Summer Fit Fourth to Fifth Grade: Math, Reading, Writing, Language Arts + Fitness, Nutrition and Values Paperback – Student Edition, March 1, 2013

I can't say enough about these books, I get them every summer and the loss of scholarly ability is greatly reduced....or else my kids are just brilliant. I tend to think it is a combination of both! You've probably heard the adage "use it or lose it" well it totally applies to your kids over summer break. It takes them maybe 5 minutes to do a page, 10 minutes tops. I tear out the sheet and leave it on the breakfast table and they just churn them out. Since I am also the meanest parent ever I buy another brand of summer workbooks and I ask them to do 2 pages front and back, seriously it takes them 20 minutes or less total. They occasionally complain, but when school starts back up in the fall they never complain about doing regular homework because they are already in the habit. These workbooks are my secret weapon, and I don't know why I'm telling you my secrets. Get them, USE them, and everyone is happier in the long haul. When your kid graduates college and becomes a rocket scientist for NASA, remember to thank that one guy on Amazon who recommended the summer workbooks!

This is great as a reviews so your child keeps up with academics over the summer. I really like that there is a contract every 10 days of work completed. I used it as a way to encourage my boy to complete each day. There are also some easy kid-friendly healthy snack ideas in the book. I also liked how values are highlighted in the book and the book offered ideas for students to try to practice those values. I also really liked that most of the activities are challenging. The Exercise activities were fun to choose from.I found that some of the activities my son was initially uncomfortable with, I had to go over a few examples with him. So you do need to provide some guidance.The reason why I gave it a 4 not 5 star is because I thought some of the activities were not explained enough. However, this book is fantastic because it is a way to keep you child engaged in meaningful learning activities over the summer.

I really enjoyed the breath of activities in this workbook. Lessons reiterated ideas both previously learned in the classroom and in the workbook itself. The pages were easily performed with minimum direction by my student yet created a few challenges as well. Nice combination of "real world fun" (creating stories, short exercise challenges, nutrition info, etc) with drilling the building blocks of late elementary school lessons to promote skills mastery.

I bought this for my son to have something educational to work on during summer vacation. I liked that there were portions of 4th and 5th grade in the workbook. It made it easy for him to keep up to date on his 4th grade skills and learn some new skills before school started. I also like that it is laid out in a weekly plan. The book was fun and educational and it was nice that I didn't have to fight to get him to do his "summer homework"

Great book for the summer as it did exactly what it advertised. It reviewed 4th grade material and provided a brief introductory to 5th grade. The pages were easy to tear out, so I placed a week's worth of material in a 3 ring binder every Monday so his assignments were easy to complete and review. As noted in other reviews there were minor errors/misspellings that I caught while reviewing with my son, but we kept moving along and learned many facts despite the minor errors. The exercise examples were something new that we enjoyed just as well.

Love the Summer Fit series of summertime workbooks to reduce learning loss! These books combine physical, mental and "values" lessons. They are structured to be delivered as 5 daily sessions each week. They aren't overwhelming, a lot of the material is easy for the child to self-direct, and they provide a great sense of achievement when the child finishes. We've tried a number of these types of summer gap lesson books and these are definitely the best.

Shipping is fast. This is a great book. We ordered another one for 5-6 for this year. Lessons are not overwhelming. Just enough to keep your child on track all summer. When my child returned to school in September, he was ahead of the game, and more than prepared. He was absent for 2 days and got 100 on a math test. Wasn't even there for the lesson prior to the test. Will definitely prepare your child for September.

We have used a variety of different summer work books but Summer Fit is by far our favorite. My 9 year old, 7 year old and 5 year old go in the backyard with me each day to do the fitness activities. They are bright, engaging and not overwhelming which is exactly the right thing for the summer. The lessons are challenging. Great job!