Opinions (esp from maths teachers) on MathsGoGoGo

[IslaValargeone]

I wondered how many people use these worksheets, and how you find them?
Thanks.

Never heard of it, just had a look at site and it doesnt appeal. Too many links to get to what you want. Seems expensive for worksheets.
Not very appealing worksheets. One I opened was very confusing.

Tried a sample lesson but it froze and didnt show anything.

I would have to spend more time on it before making a true judgement but on first link to the site it isnt one that would motivate my children to use.

There are better sites available

The video has finally loaded. It is too slow.

I use the worksheets in tutoring. They are well thought out and laid out and cover most of the national curriculum fairly well. I have found that supplementary material is needed for some children in some areas though.

However:

You do not need to pay for a monthly subscription! If you visit Mathsphere here
www.mathsphere.co.uk/products/MathSphereWorksheetsItsAllFiguredOutHomeEdition.htm you can buy the same worksheets on a CD for £20

This would then last your dc the entire primary years!

PS - the CD doesn't have games, but there are lots of free online games for arithmatic basics such as tables that you could use instead.

Thanks very much, especially Sarahfreck for saving me money! Wondered if I might pick your brains re a question, (ie) how do I do it?
Fred counts his models in groups of 5 and has one left over. He then counts them in groups of 3 and also has one left over. How many does he have?
It's from a year 5 worksheet, but I'm having a thick moment and don't get it

I'd guess at year 5, you should do it by trial and error ( though you could also do it algebraically).
So start counting up in 5's
5 then add 1 = 6
does this divide by 3 with 1 remainder - no
10 then add 1 = 11
does this divide by 3 with 1 remainder - no
and so on until you find one that works