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 like the manipulatives.
I love MUS because I have hands on learners.
I love MUS because the first time my daughter watch a sample video, her eyes lit up and said ” I get it mom!” I wish I had MUS when I was in school, It takes then pain out of teaching math and my youngest loves the see it, say it, build it. : )
Manipulatives!!
I love that my 1st grader can’t wait until math each day. I love that when he first played with the blocks he immediately turned to me and said, “Mommy! Six and four make ten!”
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I love that my 1st grader can’t wait for math each day. I love that the first time we pulled the blocks out to play, he turned to me excitedly and said, “Mommy! Six and four make ten!”
i would love to try this with my kinesthetic learners!!
MUS is great for visual and hands on learners!
I love that MUS has DVDs. If my kids get confused they can just rewind it!
I like Math U See because of the manipulatives. My kids are kinisthetic learners and I know that these will greatly enhance their learning.