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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My then four year old was so exited to receive her Primer book after watching her brother do Primer and Alpha math with Mr. Steve on the DVD!
Because my kids love it!
I haven’t used MUS but am considering it.
They are just so easy to use and great for my kids!
We’ve have been using MUS for many years and love it.
The blocks are our favorite, no matter what the age, my kids love them!
I love the hands on learning with manipulatives.
Math u See was the first math curriculum my oldest “got,” after trying three others. The hands on experience via the manipulative blocks has been key – and the fraction set is phenomenal as well!
This is my third year using MUS and this year I add my third student as well. The first year I tried to do one lesson (A-F) in one day…big mistake. It was way too much. Last year we did one page a day and then at the end of the year I got really ready for Summer so we did 2-3 a day and it was much better! I love that it doesn’t take a lot of time, seeing and building and saying helps so much for retention and it’s easy!
I love the hands-on approach!
Wanting to try MUS because of the manipulatives and the mastery concept. This will be our first year purchasing a math program so this comes at a great time! 🙂