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 the focused pages, the colorful blocks, and how responsive MUS is to answer questions about teaching kids math so that they understand WHY and not just how. I also love that they teach concepts to mastery rather than a spiral approach.
math actually makes sense with MUS!
I love Math U See! I have one child with Asperger’s and the blocks really help him see what he is trying to learn. My other son is autistic and loves blocks and legos. These work great to keep him interested!! I don’t know what I would do without these!!!
I love that Math U See is hands on and that my kids enjoy it!
We haven’t tried it, but my son loves Legos and building, so seeing those blocks he would probably just think it was fun time.
We are new to Math U See, and really are enjoying learning math this way! What a great program! I love watching the dvds and then working together with the blocks. Thanks!!
We are new to Math U See, and are really enjoying it!! I love watching the dvd and then working together with the blocks, and so do my kids!!
We love the dvds and working together with the blocks!
As the mom of 2 boys, I love having something to keep their busy hands..BUSY! They are very sensory-oriented, so stimulating so many senses at once is very helpful.
I would love a chance to win this, Erica. I am a brand spanking new homeschooler this year and my daughter would benefit from this greatly. I went to our local convention this year and actually got to meet the man that created the program and he explained it in great detail. It’s been on my “To Buy” List for awhile now…..