Buying

Where can I buy the books?

None of the books is on sale yet. When one is, you will find the link to buy it on its page.

This site does not sell books. You can look through them here.

Can I return a book?

A return goes through the retailer you bought the book from, under its returns policy. LessonCrest's own rule is no return and no refund once a workbook has been used. Returns and refunds has more.

Is there a digital or audio edition?

No. LessonCrest workbooks are printed paperbacks.

Rhythm says on page 2: “There is no audio: the adult claps the pattern written in each Adult claps box.” Spanish Starter says: “There is no audio, so listen to a fluent adult, or to a free, reputable pronunciation source that an adult has checked.”

Choosing a book

How do I know which book to start with?

Start with what the learner can already do. The grades on the cover are only a rough guide.

Nearly every workbook says on page 2 what it does not cover. Pages 3 and 4 are a readiness check. It ends in a table that points to a starting page instead of giving a score, and sometimes the table suggests an earlier book or a short lesson first.

Each book's page here shows its back cover and pages 5 and 6, so you can see what is inside. Choosing a book has more.

What does the level on a cover mean?

It is a label for the grades. Level 1 is Grades K–2, Level 2 is Grades 3–5, Level 3 is Grades 6–8, Level 4 is Grades 9–12 and Level 5 is Intro College.

Browse the books by grade.

Does a workbook cover all of a grade or all of a subject?

No. Each workbook teaches a single skill or topic, and nearly every workbook says on page 2 what it does not cover.

Letter Sounds and Blending, for example, says of itself: “Not a full reading program or intervention.”

What these books are not has more.

Using a book

What are the steps?

Every LessonCrest book follows the same steps. In the books for Grades K–2, 3–5 and 6–8 they are called Get Ready, Learn It, See It, Try It Together, On Your Own, Look Back, and Check and Fix. In the books for Grades 9–12 and Intro College they are called Readiness Check, Concept, Worked Example, Guided Practice, Independent Practice, Review, and Answers and Explanations.

A book opens with a short check of what the learner already knows. Each new idea then gets a clear explanation, worked examples, practice with help that gets smaller, practice alone, and a look back at earlier work with a checkpoint. The answer key at the back explains the answers.

How it works has more.

What do we need besides the book?

If a book needs something besides a pencil, page 2 says so, and the book's page here repeats it.

How much should I help?

Let the learner try first, then use the help on the page. In each module the first guided practice page has help cues, and the next has less help on purpose.

With younger learners, read aloud. Page 2 of most of the books for Grades K–2 asks the adult to.

Write down any help you give. Reading for Evidence gives the reason: “Note any help you give; it shows what support is still needed.”

For families and teachers covers what the books ask of the adult.

How long should we spend, and how fast should we go?

The books set no schedule. Go at the learner's pace.

A module is short, and it ends with a checkpoint that points back to a page to revisit or on to the next module.

Place Value says on page 2: “Go at the learner's pace; there is no timing.”

Is there a pass mark on the checks?

The checks point to a next page instead of giving a score. The readiness check at the start of a book ends in a table that points to a starting page. The checkpoint at the end of each module points back to a page to revisit or on to the next module.

Genetics says on page 2: “Start with the readiness check on pages 3–4. It is not a test with a pass mark: it tells you where to begin.”

Near the end of a book come an exit check and a retry page. Many of the books say that one good retry shows progress, not proof. Cells puts it this way on its retry page: “One retry is evidence, not a guarantee of mastery.”

How is the answer key meant to be used?

After the learner has tried. The key is at the back of every book, and its notes are labeled Why, Common mistake and Help.

Use it to talk through a mistake. Plant Life Cycles says on page 2: “The answers at the back explain why each answer works and how to fix common mistakes, so use them to talk through errors, not only to mark.”

My child cannot write much yet. Can they still use the books?

Check page 2 of the book. Many of the books say a learner may answer some other way than by writing: by pointing, saying, drawing, signing, dictating or typing, depending on the book.

My Body and the Five Senses, for example, tells the adult: “Let the child point, say or draw instead of writing.”

May I photocopy pages?

The title page of every book carries this notice: “Copyright © 2026 LessonCrest Learning. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced without written permission, except that a teacher or parent who owns this copy may copy pages for use with their own learners.”