TOS Homeschool Crew: Math Tutor
Another math product I had received for free to review as part of the TOS Homeschool Crew were two sets of DVDs by Math Tutor.
The first one, The Basic Math Word Problem Tutor, is an 8 hour video course which comes as 2 DVDs.
The DVDs cover instruction on word problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division using whole number, fractions, percents, ratios and proportions. You can see the DVD contents from the Math Tutor website here.
I homeschool very eclectically so I do not use just one curriculum like many of my friends. I have to admit I have found most video instructions to be kind of awkward. In my limited experience with them, in the ones I have watched before, the instructor on the video tries to make the kids feel as if they are sitting in a classroom and it always seems so artificial and distracting. However I was very impressed with the instruction provided on the Math Tutor DVDs I received to review. The instructor in the Math Tutor DVDs does not act as if he is performing for the video but instead acts as a teacher would in front of a classroom. The presentation itself is very well done. He states each problem, illustrates it and walks through how to solve each one and to help your child see how to approach similar word problems so that they not only learn how to solve the exact one shown but how to approach all other ones like it. Even my daughter who does not like math was very attentive watching the instruction.
Overall I was very impressed with the quality and instruction of these DVDs. I know a lot of parents who do not like teaching math and have misgivings about their ability to do so. This is an ideal DVD for them as well as those who feel secure in teaching math.
Cost for The Basic Math Word Problem Tutor is $26.99 and can be purchased on the product page for it at the MathTutorDVD.com website.
The next DVD I received to review was for younger kids called Young Minds Numbers and Counting.
This DVD displays wonderful pictures that are used in teaching your child to count from 1 to 10. While the pictures are being displayed and the narrator counts to your child, classical music selections from composers such as Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Mozart, Pachelbel, and Vivaldi are played throughout the DVD in the background. Your child will also be exposed to the sounds that the objects make such as when a frog is shown, you will hear a rib-bit. While my children are beyond the age for this DVD, they still enjoyed the pictures and music that are a part of this DVD program. Your young child will surely benefit from the multi-sensory learning environment that this DVD has for your child.
Cost for Young Minds Numbers and Counting DVD is $19.99 and can be purchased on the product page for it at the MathTutorDVD.com website.
You can also check out what my fellow Crew members had to say about these DVDs on our Blog by going here.
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