The following post is in collaboration with Homeschool+. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Are you looking for an online homeschool elementary curriculum that offers customized learning to support your home education? Homeschool+ may be for you!
Quick Overview
Program: Homeschool+
Religious Perspective: Secular
Format: Online Curriculum presented in a variety of formats
Grades: PreK - 2nd
Price: $49.99/mo until canceled or $479.88/yr until canceled
A Customized Learning Program
My youngest child is 5 this year and it quickly came to my attention that the homeschool curriculum I used with my first two children, wasn’t going to work for me OR my child.
When I first began homeschooling 13 years ago, I had no clue what I was doing. I needed a complete curriculum that not only taught the subject matter that my kids needed to learn, but one that taught ME how to teach THEM. I needed a curriculum that showed me what to do and say. At least until I became comfortable with teaching my children.
Fast forward to now. I consider myself a veteran homeschooler. My needs are completely different today. So are the needs of my youngest child. Like all children, he is advanced in some areas and behind in others. That’s okay. He’s learning at his own pace and skill level.
But what I want this time around is a customized learning program or curriculum that I can easily modify to meet our needs and supplement our lessons. Homeschool+ has been just that.
Online Homeschool Elementary Curriculum
Homeschool+ is a new online elementary program that comes from the creators of ABCmouse and Adventure Academy. I had heard of these programs, of course, but had no experience with them. So when I learned that there was a new program from an established education company that was doing its best to help homeschool families, I was willing to give it a try. I am really, really glad I did.
Homeschool+ doesn’t take the place of our kindergarten curriculum. Instead, it serves as a supplemental activity that I can use to target those skills that my son is still learning or with which he needs help. It covers three main areas:
Math,
Reading,
and Arts, Sciences, and General Studies.
This curriculum is a game-based learning program. So it’s very interactive. From what I’ve observed, it includes the following for students:
Educational videos
Games
eBooks (my child can choose from the online library)
Lesson Planner for Parents
And for parents, it provides a Lesson Planner and Progress Tracker. Both are available through the same app, so I don’t have to add ANOTHER app to my phone or have a separate login. SUCH a relief!
The Lesson Planner is password protected, so I don’t worry that my son will accidentally get into it and disrupt or change the schedule I have in place.
I absolutely love the amount of control I have over:
the amount of time my son spends online (I can set time limits for each subject)
which subjects are presented to my son on any given day (I can assign each day’s lessons)
I can only assign lessons Monday through Friday. The app designates the weekends as Freeplay. This is fine, if you have a M-F learning schedule. But if, like many homeschoolers, you take Mondays & Tuesdays (or different weekdays) off because those happen to be the days you and/or your spouse don’t work, then you may have to adjust accordingly. But from what I understand, weekend scheduling is in the works.
Lastly, I love the ease with which I can quickly adjust the schedule for any given day or week. Adding lessons in a particular subject is as simple as clicking a button.
And I can also download supplemental lesson plans if I want to be involved in the day’s subject matter or incorporate it offline. Each of the lessons come with a printable offline lesson plan, which I totally appreciate!
Progress Tracker for Parents
From my Parent Dashboard, I can also access the Progress Tracker to see the lesson details, how many lessons my son has completed overall and how many he has completed each week. I can also filter the data by subject matter/course. Here’s a peek at my kid’s progress in My Math Academy to give you an idea:
I absolutely love the amount of control I have over:
the amount of time my son spends online (I can set time limits for each subject)
which subjects are presented to my son on any given day (I can assign each day’s lessons)
Establishing a Grade Level
The one thing that I wish I could also control is the grade level for my child. Unless I missed it, I think that it is based on his birthdate. I’ve only been testing out the BETA version, so it’s possible that this will be added soon. But I have kept in mind that the program has fully adaptive math and reading programs, so the lessons should (and do appear to) progress in difficulty, based on my child’s mastery of each skill.
What My Son Likes About the Program
If you’ve read this far, then you know what I think about the program. But let me tell you about my 5-year-old. He absolutely loves the game-based lessons. The stories keep him entertained, and both the characters and the interactive lessons make him laugh.
But what he likes best is to show me his work and how each activity works. ❤️❤️
Home Educator Curriculum Support
I love what I’ve seen so far, and am eager to see this program grow. My favorite part is how hard they’ve worked to keep parents in charge of directing their children’s learning, while supporting them with lessons and interactive online activities that nurture children’s learning.
If you are homeschooling a child in elementary, Homeschool+ is a great tool to add to your arsenal of educational resources! Visit Homeschool+ today to learn more and sign up!
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