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Times Table the Fun Way {Times Alive Review}

February 9, 2017 by Emilee Evans

My kids are very different learners, but if there is anything they agreed on last year it was that they don’t like multiplication. Needless to say, when I was presented with the opportunity to share a Times Alive review, I was definitely excited! Times Alive offers online lessons with animated songs and stories to learn times tables the fun way.
Times Alive Times Tables the Fun Way
For our review we received a 3-month subscription, though it is offered as a month-to-month subscription with an initial setup fee. Once the account is setup it can be easily accessed online from any computer that is connected to the internet. If you like to take learning on the go, it can work on an iPad if the iPad has a FLASH app so it is capable of using FLASH programs. Our iPads don’t have a FLASH app, so I didn’t opt to try this option. We have been accessing it from both a desktop and laptop computer.
I have been using Times Alive with both my 10 year old son and 9 year old daughter. Getting started with Times Alive has been easy. It has an easy to navigate interface that also helps track progress. It’s important to note that if you do use it on multiple devices, be sure the children using it only use it on that same device. For example, my daughter was using it on the desktop while my son was using it on the laptop. If they use it on the other computer, they can still log in and do lessons, but their progress won’t be saved on that computer.
Times Tables the Fun Way {Review}
When I first told the kids they would be working on multiplication they both groaned. Since starting Times Alive, though, I haven’t heard a word of complaint again! It teaches all of the times tables through fun stories and songs. Sometimes I get complaints from my oldest about things that are taught this way because he’s “too old for it,” but he didn’t feel that way about Times Alive.
When first starting Times Alive they were given a “Pre-Test,” which did get groans from both. Neither did terribly well, and it took them a long time to finish it. As they progress, I see how quickly they go through the little Progress Check quizzes that are given every few lessons. A couple of times they noticed it threw in a few problems they hadn’t actually learned through Times Alive yet. They’d get a little hung up on them, but I was surprised how quickly they could answer the others (and get them right, too)!
Times Tables the Fun Way {Review}
Each lesson only takes a few minutes, and if you’re not paying attention, it’s easy to keep going through additional lessons without realizing it. It happened to my son, at least, when he first started it! The kids have been doing one lesson per day each week day. This is more than the suggested schedule, but they haven’t felt overwhelmed. In fact, they like doing it every day! Since we are at the beginning of our new homeschool year, we have been using Times Alive exclusively for math. I think it will make easing back into a full math easier because they will have their times tables down!

Times Alive Review

Times Alive Review
Overall, we have been loving Times Alive. It’s fun and interactive, and it’s memorable. The kids have been easily remembering their times tables, and this will definitely help them as they move on with math for our 2017 school year. They can recall them easily which is definitely which will definitely be helpful! It’s easy to access and use, the lessons are short and fun. It’s been the perfect way to teach them their times tables!

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Homeschool Math for Grades K-12 {CTCMath Review}

August 3, 2016 by Emilee Evans

Sometimes we are blessed with the opportunity to review curricula we have reviewed in the past and see it in a whole new way. That has been the case with CTCMath! Now that the kids are at different ages and stages (and our youngest is now at school age) we found that CTCMath is actually what we’ve been looking for! We have been using the CTCMath Homeschool Membership with all three of our children for 3rd Grade and Kindergarten, and it’s been a good fit for all!
CTCMath ReviewCTCMath is an online homeschool Math program for grades K-12 and quickly became our predominant math curriculum for all three of our children. CTCMath is a comprehensive tutorial program that walks kids through video lessons that are followed by questions. Kids can watch the videos as many times as needed. They are generally fairly short. I don’t think we’ve had one yet that was much more than 5 minutes. This is perfect for our kids’ short attention spans and concentration challenges, yet they really are absorbing what they’re learning.
Students can complete the CTCMath lessons in a short amount of time. They can likely complete more than one lesson in a day without feeling overwhlemed. We, personally, still started with just one lesson a day about 4-5 days per week. I have kept it to one lesson a day for our youngest (Kindergarten) because it does take a bit longer as I sit with him to do the lessons. Our older two children, though, have been completing two lessons a day and still are generally done within 30 minutes.
CTCMath Homeschool Math Video Lesson
The homeschool math videos teach topics step-by-step along with showing examples of the problems. What I love is not only do they show the example questions, but they explain how to solve them. The videos present the solutions slowly so many times the kids can answer the questions first. They feel like they’ve gotten some practice before they’ve even started the questions!
The questions in the lesson are directly related to what they are learning. Although there is some reading involved, there is an option to click on the speaker and have the question read to you. This helps our oldest son (who has a reading delay). It also helps our youngest learn how to work independently. As I mentioned, I do sit with him, but I love that he’s trying to navigate it on his own. This speaker feature makes that possible!
CTCMath Homeschool Math Questions
After they have finished all the questions, it will then show the questions they got incorrect and reveal the correct answer. I, personally, take this opportunity to go over those questions with them and help them work out the correct answer. CTCMath gives them percentage based scores when completed.
They are able to answer the set of questions again (though the questions will be different) to improve their score. If they choose this option, it then takes the averages of the scores. It does offer a reward system for those that average a 95% or higher will get a gold medal, next is the silver medal and so on. There are printable certificates you can display!
Unfortunately, our printer hasn’t been working, but here are examples of the certificates they earned in the past:
CTC Math Review
Additionally, CTCMath offers Diagnostics Tests. These tests basically present questions covering all the topics in the lesson. Since we were starting at a completely new point, this helped me determine where they would start. If they completed the Diagnostic Test with a 95% or higher I gave them the option to skip ahead to the next topic until they weren’t confident they already know the material. I (and they) really appreciated this because they didn’t have to start from the beginning!
With the CTCMath Homeschool Membership, families with more than one child can choose the Family Plan for 2 or more children. Each child gets their own individual login so they can be at various grade levels. You can access all of the homeschool math lessons and questions online. A child can pick up right where they left off when they log in again!
CTCMath Homeschool Math Parents Area
CTCMath also has a login specifically for parents. Parents can see all of their students and get a thorough view of their progress. In the parent dashboard I can see all of their recent activity, view detailed reports, view summary reports, and view any certificates earned. Although I can see this information in their individual accounts, it’s so convenient to see the information for all of them at once. Plus, I have the option set to get regular emails with report information! There is also an additional option to Add Tasks, but I, personally didn’t explore this feature.

CTCMath Homeschool Math Review

CTCMath Review Homeschool Math
Overall, I think CTCMath is a good online homeschool Math program. It teaches lessons in a way that keeps kids’ attention. It has great features like the parents’ area and the option to read the questions to you. CTCMath teaches in a way that is similar to how I teach it. Plus they get to learn at their own pace. I get to help them with challenges, but also get to give them a little independent time. They have made some great changes since our last review. It’s definitely a good fit for our family!

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Teaching Kids Times Tables Made Easy! {Times Tales Review}

April 6, 2016 by Emilee Evans

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When I was young I remember having a red plastic board with the times tables on it. You would push the button down and see the answer. I would use it over and over and over again trying to memorize my times tables. It was so cumbersome and frustrating! When I thought about teaching kids times tables I knew there must be a better way, and I needed to discover it quickly because we were getting started with multiplication!
Times Tales from The Trigger Memory Co. offers a fun, unique way for teaching kids times tables through stories that are not only fun but make it easy to remember.
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For our review we received the Times Tales Digital Download. It includes two video files and three PDF files (which includes practice tests, tests, crossword puzzles, flashcards and cube games). I definitely recommend having a fast internet connection if you choose the digital download as the video files do take quite some time to download. I simply started downloading them and went about the rest of my day as they downloaded. The PDF files downloaded rather quickly for me.
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With Times Tales, our oldest son and daughter (ages 9 and 8 – both at generally a 3rd grade level) have been learning their upper times tables. Actually, I should say “have learned,” because that is how quick and effective it is! The times tables covered includes: 3×6, 3×7, 3×8, 3×9, 4×6, 4×7, 4×8, 4×9, 6×6, 6×7, 6×8, 6×9, 7×7, 7×8, 7×9, 8×8, 8×9 and 9×9. Because they were just now starting to learn multiplication I really wasn’t sure what to expect, but I had heard great things so I was hoping for the best, and it really did deliver!
The stories in the videos are presented in a way that is really fun and engaging for the kids. Our kids often have challenges when sitting still, but when they watched the Times Tales videos, they were fully immersed in the experience! Along with the stories, there are pauses for quiz-like questions to be answered before continuing. We’d simply pause it and wait for both kids to answer and then we’d verify. The kids really had a lot of fun with it! Even our 5 year old sat in on the videos. They do say you can use this for children as young as 5, and although he did enjoy the stories, he wasn’t quite as attentive as his older siblings!
Teaching Kids Times Tables with Times Tales
After watching the first video we took the rest of the week to do the games, practice the flash cards and do both the practice test and test. I will never forget the look on my husband’s face when he saw the test I put in front of them. He looked confused and asked if I was sure they knew how to do those problems. Although our son got a few of the problems mixed up the first time, he got them after that, and our daughter got 100% the first time. I was surely impressed!
Times Tales Worksheets
We started Part 2 the following week in the same manner and they picked it up just as quickly! We still continue using the flash cards, and I recommend laminating them to prolong their use. We drew out the Part 2 activities throughout the week as well.

Teaching Kids Times Tables

I never imagined teaching kids times tables could be so easy. Although we used the program and continued to practice over 2 weeks, I would really say they learned them and knew them well in less than 2 hours! It’s such a fun, engaging way for them to learn their times tables. I learned the stories with them so I could help when needed, but really I felt like they barely needed my help at all! I am so glad we had the opportunity to try Times Tales before we dove further into multiplication!

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FREE year of Math – A Curriculum for Busy Homeschool Moms!

December 9, 2015 by Emilee Evans

Do you struggle teaching Math? Now you can get a whole year of FREE Math – perfect for busy homeschool moms! Having three children, it can also get expensive to get curricula for the whole household. This free homeschool curriculum not only makes teaching Math easier, but it’s definitely a HUGE money saver as well!
A big thanks to A+ Interactive Math for offering this great offer and sponsoring this post.

Now Relax! You don’t have to teach or grade Math.
This program DOES EVERYTHING for you, including teaching, grading and tracking.

Most homeschool moms often find it difficult to homeschool math on a tight budget particularly when you are homeschooling multiple kids. They are looking for a math resource that can do most of the work including “teaching” for them and save them time. A math curriculum with Video Lessons that teach math concepts & Automatic Grading N Tracking of all the worksheets and tests with step-by-step solution to each problem is a HUGE time saver.
Now you can get this awesome COMPLETE math curriculum FREE for a Whole Homeschool Year. It includes Video Lessons and Interactive Review, Curriculum eBook (lessons in PDF format) and Worksheets & Tests that are Graded and Tracked by this program automatically.
NOTE: The FREE offer is for those who have NOT had a chance to use this wonderful math program for your homeschool journey. If you have already used this math curriculum (or one of our similar programs), you may not qualify for this free offer, however, they will be happy to offer you 60% discount if you would like to purchase one.
The Video Lessons teach various math concepts with fun, colorful and engaging computer animated visuals. The Interactive Review helps you identify and close learning gaps as the program automatically “re-teaches” math concepts if student provides incorrect answer. Parents/students can review each completed assignment with step-by-step solution to find mistakes and correct the issues.
All this makes this Math Curriculum a HUGE TIME SAVER & a BIG WINNER for Busy Homeschool Moms – ALL FREE.

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Yes, the Video Lessons that teach math concepts ARE INCLUDED! It also creates, assigns, and grades assignments (worksheets and tests) and tracks student progress for you so you don’t have to. This will easily save you 2 to 3 hours each week and get rid of all the frustration of checking and tracking student work. You DON’T have to teach, the program will teach for you!

You get a lot with this Math program – ALL FREE,
* Video Lessons with Interactive Review
* Curriculum eBook
* Worksheets & Tests – Already generated for you (online or print PDF)
* Parent can generate and assign worksheets & tests (optional)
* Students complete worksheets online or offline (printed PDF)
* Step-by-Step Solution to each problem
* Automatic Grading & Tracking (HUGE Time SAVER)
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* Plenty of practice to master math concepts

Why this new program and what’s so GREAT about it?

Most homeschool moms spend a minimum of 2 to 3 hours for each child homeschooling Math. This program can give you most of that time back with Video Lessons, Interactive Review, Worksheets, Tests, Step-by-step solutions and automatic Grading & Tracking. ALL this makes this a complete and ONLY math curriculum you will need – ALL this for FREE!
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