Kumon Grade 5 Decimals & Fractions (Kumon Math Workbooks)

Unlike most Kumon math workbooks, this book is not aligned to the state math standards recommended in Common Core. In particular, this workbook only continues work with fractions of like denominators from the Grade 4 Decimals & Fractions book, and includes no work on multiplying or dividing fractions, just on adding and subtracting them. This is in part because two thirds of the book is on decimals, with only one third on fractions. Kumon should include a second fifth grade fractions book that covers addition and subtraction of fractions with unlike denominators, and covers multiplication and division of fractions.

Great for my 10 yr old to aid in schooling from home . Very informative and great practice.

Our family loves the Kumon workbooks. We have used them for 3 children over 5 different grade levels. So my mediocre 3-star review is not for the series as a whole, just this individual workbook. As mentioned repeatedly in Kumon reviews, these are Workbooks full of two-page reviews to provide extra practice. Kumon books are not for teaching nor for tutoring on any concepts. Kumon gives no explanation and very few examples. These are for review, practice, and seeing what your student knows. Be prepared to walk them through difficult concepts because the book does not do that for you. Know what you're purchasing. Regarding this specific text, the Decimal section of the book is just fine. My middling score is directly related to the lack of grade-appropriateness of this Fraction half of the book. To the point, this is NOT a respectable 5th grade fraction review. It would be better labeled as a Summer Bridge review between 4th and 5th grade or possibly for the first month or two of 5th. There is not a single review of multiplying or dividing fractions. Not a single problem that calls on the student to find a common denominator. If your student needs a lot of extra practice in adding and subtracting fractions that already have the same denominator, then this will do. If they need a lot of review of converting Fractions into Whole numbers or Improper Fractions into Mixed Numbers and back, then this will do. But, as I said, it is important to know what you're getting. If your school distract is like ours, you'll need to get Kumon's 6th-grade Fraction book. My son is halfway through his 5th grade year and he is an average math student who frequently struggles with new math concepts and the fraction portion of this workbook is way below his level. You should know what you're buying.

Bought this workbook for my daughter who needs practice with math problems. She doesnt find the contents of the workbook related to her math lessons and she finds the pages boring to work with. Its a struggle trying to motivate her to continue working on some pages of the workbook. Some are applicable for a 5th grader but most pages are basically the same concept over and over. Not much variety in the lessons