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 MUS and the manipulatives. My son understands the way he teaches math and likes it!
I love MUS Because it makes it fun and easy to learn math. I just love hands on activities for learning!
We love math u see because all my kids are very visual, hands on learners. They need to have something tangible in their hand to help understand the concepts. Math u see is a wonderful curriculum!
Definitely the manipulatives
I love that my son who hates math does his work without complaint, and is even getting better enough that he tells me her doesn’t mind math so much anymore.
My kids LOVE Math U See, and I love that they are fully learning a concept before we can continue on.
My son is a hands on learner and this would be great for him.
Mr. Demme is an awesome speaker and educator. We love his approach to home education and love thd ideas behind MUS. We will be trying it with our son especially.
I love the hands on approach! And how it’s for visual learners!
My kids love the little blocks and it keeps math interesting