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Jennifer, our 5 Minutes for Books editor and mom of a middle school son, is here to share her excitement about the Big Fat Notebooks series, in partnership with Workman Publishing.
My son is at the age where he’s spending more time alone — holed up in the computer room — interacting with friends online, watching YouTube and the like. I know I’m not the only mom of a middle school son who dealt with that this summer. I am glad the structure of school is returning, but with that also comes the responsibility of homework. It all begins today.
Middle school math and grammar can sometimes lead to crying and fighting. Â I still remember those days with my older daughter, but I’m hoping that Big Fat Notebooks will inspire my son to find answers on his own, or to believe me when I try to help him. All teachers do not do an equally good job of explaining concepts, so I love having an additional reference. The table of contents is sorted by type of math:
- the number system covers factors, fractions, decimals and more
- another section details ratios, proportions and percents
- expressions and equations will help with square roots and order of operations
- geometry, statistics, and functions are covered as well
The BIG FAT NOTEBOOK series is built on a simple and irresistible concept—borrowing the notes from the smartest kid in class. There are five books in all, and each is the only book you need for each main subject taught in middle school: Math, Science, American History, English Language Arts, and World History. Inside the reader will find every subject’s key concepts, easily digested and summarized: Critical ideas highlighted in neon colors. Definitions explained. Doodles that illuminate tricky concepts in marker. Mnemonics for memorable shortcuts. And quizzes to recap it all.
The BIG FAT NOTEBOOKS meet Common Core State Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and state history standards, and are vetted by National and State Teacher of the Year Award–winning teachers. They make learning fun and are the perfect next step for every kid who grew up on Brain Quest.
My son enjoys reading fact books. Even though he won’t be taking World History until high school, the way the book is set up is perfect for any fact junkies in your household. The pictures, maps, text boxes and bright colors make kids forget they are learning. Check out some of these sample pages:
Giveaway
Thanks to Workman Publishing, one of you will win
- Copies of all 5 titles in the Big Fat Notebooks series
- Branded school supplies including highlighter/pen combos, a notepad, and jigsaw sticky notes
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Philip Lawrence says
I would use the MATH one the most.
rosemary says
wow
Megan C says
We would use the Math one the must. My son struggles with Math. I think this would really help him.
Lily Kwan says
I think I would use the math book the most.
Buddy Garrett says
I would probrbly use the Math book most.
Beth Klocinski says
I think I would use the Math book to help me figure out the new way they are teaching old concepts.
Pamela Michelle says
Language arts would be the best for me! Great giveaway!
xo
Faye Gates says
We would use the history book the most. History is our favorite subject.
Melissa Stahl says
I think we would use the world history one the most 🙂
AEKZ2 says
We’d probably use American History most.
Carl White says
Which book do you think you’d use most?
World History.
Kayla malik says
Probably would use the Science one the most!
DanV says
We would use English the most
Robin says
We would probably use the math book the most.
Richard Hicks says
I think the kids would like the science book
Kathy Pease says
We would most use world history
Ed says
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS would be my choice!
Corey Olomon says
I need the Math book.
Daniel M says
probably the science one
jan says
likely the math one
susan smoaks says
I think the English book will get the most use.
Aaron says
I think I would use the Science book most.
June S. says
I would get a lot of use out of the Science book and the history books as well-
D Johnson says
From a teaching point of view, I would use the math book the most with my son. However, he would probably use the science or history books the most just for fun.
Nannypanpan says
Math would be the most helpful
Tracey Davis says
I would love the Science book. I find all science fascinating. I think this could really help with school projects and other things.
stacy says
I think my middle schooler would use math the most
clynsg says
My grandson is not yet in middle school, but these would be good to have one hand anyway. Right now, I suspect the English book would be the most useful, but that might change as his learning curve changes.
Shelley Joy P says
We would use the math and science books the most.
tami p. says
with kids in college, 11th grade, 8th grade and kindergarten we would use all the books!
The Happy Wife/Danielle Garcia says
They all look great, but I would use the math one the most.
Susan Church says
my children would love the math book
Sue Hull says
My niece would like the science book. These books are so awesome! Thank you for the chance 🙂
ACMommy says
We’d used all of them for sure, but especially the Math and Science books. They look so helpful!
Jamie Williams says
I tgink i would use the World history book the most. Very interested.
Lasonda says
We would use the Math book the most.
Jessica Cox says
I am thinking The Math book would be used the most .
April Armstrong says
The Math book is the one that will get the most use.
Marty Crosson says
I’m super-impressed with the clarity of the pictured explanation of contributing causes for WWI — my family was literally just discussing that this past weekend and it was a little embarrassing that neither my husband nor I could answer the question (Kaiser Wilhelm’s assassination? No, wait, something about a binding treaty with Servia? And which side was Italy on again?)
Christine Jensen says
I think my boys would like the Science book the best!
Gina Badalaty says
For me? Science. For my kid? American History. For sure, it’s a favorite topic from hands on field trips to colonial sites but she needs to learn more facts. These books look awesome.
Mary Rutter says
I would use the American History Book the most
Tiffani P. says
I think my son would use the science book the most since it’s a subject he enjoys.
Chrystal S. says
Definitely the math book! We struggle in that area.
Nicole says
Wow…. This is a toss up between American history and Science. I think science would probably get the most use. Thanks for the chance to win!
Emily says
American History book
Paol Trenny says
I would use Math and Science the most.
Courtney says
World History looks great!
Geri Sandoval says
Math my granddaughter has a hard time in math
Melissa Kowalewski says
Math – that’s what I struggle with and would want to be able to get so I could help my children with.
Kristi C says
I think I would use the English and Language Arts the most.
Heather Poindexter says
I would probably use the science more.
Stefanie Hartman says
My two in middle school would want to use the Science the most .. Mom wants to look at World History 🙂 🙂
Kelly says
We’d probably use English the most. We love writing & telling stories around here!
Jill Rivera says
I would like to have the History Book the most out of all of the books.
Caitlin Gilbert-Kroen says
I would definetly use World History the most
Karen Deva says
I think the math would be the most helpful but I think the history would be the most interesting.
Steph says
World history!
Michelle C says
I think the Math book would be used most at my house!
Takisha Allen says
we would use the math book most. my daughter struggles in math and needs all the help she can get at home.
Laura says
I would probably use the English one the most!
keith says
I think we would use the English book
sandra says
probably American history
Rachel Valentine says
I would probably read the American History Book myself 🙂 I am sure my kids could use all of them!
Jamaise Wilson says
This is an exciting giveaway for me! The books look packed with info! I think currently we would use the English book the most. My middle schooler is struggling with the rules of grammar.
amber says
world history!
Erin L says
We would use the science book!
Shecki @ Greatly Blessed says
I think my kids would pick up and read the history and science books, and we’d use the others as references.
Wendy Caddy says
I’d probably use the Science book the most because that is our focus this year, but we would use them all.
Kerrie Mayans says
I would use the World History the most because I never remember anything about world history.
Cheryl Everitt says
Math
chickie brewer says
It would probably be the World History one.
Tamara Baker says
Science!
Tabathia B says
I would probably say the science book
Mel M says
I would use the American History book the most.
Amanda McGowan says
World ‘history
Mary Hampton says
Definitely math, but I think it would be nice to have references for all of those subjects for him to pick up any time. I have an eighth grader this year, but one entering middle school next year, so these books would get a lot of use!
Denise Sachs says
My son would love the science book most.
Keri justice says
I think my daughter would like American history.
Angela Saver says
I would use the World History most of all!
Cathy Conrad says
Math!
Seyma Shabbir says
We would use the mathematics book the most!
Samantha says
Both of my kids are in middle school, my son struggles with Biology so the Science book would be most useful for him and my daughter has a hard time with Math so she would use that one the most.
Carrie D. says
I think they all sound wonderful, but for my special-needs child, I’d have to give the Math book my vote…
My child struggles with processing, as well as multi-step directions. As we progress in school, math problems require more n more steps…
If we had a resource that could explain the process–maybe in a different way, since conventional means have been a challenge–we would be so very grateful…
Lauren says
I would use the science book the most.
Dorothy Whelchel says
I think the science book would be very interesting as well as the history books.
Naomi Dasher says
Both history books would be awesome to have. It’s a great way to learn the main pieces of information on important events throughout history and if certain events spark a major interest, we can continue on to a full Unit study.
Ivana A. says
We would use the Math notebook the most. It’s not our favorite subject so I see the need for the extra resource.
Lawanna says
I’m a fact junkie too. *I*’d like to read the World History book.
Emily Morelli says
I think we’d use the Math book most for beefing up our understanding of math topics, but we could use the history books for reference.
Dianna Auton says
Probably world history and possibly math.
Sara Lee says
Probably science!
Teresa Young says
We’ll use Math the most with Science a close second.
Tracey Warren says
American History
Brittney House says
My son would love the math book the most.
Darlene Cruz says
Math, ugh! Need some help here 😂
jennifer cervantes says
we would probably use the science one the most.
Kevin Gildersleeve says
I think we’ll be using the math book the most.
Anne says
World History would be great.
Sherry J. says
We would probably like the history books the most.
Trisha Burgess says
My daughter would definitely use the English book most!
aad3431 says
i would use the math and science book the most as my kids want to be engineers when they grow big.
Jenette says
Math, even though it is my favorite subject there are times our oldest kids will come home with homework and even I need a refresher.
liz lew says
Math for my family
Carol says
I would probably use the Science book most.
CWH says
Math thanks
Karen Propes says
American History.
velder dixon says
I would use the history the most
Love the topic
Amber Ludwig says
Science!! We love Science in this house!!
Justin Sparks says
They all look great but I would say American History.
Valerie Schlicht-Conway says
Absolutely Math!!!!
Sharon Asariah says
All of them! They are lovely!
tiffany dayton says
I like History.
Rachel says
These look like a wonderful resource. My son would thrive with this style.
Lana Marin says
We could use all of them! Since we have to choose one it would be math.
Cindy Peterson says
Math, because it is the one I need a refresher course in the most.
Wilma P says
I would use all of the books. However, I think the World and American books would come in handy when kids have have to do essays, etc. Plus, I like to read about history myself.
Renee Walters says
My son struggles in math.
Lanicsha Wynn says
Definitely the math book
Mary Cloud says
We’d probably use the Science book the most
marthalynn says
These books look so great! I’m sure our family would use all of them. The Math and English would be especially helpful. I love this idea!
Angela Winesburg says
The math book would be the most helpful
Ronda Wilson-Ratton says
I would love these all for my daughter, she misses a lot of school due to therapy, ENT, Neurologist, and Pediatrician appointments.
Marina Mathers says
I would use the science book the most
Kimberly Vensel says
We would love the science book. My son especially.
Nancy says
I think we would use the Science one a lot.
Nicole Sender says
My grandson would like American History the most!
Sharon Schoepe says
I think we would use the English book the most.
Mark Gosnell says
History alwaYS
Meghan Malicoat says
I think the American History book would be amazing. They all look super cool actually.
beth shepherd says
My daughter would use the math. Thank you
Nicole Lancaster says
I think I would like the World History Big Fat Notebook the most. I love World History. Very Interesting.
jeremy mclaughlin says
The math book.
Cynthia C says
I think my nephew would enjoy the history book most.
Jen H says
Math! its my personal weakest point so great for reference for my kids!
vickie couturier says
hopefully American History
Peggy Damon says
I think I would find World History the most interesting.
Sarah Hall says
I think I would use American History the most.
Jessica Hall says
MATH!!!
Edye says
I’d use world history the most!
carol says
I think my granddaughter will like the math book
Sharon Kaminski says
I think we would use the math one the most.
Brenda Guardado says
Math because it’s the most universal subject and if your lost on day one your lost all the way through.
jamie delgado says
i’d use the science book the most i have always loved science the amazing thing’s one can learn through science or the inventions one can come up with because of science is one in which anyone can invent or discover many things.
Jessica miller says
I like the world history
latanya says
I like the math book the most
Kimmy Ripley says
They would all be extremely useful… especially the MATH book!
Tari Lawson says
I think we would use the history one most.
Sharon C says
Either math or science since I need help with both.
BusyWorkingMama says
We would want the science or math books most. They’d be a good fit my daughter.
Laurie Nykaza says
Math would be a great one to have
Kathy Stevenson says
We would probably use math the most!
Austin Baroudi says
Most likely math!
Christa Bengtsson says
I think we would use the American History book the most.
Steph says
I think we would use the math book the most.
Kelly D says
We would use the history book the most, my son would love it.
Perry says
Probably math, as that is where our troubles seem to lie 🙂
Angela Williams says
The Math book would be most needed.
Linda Kish says
World History probably. These would be such fun to have. It’s been almost 50 years since I graduated. I’m sure I have forgotten more than I remember. And, the countries have changed names since then in a lot of the world, too. And Math! I have no idea how they do math these days. What was wrong with the way I learned? Please pick me.
Susan P. says
The Math book would get used the most.
Sheri H says
Probly math or English. They all look exciting
Stacie fontinell says
probably the english one! the look interesting
Mary W says
We would start with the math book. I’m sure the kids will devour all these books. Looks just like their style of reading.
Kara says
I think my kids would enjoy the science one the most, though I would probably really like the World History one.
Jeanna says
My son would use the English Language Arts book the most!
Denise M says
World History – we have so much on American history but not enough about the world
Cathy Oppedisano says
I would probably use the Science book most.
mami2jcn says
My son would love the American History book.
Holly Ferrero says
I think Math because that seems to have changed the most (and is the one I remember the least) 🙂
Patricia Crowley says
My nephew would love the American History book!
Colleen Inman says
I think we would use the English book most!
Crafty Nunn says
I think we would use the Math book the most.
Susanna says
What a great concept! I love homeschooling with interesting books that inspire kids with nice illustrations. These seem perfect. Thanks for putting this together!
Dandi D says
I would love to use the American History book with my son!
Melissa C says
Math my son struggles in math!
Noreen says
All seem exciting, but I would use the world history the most at least read it first.
Katherine says
I would use the American history book