Homeschool Curriculum Comparison
Compare how programs set the level, help during a lesson, and keep the learning record. Then find the comparison for your current program.
Compare the ways to learn at home
Families learning at home usually pick one of five approaches: parent-led books, recorded courses, individual classes, online school, or a curriculum like ours that teaches and grades for you.
| Category | TheHomeschoolingCompany | Parent-led books | Recorded courses | Individual classes | Online school |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson level | Subject placement; readings and projects built around the learner's interests | A published level chosen by the parent | Published courses; placement varies by provider | Class level and prerequisites set by the teacher | School course placement |
| Help during a lesson | The Always-On Mentor beside every reading and project, answering questions as your child works | Parent teaching from books and instructor guides | Recorded explanations; other support depends on the course | Teacher support within the class arrangement | Teachers under the school's support arrangements |
| Records and transcripts | Saved work, feedback, attendance, reports, and generated transcripts | Parent-kept course records | Course scores and exports depend on the provider | Class evaluations combined with the family's other records | School-managed grades and transcripts |
Their interests change the lesson. The skill stays.
The same ratio lesson, written for two different children.
A child who loves horses
A horse's daily feed is 3 parts hay to 1 part grain. If the horse eats 24 pounds of feed a day, how many pounds are grain?
3 + 1 = 4 parts. 24 ÷ 4 = 6, so 6 pounds are grain.
A child who makes games
Your island map has 3 land tiles for every 1 water tile. If the map has 48 tiles, how many are water?
3 + 1 = 4 parts. 48 ÷ 4 = 12, so 12 tiles are water.
Both use a part-to-part ratio to find one part of a total, and both ask the child to explain why it works.
What changes when you switch to us
Each of our lessons is an interactive article written for your child. The mentor explains ideas another way when your child gets stuck. We grade everything your child submits as soon as they submit it, so grading never lands on you. In kindergarten through grade 2, lessons are read aloud and an adult stays nearby.
Each subject starts at its own level. Placement sets a starting point within a grade in every subject, so your child can work ahead in math while reviewing earlier reading skills, and neither sets the pace for the other.
The records keep themselves. Your child's daily check-in is the attendance record, every graded piece of work is kept, and from those we produce the transcript, Learning summary and Attendance PDFs, and drafts of your state's documents.
One parent account covers the whole family, and each child gets their own placement, lessons, and progress. We provide curriculum, not enrollment in an accredited school: you award credits and issue the transcript and diploma, and a school your child moves to decides which credits it accepts.
Find your current program
- Abeka
- Acellus
- All About Reading
- Alpha Anywhere Alternative
- Alpha Omega Publications
- Apologia
- BJU Press
- Bridgeway Academy
- Calvert Education
- Connections Academy
- Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool
- Edmentum Exact Path
- FastBridge
- Florida Virtual School
- FLVS Alternatives
- Homeschool Boss
- Horizons Curriculum
- HSLDA
- i-Ready Inform / Diagnostic
- Imagine Edgenuity
- IXL
- K12 / Stride
- K12 / Stride Alternatives
- Khan Academy
- Kumon
- Master Books
- Math-U-See
- Miacademy
- Miacademy Alternatives
- NWEA MAP Growth
- Oak Meadow
- Outschool
- Pearson Online Academy
- Power Homeschool
- Prenda
- Renaissance Star Assessments
- Saxon Math
- Schoolhouse.world
- Singapore Math
- Sonlight
- Teaching Textbooks
- The Good and The Beautiful
- Time4Learning
- Time4Learning Alternatives
- Treehouse Schoolhouse
- Treehouse Schoolhouse Alternatives
Not sure what your child needs yet? Start with the free placement diagnostic or the homeschool cost guide.
FAQ
- Can we switch to your curriculum during the school year?
- Yes. Our placement starts each subject at your child's current level, so switching does not mean starting over. From the first day, we save every new assignment and grade.
- Can we keep books and hands-on activities?
- Yes. Read-alouds, books, experiments, and outside activities can stay in your week. Our curriculum supplies the daily instruction, and some projects use physical materials listed in the assignment.
Your child's curriculum. Your family's time.
Choose the program by the work your child actually does. Try a lesson, and see their written explanation graded the moment they submit it.
$149/month per child after the trial.