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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Oh my goodness, I would *love* to win this! We have heard amazing things and have been wanting to try something other than the Horizons we’ve done for 4 years now … I think we need something to make math more fun and hands on. Thanks for the opportunity!
I am terrible at math and I feel very unfit to teach math to my children, a kit like this would ease some of my fears. Perhaps with a kit like this, my girls won’t fear math like I do!! 🙂
I have heard nothing but good things and good results from MUS. I love it because I know it works!
I would love to try MUS. Have been looking at it for quite some time. I have a kindergartner and 3.5 yr old and would love to give them a good start in math.
I like the hands on approach as well as the DVD.
That is so helpful when teaching multiple grades!
I love that with MUS, my son has finally stopped hating math! He actually looks forward to it!!
Math U See makes math EASY! (to learn and to teach!)
The manipulatives look awesome! I really like the hands-on approach, and the fact that they focus on mastery instead of just checking off boxes and moving on.
I love the hands on method.
I love watching my kids learn with MUS and that moment when they get it!