Summer Learning HeadStart, Grade 5 to 6: Fun Activities Plus Math, Reading, and Language Workbooks: Bridge to Success with Common Core Aligned ... (Summer Learning HeadStart by Lumos Learning) Paperback – July 1, 2015

Very useful, my son enjoyed practicing and learned a lot. Bought it for a 4th grader.

This just arrived today and I haven’t had a chance to use it with my child yet; however, I have looked through it. From what I see, I love this book. Unlike other books that have a section for math, a section for reading, a section for language arts, etc, this has a math practice and reading practice together and the book is arranged by week & day (so week 1 day 1 has a few math problem’s and a reading section. Looks to be maybe 15 - 20 minutes of work a day for the average kid. Enough to maintain skills without feeling like they’re losing their summer break. And much easier than having to flip to different sections of the book to practice different subjects.Update: roughly 3 weeks into using this book, my daughter also loves it as she can grab it and know exactly what she needs to do each day even if I’m busy.As far as some reviews that there’s no lesson teaching the concepts.... no there isn’t, but this book should be a REVIEW of skills they already learned so they don’t forget the skills. I appreciate there not being a lesson / example so I can easily see what my daughter may be rusty on and need some more practice (if there was a lesson / reminder on the page, she’d likely be able to follow it to get the 4 problems correct but not really know how to do it on her own)

The math and ELA questions are a good fit for my rising sixth grader, but one or two of the questions in any week's worth are either not correct or don't have anything to do with the passage. One passage was about a doctor visiting a woman, but the first question asked about ostriches. We just make fun of it when it happens and move on, but it would be nice if all the questions were proofread and edited better.

Historically, we've been unsuccessful with academic workbooks. We research, purchase, and entice our children to complete them, however shortly after the workbook comes home, it begins collecting dust.Lumos Learning's Summer learning HeadStart is the first workbook we are about to finish!Why I think it may be working: our child actually likes it. Visually, it's laid out in such a way that there are only a few questions per page, which eases her fears of being "overwhelmed" with work. As a result, she ends up spending more time completing her work and gives each question more attention then she would if there were 20 problems per page. Additionally, she enjoys the feeling of accomplishment of being able to "flip" to the next bank of questions after only having to tackle 3-4 problems.She praises the book's clarity. She likes how the questions are phrased in a way that she can understand. Each challenge is worded directly and simply.Lastly, she loves the multiple choice options versus "fill-in." While multiple choice may feel like cheating over having to fill-in answers, I'm okay with it. The fact that she is interested and enjoys completing her work is a huge win.

As a parent, I like how the book schedules each day of work. Only a couple pages a day, so it takes only 15-20 minutes. Also like the online resources and practice!There are a couple mistakes in the answers so far, so parents do have to review the answers closely.

I have bought other workbooks from same company previous years. This summer, I decided to purchase from Lumos Learning because Not only is it updated they also have an online account that you can create and your child can chanllege round as well. My son even though he says summer is for break..... I strongly encourage them to have there minds working so they won't stay behind. There is previous work he has already known to do and new assignments we need to work on. For those parent's who are like me and at times need that extra explanation on an answer not just ur abcd...fill in the blank. Ur why to the answer is there and how u can work together for that answer. I do recommend there is many grades to choose from and work those little minds for a better tomorrow and future for them

The Summer Learning HeadStart for 5 to 6 was a great supplement to my student’s virtual school year. My student refused to take part in the summer learning program at school to prepare for the next school year. With this workbook, I was able to have summer school at home. Each weekday night, my student took 15- 30 minutes, reviewed the material, and answered the daily challenges. At the end of the week, my student took weekly practice tests. With the workbook, my student refreshed skills that she had learned, developed new skills in areas that were not covered in school, and improved her self esteem. Just as importantly, the workbook helped me help my student improve. Summer school at home was a win-win for us both!

We're only a few days in, but so far, the book has been worth it. Due to the limited number of exercises per day, we're supplementing with another math book. I like that this book provides exercises in both math and reading comprehension, two areas in which my son struggles. I also like the explanations of the correct answers in the answer key. However, the website and mobile app are confusing (as other reviewers have stated), so we won't be using those resources.