I wanted to write and let you know that the “Up the Hill” manipulatives I bought from you are a real hit in my classroom.  The children I teach all have learning disabilities of various kinds, so manipulatives were a tool that I needed in order to be able to teach them math.  Learning multiplication tables by rote definitely did not work as a teaching strategy for my students.  However, when I took out the multiplication game, they couldn’t wait to get their hands on all those beautifully colored wooden pieces.

I am thrilled to have found something that makes my students excited about learning multiplication!  They can’t wait to get to my room now so they can play this great game.  I allowed one struggling student to play the game with me for twenty minutes three times a week for four weeks, making the multiplication book as she progressed. She was able to learn almost all of her multiplication facts in this time, but more important, she experienced success and was confident that she could now learn division.

Thank you so much for the difference you made for me and my students.

Jean Harvey, Special Ed teacher