But for kids who are the slightest bit math-phobic, or who don t like math, or who are being taught by parents who had trouble with math, this is one great program. Watch the video first to learn the basic concepts which are the foundation of the program. The video shows Demme speaking to a group of parents and children, who have sets of blocks so that they can work with each concept as he teaches it. His style is very engaging. He explains why and what he is doing clearly.
Children learn concepts with the manipulatives.
They verbalize what they are doing. They listen to the skipcount tape to build a foundation for multiplication and division auditorily. And, they do paper and pencil work some of which drills them on their math facts. This is a true multi-sensory program. I felt the whole program was so valuable that I started my children back in the Foundations Course so they would know how to set up problems using the manipulatives.