Great for Younger Learners

by Dara Albert
(Colorado, US)

Product: Time 4 Learning
Subject: All
Levels Used: 3rd, 5th, and 7th
Dates Used: April 2011 to present

Likes:
This program is so much fun that my kids didn't even complain about continuing school throughout the summer. During the "school year", we used this program as a take-off point for our homeschool. The kids only spend a couple of hours a day on this program, then we use the lesson planning feature to select worksheets and additional resources that reinforce the lessons, and go further. There are also suggestions for library books for additional reading.

Dislikes:
The program is really only sufficient for kids sixth grade and below. You can sign up kids through 8'th grade, but the science section only goes through 6'th grade and the social studies section only goes through the 7'th grades. Do plan on a lot on time planning additional activities in your school day - this is not a freestanding, complete homeschool curriculum.