As many of you know my daughter Jasmine has always struggled in math. We have tried everything over the years but she just wasn’t getting it. However, she gets her progress report today and she is has an 89 in math!! Talk about proud parents. I was so happy that I actually shed a tear. As a parent, I felt so bad seeing her struggle year after year. I also felt that teachers were not giving her the help she needed. This year we are so blessed that we have a math teacher that understands and gets it! He was my son’s math teacher last year and Dre loved him. However, math has always his strong subject. So I really didn’t know how this was going to go with Jasmine. However, I am proud to say I couldn’t have asked for a better math teacher for her. I noticed Jasmine coming home excited about her math class, talk about shocker! After looking at her grades online I noticed she was passing, with almost all A’s! I decided that as a parent I should take this time to send her teacher a thank you email. I couldn’t express enough how much we appreciate him. I am sure he was shocked that he got an email praising him. Because, like most parents I don’t really take the time like I should just to send those “I appreciate you emails” out of the blue. He replied back thanking me for the nice words. He also shared with me a site that they work on at school called IXL.com. He told me that he would be sending her log in info home soon, so she could do it at home also for extra help.
I decided to check out the site. I was very impressed. So impressed, that I contacted the company to see if I could do a review for them on my site. It’s not only for schools but for home use! I wanted to check it out hands on. Plus, I liked the fact that I could get the other kids doing the same thing. We love education websites. However, all sites are not created equally. When the kids got home I told Jasmine that her teacher told me about the IXL.COM. She was super excited that I went ahead and scored a review for 1 year service. I set each child up their very own account. They were all excited to play. With over 2,000 skills spanning pre-kindergarten to geometry, and an unlimited number of computer-generated problems, the kids always have something new and exciting to practice on. The site is really fun and the kids love it! They remind me every day that they need to get on there. So far they try to spend 30 minutes each night practicing.
The kids are doing great! Here is a few screen shots that we took our first night..
Jada was so excited that she won a gold medal!
Jada Won!
Jasmine Was on a roll….
Easy To Switch between users
What I like the most
The right skills to practice for your state’s math standards!
The kids love it! They actually tell me they need to log on instead of me asking them!
Weekly Email updates on the kid’s progress (Click to enlarge)
Detailed reports pointing out successes and trouble spots.
Questions that adapt to your child’s ability, increasing in difficulty as they improve! This was the best part. The older kids thought they had it made. However, the more questions they got right the harder it got! So It keeps challenging them!
What the kids like most
It’s Fun!
They can earn Awards and certificates
If they do miss a question they get feedback and examples on why. Which shows them how to do it!
They try to see who can score 100% first in the fastest time. *which makes it more of a fun math completion*
Math lessons that they are actually using in the classroom.
Do we recommend getting a Membership?
YES! Even if your child is not struggling in math this is a great site to help them exceed! I really wish I knew about this site sooner. When All 3 of the kids, love it that tells me something. For only $79 per year or $9.99 per month you can’t go wrong! After our one year is up I will be purchasing another year. That’s how much I stand behind this program!
ENTER TO WIN!
Head on Over to IXL Facebook page to enter to win one year free membership!
So Thank you Mr Baker and IXL.com for making math fun!! I hope more schools are using this program and more parents join so their children can learn to love math! So make sure to check it out today!
