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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We do 10 min/day with my 4 yo DS and I see no down side!  We do it at home, so it's pretty low cost and DS enjoys them.

Not sure why they would be considered 'developmentally inappropriate'.  Kumon makes 'age appropriate' workbooks.  DS loves the cutting/pasting/craft ones.  He also has gotten a sense of pride from how much he has improved in writing his letters and numbers.

He is at a play based preschool, do PLENtY of time to explore by playing. 10 mins/day really isn't that much.

I'd say try the workbooks at home first before you start paying for a center.  The time you would take driving your kid there and back would be enough to do the work at home.  Plus, this way, it's something you can do WITH your kid, and you'll both feel a sense of pride in his/her work!  You can always do the center later if you find it necessary.

And, if you want to implement your own incentives, just do stickers for each page completed or a small toy/book at the end of every workbook.

Good luck!!  Good for you for taking an interest in your kid's education and for wanting to help your DC learn![/quote]

OP here. You have a good point regarding transportation time. I believe we have all the age appropriate kumon books. The books are somewhat limited. We actually have probably 2 or even 3 of the same book. I know I have bought that maze one and uppercase letters book at least 2 times. I also have most or all the other brands that they sell at Barnes and Nobles and Toys R Us.

Are there any good websites that offer downloads of these types of worksheets?

I will be sure to ask DS's preschool teacher as well. I know she gets a lot of tracing letters, sort, match, etc. worksheets. I just don't think 1 worksheet per day is enough. When we do this at home, we usually do about 5 pages per day and I think it takes only 5 minutes. [/quote]

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