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 Hands-On Math 🙂
I honestly haven’t tried MUS. But I would love to. It would seem to fit.very well with my son.
we haven’t use it yet but the demos on the website looks helpful
I love the concept behind MUS and would love for a chance to try it out.
I’ve gotten to use Math U See with my son at our homeschool coop and he loved it. For whatever reason, the blocks from their set make a connection with him. But we just haven’t been able to afford them for home. Keeping fingers crossed.
I love the hands on approach!
I love anything with manipulative and hands-on learning experiences for my children! 🙂
I have never tried MUS, but I have friends who highly recommend it & I would love to get to try it for my homeschool kids
I love it because my daughter GETS it now!!!
Math u see has taken away a lot of anxiety my oldest was experiencing with math. Love it!