More work than a 2nd grade class could manage
593129
I ordered this for my daughters class, the teacher had to spend all day wacking at then and only got 3 broken.  I tried and after an hour got another one broken.. great idea and so cute once they're open but way harder than you'd expect.
4148522
I have been a 2nd grade teacher for nearly 4 decades.  When the winter weather roars, out comes the No Ends container.  My 2nd graders GO NUTS with the No Ends pieces.  They build rockets, vehicles, Star Wars creations, etc.  They are so sad when the bell rings and it's time to get back to work.  This is by far the most popular rainy/snowy day activity chosen by the kids when I set out the various stations to play with when Mother Nature decides to hamper outside access.
4603733
Instead of doing a problem a day, my daughter did a weeks worth or more in a day so we went through the book very quickly.  While it is good for supplementing, it may not match up to the grade level of your main curriculum - for us it was weaker than our main curriculum, but it since the math was very simple, it did help reinforce thinking skills and we are now using the grade 3 book to supplement with which is a better match to her main curriculum.
1910462
This is bright, colorful, and heavy.  It is worthwhile as a summer effort to keep skills from evaporating.  However, it will require adult supervision, and there are not many examples on a page.  Instructions will have to be interpreted for the little worker.  There were pages where blanks needed to be filled, where a word box of possibilities would be helpful--and expected on any sheet used in a classroom.  The skills practiced might also be pursued on a computer, but children need practice on real paper, too, since too much screen time is not healthy, and the world has not left pencil and paper totally behind, just yet. For the price, there is quite of spectrum of activities.
4510502
I posted this in my classroom and I see kids looking at it all the time. They had no idea you could do things like this. Don't assume students have grown up with Internet so they just know how to use it. They appreciate this resource near the computers.
1628854
Some of the projects don't seem like 30 minute tasks to me...maybe if I do them a ton of times and streamline my processes, but not straight out of the gate.
1354715
Love this as classwork to practice the skills for high second graders.
1302533
I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND THIS FOR ANYBODY THAT IS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WITH ALL THE WIRES AND MANY DIFFERENT PARTS YOU WILL NEED AN ADULT TO DO IT.  EVEN THE ADULT WAS HAVE HARD TIME PUTTING IT TOGETHER. BUT ONCE IT IS DONE IT IS REALLY NEAT AND MY SON ENJOYED IT.
1649044
Lots of reading.  My students don't enjoy reading, so it has been a chore to get them to even look at the problems.  The one student willing to try it out got very confused by what answer they were looking for.  The story was about a dog tied to a stake and trying to figure out the length the dog could reach.  My sixth grade class just finished area and volume, and they had a very hard time with this passage.  Maybe more advance students would be a better match for this book.
288791
Second grader reads like a maniac but wasn't getting credit on her homework reading log because she was forgetting to track her time.  This bookmark has been a dream
4622227
I love the graphics and the paper that this book is printed on.  Be aware that most of the cutting is pretty challenging, even for my first graders.  If your child doesn't have great fine motor skills, be prepared to help them with the cutting.  That being said, it is great for developing those skills that teachers don't have a lot of time to teach these days- like cutting and gluing.
3942882
As a retired teacher I am glad Tony helps us see that teaching is not a walk in the park as others would tell you. It seems those not trained as teachers assume it's a skill that is innate and nothing more is needed. Now that our classes ended up being 30, the most seats they could fit in a room, or else surely there'd be MORE chairs with kids, it is not easy. Teens especially can be brutal, some are mean-spirited, and ill-mannered bc they want to act cool to their friends and unaffected by a teacher's influence.  From time to time, I used to have my students teach part of a lesson of whatever unit we were learning, they'd know in advance and their turn one day was expected. The 'lower level' classes were ones where the student got 'seat time' so you couldn't plan lessons of any great depth, just the bare basics.  Kids are kinetic, so I tried to lecture little and do more hands on activities. When teaching time in Spanish, I literally had the student become the 'clock' with small and big hands pointing to the numbers around him, a human clock.  But at times you had to speak or present info and it is not always stimulating. I will never forget when Frank who at the head of the class teaching some Spanish verb conjugation was totally ignored. The other 12 or so students were sitting side saddle and ignoring him, having their own conversations.  Frank was not immune to doing that when I was up front mind you. He couldn't understand it until he was up there and he turned to me and said "Mrs. S, they're not listening to me, you go through this everyday?!!!"  I had to laugh bc he suddenly and very viscerally, 'got it.'  Tony gets it.  You don't know if you haven't tried it, and I wouldn't assume I'd know a skill had I not at least attempted it.  The view of the world is a lot different sitting in a chair looking forward at one teacher, than a teacher standing in front of 30 learners!  They'd rather be out with their friends than in a schoolroom!  I only regret not keeping a journal of my yrs teaching, I tell all others who are new teachers, to keep a journal, the same way you'd keep a travel journal.  I tell them if they do that that  "One day, there'll be a book in that!" That book is still unwritten, so maybe one day a teacher will compile years of experience to share in this capacity.  Tony's effort to write down his experiences, albeit limited, is a valiant one.
3257887
Unlike some of the other grade-level skill books out there, this one doesn't waste many pages on craft-type activities. It's very task-oriented, though there is a huge range of tasks, from verb-noun agreement to calculating perimeters to punctuation placement. It is not, however, just a visually boring list of math problems and undiagrammed sentences. The inside of the book is just as colorful as the cover, though whoever designed it did a stellar job of making sure the colors and text never conflict.

This probably isn't a book the most kids will sit down and work on without a nudge in that direction, but it does teach and reinforce a huge variety of academic skills.
1013989
More exploration and hands on activities are presented for the young children. Probably many first as well as second graders can use the activities and concepts in this book. Much deeper learning than just paper and pencils.
519072
I purchased the book to supplement my 5th grade curriculum.  Majority of the book is too advanced for my class.  A few logic puzzles and a couple pages with expressions are appropriate.
306669
I have been a volunteer in my local public school since my daughter's first day of kindergarten almost 20 years ago.  I am intrigued by the learning process. The students in every classroom I've been in have extreme variations in their skill level. I don't know how teachers adapt, but the vast majority I've worked with do it flawlessly. I spend the majority of my time with the high functioning kids (they teach me a lot) and was interested in reading this book so I might incorporate some of this author's game ideas in our discussions. Instead, I was too intrigued and found myself overwhelmingly enthusiastic to discuss this book with the team teachers. I am not qualified, nor do I have the authority, to use the game, but I really think the teachers will want to try it after they read this book.

I am so impressed with this educator.
1254851
Geared toward high school more than elementary. Did get a few ideas