Ultimate PreK-12 Annual Membership from SchoolhouseTeachers.com : A TOS Crew Review

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Ultimate PreK-12 Annual Membership from SchoolhouseTeachers.com


Welcome back to another year with the TOS Review Crew - my 12th!  Today I get to introduce you to one of my FAVORITE homeschooling resources -  the Ultimate PreK-12 Annual Membership from SchoolhouseTeachers.com!

This annual membership gives you unlimited access to over 450 courses for grades K-12th.  In addition, you get a treasure chest full of handy resources to help you homeschool effectively including planning and record keeping, streaming videos, and plenty of support for you as a parent.

This easy-to-use site offers full curriculum in their new School Boxes section.  With a few clicks, you can access lessons for a full program including curriculum guides, PDF lesson plans, checklists, streaming videos, and other resources that are available immediately.  All in one place, and all organized for you by grade level.  You can also customize the subjects and grade levels you need for your student.

Here's a quick peek inside the  9th Grade School Box Literature lessons we've been enjoying.  Easy-to-use and comprehensive, the School Boxes can get you started homeschooling right away.

  

If you're more eclectic and like to put together your own program, like me, you'll love the VAST library of Individual Courses.  The courses are organized by grade level and by subject, to make it easy to find what you are looking for.  This is the way we use the Ultimate PreK-12 Annual Membership. 

I love the selection of High School Electives I can access here.  From Architecture to Graphic Design to Foreign Language to Starting a Micro-Business, SchoolhouseTeachers.com offers the best selection of courses to inspire our high school students.  The courses include downloadable PDFs and interactive online content, many have video and/or audio components too.

My Senior (pause a moment...how did that happen?  Ok... back to the review) has been working on the 8 week (.25 credit) course "Starting a Micro Business for Teens" designed by Carol Topp.  Let me show you what is included:

Each lesson plan includes a downloadable PDF lesson plan to help get your teens started creating their very own micro business.  Lessons cover everything from brainstorming to find your idea to building a working business plan.  I love that she was able to follow her interests with this self-paced course.

My tester used this information to start her very own FB business called - Sewn by Selah ❤️.  Most of the courses on the site offer a printable Certificate of Completion, and information on how to document the course on your student's transcript.

 There's more!  Not only do you have access to all these great lessons, but you get unlimited access to other amazing resources as well.  

The SchoolhouseTeachers.com Video Library is packed with hundreds of videos from Creation.com, Drive Thru History, City on a Hill Productions just to name a few and you get access to RightNow Media too.  Many of the videos include interactive content and lessons as well. This is worth the subscription alone!

Plus,  planning and record keeping forms and schedules, the Applecore Record Keeping System, scope and sequence schedules, and everything you need to know about transcripts and college planning - all included in your membership.

Not just academics either, they offer a ton of resources to help you as well - menu planning, ebooks and expos to help you homeschool more effectively, access to The Old Schoolhouse Magazine (be sure to check out my husband's article in the Fall 2020 edition!) and even a forum to connect with other homeschooling families.

Trust me, this is one homeschooling resource you don't want to miss!  

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Homeschool Complete: A TOS Crew Review

Homeschool Complete

Everything you need to teach your K-4th grade student in one place!  We have been exploring Fourth Grade Complete,  the first semester of a  year long program that includes Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, Science, Fine Arts, Physical Development, Fitness, Character Development, and Bible, all centered around thematic units.

Homeschool Complete is an easy-to-use curriculum, it arrives as a 2 part downloadable PDF.  It comes with a comprehensive , 690 page PDF Teacher Edition that contains detailed, step-by-step instructions and lesson plans for a full year of teaching. The Student Workbook, 270 pages contains all the printable workbook pages in one place.

Subject areas and detailed content lists let you see exactly what you will be covering. The year is broken down into thematic units. Here is a peek at the Table of  Contents:

As you can see, level 4 will cover Back to school, Southeast States, Baseball, Penguins, Tall Tales, World War I, Behavior and Economics in this edition.  We truly love unit study learning, where every subject ties to a central theme.  The author, Debra Arbuthnot, has chosen interesting topics for the grade level. My tester was constantly discovering new things!

The lesson plan format helps you create an effective learning routine by incorporating a daily opening, language arts, math, Bible and special subjects.  The Teacher Guide offers practical tips for planning, organization/scheduling and even setting up your school area.

Each lesson is clearly outlined, step-by-step with many student workbook pages included  My tester is the type of kid who would sit down to do worksheets...for FUN.  So, this format would work well.  However, I do have several kids that would rather eat spinach than complete a workbook page.  You need to know your student's style to know if this approach would work for them. Samples are available here.

The Teacher Guide is scripted to walk you step-by-step through each lesson.  I found printing all the worksheets for the lesson first from the Student Workbook, worked well for us. If you are nervous about homeschooling, or trying it for the first time, this program will make it easy for you to cover all the subjects!  I wish I had started with a program like this.  It's all straightforward and organized in a logical way.

One downside, for us, was that the math level was quite a bit below my tester's.  She's more advanced, but the math workbook pages in this curriculum provided great review and practice for speeding up on her math facts.

 The Appendix offers an extensive collection of extra printables, games, rubrics and more. These were some of our favorites!  Not only for school, but also for just having fun.  Laminate them, and you can use them over and over.

This program incorporates quality children's literature and books to help instill a love of learning in your child. A quick trip to the library will get you what you need.  I did have a challenge finding some of the listed books, but the author offers additional titles.  The literature portions were my favorite.  Even though it appeared simple, the depth of information for my tester was impressive.

 By using a variety of low-cost supplies, all listed on handy supply lists, you can have everything you need readily available for your day.

Homeschool Complete seeks to appeal to all your learners with a full variety of activities for each learning style - seeing, hearing, and doing. The program incorporates art and music activities as well.

If you are looking for a solid program, without a lot of extras, this one is for you.  You will need access to a library, and a good printer. The topics are varied and interesting.  We were impressed.

In addition to the Complete programs, they offer a variety of Unit Studies.  These Unit Studies follow the same structure as the Complete programs by integrating all subjects around a interesting theme, but they only take 1-3 weeks to complete. Be sure to check out the Crew Reviews!




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