Moving With Math

Grades:K-8

Moving With Math from Math Teachers Press, Inc

Linking Manipulatives - Practice - Problem solving.
Moving with Math program uses manipulatives to teach all essential math concepts from pre-kindergarten through pre-algebra. Every lesson begins with manipulative activities to develop understanding of concepts at the concrete level. Activity-based learning provides the solution for all learning styles. Real world problems and problem solving strategies, such as drawing pictures, acting out problems and finding the pattern, are an integral part of each lesson plan. At the primary level, a new program which integrates children's stories has recently been developed.

You can request a free sample and catalog from Moving With Math

Student package $60-70/for 2 grades. Essential manipulative kit $60. Teacher guide $30-50 (each is for two grades).

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Reviews of Moving With Math curriculum

Grades:K-8

Time: about 8 years

I've used Moving With Math for three different children, one in grades 3-7, one for grades 7-8, and one for grades K-3, so I'm pretty familiar with this curriculum.

Pro: The organization into discrete Learning Objectives makes it easy for me to supplement; I also like the pretests and post-tests, which make it easy to know what topics to focus on. The included review tests help strike a nice balance between a "spiral" and a "topical" math curriculum. The suggestions for manipulatives are helpful, especially at the lower levels. The curriculum is relatively inexpensive.
Con: The artwork is really lame; the Teacher's Guides vary a lot from one level to the next; the work asked of the 7th and 8th graders is not very challenging. By level: The Kindergarten level can easily be the basis for your whole curriculum, because it uses a lot of cross-curricular material, and has an extremely detailed teacher's manual. The Level A, B, and D teacher's manuals are very minimal. The Level C teacher's manual is excellent.

Any other helpful hints:
Consider whether the reproducible or consumable version of the "Skill Builders" book is a better value for you.

Dianna McMenamin

Grades:5th-6th

Time: 1 year

Wonderful! Used it with my child who was reluctant and he begged to do more math. I loved the games and illustrations. Especially loved it when my child said, "Why does everyone think decimals and percentages are so hard?" Book explained teaching tools and methods. Loved the "logic" to the teaching. Made it simple. Wish my teacher had this when I was a kid.

Cindy Taylor

Grades:2

Time: 6 months

Moving With Math is a wonderful math program. It is extremely easy to use, and helps parents understand which skills their children still need to work on. It breaks difficult concepts into easy, non-threatening baby steps so that children understand the "why" and the "how". It also incorporates literature and reading with math! If you are looking for a math curriculum, go to the Moving With Math website and order a catalog and sample curriculum. You will love it!

Nancy Nelson

Grades:Primary 1

Time: 3 months

I love the variety of activities and interest this program adds. I could easily spend 2 hours/day on math if we did everything, but we pick and choose from the activites to maintain variety. There is a very brief daily review to ensure nothing is learned then forgotten, oral at first (for first grade). My child had poor fine motor (so couldn't do the workbooks for some curriculums) and is easily bored with repetitive work. This curriculum provided games, drawing assignments, books, manipulative play, journal writing, and other activities. It added the breadth we needed.

It is written with directions for a classroom teacher, but with the exception of a few lesson introductions that suggest a class participation activity, it doesn't matter.

Deidre Hemphill

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