Are you looking to put your child’s math skills to the test and add a little fun to your homeschool day? Check out my Dot-to-Dot Philadelphia Review to find out why this is a homeschool math must have!
What is Dot-to-Dot Philadelphia?
The Dot-to-Dot Philadelphia book is a dot-to-dot book designed in honor of the centennial of Philadelphia’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway. In this book you will find 23 dot-to-dot puzzles highlighting different attractions in the Parkway Museums District, such as: museums, public art, architecture, and fountains. The puzzles included range in size from 156 to 1,690 connectable dots. The Dot-to-Dot Philadelphia book also includes:
- a brief history of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
- a puzzle key to identify the Parkway attractions
This book is recommended for ages 8-108, and is included in Timberdoodle’s 11th Grade Curriculum Kit.
How did we use the Dot-to-Dot Philadelphia book?
Julia completed one puzzle every other day in place of her traditional math work over the last few weeks. It took her anywhere from 15-40 minute’s to complete the puzzles depending on how challenging they were.
Homework and Horseplay’s final thoughts…
I am very impressed with the Dot-to-Dot Philadelphia book so far. We homeschool year round, but in the summer I try to change up our math lessons to keep things interesting. This book is a fun way to keep the learning going, and challenge your children all at the same time!
What impressed me the most is that each puzzle comes with a specific set of rules to follow. For example, The Thinker puzzle says:
Stop your line after completing each set, then skip to the next set and start your line again.
These extra rules bring this dot-to-dot book to a totally new level. Before receiving this book, I have never seen a dot-to-dot puzzle that wasn’t just a straight forward “connect the dots from 1 to 100″ (or whatever the end number is). As an added bonus we also spent quite a bit of time researching and learning more about Philadelphia’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway. I love when our homeschool lessons naturally led us from one subject to the next!
Thank you for checking out my Dot-to-Dot Philadelphia Review…
Do you and your family enjoy dot-to-dot books?
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