Hi everyone! It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of Math-U-See! And thanks to their awesome staff, they’ve offered a great giveaway for my readers today.
One thing I love about Math-U-See is that they teach to mastery, and that means your student might not learn a certain skill right off the bat. They build on concepts so that the math skills actually make sense for your student.
Students also use the MUS visual manipulatives to help further understand whatever skill they are working at the time. However to my surprise the students do not become depending on the manipulatives to solve problems. They’re simply hands on training tools to use until a concept is mastered.
This is what the Math-U-See looks like in our workboxes. I pull out their worksheet each day and keep the video DVD and our little plastic storage container.
I also have a couple fun organization ideas for all of those blocks for you! For our large set of blocks I purchased the Small Craft Organizer from The Container Store. This worked great until we had to start sharing blocks.
Once we had more than one kiddo needing blocks we decided to divvy them up so they could do math at the same time. I found these moveable divider storage at either Michael’s, JoAnn’s, or Walmart in the bead area. (I don’t remember exactly which one, but they all have them.) It’s a bead organizer with adjustable dividers which make it easy to fit all of the various sized blocks.
Here’s the same thing, just a little different. I’ve purchased three of these now, so they’re each a little different, but all work the same.
Since I know those blocks can be pricey, today thanks to the super cool team at Math-U-See I’m giving away one Math-U-See grab bag full of goodies. The bag will contain:
- Manipulative Block Set
- Wooden Block Box
- Math-U-See T-Shirt
Yes, you read that right, I’m giving away a set of Math-U-See blocks and their cool wooden organizer! (That’s over $65 value for you, FREE!)
Click the rafflecopter below to enter!
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I love that my kids enjoy MUS!
I like that they use Manipulatives! They are such a great way to reinforce learning.
My son used something similar to learn math, I would love to have these for my three youngest to help teach them as well!
MUS helped my sister who is severely dyslectic to learn math, so I have a soft spot for it.
I love the DVDs that come with MUS. Mr. Femme explains math to my kids in a way they can understand, which is more than I can say for my math teaching skills. I love that I can let him be the math teacher, and I only need to be teacher’s helper. I’m even better at math after watching the DVD’s!
LOVE MUS! I started homeschooling last year, and I use with my 5 and 7 year olds. So much better than the “spiral math” that did not demand concept mastery before moving on. My 7 year old (now 3rd grader) has done very well with MUS, and my 5 year old started Alpha this year.
Oops. Mr. Demme. Gotta love auto correct.
I love that it is building a good foundation for math! And my son loves doing it!
Love the manipulatives!
I love the hands on approach and the colorful blocks