Jump at Home: Grade 3 (JUMP at Home Math Workbooks)

For children who do not grasp a concept easily and need repetition for several days this book is PERFECT! We recently switched our Math curriculum to this series as the one we were using "jumped" all over the place and the children were just not grasping each important math concept.We have Grades 1, 2 & 3 of these books so far and there is quite a difference between Grade 2 & 3 in the layout. Grades 1 & 2 are "wide open", large writing etc whereas this book, Grade 3, has smaller writing and there is quite a lot more writing for the instructions. Of course we are talking Grade 3 level so expect it be harder, right?! If you have a child with learning difficulties especially in the area of reading, be prepared as a parent to be spending time with your child as he/she completes their math. They are probably not going to be able to work independently. HOWEVER if your child is a confident reader then he/she should do great.Each sub-unit has an example of one of the problems already filled in and completed so that is really helpful.At the beginning along with the introduction are several pages of games, activities and puzzles which are excellent. This is followed by 6 Main Units with sub units:1 - Patterns and Algebra 12 - Number Sense 13 - Measurement 14 - Logic and Systematic Search 15 - Patterns and Algebra 26 - Number Sense 2Price is EXCELLENT! Our other Math books were costing $40 a piece so this is a really great price.Some may wonder if you needed the supporting curriculum to work with these books. We have not found that to be necessary. This book is independent and the instructions are very self-explanatory. NOW please note there are no answers, those can be found online, BUT at this level you probably will not.If you have a child that LOVES Math, then he/she is going to just want to keep working on this book. If you have a reluctant child then the pages are not too overwhelming to tackle.Highly recommended from our house to yours :)

I ordered this book after reading about JUMP math in a New York Times article. I loved the premise that anyone can be good at math, and that math makes more sense if it is broken down into teeny tiny steps. I struggled A LOT with math in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades. Eventually I managed to become reasonably good at math and managed to take number theory in college. That semester made me furious -- I couldn't believe how much my teachers had left out! I think they truly didn't the math they were teaching in any meaningful way. I purchased this to use with a student who is almost finished with second grade.We haven't used this entire book yet, but I've gone through the lengthy introduction and I think the section on "mental math" is worth the purchase price. It has all kinds of tips and tricks for adding, subtraction, and multiplication facts (as well as two and three digit addition and subtraction) that I wish someone had mentioned to me in elementary school. They're not rocket science, but I'm guessing I'm not the only person who never figured them out by myself.I think the information for this book online isn't terribly clear. This book doesn't assume that the student is being taught JUMP math at school. It provides a short section for each micro-skill, and the section in the book is supposed to be the test to verify that the student has mastered the skill. The parent is supposed to provide some practice problems and go over the skill before the student completes the worksheet. I think most parents would find this fairly easy to do, because the skills are broken down into very small steps. The key thing they're providing is the division of all these tiny skills. I don't know anywhere else to go to find things broken down like this, and I think it is very valuable. A lot of these skills may be pretty much instant for a lot of students, in which case you don't need to prepare much before doing the worksheet.I think this book fits pretty well with the 2nd grade standards for California, and it includes some that are 3rd grade standards. I think this book would be useful for students who are doing well in math and students who are struggling. There is a lot of work for addition and subtraction, with 1 and 2 digits. While my student had "mastered" addition and subtraction, she's actually learning a lot by learning these skills again. There is also a section on making change, introductions to multiplication and division and fractions.

I have purchased this book a few times (for multiple children) - its not perfect, but it is an excellent option for home schooling :) (we supplement it with other math exercises - math manipulatives, and math puzzles of many sorts, but it is the foundation of our math program).

We are using this with our 8 year old who is challenged with math. He's making progress with this book and he actually doesn't get so frustrated. We also use the games, which he loved.

Excellent

My sister actually gets math now! She really gets it! It's amazing!

Great as a math supplement! Covers a lot of material.

The newer versions split the school year in two, which seems more manageable.

My daughter uses jump at home as school work, so it really helps to practice and reinforce concepts for those that my daughter found difficult... There were some questions that were vague and made interpretation a bit more difficult. a better explanation of answers will allow for more independence for the kids to check their own answers

My kid says it's boring but he is learning a lot from this book, more than he learns at school.

This is one of the best resources for extra math practice. It would not replace a regular problem-solving mathematics curriculum, but is great for kids who need extra help or practice.

there are much better books out there ... this is bad..