My kids have been needing a fresh look at math skills practice for quite a while. We were given a full year subscription to
Mathletics, an online math program providing math skills practice for children in grades K-12.
Mathletics is a division of
3P Learning and is utilized in both schools and homes as a supplement to any standing math curriculum. With Mathletics, the overall system is fairly user friendly. Once students are enrolled and assigned to a course, students work on skills within that course. Parents set the level at which the student is working (from the parent page) and, in case of a student finishing a level or needing to change to a more appropriate level, parents may change the course in which the student is working up to five times during the year. The different courses are standards-based and thorough, although not intended to serve as a stand-alone math curriculum.
We were working through the Algebra and Geometry courses. The main part of the courses is the activity section. In this section, students work through the course content topically. Within each topic, students take a pretest, complete multiple tasks (each containing ten questions and requiring 80% mastery to move on), and a post test. When a student completes a task with 80% mastery or better, he/she earns a gold bar. These gold bars, along with other tasks, help the student accumulate points which can be used to add new features to his/her avatar. Honestly, this is the one part of the program that my kids did not get into. They felt it was more for younger kids. It is a nice incentive for the younger bunch. I had access to printable workbooks for each topic. This is really helpful for learners who need pen / paper practice. There are video explanations of the topics and interactive, blackboard demonstrations of different problems. In the Live Mathletics section, students compete for speed and accuracy with another student in their grade level. This is a great perk for competitive students! Parents are able to assign up to 10 particular tasks to the student. Upon signing on, the student will be required to do these tasks before attempting anything else on the site. Another nice parent feature is that the parent is able to log on, or to receive email updates, to see the time each student has spent practicing, the particular skills practiced, and the scores earned. My kids have enjoyed their experience with Mathletics. I enjoy the parent features, especially the email updates. The website itself takes a bit of learning to navigate, but is easy once you get the hang of it. The kids enjoyed the fact that they only had to do ten problems for each task. I have been using this with them to help them review for their ACT test and felt that
the topics covered were thorough and easy to understand. It takes the kids anywhere from 15-30 minutes to complete a task. They usually complete 1-2 tasks in one sitting. I also appreciate the fact that this is not a download product. It is entirely web based, so you can login and access the program anywhere you have internet access. There is also a mobile app available. Mathletics is not a math game website. The program is colorful and does offer some small incentives / rewards and does provide for some competition. Priced at $59 per student for a 1-year subscription, Mathletics delivers quality math practice. To read other crew reviews, click on the banner below.
My kids have been needing a fresh look at math skills practice for quite a while. We were given a full year subscription to Mathletics, an online math program providing math skills practice for children in grades K-12. Mathletics is a division of 3P Learning and is utilized in both schools and homes as a supplement to any standing math curriculum. With Mathletics, the overall system is fairly user friendly. Once students are enrolled and assigned to a course, students work on skills within that course. Parents set the level at which the student is working (from the parent page) and, in case of a student finishing a level or needing to change to a more appropriate level, parents may change the course in which the student is working up to five times during the year. The different courses are standards-based and thorough, although not intended to serve as a stand-alone math curriculum. 
We were working through the Algebra and Geometry courses. The main part of the courses is the activity section. In this section, students work through the course content topically. Within each topic, students take a pretest, complete multiple tasks (each containing ten questions and requiring 80% mastery to move on), and a post test. When a student completes a task with 80% mastery or better, he/she earns a gold bar. These gold bars, along with other tasks, help the student accumulate points which can be used to add new features to his/her avatar. Honestly, this is the one part of the program that my kids did not get into. They felt it was more for younger kids. It is a nice incentive for the younger bunch. I had access to printable workbooks for each topic. This is really helpful for learners who need pen / paper practice. There are video explanations of the topics and interactive, blackboard demonstrations of different problems. In the Live Mathletics section, students compete for speed and accuracy with another student in their grade level. This is a great perk for competitive students! Parents are able to assign up to 10 particular tasks to the student. Upon signing on, the student will be required to do these tasks before attempting anything else on the site. Another nice parent feature is that the parent is able to log on, or to receive email updates, to see the time each student has spent practicing, the particular skills practiced, and the scores earned. My kids have enjoyed their experience with Mathletics. I enjoy the parent features, especially the email updates. The website itself takes a bit of learning to navigate, but is easy once you get the hang of it. The kids enjoyed the fact that they only had to do ten problems for each task. I have been using this with them to help them review for their ACT test and felt that
the topics covered were thorough and easy to understand. It takes the kids anywhere from 15-30 minutes to complete a task. They usually complete 1-2 tasks in one sitting. I also appreciate the fact that this is not a download product. It is entirely web based, so you can login and access the program anywhere you have internet access. There is also a mobile app available. Mathletics is not a math game website. The program is colorful and does offer some small incentives / rewards and does provide for some competition. Priced at $59 per student for a 1-year subscription, Mathletics delivers quality math practice. To read other crew reviews, click on the banner below. 
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