Some students have trouble memorizing multiplication facts and often times find it boring. With the Online Times Alive subscription and Times Alive App from City Creek Press, Inc., students can learn math facts by watching videos and having fun. We received a six month subscription and the App to try out!
So what is Online Times Alive? It's an online program for students that teaches all the times tables from 0-9 using cartoons, stories, visual tricks and mnemonics based on the best selling book, Times Tables The Fun Way Book for Kids. Students watch movies, learn songs, play interactive games and participate in progress checks.
I like that this program tracks your students progress so you can see their improvement. It has a pre-test to see where your student is starting from and a post-test after they have completed the program. The average post-test score after using Times Alive is 98%! I also like that parents can see the time, date, scores and lesson completion information. You can use this online program for an unlimited number of students. In order to track their progress, the students need to use the same computer every time (because the data is stored on the computer itself), which can be a Mac or PC.
Times Alive is full of lively animation that make the number characters come alive. Each story is immediately followed by a catchy song and music video that helps tie the story to music. It includes little quizzes and interactive games as the students progress through the program to help test recall. There is not a lot of parent involvement needed as long as your student can use a computer or navigate through an App.
Times Alive is full of lively animation that make the number characters come alive. Each story is immediately followed by a catchy song and music video that helps tie the story to music. It includes little quizzes and interactive games as the students progress through the program to help test recall. There is not a lot of parent involvement needed as long as your student can use a computer or navigate through an App.
This is the song for the story about 8 x 8.
And here is an example of a game question.
This is a question asking students to remember the stories and which facts they correspond with.
An example of a short progress check and quiz.
As I mentioned above, there is also an optional Times Alive App available for iOS 9.0 or above so you can download it to your iPhone or iPad. You can purchase this in addition to the online subscription. My kids actually preferred using the App. I think they liked the portability of our iPad.
The stories, songs and games in Times Alive help make learning the times tables fun and easy. E, F and G are really having fun with the stories and songs. They especially like the songs!
Check out the video below to see a fun sample of the videos your students will watch using this program.
What's the cost? With this subscription a one-time registration fee of $6.95 is charged at sign-up and the membership for Online Times Alive is $9.95/month. You can cancel at any time. I have a coupon code for you if you'd like to check out Online Times Alive, use code lovetolearn and get your $6.95 sign-up fee waived! The App is available for $14.99 and there is a free, Lite option that you can try out as well. The Lite version includes lessons 1-3.
While you certainly could use this program with any student who needs help with their basic multiplication facts, I think it is best suited for children 3rd/4th grade and younger so in my family E, F and G. They have used it the most and continue to enjoy it!
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