Compare Kumon with us
Kumon gives your child daily math and reading worksheets, each a small step harder than the last, graded at a learning center. Your child studies here every subject of the school year, in lessons written for them.
Math and reading practice or every subject
Kumon is an after-school math and reading program run through Kumon Learning Centers. Students work on paper or on a tablet through Kumon Connect, and center visits happen in person or virtually. There are no lectures: each worksheet is one small step harder than the last and includes examples, and the Instructor sets each student's plan, with levels from pre-reading and counting through high school calculus and literature.
Math and reading are two of the subjects we teach, from placement to transcript.
Where your child starts
Kumon begins with a placement test observed by the Instructor. The result sets the child's starting level in math and reading, and the Instructor uses it to plan the worksheet sequence.
To start your child where they actually are, we write a placement test for each subject. It has 25 questions, or 12 for younger learners, and it adapts as your child answers.
From every answer, we estimate where your child is solid but not yet finished, and that's where they start. Each subject is placed on its own, so your child might begin in the middle of fourth-grade math and the beginning of fifth-grade reading. In grades 3 to 12, a child who prefers paper can print the free placement test, then upload a photo of the answer sheet for grading.
What a school day looks like
A Kumon day is about 30 minutes of worksheets in each subject, done independently on most days and under center staff supervision twice a week.
Our Parent Dashboard lays out today's lessons by subject. You can build the week around your family's hours and print it for the fridge.
Interactive articles weave in your child's interests, with images and videos made for them. Reading checks confirm understanding, then your child applies the idea in a project, such as optimizing lap times for F1 or working out a rocket’s fuel load.
When your child gets stuck
Kumon worksheets give students examples to work from independently. Center staff supervise during twice-weekly sessions, while the child's work on the other days follows the worksheets assigned in their plan.
Our Always-On Mentor sits beside every reading and project, so help is there the moment your child needs it.
The mentor also steps in on its own when your child seems stuck, explains the idea another way, and can make it visual by drawing on its board. In a reading check or a project, it guides your child's thinking without giving the answer away.
Learning to keep a notebook
From Grade 3, our readings offer an optional Notebook guide to help your child organize their learning. It encourages lesson headings and unit labels, and the printable guide offers tips for taking notes in their own words rather than copying the article.
The guide encourages your child to note where they struggled and how they got past it. One tip is to star a useful takeaway, then gather those takeaways into a review page. When your child scans and uploads their notebook pages, we help them remember those ideas and shape practice problems around the places they struggled.
Who grades the work
Kumon center staff grade each assignment. Students then correct the work until it reaches full accuracy, with that marking and correction happening within the math and reading worksheet sequence.
We grade everything your child submits as soon as they submit it, so grading never lands on you. When your child gets something wrong, we help them work through it, and projects come back with feedback so they can revise them.
Records, state paperwork, and the transcript
At TheHomeschoolingCompany, your child's school record builds as they work: daily check-ins log attendance, and everything they finish is saved automatically. Attendance logs and learning summaries are ready to export, and we draft the documents your state asks for from that same record, including portfolios with real work samples.
Our high school transcript builds from completed work, with courses, letter grades, credits, and GPA calculated for you.
Moving from Kumon to us
School in a Box includes up to 12 subjects, from the core to custom electives on anything your child is curious about. Single Subject covers one course, if you would rather start there.
Start the 14-day trial and choose School in a Box or Single Subject.
Pick your child's subjects, including any topics they have been asking to learn more about.
Your child takes a placement in each subject, and their whole curriculum is built around them.
Other questions
- Can a child who is not reading yet use it?
- Yes. Kindergarten through Grade 2 is spoken: your child listens to each short lesson, answers out loud, and an adult stays nearby.
- Can my child read lessons on paper?
- Yes. Lessons, reading checks, and projects can be done on paper. Your child scans and uploads the finished pages for the same detailed feedback as online work.
- Can my child retake placement in one subject?
- Yes. Your child can retake placement in one subject while their other courses carry on, and completed work stays saved.
- Can we use ESA funds?
- We are approved in Arizona, Alabama, New Hampshire, and Utah. Program rules apply.
Your child's curriculum. Your family's time.
Try a math or reading course that asks your child to explain ideas as well as practice them.
$149/month per child after the trial.