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 how well it appeals to both my visual and hands on learners.
I love how my kid responds to math u see
I love that MUS has helped my son love math once we brought him home from PS. He said this morning that math is now his favorite subject!
I love that it is very hands-on.
My boys like the MUS manipulatives because they related to them the same way they see Lego blocks…a hands on learning tool!
I have reviewed several math curricula and read tons of reviews. I really want to use Math-u-See with my Kindergartner and Second grader. I think that they will flourish with the hands on approach!
We LOVE MathUSee! Our kids are hands on learners and the blocks really help to illustrate the concepts they are learning! 🙂
I like that your child masters one concept before moving on to something else. We used something else last year and it was a new topic every day – never time to understand anything. This is our first year with MUS and so far it is going great!
Just switched to MUS from Saxon. I love the Mastery approach. My 10th grader loves math again!
I really like the blocks because they are great for visual learners!