Math: Grade 6 Paperback – December 25, 2006

Recently I bought several of Spectrum Math, Language Art, and Writing books for my son, so I will write one review and post it for all of them.My son has ADHD and had a very hard time in school. I decided to homeschool him for one year so that he can get a better foundation and then go back to public school. I bought these books with the suggestion of an experienced homeschool mom. They have been great! I am very pleased with how organized and easy to follow these books are. I pretty much let my son read the instructions and answer the questions himself. He is learning how to learn and his self-confidence is going up. Of course I am there to help him if he needs help, but the books are so well written and organized that he rarely has a question about the instructions or solving the problems in the book.I highly recommend these books for kids that dislike learning, have learning disability, or like my son have ADD or ADHD.Also, I bought couple of books (level 1 and level 2) titled "Building Thinking Skills" author Sandra Parks and Howard Black. These books are great tools for my son to help him to learn how to think logically to solve problem. I highly recommend them.

This is challenging in that there are problems/subjects that due to the Common Core & critical thinking developmental program, are I feel way too advance at these early grades. I couldn't do some of these problems that quickly & not able to teach my kids the concepts so readily (need a real teacher & homework & repetitive learning/practice which had gone by the way side today).Don't expect my kids to get every answer right - but it is there to be used to be challenged.It is a needed tool to keep their brains active during the summer (also during the school year).

bought this along with the grade 7 book.son needed to bring up math score to get into a selective public school.prior to these books his math score was way too low.after using them, he passed with flying colors!how he worked through the books:1. took the chapter pretest2. did only the lessons necessary to master any problem areas identified on pretest3. took the chapter posttest4. moved on to next chapter - never had any problems on posttesthere is a link to the grade 7 book --> Spectrum Math, Grade 7

I bought this book for my son who just finished 4th grade. We like it. It's challenging enough for him as entering 5th grade, but I'm not sure about 6-graders. It has 13 chapters and covers addition and subtraction through 6 digits, fractions and decimals, multiplication and division of whole numbers and decimals, finding percentage, customary and metric measurement, probability and statistics, geometry, and preparing for algebra. Concludes with final test. Answers are at the end, so it's easy to tear them out and check his answers when he's done. We also bought Spectrum Grade 7, but will start it after this one.

I think it's a great system, but I ordered it for my 5th grader and she had to skip to the back until she found something she could learn. Depending on where your child is, it might be wise to order at least one grade ahead. Or make sure to read what is included in the book to make sure it fits your child's needs. My son will use it when he reaches that level because it does seem like good practice for them!

I like this book it has a lot of basic math to get our children ready for six grade. I like it because is not really hard or plain boring there are one page of problems and another of verbal problems. my daughter don't like math but this book keep her entertained for about 1 hr every day.

We have used the Spectrum books for a few years now and have been very pleased with them. They are clear, logical and organized. The lessons flow smoothly, they are thorough, and each chapter has a review section before going on to the next.It also provides problem solving strategies. My daughters have used these books in the summer to keep their math skills fresh.

I've used these Spectrum books for a few years. Great way to keep the kids' working throughout the summer; just give them 1-2 pages a day to do. Answers are on the back so they can check it themselves or I can review. Great way to keep their brain nimble without burning them out.