If you’ve ever taught a struggling speller (or been one yourself!), you’re well aware of the feelings of frustration and failure these students face.
They dread writing assignments because they know their papers will come back covered in red marks. They feel misunderstood when others trip on the errors in their writing and miss the message of the piece. It can be just as frustrating to teach these students, especially if you’re a good speller yourself.
We try everything we can think of: drilling phonics rules, creating word banks, having students rewrite misspelled words or consult the dictionary – yet certain students just can’t seem to spell.
According to research, spellers advance through a common progression of developmental stages as they develop spelling mastery.
Some of these stages last several years, although they’re independent from age or reading level, and students may move through more quickly or slowly than other kids, but they can’t be skipped.
Spelling You See follows these developmental stages.
A strong visual memory is essential to become a competent English speller; for young kids, this can be really difficult. Even if reading ability is excellent, spelling skills can seem to lag far behind.
Spelling You See: A Unique Spelling Program Based on Brain Research
Are you ready to try something unique?
We’re pretty confident it won’t look like any other spelling program you’ve tried. Knowing how students learn to spell and using a program based on research and developmentally-appropriate practices can help you guide students to becoming competent, confident spellers.
Spelling You See is a program that has been designed using the latest neurological research to guide students appropriately through the developmental stages of spelling. Here are some of the highlights of that research:
• Stress is bad for learning. The hippocampus, the part of the brain we need to move info from short-term to long-term storage, is extremely sensitive to cortisol – aka, “the stress hormone.” If we’re anxious or frustrated, we physically can’t learn easily. Does “anxious” or “frustrated” describe your speller? Spelling You See is designed to minimize stress.
• Spelling lists are boring. Regardless of reading level, Spelling You See uses short, interesting passages; carefully-researched, engaging illustrations; and top-quality colored pencils (or stickers, in Listen and Write).
• Shorter is better. Neurological researchers have found that the human brain can actively engage with a subject for a maximum of 10 minutes. Each Spelling You See activity is designed to fit within this time frame in order to provide an optimal learning experience for students.
• Context matters. Remember when we said spelling lists are boring? It’s easier to learn and remember material when it’s accompanied by meaning. We don’t use nonsense words, either – just real words in rhymes or nonfiction passages.
• Same old, same old. That’s not a bad thing; learning becomes permanent when information is repeated regularly over time. We apply the same set of core activities (listening, reading, copywork, chunking, and dictation) to each week’s words or lessons.
• Engages multiple senses. Yes, we just said “same old, same old,” but using a variety of senses in fun, colorful activities to interact with the lessons keeps things interesting. Remember those core activities we listed in the last bullet? Students using Spelling You See hear words and passages read aloud (auditory), mark letter patterns and word parts in different colors (visual), and write words in copywork and dictation exercises (kinesthetic). They’ll also read the passage aloud each day. Using all these senses enhances the student’s ability to master the correct spellings of words.
Intrigued? We’re not going to be falsely modest – it’s a great program and we’d love to see what you think. Let us talk to you about your unique situation and learn for yourself what Spelling You See can do for you.
You’re at a homeschool conference and you overhear a conversation between two parents. One is unfamiliar with Math-U-See. In describing us, it’s likely the other would say, “You know, the one with the blocks!” And we’re fine with that. Our manipulatives are at the heart of who we are. But they’re only the most visible, memorable part of our math program. Here are four more things that, added together with the integer blocks, make us unique:
1) We’re Skills-Based, Not Grade-Based
Our focus is on concept mastery; math is cumulative, and each concept builds on the one that precedes it. This is why we use the unusual Greek letter names instead of grade levels in our lower levels. Each focuses on one primary topic, starting with addition and subtraction, then multiplication and division, and finally fractions and decimals. Our upper level math, starting with Pre-Algebra, follows a similar path to other high school math programs.
2) We Provide Thorough Instructor Support
You get an instruction manual and videos for your selected level. We ensure you have a thorough understanding of how to model and teach each concept. And if you have any questions, our top-notch Customer Service team is standing by!
3) Our Student Materials Are Clean and Uncluttered
They focus on practicing and reviewing concepts, while our tests allow students to show and apply what they have learned. If your student demonstrates mastery of a particular concept, there’s no need to complete every Student Workbook page. There’s no busywork, only useful practice and review.
4) We Focus on Conceptual Understanding
Students learn not only how to do math, but why. We build on the bigger framework underlying all math topics so students can build on previous understanding. We encourage memorizing formulas and facts, not as an end in itself, but so that students don’t experience cognitive overload and can zero in on learning new concepts and skills.
But we can’t be done without talking about the blocks. (Plus our other Manipulatives, the Fraction Overlays and Algebra/Decimal Inserts). Considered together, our Manipulatives are something special, if we do say so ourselves. In some recent research on manipulatives use, you will see that ours check all the boxes:
• They’re used from pre-K into high school. Everybody uses manipulatives for counting…but factoring polynomials? How cool is that?
• The manipulatives allow students to “see” concepts, first physically, then mentally as concepts get more abstract.
• Our manipulatives are only math manipulatives. They’re not teddy bears or coins or fluffy ducks. They don’t represent other objects and they have no extra features that can be distracting for learners.
• The instructional materials clearly demonstrate how the manipulatives represent the concept presented. Students then use the manipulatives to “teach it back”, demonstrating their understanding of that concept.
All things considered, we’re pretty proud of our award-winning math curriculum. We have helped countless students – and parents! – see the beauty and fun that can be found in math. There’s nothing better than those “Aha!” moments when a student who thinks they’re bad at math really gets a math concepts. The light bulb comes on, shining brilliantly and filling them with the confidence to conquer the next challenge.
Free Addition Facts Music & Activities
Songs, music, and rhyme are all helpful tools to aid students with math facts. Download some math songs to sing while you’re outside! There are also activities for when the weather doesn’t lend itself to outside math.
Does this sound like your spelling instruction, either from your own experience or with your kids?
Monday: Receive list of about twenty words; take pre-test.
Tuesday-Thursday: Interact with words on list through various activities (writing them ten times, sentences, word searches).
Friday: Take final test. And then, maybe even if you got 100% on the test…
Following Monday: Need to use one of the words in a sentence. Spell it wrong.
So what’s wrong with this traditional, time-honored method? Short answer: it may not work. At least, if the goal is to internalize proper spelling into long-term memory so kids can write clearly and effectively, it may not.
And isn’t that the goal of learning to spell? As an adult, I can count on zero fingers the number of spelling tests I’ve had to take.
3 Reasons Why Spelling Tests May Not Work
They Emphasize Short Term Memory
Quick, tell me what was on your grocery list from March 23, 2007. You can’t? Well, of course not, even though you could possibly have recited it the next day, or even a week or two after if you’re really good. But item list memory goes into short-term memory. That means once you don’t need it any more, it’s gone, erased to make room for more list items. That’s why your student aces their spelling test but can’t recall the proper spelling when they want to use the word in their writing. Which leads us to the next reason…
They Take Words Out of Context
When words are linked to meaningful context, the brain is more likely to transfer them to long-term memory. Contextually interesting passages at an appropriate reading level gives students something meaningful to connect the words to—creating linkage—which allows words to make it into long-term visual memory. (How many times have you written a word a few ways until it “looks” right? That’s long-term visual memory.)
English Has No Hard and Fast Spelling Rules
When we learn a “rule,” it’s almost always followed with a list of the exceptions to that rule. Traditionally, spelling lists are grouped around one spelling “rule” – a certain combination of letters that make a certain sound. Because English is a conglomeration of different languages – Germanic, Romance, Slavic, as well as words appropriated from virtually every spoken language in the world. This is why phonics is not our only friend when we get beyond consonant-short vowel-consonant (cvc) early reading words. There are many, many words that don’t follow spelling rules that need to be automatically available from our brains when we write.
Have You Heard About Spelling You See?
Spelling You See is a different (not difficult!) spelling curriculum that provides the tools to help students develop confidence in spelling through an effective, engaging, low-stress learning experience that looks very different from most other spelling programs.
Contact us below and get a free, no-obligation consultation from our experts.
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Selecting a math curriculum is a huge decision for homeschoolers. After all, math is one of the “Three R’s,” full of essential skills your student needs to master, now and for their entire life. Talk about pressure! So you do your research, and you weigh all the options (Wow…So. Many. Options…) and, with probably a little trepidation, you make your choice.
And now you’re second-guessing.
Whether you’re new to homeschooling or have previously used the same curriculum with multiple students with great success, it’s not uncommon to reach a point where you question your choice of math program. Flexibility is one of the many benefits of homeschooling, so if it’s not working, it could be time for a change.
How can you know if it’s really not working? Here are six clear signs:
1. It’s Too Hard
This curriculum is making your student hate math. Your student is struggling every day to maintain the small gains you’ve made. Maybe it’s moving too fast and your student can’t keep up, or maybe they’re spending an inordinate proportion of their school hours doing math. Maybe your student relies mostly on procedures and rote memorization to work out problems and you’re concerned that they may not be developing the deeper conceptual understanding necessary to progress. You’ve tried everything but standing on your head – you’re willing to give that a shot if you thought it would help – and you’re both feeling discouraged.
2. It’s Too Easy
This might seem like a good thing compared to being too hard, but being bored is another great way to encourage your student to hate math. We want our students to love learning, not be frustrated or bored by it. Have you consistently seen that your student zips through problems (especially word problems) and doesn’t have to take the time to think about breaking them down into smaller parts, approaching them from different angles, or try using different methods to solve them? Students who find their math program too easy might not be developing the problem-solving and critical thinking skills they will need as they progress to more challenging material.
3. It Doesn’t Equip Parents with Tools for Teaching
The curriculum presents concepts in one way and one way only – and that way doesn’t make sense to your student. And it’s different from the way you learned it, and the curriculum doesn’t explain it in a way you can confidently present to your student. You contact customer support at the publisher for advice. They repeat the same method you’ve already tried, and don’t have other suggestions on how to overcome this obstacle. Now what?
4. There’s Too Much Material
Again, this might seem like a good thing. But it’s easy to be overwhelmed, as an instructor or a student, if there’s too much to take in. We, as parents, want to get our money’s worth, so we may feel like we should use all of the materials provided – even if they don’t add value or even confuse things. It’s also important to have access to practice materials, but there’s no benefit to busywork if your student has mastered the concept.
5. There’s Too Much Teacher Prep Time
While we expect to put in some effort to teach our children, most of us want a curriculum where a lot of the leg work has been done for us. If we have to spend a lot of time creating or modifying lessons, making materials for activities, or practicing the concepts ourselves, it can drain us and take time and energy away from more enjoyable activities. Which leads us to…
6. Nobody Is Having Any Fun!
Math lessons might not be a laugh a minute, but they should provide a balance of challenge and enjoyment. If you or your student dread math every day, trust your gut: something isn’t right.
If you find yourself nodding in agreement to one or more of these points, it could be time to make a move. Our experts can give advice on how Math-U-See might solve your math problem. (Get it? “Solve your math problem?” We crack us up!) And if we’re not right for you, we’ll tell you that, too. Let us help with a no-strings-attached consultation.
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Mastering addition facts is a critical part of becoming a confident math student. Songs, music, and rhyme are all helpful tools to aid students in memorizing and reciting their math facts. Maybe you remember Three Is A Magic Number, My Hero, Zero, and other Schoolhouse Rock hits fondly, and can still sing them word for word.
With the goal of memorization in mind, we’ve taken the Addition Facts songs from our Skip Count & Addition Facts CD & Songbook and made them available right here. So you’ll find the songs, sheet music, and coloring pages for seven different types of addition facts that could be tricky for students but provide an essential foundation for the next levels of math. The songs provide a memorable approach to the addition strategies taught in Alpha by including catchy phrases and silly sounds like “9 would like to be 10” and “slurp.” Keep in mind that information that is stored in the brain through singing a song is retrieved the same way it was entered; therefore your student may likely sing it in its entirety to arrive at the information he wants to find. Once the songs are learned, we recommend practicing and saying the math facts without the music to ensure that your has committed them to memory.
So we didn’t stop there, at just memorization. If you’re familiar with the Math-U-See approach , we don’t like to stop at just the “what?” of math facts – we pride ourselves on digging into the “why?” behind the “how?” To help your students get to the “why?,” our Curriculum Development team has come up with fun and engaging activities you can try together with your student. These hands-on activities use Math-U-See Integer Blocks or household items to reinforce conceptual understanding and mastery of single-digit addition facts.
Enjoy these fun ways to help build a strong math foundation for your lifelong learner!
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This spring, we developed a summer skills maintenance program for a school customer. We took the key objectives from the Primer, Alpha, Beta, and Gamma levels and created a program that would focus on maintaining the skills the students had learned through fun activities, the Math-U-See Manipulatives, and a student workbook.
We have had similar requests from homeschool parents and we wanted to give you the opportunity to try the school version this summer. We’d also like you to tell us if this is something you would like us to produce for homeschoolers, even if now isn’t the right time for you.
We call it the Math-U-See Skills Maintenance Program, and we’d like you to try it and tell us what you think before we proceed with developing it as a homeschool product. It’s important to know that we haven’t made any modifications for homeschoolers yet. That’s why we need your feedback.
• This is a review program. We’ve selected key concepts for review that will best ensure your student is prepared for the next level of Math-U-See. Therefore, please select the level that your student has just completed, not the next level.
• Remember, this was developed for schools, so the language is geared toward a classroom setting. However, the content and activities can easily be adapted for your homeschool.
• For $38, you’ll receive the Teacher’s Guide, Student Workbook, Activities, and Digital License for your selected level (currently only Primer, Alpha, Beta, or Gamma). You can also purchase an extra Skills Maintenance Student Workbook for $15 if you have more than one student working in a level. We’ll be sending a follow-up survey after a few weeks just to see what you think. It’s not required, but your feedback and experiences would really be helpful to make this product the best it can be.
If you’re interested in learning more, please say so on the following survey. Even if you’re not interested for this summer or these levels, we value your input on what you would like to see in a summer math program – please complete the survey anyway. And if you think a summer math program isn’t necessary (and you’re still reading!), we’d like to know that, too.
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We’re really sorry for pulling your leg, but hear us out: there’s a very good educational reason why we don’t have a “zero block” in our Integer Block Kit. As Steve Demme says, “How can you represent nothing with something?”
But the concept of zero is a critical one to understand at all levels of math; even though it literally means nothing, it does a lot and has a huge impact on all of the mathematical processes that it touches. It’s essential that the concept is thoroughly understood. The main difference between zero and the other numbers is that zero does not have a tangible visual form. This may make teaching the concept of zero more challenging than teaching counting and other early number concepts. As a result, it’s best to introduce it after a child begins to understand the value of numbers.
Reinforce the Concept of Zero with These Activities
Struggling to find a meaningful and creative way to teach the number zero? The zero experts in our Curriculum Development department have put together some activities that you can use to reinforce the concept with your math student.
1. Here are a few activities that you can use with students working in Primer through Beta to teach and reinforce the concept of zero.
2. Try these activities with students who are working in Gamma through Zeta.
3. Use these activities if your student is working through Pre-Algebra or Algebra 1 to teach and reinforce the concept of zero at a more advanced level.
Math and Knitting: My Story
This is a story about how a proud non-math user, who would have sworn she had no use for algebra, had an eye-opening encounter with upper-level math in the real world through knitting and lived to brag about it.
When I was homeschooling my twins and we were learning about skip counting (covered in the Primer through Gamma levels of Math-U-See), I mentioned to the kids that, as a knitter, I use skip counting all the time on every project. As an experienced and fairly advanced knitter, it’s not unheard of for me to have 400+ stitches on my needles if I’m using a very fine-gauge yarn. I don’t want to count 400+ stitches by ones. But it’s critical to start with the proper number of stitches, so I skip count my cast-on stitches, usually by twos, and then skip count again (and sometimes again!) before I start so I’m starting with the proper number. There’s nothing more discouraging than realizing six rows in that you have 398 stitches when the pattern calls for 400.
Then, during another lesson in Delta, I thought about how more advanced patterns don’t say, “Knit 4, increase 1 stitch.” Most of my patterns will simply say, “Increase X stitches evenly across the row.” Boom! Division in action! I have to take the total number of stitches currently on my needles and divide by the number of stitches to increase; this tells me how frequently I need to add a stitch to end up with the new total at the end of the row.
So that got me thinking about all the ways that I adjust and adapt patterns for all the different projects I knit on a regular basis, and I wondered: could this be…math? I talked to our Curriculum Development folks, and they assured me that, yes, it certainly is math, and not only that, I am actually using geometry, or even algebra, on a regular basis and don’t even know it.
Ways I’m Using Math While Knitting
Besides the arithmetic I’ve already identified, here are some other ways I (apparently!) use higher math functions:
Ratios in Knitting
Like most knitters and fiber enthusiasts, I don’t always purchase the yarn called for in the pattern as written. Perhaps it’s a fiber I don’t like, or more likely, I have something in my stash of lovely yarns that I think would be perfect for the project. Yarn comes in various weights, and if you want to have a project fit the way it is designed, you need to make sure that your knitting matches the gauge recommended in the pattern. Alternately, if you’re brave and a little daring, you can adapt the pattern to suit the gauge of your preferred yarn. This requires an understanding of ratios. If you are knitting the front of a sweater and the pattern calls for 90 stitches to make a piece 18” wide, you can determine that you have a ratio of 5 stitches to 1 inch. If your selected yarn gives you a gauge of 7 stitches per inch, you’ll need to cast on 126 stitches to end up with a piece the same width– or, if you get 4 stitches per inch, you’ll only need 72 stitches. This means that I’m using ratios and proportions to make sure my gorgeous baby alpaca/cashmere blend results in a sweater that fits.
I’m an avid sock knitter. I love the colors and the fun yarns and tailor-fitting the sock to my feet and the portability of a small project and everything about knitting socks, so I’ve made a lot of them. My process is, I’ll keep a loose eye on the pattern for the first sock, measure and try on a lot, and make sure that the first sock is pretty much exactly how I want it. Having fairly normal feet, in that they’re nearly identical in size and shape, for the second sock I ignore the measuring and trying on and just knit it. I used to think that I just wanted the second sock to match the first. But now that I’m a “math person,” I know that I want it to be congruent – to be identical in every way to the first one!
I’m currently knitting a V-neck cardigan, using a pattern intended for experienced knitters. The instructions are given fairly clearly (to those well-versed in knitting pattern language, that is) for the right front side. The left front? The complete instructions are: “Knit as right front, reversing pattern and shaping.” Well. That would be a bit of a kick in the head…if I didn’t know that this was a reflection (a type of transformation)! And to make the V-neck, I (apparently) was finding the slope of a line. This allowed me to determine how frequently I needed to decrease and in which direction to achieve the slanted edge of the V. After performing these bits of math magic, I ended up with the following.
Let’s say we make ourselves a sweater and it’s so adorable that we want to make one for the WHOLE FAMILY! Obviously we need to make the pattern larger or smaller. To do that, we perform another transformation – dilation. (Note: it’s possible for this to get out of hand.)
When I could finally put down the pencil, as it were, having finished school, I thought I was finished with math forever. When I picked up my knitting needles, though, I found that math mattered more than ever.
Free Addition Facts Music & Activities
Songs, music, and rhyme are all helpful tools to aid students with math facts. Download some math songs to sing while you’re outside! There are also activities for when the weather doesn’t lend itself to outside math.
Today, an American treasure turns 100. Beverly Cleary, author and creator of beloved characters like Ramona and Beezus Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ralph S. Mouse, has provided us with stories that are timeless classics.
Although many of her books are set in a time when mothers didn’t work outside the home and computers were things found in science fiction, the human nature that Cleary is able to describe so eloquently is unchanging and forever relatable. We asked some Demme Learning employees to share their favorite Beverly Cleary book or character.
Jean S., Managing Editor: My favorite Beverly Cleary book was Ellen Tebbits. It was so gratifying to see that I wasn’t the only socially-awkward misfit whose mother made her wear old-fashioned clothing! Beverly Cleary is a master at understanding children and helping them laugh and grow through the stories she tells – definitely one of my all-time favorite authors!
Carolyn M., Marketing Coordinator: I remember sitting in the corner of our library with my class, and watching filmstrips of Ramona Quimby, the little girl who tried, but couldn’t avoid getting into scrapes. I’ll never forget the moment she accidentally crushed the egg on her head at lunch. Who hasn’t had a day in third grade kind of like that?
Melissa L., Administrative Assistant: Ramona Quimby, Age 8 and Beezus and Ramona were my JAM as a kid! One of my favorite parts was when she thought her parents were getting a divorce because they argued about how pancakes were supposed to be cooked! I also loved when Ramona was so mad she desperately wanted to swear, but didn’t know any swear words so she said, “guts” over and over…
Heather U., Accounting Generalist: The Mouse and the Motorcycle is a classic. I’m so glad my kids still have books that keep their interest more than apps or video games.
Gretchen R., Consultative Sales Rep: We love Beverly Cleary – she has been a part of our family for years!! One of my favorite lines from Ramona Quimby, Age 8 is: “With all four members of the family leaving at different times in different directions, mornings were flurried in the Quimby household.” I often think that things are “flurried” – in all sorts of ways!!
Joseph D., Online Marketing Specialist: Two of my favorite books growing up were Ralph S. Mouse and The Mouse and the Motorcycle; I love how Cleary writes these books in a way that they’re believably fantastical. I recently started reading Ramona the Pest to my three-year-old daughter, and after two pages she announced, “No pictures!” She’s not quite ready yet, but I’m sure she’ll be a fan.
Aimee S., Marketing Manager: All of the Ramona books resonated with me, as a little sister who mercilessly, and often unintentionally, tortured her big sister. I can also relate to thinking I’m smarter than I really am and being humbled in some pretty humiliating ways. As Cleary says, “It’s not that [Ramona] is naughty, it’s that things just didn’t work out the way she thought they should.” Ramona made me laugh at her experiences and helped me develop the ability to laugh at my own.
Cleary is unique in her broad, timeless appeal. Her stories are perfect for reading aloud and appreciated by readers and listeners of all ages. Visit your library to share these funny, touching, engaging stories with the next generation of readers.
Math-U-See approaches teaching and learning math just a little bit differently from other math curricula. We’re organized into levels, not grades, so students can proceed at their own pace as they master concepts. We believe in individualized instruction. And at the heart of our math curriculum – our manipulatives. More than just a supplement, Math-U-See Manipulatives are an integral part of our curriculum.
But because we’re different from others, we know it can be a little confusing to know what you need, whether you’re looking at our program for the first time (welcome aboard!) or are progressing steadily through levels with multiple students. We wanted to make it as simple as possible to make sure you have everything you need for your level.
That’s why we’re introducing our new Math-U-See Curriculum Sets. Wherever you are in your math instruction, we have a Set that will meet your needs. And the best news is, Math-U-See Curriculum Sets are priced at an attractive discount compared to the individual components, plus they include an exciting new value-added Element for free!
Math-U-See Universal Sets include everything you need for a level – the Instruction Manual with complete solutions, Instruction DVD, Student Workbook, Tests Booklet, all manipulatives required for the level, and login information for our new Digital Pack for the level.
If you have some or all of the required manipulatives, then you’ll want to consider a Math-U-See Level Up Set. With the Instruction Manual with complete solutions, Instruction DVD, Student Workbook, Tests Booklet, your choice to include any manipulatives you might be missing, and login information for our new Digital Pack for the level, you won’t end up with more – or less – than you need.
Of course, if you’re a long-time Math-U-See customer (thanks – you’re the reason we do what we do!), and just need the consumable Student Pack with the Student Workbook and Tests booklet for your second or third student who’s moving through a level, that’s available too, as are all the separate components you’re used to seeing from us.
The Algebra/Decimal Insert Kit is used with the Integer Block Kit to teach advanced decimal and algebra concepts in Zeta, Pre-Algebra, and Algebra 1. This Kit includes a booklet that shows at a glance how the Inserts can be used to teach a wide variety of decimal and algebra concepts; 20 red hundredths blocks; 4 red snap-in squares; 4 green snap-in squares; 15 blue snap-in strips; and 15 gray snap-in strips.
Introducing our improved Fraction Overlay Kit, with more unit pieces to make building mixed-number problems easier, and a dry-erase marker to work problems right on the overlays – both the colored and clear pieces will wipe clean. The fold-shut case itself easily stands on a bookshelf but is easy to manipulate and compact enough to be portable, and the tabbed flaps ensure everything stays put – no fishing pieces out of the schoolbag or off the floor. And each pocket is labeled so everything can easily be sorted and returned to the proper place for the next lesson. The new Fraction Overlay Kit is included with the Epsilon Universal Set or can be purchased separately as an Element.
Meet the Math-U-See Manipulatives Integer Block Kit – Goldilocks’ favorite manipulatives block set, because it’s “just right”! Our Curriculum Development team has carefully reviewed every single lesson and activity in each level that requires the use of Integer Blocks and determined the precise number that is just right for all levels of Math-U-See. This is the only Block Kit you’ll ever need, no matter what levels of Math-U-See your students are in. It’s included in Universal Sets that require Integer Blocks, and available as a separate Element. A durable carrying case has a convenient tray for simple clean-up and storage.
We’ve got more exciting news to share – something that you’ve been asking about for years! We are pleased to introduce the Demme Digital Packs for all of our Math-U-See levels. Accessible through any internet browser, you will have streaming video versions of our Instructional DVD, a PDF of the Instruction Manual, access to an online version of our Digital Manipulatives, and convenient links to a number of our free online resources. Twelve months of access is included free with the purchase of any Math-U-See Curriculum Set, or purchase access to any level separately for a reasonable subscription fee.