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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our family loves MUS because my son actually finds math time fun and it is not a fight 🙂 I love that he is learning with ease!
math u see makes math a breeze in our house 🙂
Because MUS is very usual. Perfect for my son!
MUS is very visual. Perfect for my son!
We would love to win this! We have not used MUS yet, but we are wanting to very soon. I love that MUS is hands on learning!
we love math u see! I would love the blocks, just haven’t been able to afford them yet so this would be a wonderful blessing!! Thank you for the opportunity 🙂
The manipulatives really help with the hands on learning, which is the way my daughter learns. There are also really great colours which inspire her – she learns much better when thinks are in colour.
We haven’t tried MUS, but I have been considering it. I love how it seems to be very hands-on, which I think would be a good fit for my kids.
I have never used MUS but it seems like a very effective tool in teaching math so that children actually “get it”!
Love the manipulatives!!