Description
Hands-On Equations
Great Reviews from Home Education Groups!
“For the first time in my life, I actually understood how to do algebra and why it works. You and your child do not have to fear algebra. With Hands-On Equations, the solution to algebra is in your hands! I give it an A+!” – The Old SchoolHouse – The Magazine for Homeschooling Families (Click here to read the full review as well as the review by Dr. Heather W. Allen.)
“For the first time in my life, I actually understood how to do algebra and why it works. You and your child do not have to fear algebra. With Hands-On Equations, the solution to algebra is in your hands! I give it an A+!” – The Old SchoolHouse – The Magazine for Homeschooling Families (Click here to read the full review as well as the review by Dr. Heather W. Allen.)
First Place in the Algebra Category Practical Homeschooling Readership 2012
Click here to read the full review
“I cannot rave about this enough. I am so impressed! And I have not raved about a math program I can think of without qualification!”
– Julie Brennan, LivingMath.net
Hands-On Equations
Top Homeschooling Curriculum 2013
In only four lessons, your child will learn to solve equations such as 4x + 5 = 2x + 9!
The Hands-On Equations Deluxe Home Set
Hands-On Equations was awarded U.S. Patent 4,713,009.
The Hands-On Equations Deluxe Home Set consists of 1) The Hands-On Equations Learning System, 2) the Hands-On Equations DVD Instructional manual and 3) the Hands-On Equations Introductory Verbal Problems Workbook.
Sample Verbal Problems from the Hands-On Equations Introductory Verbal Problems Workbook:
1. Five packets of balloons and four loose balloons yield 59 balloons. How many balloons are in each packet?
2. Tom is five times as old as his little brother Ben. Together, the sum of their ages is 42. How old is each?
3. The side of a square is 5x + 2. If the perimeter is 68, how much is x?
maria Marrero (Verified Purchase) –
Excellent to close the school year with some 5th grade algebraic strategies. My students love the game and turn it into real operations.
Regina Walther (Verified Purchase) –
Truly does make algebra child’s play. Designed to start at 3rd or 4th grade, but I use this with jr hi who are struggling to grasp algebraic concepts.
kiora23 (Verified Purchase) –
I first ran across this instructional material as a 4th grade classroom teacher, and really loved using it with my students. Solid pre-algebra materials for the elementary crows are less common, and I was excited to see it sold individually to use at home with my own child. It is a wonderful way to move from concrete manipulation of pieces (they look like large chess pieces) and drawings that represent values and variables, into pre-algebra that uses the standard notation. It glides along very nicely into more levels of difficulty. This set is a great value. I would use the 3 books across 4th, 5th, and 6th grade (they step up in complexity). However, you can start earlier and move at your chosen pace. Everything you need included, including “teacher” demo guide. The demo guide is scripted, and makes each lesson very clear, stepped and self-explanatory. The materials store nicely, without taking much state in the ziplock bag provided. Great program!
Megan (Verified Purchase) –
Wonderful for teaching the basics of algebra to young children and kinestetic learners
Teacher (Verified Purchase) –
This is the best set of algebra manipulatives that I’ve found!
Rowena V. West (Verified Purchase) –
This product is outstanding for teaching students Algebra. It take them from concrete to representational and finally, abstract. The formula for total success!
Reader (Verified Purchase) –
My 10 year old is really enjoying learning algebra. He says it’s actually kind of fun.
Staci J. McDaniel (Verified Purchase) –
I’m a math educator and am completely in love with Hands-On Equations!! Last year, I used it for 5th grade enrichment. It’s such an amazing product that I even worked with a 1st grader last year to do problems such as: 3(x+2)+x=x+9!!! When algebra is taught at the conceptual level, it’s amazing how simple it is!! This product is a MUST-HAVE for middle schools!!! They have multiple class size kits sizes and even a digital version! Best product ever!
Brit (Verified Purchase) –
Hands-On equations is the best tool there is for introducing algebra. I used it roughly 20 years ago in school and now I’m finishing my PhD in a STEM field at a top university. I’m also dyslexic, so algebra might have been much less accesible to me if it weren’t for this product. I’ve talked to other successful STEM students with and without learning disabilities who also remember Hands-On Equations sparking their initial interest in math. This might be a bit gushy for an Amazon review, but this product seriously changes lives.
Laura Mason (Verified Purchase) –
Great for learning about equations
jbatti (Verified Purchase) –
THis is the most effective way of teaching beginning algebra ever. It is so clear and being hands on it really helps the students remember what to do. Superb product. I’ve been teaching for 40 years and this is the best kit I’ve ever seen.
TnByBirth (Verified Purchase) –
This hands on equations program is the best way to teach the concepts of algebra to young children or to those that are struggling with algebra in high school. It is a wonderful concrete way for children to “see” and understand what they are doing to solve equations. I wish I had been taught this way in high school, instead of trying to memorize what the teacher said, and had no idea what I was doing.
Bellarina (Verified Purchase) –
I purchased these sets for 2 homeschooling families as I saw 1st hand, as a teacher, it’s effectiveness with young and older learners in the classroom! You can get nothing better to teach Algebra concepts “hands on”.
Picqued (Verified Purchase) –
These are the best for making beginning algebra Hands On!
Sativa Gabbey (Verified Purchase) –
This is a great product for visual learning children
She Storms (Verified Purchase) –
This is by far my most favorite math curriculum for pre-algebra. My own teachers oh so many years ago had gone to a class in order to teach this method, they had the hands on system and I loved it so much. When I had my own children and found myself homeschooling I knew I had to find this system for them. I am so glad I did. It truly helped my daughter understand the basic concepts. I think the price is good for all the books and pieces. (I ordered on their website) and I also recommend the app they have for it, though I think being hands on at first is best!
Jane Maupin (Verified Purchase) –
I ordered and used in Gifted program years ago. Now am using in a one on one with my grandson (9years old). Wish I could afford a few more sets to use in school when I volunteer.
Casey (Verified Purchase) –
Perfect for enrichment elementary students or for students that are having difficulty with pre algebra.
Elizabeth S. Schairer (Verified Purchase) –
Outstanding! It focuses on concepts and understanding them rather than memorizing steps.
beth (Verified Purchase) –
Fantastic product for students in need of multisensory instruction.
Amy (Verified Purchase) –
This is a great method for teaching algebra to younger kids. My 9, 12, and 13 year old are really grasping the algebraic concepts and I cannot be more thrilled! When it’s time to pull out the “scale” and blocks they light up. It’s nice to see them looking forward to math lessons for a change. I highly recommend Hands On Equations for teaching how to solve linear equations.
Gardener (Verified Purchase) –
My eight year old loves this program. He likes it so much that he doesn’t even notice that he is working with addition while he solves the algebraic equations.
Chicken (Verified Purchase) –
I used this product when I was home tutoring a student in basic math. It was a great product that showed visually an abstract concept. Great purchase. One thing I didn’t realize until after I purchased it was that the student booklet with practice pages can’t be photocopied without buying an entire classroom set of the pieces. (It can be copied for home use -ed)
Karen A. Krall (Verified Purchase) –
I highly reccommend this product. I homeschool my boys. We use Saxon Math, but they get bored of doing it all the time. I also have many other math manipulatives that we supplement Saxon with. This one is my boys’ favorite!! They love it! They are only 9 years old, and the equations they are able to easily solve using the methods in this program are amazing. It gives kids a great beginning foundation for the algebra they will be introduced to later in school.