A+ Interactive Math ~ Math Mini-Courses Review

A+ Interactive Math offers complete computer-based math courses and we reviewed two Math Mini-Courses from A+ Interactive Math  It provides comprehensive math mini-course coverage with multimedia lessons. The multimedia math mini programs are great for the student who prefers online lessons rather than just books. Hannah and Jacob both appreciated this aspect of the lessons as they learn best by both media and worksheet learning.

 Each colorful lesson walks the student through the topics step-by-step, with the voice of a teacher. The voice of the teacher has a little “computer type speech,” but it not hard to understand. Students may fast forward or review the teaching presentation. At the end of a mini-math lesson presentation, they can review the lesson in the text format, or they can go immediately to the set of interactive practice questions. If a student misses a practice problem, the program will automatically reteach the concept. After the online lesson, the students can work with pencil and printed PDF worksheets.

A recommended lesson plan sequence is provided by the program, but students can jump around between lessons (or you can assign lessons in your preferred sequence) rather than following a set progression.  I found the side bar “Table of Contents” made it easy to go to specific lessons.  I only wish it was easily expandable.  You must use the scroll bar at the bottom to completely view the table of contents description. This is minor, but I found it harder to navigate. 

A Worksheets Solution Guide and an Exams Solution Guide are both included in each math mini-course for parental use. 

The kids found each lesson easy to navigate and found each completed lesson and where they needed to go in order to progress through the courses.  

Hannah and Jacob both used the math mini- lessons that taught the concepts with engaging, computer animated video lessons, audio and text. They watched the lessons then used the worksheets that provided extra practice to help conquer each math concept. The kids and I both appreciated the automatic grading and tracking.

I continued to keep up to date on their progress using the progress reports after each section. Solution guides help me as an educator which helps save time and it helps the kids to even check their own work if possible. If an individual is not as confident then the solutions provide detailed step-by-step solutions with visuals to each problem.
For those who prefer the text versions of lessons, this is an additional option that creates flexibility in math lessons.
All you need is a computer (Windows PC or Mac) with a high-speed internet connection.
Online courses have automatically generated worksheets and exams with automatic scoring and tracking. Courses have printable worksheets available and exams if parents wish to use them. (You might want to use them so that students can show their work along with their answers.) These will need to be corrected manually.

Topics are taught individually and worksheets have problems pertaining only to the current topic.

Summary

A+ Interactive Math provides online Math Mini-Courses for you to give students a comprehensive math instruction. I believe A+ Interactive math is a wonderful program that keeps tract of scores and allows parents and students to work at their own pace.  It allows automatic grading and worksheets which for busy homeschool families is a huge benefit.  We enjoyed it and feel it is something that each family will both enjoy that keep student engaged in the math learning process and stimulated to want to learn more. 

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Demme Learning Reveiw

We jumped at the chance to review Math-U- See from Demme Learning. Math- U- See is an independent Math Learning program.  My daughter loved learning with the Math-U-See Digital Pack; Delta Level: Single and Multiple – Digit Division because the pack allowed her to learn online by watching a recorded lesson and using printed worksheets along with the online content.  This math program can be utilized by a family or a group. It is perfect for individuals in need of an instructor who is enthusiastic, and knowledgeable about math. 

 The online content includes recorded classroom time with the instructor using hands on manipulatives and a dry erase board to explain problems in detail.  Hannah listened to the lesson then worked on worksheets that were printed off which corresponded with that particular lesson.  She then continued until she had mastered the content.  She took a test with the test booklet and then I checked and compared her answers with solutions which were are printed off the site.  It was extremely easy to use and implement.  The digital pack includes online manipulatives which would even change to negative numbers if need be. This interactive site is fun easy to use.

During the math lessons, Hannah learned various mathematical concepts such as division, division with fractions, parallel lines, areas of a trapezoids, triangles and parallelograms.  All lessons were demonstrated in detail.

Furthermore, the Delta Pack combined hands-on style, incremental instruction, and multiple, continual review in a program that is centered around manipulatives. It excels in its hands-on presentation of math concepts which enables students to understand how math works. It is a multi-sensory math programs that continues to use manipulatives throughout the entire lesson: manipulative blocks, both online and in the physical packs, create a well-rounded math learning environment.  The digital app version of the manipulatives offers a virtual experience utilizing the manipulatives. The app is available for various devices, so one can learn on the go. The manipulatives snap together similar to LEGOS(c).  The instruction manual includes worksheets and solutions.  The physical pack includes DVD’s, manipulatives, test booklets and Instructor’s manipulatives.   Demme’s presentation is enthusiastic and engaging as he explains concepts clearly on each lesson.  He includes many math tricks that made me say WOW I was never taught that in school. 

One of the things I think makes Math-U-See so popular is that many families and groups find the presentations of the math concepts more concrete and demonstrated more thoroughly in several kinetically, visually, and auditory ways, which helps students comprehend much more than they might have been taught in school or grasped. Parents and teachers do a much better job teaching their own children when they are enthusiastic and have a positive attitude about math.  Math-U-See has accomplished that. Math-U-See uses an approach requiring students to demonstrate mastery of each topic before moving on. The program also builds in organized reviews for previously learned concepts.

SUMMARY:

In conclusion, Math-U-See is great for those students who need an interactive systematic math program. I would highly recommend this for any age student. This program makes math fun and engaging.  The students will learn from Demme, tips and trick that will help them at any math level. They will learn to love math.    

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