Compare Saxon Math with us
Saxon Math is a print program that adds one small step at a time, with daily written practice and cumulative tests. Your child's lessons with us start at their own level in math and every other subject, and arrive ready for your child to work through.
Print math or interactive articles
Saxon Math, published by HMH, is a print program that introduces a small concept before adding the next step. Its published levels run from Kindergarten through Algebra 2, with practice returning to earlier concepts as the course moves on.
Our interactive articles explain each idea as your child reads and works through the lesson.
Where your child starts
Saxon's program page lists levels by grade band, from Primary through Algebra 2. The family chooses the starting level from those published courses before teaching from the books.
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 Saxon day combines discussion of a concept, hands-on activities, and written practice. The parent teaches the lesson at home, following the print course's sequence of small steps and review.
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
With Saxon, a stuck student's questions go to the parent, and an optional Saxon Teacher CD or DVD gives recorded instruction for each lesson.
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
Saxon checks progress through cumulative tests. Its optional Teacher CD or DVD includes worked solutions for problems and test questions, giving the family material to use when reviewing the child's work.
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 Saxon Math 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 my child still work 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 be placed again in math?
- Yes. Your child can retake placement in one subject while their other courses carry on, and completed work stays saved.
- Does it work for a child who is not reading yet?
- Yes. Kindergarten through Grade 2 is spoken: your child listens to each lesson and answers aloud while an adult stays nearby.
- 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 sequence that begins with your child's current skills and gives each new idea a reason to matter.
$149/month per child after the trial.