I have used Time4Learning for my 4 year old to determine if I want to use it for kindergarten. It is an online curriculum for preschool and grades K - 8. It is reasonably priced for what you are receiving. My older kids are in an online public school, but my youngest cannot enroll in their school in the fall. Her October birthday makes her ineligible to attend kindergarten in my state. I could allow her to complete kindergarten at her current preschool, but I want to save some money and I think I can do this myself (with some help). I wanted something where the curriculum was laid out for me whether it be online or books.
The kindergarten curriculum contains Language Arts and Math lessons. You can go up a grade to include Science, but the default for kindergarten is only Language Arts and Math. When my daughter starts, she will see an Language Arts and Math icons. After she clicked on one of them, she has a path to follow to complete her lessons. I can change her grade level temporarily for a subject while in the lesson or permanently through the parent login. Animated characters give instructions on what to do next. She was able to follow along easily.
When she was using Time4Learning, she wanted to do more. She was proud of herself while working through the lessons. She likes going to the playground after completing lessons. She has tried to go the playground before lessons, but the system would not let her do it. The message says you cannot go to the playground until you complete a lesson. Your student can complete as many lessons as they want. Since she is so young, I only let her stay on for 15 minutes at time. That was plenty of time to go through a couple of lessons. I have other resources like workbooks, flash cards, books and playtime to reinforce what she is learning. Time4Learning does provide worksheets and ideas to help your child when they are not on the computer.
Will I use Time4Learning for my youngest daughter? I am not sure. I also like Abcmouse which is a curriculum just for preschool and kindergarten and it is cheaper. If I need an online homeschool option beyond kindergarten then I could see myself using it for my children. I could see using it during the summer for my oldest kids so learning does not have to stop. I cannot comment on other grades because I only reviewed kindergarten. I would take time to look at the Time4Learning Parent Forums, read other reviews and pray to determine if this choice is right for you. I do recommend this online curriculum in addition to plenty of playtime and trips to the library.
I was offered a 30 day free trial by Time4Learning so I could have the opportunity to review this program.
I appreciate your review. We have been using Time4Learning for almost 7 years as our core curriculum. I will tell you that the main reason that I started using the curriculum and continue to is that it keeps excellent records for me, and plans the lessons so that I get to spend more time actually with my child, not planning to be with my child. She appreciates the fact that it is self-paced and interactive. We started middle of 1st grade, so I haven't had reason to check out kindergarten or pre-K. Thanks for letting me experience it through your experience. Happy schooling!
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