Over the past month, the fab four have had the opportunity to review Time4Learning.
I was most interested in trying to find a way to reach Miss Ladybug. If you’re new to our journey altogether, then you may not know Ladybug is going to be 8 but is more like a 3 year old who doesn’t understand too many things being said to her.
I was desperate to find a way to reach her and help to build her to her ultimate potential.
Time4Learning made that possible. Lady has been able to incorporate speech work, signs, and utilizing the websites as well as maneuvering the computer mouse.
For Ladybug alone, the monthly no-contract full curriculum fee of $19.99 seemed well worth it.
For Ladybug we used the pre-k curriculum. We were able to learn shapes-which for her took over a week to fully sink in. Even now, a few weeks later they are still sketchy. No lacking on part of Time4Learning though! The amount of repetitiveness makes it relatively easy for any preschooler to learn shapes and colors!
Thing 1 was jealous Thing 2 and Ladybug got to “play” on the computer so we added him for the month too. While he enjoyed it, Thing 1 was in more of a hurry to simply get done than to actually learn. Thankfully-I was able to follow along Thing 1’s work in 1st grade and see how he did on the activities and the tests. Thing 1 was definitely retaining-as I would sit with him and “listen in” on his lessons. He absolutely loved his first lesson on weather. However, we had already purchased a curriculum for Thing 1(and the rest of the fab four) so officially adding him didn’t seem to make sense since it wasn’t the best way to reach him.
Thing 2-wow-he blew my mind! I originally started him on Pre-k and within a week or two I added the K curriculum for him. He absolutely loved Time4Learning! Thing 2 easily moved from activity to activity earning great remarks (or checkmarks as they do in prek) for his lessons.
All in all, using Time4Learning was a most excellent experience for the Fab 4 (though it was 3 of them, since Jack-Jack is still too little). For one child-special needs or not-spending $19.99 a month is a great price. Compared to other curriculum available for homeschoolers, Time4Learning definitely has the budgeting homeschooling Mom (or Dad!) in mind.
Let us not also forget Time4Learning has great resources available for parents. Time4Learning encourages new users to follow along in their New Users Guide. If you’re looking to connect in some form or another with other Time4Learning users in your area, Time4Learning has it covered! Check out their forums and connect in whatever way you see fit to your needs.
I also would love to add, the customer service for Time4Learning is above any other I’ve ever experienced. I’ve never received anything shorter than same day results 100% of the time. Absolutely amazing.
Keep up the good workTime4Learning.
Our final decision as a family was to not pursue Time4Learning. We had two main reasons: 1 while the price of $19.99 per month for one child is excellent, adding $14.95 per month more per child was a bit steep. However, even if the price tag was cheaper our family prefers hands on learning and working together. While we could have 3 children working simultaneously at the table-we were not interacting together. We will be doing a 1 month subscription during December when we are off school and that way the children can share activities.
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