Community reviews for Illuminations

Pros: A wealth of material to draw from. A nice variety of quick interactive pieces that can be easily incorporated into a lesson. Full lesson plans that can be used or adapted as needed. Cons: There is so much there that it can be difficult or time consuming to sift through some of the materials. Some of the digital tools are a little dated and aren't always tablet friendly.

Illuminations is a wonderful tool for teaching and reviewing math skills. I love having the options to pinpoint the specific skills I want to review, while also having access to an endless amount of resources. This website has allowed me to access and provide more engaging review activities that target the specific skills I need to address. My students and I both have benefitted from this wonderful website and have found it to be a highly effective review tool. I love the fact that all of the lessons are already laid out for me, with options to provide tailored instruction for my students. The only suggestions for improvement are the inability to narrow the resources down to a grade specific content. Resources are grouped by grade ranges, which required me to continue narrowing my search until I was finally able to locate more grade specific material. I would like to have the option to specifically choose the grade I am addressing, and have immediate access to that material. I like having the range of resources provided, but would like to have that feature as an additional option if needed. Overall, I would highly recommend this website due to the fact that the benefits far outweigh the few minor inconveniences I discovered.