Each of the seven books in this series contains 180 problems. These books are a teacher resource that can be reproduced. The problems are divided into six major categories: numeration, number theory, data analysis, measurement and money, geometry and pre-algebra. Each question is designed to focus on one specific category. The problems are presented in random order which provides a review of material already studied or an introduction to a new topic.

The print is easy to read and there is good white space in these workbooks. There are diagrams, graphs, geometric figures, number lines and charts which provide varied practice for students in a number of important areas.

Students found the problems both challenging and interesting. These problems were developed for elementary school-aged students and a few of the problems are clearly meant for these students. For example, one question involves baseball cards and another uses absences in an elementary school. If you or your students found this a difficulty, questions that seemed to be intended for children could be left out.

These workbooks can be used in a variety of ways including group work, whole class or individual homework assignments. I enjoyed using a few of these problems with students every day. However, some students were keen to practice on their own and would work ahead in the book.

The use of terminology such as perpendicular, scalene triangle, prime numbers and so on was very valuable. These problems work to reinforce class instruction and to provide the repetition that is needed to make mathematical terminology a part of a student's vocabulary.
I recommend the series, Short Subjects in Mathematics, to vary the type of work done in class and increase the amount of problem solving.