Last Updated on 30 December 2022 by Colette
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Letts are synonymous with high quality educational resources – from text books in the classroom to revision guides and workbooks to use at home, Letts can be trusted to be there every step of the way through your child’s education.
Already at home we have used a range of Letts Workbooks including First Counting & First Words – the bright colours and age appropriate tasks were appealing to both Ben and Chloe when they were younger and I remember them being keen to whizz through and do the whole book at once!
Last week, Letts introduced a new range of titles to their already impressive collection. The Wild About series supports the new National Curriculum and covers English and Maths topics throughout the primary age phases from age 3-5 (Nursery / EYFS) to 10-11 (Year 6 / Upper KS2). Carefully designed by qualified teachers to make Maths and English super fun and engaging, these books are designed to support your child in developing and practising key skills which should already have been learned at school.
I love that the books are clearly labelled as to the age they are aimed at as not every parent is confident what school year / key stage their child is in! (Particularly if, like in Ben and Chloe’s school, the classes are randomly named after jewels or the start the juniors in “Class 1” – it can get really complicated!)
As soon as Ben and Chloe saw their new Wild About workbooks they were keen to get started! Chloe is just finishing Reception and turns 5 this month so she was sent the Age 5-7 Addition & Subtraction book, whereas Ben is just finishing Year 2 and will turn 7 later this month so he has the Age 6-7 Maths book. I expected, based on the age ranges of the two books, that Chloe should find her book quite challenging and Ben to find his much easier.
The books are brightly coloured and packed with interesting facts about wild animals and the maths activities are often (though not consistently) linked to the animal featured on that page – for example in Ben’s Maths book the section on “Statistics” is all about rain fall in the rain-forest and the number of katydids on a school field (apparently katydids live in tropical rain-forests and woodlands all over the world – I’d never even heard of them!)
Ben’s Maths book covers a range of mathematical topics and rather than start from the beginning of the book and work through, he chose to dip into Fractions – mainly, I think, as he felt confident doing them so he knew he wouldn’t have to think to hard! (Ever the stereotypical boy . . . )
We love animals, have experienced looking after various pets as a family. Family members have bred various animals :- dogs, budgies, pigeons, canaries. So seen some births, young, youngsters grow and develop into adults. Spend time outdoors, enjoying natural surroundings of trees, ponds, wildlife etc. Visit zoos, Sea Life Centres, Aquariums etc.
Learning is life long, we enjoy learning as a family, sharing books, outings etc.
Rachel Craig
I always show my children I am still interested in learning new things.
i work at a vets & love to take my children to see different animals we get in & how we can help them get better
My daughter loves to learn I love to learn along the way with her since having a child she has learnt me things I never knew before 🙂
we are always venturing outdoors and doing new things
We make it fun and I always love answering their questions
I let my daughter explore and be the leader whenever possible.
I let my daughter explore and be the leader whenever possible.
Make it fun and talk about it slowly and in depth
Encouraging them to try new things and making learning fun.
outdoor exploring, telling them what the plants trees and animals are @msedollyp
we discuss lots of subjects, we encourage questions and have lots of books available, our little chap soaks up information like a sponge!
we walk the dog long walks in the countryside taking pictures and learning about nature- its a love of wildlife I share with her
To make it exciting and possible playing whilst learning
I think there is no better way of learning about wildlife than outdoor exploring. CHERYL HADFIELD
Having a dog to walk means we're always strolling around parks, trails and fields so we're always coming across new plants and animals. We actually saw a Slow Worm the other day and my little boy screamed, but I explained it wasn't a snake but a 'legless lizard'…a bit like daddy after he'd been to the pub! 😉
We make it fun and talk about it slowly.
We learn as much as possible through play but these workbooks look great for consolidating any practical learning.
make it exciting to see and try new things 🙂
This looks great for the little ones,I use math u see for fractions which come with fraction overlays, very hands on, we love it.
These books look like they make learning about maths and numbers really simple and fun. Fantastic!
We are about to enter the world of school in September and I can see how great books like these will be. Especially like you say over the long summer holidays. Thank you for hosting lovely x
The Letts workbooks are excellent. I used them when my son was little.
Your two are the same ages as my youngest two – Jack (5) hates anything academic so I wonder if this would coerce him into some sneaky learning?
Big man has lots of fact books that he loves. Sharks are his favourite!
aw these look good – hopefully it helps the more reluctant student to learn 🙂 #triedtested
Those books look great – just the thing for reluctant readers #triedtested
I love Letts workbooks and often by them for the summer holidays. These wilds ones look really fab!! Will have to get some of these #TriedTested
We home ed so these would be great for us. I make learning fun by creating lots of hands on play.
Fab giveaway. Looks like your little ones really like these x #triedtested
I'm really starting to see the value of work books and activity books with my preschooler daughter. A great way to provide some learning fun at home that's supporting what they're learning at school.
My mum used to buy us all these types of books to complete during our school holidays and as Mia is due to start school next year, I'm on the lookout for these types of books to get her started with. I have recently bought her a dry wipe book to start practicing letters as she's good at mark making but hasn't started making proper shapes yet. These books look great and make it far more fun for children to learn! 🙂
#triedtested
They look like really engaging books – although I have to admit I saw fractions and inwardly groaned 😉 Great review #triedtested
Having puzzles and quizzes always helps keep children engaged with learning
These look good for the long summer break. And Letts is a trusted brand. I remember having their Brownie diary each year. We will be exploring our local Common to see what we can discover #triedtested
These look fab! My eldest would especially love them!
My kids love being creative so I make learning creative
Will have to keep a note of these for when my two are a little older, they look fab! I love the animal aspect, definitely makes them look much more colourful and fun x
I remember studying for my GCSEs and A-levels with Let's guides! #TriedTested
We like to make songs up about what we have been learning
Letts books always look fab, it's great that they've brought out a new range to keep kids entertained with interesting animal facts. #TriedTested
Wow I remember Letts from my secondary school days! Though the GCSE revision books looked a bit more boring than those ones, they look like fun! I've tried some pre-school workbooks from M&S with my 4 y/o but she hasn't really been interested but maybe these will interest her a bit more!
What fab books, I like to inject plenty of fun into learning with our home schooling and it looks like these books do just that. Will look out for these 🙂 x #TriedTested
These look great, it's so great that they can keep learning interesting – I am sure Boo would love something like this when she is older
Try and make things fun and interesting
Lots of fun books & day trips to places like zoos & museums
Try to make it as fun as possible then they sometimes don't realise they are learning
My little boy is already wild about learning but we do like to get outside and learn whilst we explore too! x
oh I love educational magazines with a bit of fun involved
I am lucky My son loves learning different things and always asking lots of questions so he finds interesting
Always make learning fun when learning something new
Make it fun… always. Children learn while they play and in my opinion, that's the best way to introduce learning something new.
We have hedgehog houses in our garden and I teach them about the wildlife and we film them and see what they get up to overnight. They are in decline so it is important to help our spikey friends! (@PeanutHog)