Math U See Did Not Work for Us

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Math U See Did Not Work for Us

by Carol
(United States)

Visitor Homeschool Curriculum Review: I heard so many great reviews of Math U See from the parents in our homeschool group and decided to try it. Hands-on Math sounded like a lot of fun to my kids.

It was one of the biggest mistakes in homeschooling so far.

Our kids did not enjoy it AT ALL. They hated watching the video and dreaded doing their math. The blocks do not make sense to them.

We have gone back to the good old fashioned math that is less hands-on.

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by: Anne

I'm a home school mom for 17 years and have a bachelor's degree in elementary education, but I am not going to pretend to be an expert.

My heart goes out to you and your son, and I am sure the best place for him is at home as you are already doing. I have read and personally agree wholeheartedly with the book Better Late Than Early by Dr. Raymond Moore--have you ever read it? He was on Focus on the Family numerous times, and I'm sure you could get the book from Amazon. I hope you find this helpful, too.

I wonder has your son ever been tested for allergies and/or food sensitivities? I know with many children food with sugar set up a yeast allergy response (especially if they have been on several courses of antibiotics), which causes anxiety, therefore making it very difficult to sit still and focus, etc. I have had problems with this myself, and find much relief from avoiding sugar and refined starches as much as possible, and supplementing with good probiotics (either Activia yogurt or health food supplements). It may even help for him to try some allergy medications such as Claritin, maybe. Other possible culprits could be food dyes and preservatives. Maybe you already know this?

Something else that I found through the years of home schooling is that some kids are more focused at different times of the day, and not necessarily right away in the morning. I know this isn't always convenient for us moms, but maybe that would be something to try. If your son is not really liking the videos, maybe he is more of a hands-on learner than auditory (listening) or visual. I pray that you will find answers and get the help you need for your son, and you are doing the best thing for him keeping him home to learn, where he will be most comfortable. God bless you!

Same Here..
by: Anonymous

My 2nd grade ADHD, SPD son is having the same experience with Math-U-See. Can't follow the videos,(even when I pause and explain) doesn't get the manipulatives at all, and really stresses everyday about math lessons.

I am new to homeschooling, took him out at Christmas when I realized he wasn't learning to his full potential in the special ed classes in public school.

One day he gets it fine, other days he has no idea. Very distractable and hard to keep on task. Not sure how to reach through the wall. Very worried about multiplication and division since he still has not memorized adding numbers 1 - 20.

Can you recommend another curriculum or method of teaching math? we are currently stuck at adding multiple numbers, adding more than 2 digit numbers with carrying, and subtraction with borrowing. Money sometimes throws him off with the decimal, but he's getting it.

Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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