I bought the reading book to go with this and threw it out within a few weeks. This is only intended for 1/2 a year, so get ready to spend more money. The activities are way too much to do all of, and many are repetitive. This doesn't teach on level at all. It has level appropriate stories with college level questions that analyze, chart, and completely ruin reading for a child. I use this book as a spelling book. The spelling worksheets are great. There are no instructions, you will probably want the teacher edition for either this or the reading book. I do NOT suggest this for the homeschool student or any school for that matter. It sure as heck explained the public school system's level of education to me!