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 MUS because when my kids use their blocks, I can see it all “click” with them. They need the visual, hands on system that MUS offers.
I love that my daughter looks forward to doing MUS!
My son has some learning delays due to Tuberous Sclerosis. But he really gets MUS concepts! We love it!!
We love the manipulatives because they make sense! We’ve got four using MUS this year with4 younger siblings waiting for their turn. We could use more blocks!!!
I have been praying about using this curriculum but with using Davy Ramsey, he says I can’t get it just yet. 🙂 I would love to use Math U See with my Kindergarten/First Grader.
This is our first year and the manipulatives have really helped my son understand the concepts better since he is more of a hands on learner. I love Math U See! The video segments at the beginning of each lesson are also great!
We have thought about using MUS for years. We have used ABEKA math for the last 2 years, with one year of Saxon before that. Now that we are so far into ABEKA I’m almost afraid to spend the money and find my kid can’t do it or hates it! This would be a great opportunity to try it. Thanks for such a wonderful website!
I’ve used a few math programs and this is the best one! The lessons are clearly laid out, the scope and sequence rocks, and the amount of review is perfect. We are a MUS family!
MUS has been a life saver for my dd2. She struggled so with the other math we started with, and things weren’t helped by being the only non-mathy person in the family (so far). We ended up starting over from scratch with MUS and now it all clicks for her, she has more confidence in her abilities and what she learns is staying with her. I love MUS! With 2 more kids yet to start math I’ve been wondering how to manage sharing one set of manipulatives
I love the manipulatives that they use.