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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MUS is tangible and not just numbers on a piece of paper.
I love the manipulatives!
There are SO many things to love about Math U See and we don’t even have it yet!!! I remember my sister watching a sample DVD some years ago for her students and thinking “Wow that makes real sense to ME too! It’s real neat to actually SEE the math you’re working with!” I even put a mental note in my head to buy MUS when I had kids someday and they were ready! lol! My sister was not a “math person” and liked it a lot too. I love that you can still use manipulatives even at the higher levels! I LOVE the “love of math” conveyed in the DVD! It makes everyone want to do the work to figure it out! As we are just at the very beginning of our homeschool journey, I’m realizing the importance of mastering a skill before you move onto the next academically and how it also promotes a love of learning. MUS provides that! I don’t know of any other math curriculum that instills all of that!
We started using MUS last year and he can’t wait to his math. He loves to watch the dvd and then do his work.
I love that they teach the why behind the math and are very hands on! Hey, that’s TWO reasons! 😉
I love that it is created by someone passionate about math and that it is hands-on!
Math U See would compliment our Math curriculum nicely!
I love that MUS is easy to understand and that it is simple to explain problems using the blocks.
I love that MUS has turned my Math haters into Math LOVERS!
Steve’s tricks for addition really helped my dc master his facts!