We've done abeka for about 5 yrs...we just started teaching textbooks. My GOODNESS ME !! I LOVE love loveeeee that my daughter actually has to answer the question vs abeka where the teacher asks a question a student in the class answers and moves on. So my daughter can either just not do the problem or not understand and it still moves on. Teaching textbooks she has to participate to move on in the lesson which helps SO MUCH !
Yes!! I actually forgot about having to try to answer the questions first. My daughter used to get a little frustrated. We are love TT also. It’s pretty great! 😉
@@simplyhomeschool18 I'm so excited about it my daughter is actually really enjoying it! I always ended up taking an extra hour with review because she missed most of what the teacher said. Also love no distractions in TT, like abeka my daughter noticed what this one was wearing etc 😅 I feel like making those switches from just all abeka..has already helped the atmosphere of our schooling ! (we're going to be trying the good and the beautiful as well for language and apologia for science )
Excellent video! I needed this! My daughter is bored out of her mind with abeka and I don’t have time to help her with it like I need to so I think teaching textbooks would be a much better fit for us at this point!
Thank you so much. We enjoyed using TT. We have moved on to using Saxon math and my daughter is really enjoying it as well. If you haven’t checked out Saxon that’s another awesome curriculum. I wish I had my Saxon review video ready to go up, but I haven’t had a chance to do a video on it yet.
My daughter is in 7th grade and we are homeschooling for the first time this school year. We are using Teaching Textbooks Math 7 for her and we are BOTH loving it! When we purchased the curriculum before the start of this school year, we had to start with T.T. Version 3.0 knowing that 4.0 was coming out VERY SOON! We loved 3.0 and the 4.0 is EVEN BETTER! She really enjoys all the “fun” little choices she can make as far as choosing an Avatar as well as wall paper and sticker options. I love that I can see what she is doing by logging into my own parent login area which requires my own password. I can also choose to allow or not allow a hint option and a 2nd try option for lessons and quizzes (which I do allow). Have your child do the T.T. placement test to figure out where your child should start! Whether your child struggles or excels in Math it will let you know which level they recommend for your child to begin. You do not have to follow typical grade levels. My daughter has never loved Math, but there have been numerous times that I will hear her laugh during Math or will later tell me something funny her Avatar person said in her lesson! WE LOVE LOVE LOVE Teaching Textbooks!
Those perks sound awesome Mitzi. My niece is in the 7th grade as well. But, she is using the 2.0 We will definitely have to upgrade next year. I agree 100% Teaching Textbooks is a wonderful engaging math curriculum. I’m so happy to see another Mama that loves it as much as we do! 💕
We love Teaching Textbooks. It is such a great program. My son is behind in math and had been using MUS, but after time I thought he would do better with a spiral approach so we switched to TT, and it has been a game changer. He is catching up in math and is understanding the majority of concepts quickly. I love how the practice of old concepts but still learning new ones. I also love that if there is something he doesn't understand I can watch how it is done with him and help him. Oh and the automatic grading is a huge plus. On a side note if there is something my son needs more practice on then I will print off MUS worksheets from their worksheet generator. Anyways, it is a great program.
That is awesome!!! We are really loving it also. That’s a great idea about the worksheets! We might use that idea if she needs work on a specific topic. Thank you!
Thank you!!!! I have been anticipating this video for a while lol!!! And yes at the end of the year I would love to hear your final thoughts about this! Thanks again for all you ❤️
Oh man, Angie! I know it has taken me foreverrrr. 🙄 Sorry! ☺️ I hope it was helpful. Let me know if you have any questions. I hope you’re having a great week so far.
My 7th grader also loves Teaching Textbooks! He doing 8th grade Abeka for the 1st time and we may still do Teaching Textbooks instead of Abeka. You may be able to find the actual “teaching book” on eBay. You can maybe even contact the co and see how much it would cost to buy just the book for that year.
So my homeschool has become a bit challenging because I homeschool a 9th grader. She had completed 1 semester of Algebra 1 with Abeka and I'm frustrated because school takes us a long time and when she was "ready" for the midterm exam she wasn't really "ready". I wonder if my daughter can pick up where she is lacking with TT. I feel like when she didn't understand a concept she just skipped it and she didn't answer it on a test and she just said I'll just take the points off. 🤷♀️ will it be too bad if she starts TT from the beginning and still finish in July at this point in time?
Hi, honestly we have moved on from Teaching Textbooks. I feel like they don’t cover everything you need to know (especially high school.) I feel like TT is great for younger grades, but not so much for the older grades. Now, these are just my opinions and everyone connects to specific curriculums differently. My 9th grade niece has actually gone back to Abeka, but my 5th grade daughter has been doing Saxon. We use Nicole the math lady and it has been going great. I would check out some videos on Saxon.
Thank you for your update! I watched another review about TT not covering everything but by the time they're done with both algebra they should know everything. I think TT is working so far because my daughter needs basics almost to the point that she needs to take pre algebra again. So I think the small lessons and the basic lessons for her are so far working good. I hope it does work out for us.
We love Teaching Textbooks . I do agree about the multination. I was already doing those on the side with my daughter once we choose to stop Abeka. I found the cd's , book and cd's for only $50 on the marketplace on FB , so I will pass this on to my other daughter
Hi Stephanie. It’s pretty awesome! Another thing I like about it is, we actually have time to add in some fun math games and more hands on learning activities. You got a great price on the curriculum. It’s always a good feeling when you get curriculum for less.
Thanks for sharing. I pray that you and your family are healing and feeling much better. This was a very helpful video. I will be a first time home school mom for my son who will be a 3rd grader next year. Right now and all through out school him and my daughter who is in 7th grade have been a a private Christian school. Right now both are virtual however my son's school has already decided to start back 100% in person for the 2021-22 school year. So I have decided to homeschool him next year. I'm must admit that it seems to be a little intimidating however with God determination , dedication and prayer all things are possible❣ Peace and Blessings to you and your family❣
Hi Crystal. Thank you so much! 💗 I’m so happy this was helpful. My daughter started her kindergarten year out at a Christian Private School as well. That is why when I decided to homeschool her, I went with Abeka. She was familiar because that’s what they were teaching her. It made for a really smooth transition. The math change to Teaching Textbooks was definitely a game changer for her. She actually LOVES doing math now, and I love that she loves it. You can always have your son do some of their practice problems that are on their website. Just to see how he likes it. And they have a placement “test” so you know which level to place him. In whatever choice you make, I hope he loves it. And the great thing about homeschooling is, if he doesn’t enjoy it or do well with a particular curriculum, you can change it! 😉 Prayers for you on your new homeschooling journey. You got this Mama! 💕
Thank you so much for this video!! We are using Abeka this year but have decided to change to teaching textbooks and this was so helpful and just helped ease me that I’ve made the right decision. Thanks again ♥️♥️
Thanks for your video! My daughter used Abeka during the school year. She just finished 2nd grade. I am considering doing TT grade 4 over the summer just for extra practice. She took the entry test and passed for 4th grade. She tried TT 3rd grade and was bored.
Thanks for the information! I will consider Teaching Textbooks! I had to sit with Abeka for hours and pre-watch lessons so I could skip, bookmark, and catalog lessons for my daughters so they wouldn’t have to watch the whole thing but could jump to the important parts. They’re back in school now, but I need a good program for summer. I was thinking about BJU press. Since they have a teacher without the “classroom distractions”. By the way do you have any experience and advice for BJU? Thanks again, love your videos!
You’re welcome. Abeka has a wonderful curriculum, but definitely doesn’t work for everybody. I don’t know much about BJU. I’m sorry. We’ve only worked with Abeka and Teaching Textbook. Thanks for subbing and enjoying my content. Have a beautiful week❣️
My plan is to use abeka in the beginning for a strong foundation in math and then switch to teaching textbooks. At what age do you reccomend starting teaching textbooks? I am using abeka academy streaming for math for my daughter. (She is in 1st grade)I am very happy with it but I do plan to swap to TT eventually for budgeting sake. I have considered starting teaching textbooks in 3rd grade but I wasn't sure if 4th would be better?
Hi Elizabeth. That’s what I plan on doing with my son, as well. I love the strong foundation Abeka has laid for my daughter. Honestly, I couldn’t give you an age. They start with level 3. When I was originally going to place my daughter, I was just going to put her on the level 3 because I thought that’s where she belonged (3rd grade) But, after I had her do the placement she was easily in level 4. I’m happy with starting her off for third grade. But, it’s really just preference. You can always have her take the placement and see what you think. I hope this helps. 😉
If a child excels in math, couldn't they just move more quickly through TT to a higher more challenging level? Also, concerning the paper workbook, does the child do the problem in the book and then type in the answer on the screen. It would seem they'd need scratch paper for problems anyway, so if that's the case, I'd like the problems pre-printed in a workbook.
You are completely correct. You can totally move them up in the levels. For the newer versions of TT they have a scratchpad included in the app (if you are using an iPad) here is a link to a more recent video on TT that I’ve done. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qBh00codEl4.html I hope that this answers some questions you might have. Have a beautiful Sunday.
I feel the same way! I am trying to find an option for language as well, but I am struggling to find an option. I like the video idea and the interaction fo TT, but have not been able to find something similar for language other than Abeka videos 🙈 Any suggestions?
@@yahisking9212 bob jones has a wonderful and challenging English program. Although challenging, goes at a pace that kids are sure to excell. Hope this helps. 😊
Do you have your daughter fill out the problems in the textbook? I tried teaching textbooks in 2nd with my daughter (level 3) and it was so beyond what she had learned in Horizons....we stopped using it. She loved it tho but I felt maybe she wouldn't get as good of a math education from using it. You dont feel that way after using it before 50 lessons? I would love for her to use it again because she loved it. So level 4 is learning all multiplication and division? Now I'm thinking maybe do a switch now and see how she does for the rest of the year.
She has only worked out of the book twice. She does all her work online. When the problems have to be worked out, I have her write the problems out on a white board. She really enjoys doing it that way. I thought the same thing. But, I can see my daughter is learning and excelling. Not to mention she loves math. So, for now, I am really happy with Teaching Textbooks. I did struggle with thinking how advanced she’d be, if she was still working with Abeka. But, then I thought, does that even matter. She is learning and loving it. That is a WIN for me, and definitely for her! Long addition/subtraction Short & Long Multiplication/division Line segments Angels Measuring angles Perimeter/area Symmetry Diagrams Writing money/making change Adding/sub fractions Improper fractions Mixed numbers Writing a check/recording cks and deposits Metric systems Time zones They have more than I listed, but I wanted to give you an idea. You can also go into their website and your daughter can do a practice lesson. You can also have her take a placement test, so you know what level she should use. I hope this is helpful! 😉
@@simplyhomeschool18 That helps so much! After watching your video yesterday and really thinking about it, I went to our homeschool store here in town and purchased the teaching textbooks book....I'm going to have her start on the videos Monday. I told her yesterday and she was so excited. Like you said, it's a WIN if they enjoy what they are doing. She hasn't been a fan of math since last year.... so this is going to be a good thing for her. I'm so glad I watched your video!
We have been doing Abeka for 2 years, but feel my children are just not loving the full videos as they used to (going to 3rd and 5th grade). I am trying to find an option for language similar to TT, but I am struggling to find anything. I like the video idea and the interaction like TT, but have not been able to find something similar for language other than Abeka videos 🙈 Any suggestions?
Ugh! I don’t know of any. It has helped using different curriculums for the rest of our subjects and sticking with just the Language arts through Abeka. We just break up the day. Parent led, independent, and video led.
Yes. We use the language arts single subject video. It comes with streaming and all your books. We also use them for Bible, which I do parent led. We use Notgrass for history with some unit studies that I have created. For science we use The Good and the Beautiful. For health I have created a book study from the American Girl Book. It has made such a huge difference in our school year. I have so many videos on my channel that show curriculum, DITL, and Plan Prep and Creates.
Do you plan to continue with Teaching Textbooks for next school year. I will be switching my soon third grader to Teaching Textbooks from abeka 2nd grade. My daughter has been dreading math for a while now due to the videos being too long.
Hi Bright Stars. We are sticking with Teaching Textbooks as of now. We still have about 60+ lessons left for this year, but if my daughter is still excelling in math and enjoying it, we will for sure continue with it. I completely understand how your daughter is feeling because mine went through the same thing.
Hey Jessica. If you are in their accredited program, you will have to use Abeka’s. You can only be accredited through them if you are using their full grade tuition. Sorry.
