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Maggie
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Hi Moms-
Has anyone used the "Mat Man" books provided by HWT. I was looking at the shapes, etc...but didn't know if it was just twaddle and something that just naturally comes to children anyways...worth the money, or not?
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I've never used them...HWT has become much more school-oriented in the last couple of years, and I think the extra mat man activities are related to that.
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We used Mat Man here. It is a wonderful way to familiarize the child with the names of all the pieces. Also, copying a picture of Mat Man, or following your directions to assemble him, gives valuable practice with listening to instructions and with being attentive to visual details. This prepares a child later to copy letters, words, and, finally, sentences.
Mat Man also is helpful in teaching left, right, top, and bottom in a fun way. These concepts are important in the writing process.
So, I would recommend Mat Man especially with a very young child or a child that has special needs and needs extra exposure to concepts. An advanced or precocious student might be bored with it, however.
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i guess I should have been more specific. I think that MatMan is a great tool, for all the reasons that Caroline mentions. You don't need anything other than the wood pieces for him. It's all the *extra* stuff they're selling now, ie MatMan story books, that I think are unneccessary.
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We use HWOT very successfully without Mat Man.
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we use HWOT without mat man, but I love the music CD.
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