momof3ns&p
- Reviewed on Tuesday, February 02, 2010
- Grades Used: 1st & 2nd
- Dates used: 2009-present
After completing 1st and 2nd grade math using another curriculum, I realized my kids still didn't have their addition and subtraction facts down cold. After reading all the great reviews, I ordered Alpha and Beta and began this past October.
I actually ended up only using Alpha on them both, as my second grader had covered all the concepts in Beta using the other 2nd grade math program we had started out with. We went through the program rather quickly (all I really needed it for was fact review), but have now finished with it.
I must say, this has really worked! My kids love it and have their facts memorized now. We would watch the video for each lesson, work some problems together, do a worksheet or two, and do online drill. We usually only spent one day per lesson, 2 days max, but remember we had already been through 1st and 2nd grade math with another curriculum. I think it is recommended to spend a week on each lesson, more if needed.
My kids love Mr. Demme and laugh at all his jokes (corny though they may be at times! LOL!). I love the online drill and worksheet generator the web site has to offer. You can use the drill and print extra worksheets if needed at no additional charge! The teacher's manual is straight-forward and easy-to-use. The DVDs cover everything in the TM, but it's there in print if you need to go back and review or want to teach it without the DVDs.
The cost of MUS is very reasonable compared to other curriculums. The blocks are kind of pricey, but a must have, and are used again and again through all the levels. About the only cons I can think of is the lack of color or pictures in the workbooks, but this is not a big deal. In fact, for children who are easily distracted, this may even be a plus!
Bottom line, we love Math U See! I have ordered Gamma for my 8-year-old and will start my 7-year-old on Beta, which I already have. I would definitely recommend this program to everyone!
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24TexasGal
- Reviewed on Tuesday, January 26, 2010
- Grades Used: 6th-graduate (using all Math U see programs)
- Dates used: 2004 - 2010
Absolutely amazing! I learned with this program and this was perfect for me! I am a hands on kind of learner and Math was the hardest subject for me. Before this my mama used Saxon, I would NEVER recommend that to anybody (I understand every homeschooling family learns differently, and Saxon might be perfect for y'all, but it was torture to me and all of my siblings. On several occasions it made me cry with frustration!) But the Math U See program has made math bearable, I doubt math will ever be enjoyable to me but at least now it's not torture.
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hsmomto4boys
- Reviewed on Thursday, January 21, 2010
- Grades Used: 1st
- Dates used: 2009-2010
Being a very visual person, I would have loved to have learned Math this way!
My 6 year old isn't jumping for joy over doing Math everyday, but this program is teaching him in a way that makes sense and the blocks are fun to play with after his pages are complete. lol We plan to stick with Math U See for a long time.
My niece also used this curriculum but got bored with plain pages and eventually found something else. I believe, though, that they have redesigned some of the upper levels since and they are a little more fun to look at now.
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prplhrtwife
- Reviewed on Saturday, January 16, 2010
- Grades Used: Alpha
- Dates used: Dec 2009 - 2010
While we have only been in Math U See for a few weeks now, being able to touch and manipulate the blocks has been HUGE for our son.
That said, we already knew he was a "I need to touch it" kind of learner for math going in so we had a feeling this would be successful for him.
Steve Demme constantly presents information in a way my son not only understands but thoroughly enjoys. We rarely "need" all the worksheets and often fly through the concepts. Math U See is unlocking the doors to math for our son and we couldn't be more excited.
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