This book needs revised.Most of the word problems are just fine but there are literally more than a few stupid, stupid word problems…word problems that make you cock your head to the side and quizzically ask, “Why? Really? Why would the authors take an opportunity to make math relevant and write this ridiculously stupid problem?” I’ve told all my students that word problems are life. Any math we use in our lives has to be “word problems”. I teach them to “see” the problem before trying to figure out what operation(s) to use to solve it, so it is critical that they get the reinforcement that this is relevant to their lives. Being given stupidly ridiculous inane problems only reinforces how much they hate math and how unimportant it is for their lives. Nothing could be less true though. Get rid of those problems and this book is GREAT! Unfortunately, previewing all the worksheets and eliminating the inane ones prior to letting the kids work through is critical.
