Life of Fred

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Written by hcr August 07, 2009 Hits: 403 Favorites

Life of Fred is a unique math curriculum that is a story of a boy named Fred who encounters math problems in his everyday life. The Life of Fred series can be started when children know their addition and multiplication tables as well as long division. Go to www.stanleyschmidt.com for more information.

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Affordability:		5.0
Did it fit your child?:		5.0

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Awesome Program!!!!

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Reviewed by Andrea Shepherd
January 03, 2012

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My daughter (11 yr old) struggled with repetitive math practice. She could "do the math" but didn't have a real world grip on how it applied. Life of Fred has helped her tremendously with real world ways to use math. We love this program and will continue to use it.

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Grade Levels Used	(we started with these 4) Life of Fred: Fractions Life of Fred: Decimals and Percents Life of Fred: Pre-Algebra 1 with Biology Life of Fred: Pre-Algebra 2 with Economics
How long did you use this?	We started with Fractions (still using) and will move into the other books as DD completes. (so length of use so far, 5 months)
Pros	Not too time consuming Fun to read and put into immediate use what has been covered that day Makes math easier to digest and understand
Cons	Can't think of any!
Do you recommend it?	Yes

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