CashCrew Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 We are starting MUS Alpha & Beta this year for our 1st and 2nd grade boys, but the manipulatives are on backorder. I didn't order them through MUS because I thought I could find them used faster. However, that isn't the case. I can't find them anywhere (and ebay has them for way more than they are new). Looks like I may have to order them backordered through MUS. Does anyone know of a substitute manipulative I can use for the first few lessons until that comes in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen+4dc Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 You could try finding legos whose color/length match up. Do you have a friend who could loan you their blocks for a couple weeks? Substituting something else would be difficult because the first few lessons focus on recognizing the blocks: what number they represent, what color represents each number, etc. I'm not sure you can do the first few lessons without blocks..... Have you received your TM yet? You can read over the first few lessons and see what you think. Sorry, this probably doesn't help.:glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosy Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 Yeah, the manipulatives are kind of a big deal. You could make some out of cardstock maybe? Not the entire set, just enough to get by until they come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CashCrew Posted August 2, 2010 Author Share Posted August 2, 2010 Ahh I see. I knew we would need them but I didn't know if there were any on the market I could get by with until the others came. I guess if the first lessons start out explaining the blocks, it won't work. I just hate it when we can't start all our subjects on the first day. I like to start off with a bang and at full steam (while I still have steam left HA HA). :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 I believe it is on the MUS main page for their company that the manipulatives are on backorder. Sorry. No help here. Have you tried various used curriculum boards? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entropymama Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 Have you tried Unifix cubes? I got them at my local Learning Is Fun store, they also have a website. (learningisfun.com). We only used the MUS Primer level and it was a while ago, so I'm not sure they're really the same, but I think they'd work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom22ns Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 Have you tried the MUS swap group on yahoo? Try joining the group and posting a wanted ad, you may get them yet! MUSSwap@yahoogroups.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5LittleMonkeys Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 In the meantime could you do something else "math-y" with your dc. Maybe you could do a few weeks of money, time, measurement, etc. Those are things that MUS is a little weak on anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom2J112903 Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 I spoke with them earlier today-they have them but have not updated their site. I too want to switch to MUS but was worried about the munipulatives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aludlam Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 In the meantime could you do something else "math-y" with your dc. Maybe you could do a few weeks of money, time, measurement, etc. Those are things that MUS is a little weak on anyway. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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