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I am SO EXCITED about Math U See!!

Monday, November 9th, 2009

I stumbled across this curriculum while looking at a website of suggested resources for Visual-Spatial Learners. Math U See is designed to be a homeschool curriculum, but I’m wondering why more people don’t know about it and use it. I really wish I had learned about it a lot earlier—like when I was in middle school.

Some core principles set this curriculum apart. Students use blocks (aka “manipulatives”) to build all the numbers first. So for every problem they “build it, say it, AND write it”—thus appealing to many different learning styles—tactile, visual, verbal, etc. An integral goal of the curriculum is that students not only know how to do math operations, but also that they know when to do each one.

Also, teaching Math U See style involves four steps: preparing the lesson by watching a DVD of Math U See founder Steve Demme teaching the curriculum; presenting the lesson to the student; practicing in the workbook; and proceeding when the student can demonstrate mastery by teaching the material back to you.

I love the autonomy support aspect of this curriculum. Steve Demme explains that many people ask how long they should spend on a lesson, and he believes you should really take as much time as you need. I think it’s so cool that the student really sets the pace for when it’s time to move to the next new idea.

4 Comments on “I am SO EXCITED about Math U See!!”

  • Ethan Demme on December 3rd 8:29 am

    Glad to hear you are excited about Math-U-See 🙂

  • Rebecca Zook on December 5th 1:43 pm

    Ethan, I’m so glad you stopped by my blog!! It’s great to “meet” you 🙂 I will be posting more about Math U See to be sure. I checked out your blog and it is great!!

  • Christia Mattey on June 12th 3:26 pm

    Hi Rebecca, Do you do math u see tutoring? Or is there a list of “certified” math u see tutors that can deliver the tutoring with fidelity?

    My best,

    Christia
    330-705-5891

  • Rebecca Zook on June 12th 4:10 pm

    Christy, thanks so much for this great question! I know you and I actually just connected on the phone, but I wanted to answer your question here, for other families who might be wondering the same thing.

    Yes, I absolutely do Math U See tutoring! To my knowledge, Math U See doesn’t offer a certification, so it’s more about having a conversation with the individual practitioner to discern if they would be the right person for the student.

    Sending you love!

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