abrightmom wrote:
Does my (almost) 6 year old need a set of student sheets to participate in geography game? Will a rising 4th grader (10 in the fall) use Complete Book of Animals? I think not but it's hard to tell from samples.
Hello Katrina!
My six year old (1st grader) used the geography game set that came with the teacher's packet (we tag-teamed against my 3rd and 5th grader who each had their own set).
My son (age 8 in 3rd grade) loves/loved Animal book. There was much to interest him, little facts and details about some unusual and strange animals and some already familiar ones. Some things were definitely "below level" for him but he still enjoyed doing them, (i.e. very simple labeling of animal body parts, find hidden animals that weren't so hidden to him, etc.) Most pages of this book are set up where you read a few simple paragraphs about an animal and then have the option of answering some questions (3-5) at the bottom of the page. You could have child write out answers, orally answer, or forgo them altogether.
My 5th grade daughter (10) at first was a little jealous of bro getting to color some cool pictures but he shared a page or 2 and that was that. Depending on reading level and general interest 10 year old may enjoy some of the book. (This is coming from someone who bought coloring books and crayons well into my teen years

) Hope that helps you out with your decision making.
Crystal (gorillamama)