SchoolhouseTeachers.com - Review

 Disclosure: I received this complimentary product through the Homeschool Review Crew

As a member of the Homeschool Review Crew, I receive an Ultimate Membership to SchoolhouseTeachers.com a division of The Old Schoolhouse for my family for the year. This is always one of my favorite perks of being on the Crew because there are so many great courses on this website.

What is SchoolhouseTeachers.com?

SchoolhouseTeachers.com is a huge collection of homeschooling resources, with over 400 classes and programs for preschool through high school. Even though there are so many different courses, the website is really organized, making it easy to find what you're looking for. You can search by grade level or subject.

The subject categories are: 

• Language Arts
• Math
• Science
• Social Studies
• History
• Geography
• Art
• Drama and Speech
• Music
• Bible
• Computer and Technology
• Electives
• Foreign Languages
• Health and Fitness
• Unit Studies

Of course, some of the different courses will overlap into different categories, but it's still a really easy to find just what you need for your children. In each of these categories there are tons of different courses. Let's just take a look into the Geography category and see what classes are available.

• All About Maps
• Asia: Trade Route Safari
• A Splash of Geography
• Ayo's Awesome Adventures Around the World for Kids
• Everyday Explorers: Australia and New Zealand
• Everyday Explorers: Canada
• Everyday Explorers: USA
• Exploring Elementary World Geography
• Geography of the Bible
• Learning Across the USA
• Let's Visit Denmark
• Living Geography
• Trek to the Holy Land
• Wonders of the World

That's quite a selection of Geography courses! You could also narrow this down by grade level easily to see which classes would fit your child.

An example of the geography courses and the component key

Each class is also labeled to let you know which components are involved in each. The key lets you know if the course you're looking at has downloadable text, audio or video components, or if it's high school only. This is a quick way to see if the course will work for you.

How do we use SchoolhouseTeachers.com?

We are using SchoolhouseTeachers.com as a fun supplement right now. In the Art section, I found that we can access Art Achieve videos and lessons. This is a program that my older kids reviewed back in 2016. We have been using Art Achieve twice weekly in our homeschool. My kids love this art program! The videos are twenty to thirty minutes long and give your child detailed step-by-step directions on drawing. There are printable warm-up exercises included for each lesson, too. My children, ages 3 up to 8th grade, have enjoyed watching these videos and completing the drawings.

What are the School Boxes?

The School Boxes are something new to me, and I've been diving into them to see if they'll work for us next year. Basically, the School Boxes are a "boxed curriculum" except in digital form. Each grade has a School Box, which has a curriculum guide for each subject. This takes the hassle out of planning for you! Let's take a peek into the 9th Grade School Box and see which subjects are included, since I'm looking into this for my rising 9th grader.

• Geometry in Real Life
• Exploring Literature
• Writing on This Day in History
• Ninth Grade Spelling
• Earth Science/Geology Unit 1
• Understanding Ancient History
• Studio Art for Teens
• Achieving Art Success with ArtAchieve
• Art: The Timeless Treasure
• Digital Art and Product Designs for Small Business

You wouldn't have to use each subject and you could always switch electives to something more suited to your child. When you go to the school box for your grade, each subject has a clickable link that takes you to right to the lessons. This would make it super easy for older children to access their own work and take ownership of their curriculum.

Right now, the School Boxes are available for grades Kindergarten through 12th grade, but Pre-K and Parent boxes are coming soon!

What Else is Included?

Another new-to-me feature is the Activity Calendar in the Member Dashboard. There are several fun virtual activities, like a science fair, art and photography fair, talent show, and story-time show and tell. These would all be great opportunities for your homeschooled children to take part in!

There are also many new courses coming this year such as Korean, Calculus, Psychology and an updated Microsoft class. Each membership also includes access to the online World Book and RightStart Media.

Each Ultimate Membership is only $269.97 for the entire family. There is also a subscription for Preschool-8th grade only that is $209.97 for the year. Each subscription also comes with a quarterly print version of The Old Schoolhouse magazine. 

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