Addition the Fun Way!: A Picture Method of Learning the Addition Facts

My daughter just turned 6 and we've had this for a couple of months now. We started with 0 then 1 then 2 like the book says. She could do them relatively easily. But the best part was that after doing this much, she was begging for more. She would tell me, "ask me another one," and I would ask her something like, "what's 8+2?" or what's 2+32?" and because she could count well past 100, she could do all of them. She loved making a face like, "duh, mom" when I would give her something easy like "1 million +1." We did the 3s and kept practicing the 0, 1, and 2s, and she was so excited about the book that she took it for show and tell at school. The writing is in a really large font and she could read the stories herself, and did while I was driving. I have to admit, I misplaced the book for about 3 weeks, so we didn't do any more until I found it, and did the 4s and the 5s and she was still excited about the stories. But best of all,she had retained all the facts from before. Now, my child has attention problems, but she is a very creative thinker, so this is right up her alley and it holds her attention very well. I will be purchasing the workbook for her to practice. Her confidence in math has really improved. Oh, and I am an elementary school teacher in a public school (not math this year), but I have recommended it to teachers in my school, and I will definitely use it when I teach math again (especially kindergarten through grade 2). Not for everyone, if it helps just one...

I homeschool my six year old. He knows how to count using his fingers for addition and subtraction. However it takes a very long time. I came across this and decided to give it a try. He already knows his ones twos so I skipped those and started with 3+4. He really likes it! He gets so mad if I ask him what 3+7 equals. He wants me to ask him what 3 bee plus 7 street equals. My only complaint is that to get the companion subtraction and division book, you have to buy the teachers kit for over $80. But I’m seriously thinking about it if it keeps helping him the way it has in a week.

I am a special education teacher with a grandson who was 9 and just couldn't get his addition facts no matter what. He used touch point math but that didn't give him fast, usable recall. I was thinking they would just have to give up and give him a calculator. His pre kindergarten age little brother was understanding addition better, which really hurt his pride and made him try less. I learned about The Secret Stories Reading Program at my school and ordered the home program. He seemed to understand and like that. I was looking for a similiar type fun story math program because that is his biggest problem area and stumbbled across this on Amazon. In just 2 days he now knows all his 0's, 1's, 2's and 3's addition facts and he is liking learning it. He will be with me for 2 weeks and we hope to know all of facts before he goes home. Anyone whose child responds to this and is also having reading difficulty look up [...] I also bought the Addition the Fun Way Clue cards and Workbook that have not arrived yet. I will definately be purchasing the Subtraction book and the Multiplication Book also. Can't say enough nice things about this program. I suspect it caters to his learning style but for him it has been fantastic!

Multiplication the fun way is a much better book. My daughter found these stories less creative and fun by comparison. However a wonderful alternative to flash cards. If you have a child struggling with memorizing math facts these are worth it!

These book is fun and effective. In just a three days my daughter has memorized more addition problems than she had in a month. The only thing I don't like is that there are no stories for adding two. They try to teach the skipping trick instead. The problem is I had already done that with my daughter, but she struggles to remember the trick. I noticed they also have a trick for adding nine rather than having a story. Not sure how well that will work either. I may have to make up stories of our own for adding two or nine. Otherwise I'm very pleased and thankful we have found a method that makes addition stick.

I bought this book based on reviews hoping that it would help my 8 year old son recall his math facts more quickly. He knows them, it's just not "instant recall". The book consists of stories that reason why one number plus another makes the sum. It is very, very, very wordy - so it's not a fast recall tool. Also, the associated pictures have a whole lot goin' on in them in dated "Schoolhouse Rock" cartoon style- very distracting. Since the facts have page long stories to go along with them, it is better suited for audio-sequential learners, not for visual-spatials who need to see it and have a picture stick in their minds. Note that that the stories are written out in about a 36pt font on glossy cardstock. It is really visually annoying and distracting - (Mommy is a visual-spatial also.) I would recommend this book for the basic introduction of math facts to an age range of about 3 or 4 years old.

I am a resource teacher for elementary students with various learning challenges. I have used Times Tales in the past to teach multiplication, and I was looking for a similar approach for addition and subtraction. This book fits the bill! Some of the stories are very memorable and have been helpful for some of my students. My only complaint is that some of the stories are too complicated/confusing to remember. I bought this book along with the addition and subtraction flash cards. The combination of the 3 items has been helpful for those students who just couldn't memorize the facts by traditional methods.

I can't say enough good things about this. We've only had this a few days and already my son is remembering his addition facts so much better than he has. We've been working on addition math facts for a couple years now and he has always struggled to recall the answer quickly. With this he is remembering them so much quicker. And he's so excited to do it.