:14 am
Wow, it’s hard to choose just 2. lol I would probably go with My first Book of Cutting and My First Book of Lowercase Letters. Thank you!
22 August 2008, 9:36 am
Easy Telling Time Write & Wipe! &
My First Book of Money: Counting Coins
22 August 2008, 12:18 pm
I would love to win the easy maze book that is right up my sons alley
22 August 2008, 1:52 pm
My grandkids would love the My Book of Easy Crafts and My Book of Amazing Crafts.
22 August 2008, 2:10 pm
first book of mazes things that go and first book of cutting we really need
22 August 2008, 2:55 pm
Grade 5 Decimals & Fractions
Grade 6 Fractions
luckydolls123[at]verizon[dot]net
22 August 2008, 3:05 pm
Grade 4 Division and Grade 4 Decimals & Fractions garrettsambo@aol.com
22 August 2008, 4:00 pm
Let's Color! and Let's Sticker & Paste!
Thanks.
carissaad at aol dot com
22 August 2008, 5:01 pm
My Book of Alphabet Games and First book of Tracing
22 August 2008, 6:00 pm
The Lion & Mouse and Cat & Dog paper craft books would be perfect for our crafty house.
cherylfrancisco@hotmail.com
22 August 2008, 7:55 pm
I would pick My Book of ALPHABET GAMES and My Book of NUMBER GAMES 1-150. Both would be great for my son!
22 August 2008, 8:21 pm
Let’s color and let’s sticker and paste look like they would be great for my son who is turning 2 in Oct!
22 August 2008, 9:40 pm
I think my girls would like the My Book of Alphabet Games and the My First Book of Coloring: At the Zoo
Thanks!
23 August 2008, 2:08 am
Easy Telling Time Write & Wipe!
My First Book of Money: Counting Coins
23 August 2008, 2:26 am
I like the Let’s Sticker and Paste and Let’s Color.
23 August 2008, 2:56 am
There are many great books. Two of them are My First Book of numbers 1-30 and My First Book of Alphabet Games. vidomich(at)yahoo(dot)com
23 August 2008, 2:57 am
My First Book of Money: Counting Coins and My First Book of Simple Sentences
23 August 2008, 3:01 am
My Book of Alphabet Games
Let’s Cut and Paste
18 May 2009, 5:51 am
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