To start, each child creates a self portrait in the Character Creator. The image is then featured in every lesson throughout the program.
The lessons consist of five basic segments: new facts, commutative property, practice, quiz, and scoring. New facts are gradually introduced to children as they work toward mastery. Facts are grouped into units with each lesson in a unit introducing two new facts. A child must master these facts before moving into a new unit. Students practice over many sessions to reinforce their understanding of basic math facts in each unit. A child will need to master these facts before beginning a new unit. There are more than 360 activities to engage and encourage children to quickly and accurately respond to questions and advance to the next level.
An arcade featuring five games rewards children for completing a lesson. This helps to reinforce math facts and provide incentive, as well as relaxation and fun before beginning the next activity.
For parents, there is a Math Fact Matrix that provides an overview of your child’s performance on individual math facts. It is calculated based on speed, frequency, and other indicators of proficiency.
factsfirst is being distributed by Saxon, but was created by Skills Tutor, a sister company to Saxon. This program will complement any primary math program, and was not created specifically to accompany Saxon Math.
You can view more details and access demos on their website. Crew members received a 90-day subscription.
My children love this for the games.
Annie Kate
This makes practicing math facts a lot less of a drudgery.
Tristan
http://ourbusyhomeschool.blogspot.com
Great program!
Makes math drills fun. And it works!
Kimberly
welovetohomeschool.blogspot.com
This program is great for building mastery of math facts in a fun way. They still have to do the work, but can enjoy it along the way.
Heidi
http://www.homeschool-how-to.com
the kids are loving this one (well, as much as i can get them to love ANYthing math)!!
More affordable than most of the other online math facts review programs. Elementary kids enjoyed it!
April E.
We enjoyed this membership a lot! It is a great incentive for my son to work on his math facts!
My girls really enjoyed this interactive math site.
My daughter loved this one! Great mix of fun and academics.
My kids have enjoyed this one. This could be a helpful supplement to many people. When I signed the Linky, I accidently had both versions written, but there is only one version of factsfirst. Oops:) Definitely take time to check out the demo. You will get a good idea of the program itself.