Seventh and Eighth Grade Social Studies with Time4Learning

Time4Learning presents a logical and sequential approach to teaching social studies. This approach ensures that children cover the material required by many state standards and that appropriate review is built in from grade to grade.

Seventh and eighth grade social studies are combined, with students rounding out their social studies curriculum with an in-depth study of American history from colonization to the Clinton administration.

The Time4Learning program combines illustration, animation, real pictures, audio, text, video and embedded simulations in multimedia online lessons and activities.  It also combines math and writing skills in cross-curricular activities that are completed both on and offline.  There are 106 lessons in the social studies curriculum, including the following units of study:

  • The Age of Exploration
  • English Colonization
  • American Revolution Causes
  • The American Revolution
  • Creation of US Government
  • Early Years of the Republic
  • Age of Jefferson
  • Growth and Expansion
  • Jacksonian Democracy
  • Manifest Destiny
  • Reform Movements
  • Causes of the Civil War
  • The Civil War
  • Reconstruction
  • Immigration and Industry
  • United States as a World Power
  • World War I
  • Roaring Twenties
  • The Great Depression
  • World War II
  • The Cold War
  • Changing Times in America
  • Modern America

For a complete list of units and lessons, check out the Seventh and Eighth Grade Social Studies Lesson Plan page.  Or check out a demo lesson from this course.

DEMO LESSON: Liberty or Death Students will analyze the early calls for Independence by colonists and the early battles of the American Revolution.

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This post was written by Kerry on August 21, 2009

Seventh Grade Math with Time4Learning

A seventh grade math curriculum should be taught using seventh grade lessons including interactive activities, learning games, printable worksheets, assessments, and reinforcement. Manipulatives are very important for seventh grade math lessons.

And a seventh grade math curriculum should cover all the math strands, not just arithmetic. The major math strands for seventh grade curriculum are number sense and operations, algebra, geometry and spatial sense, measurement, and data analysis and probability. While these math strands might surprise you, they are all critical lessons for a seventh grade math curriculum.

Seventh grade math students build on what they learned in sixth grade math. In sixth grade math they worked with numbers through the hundred-thousands or more. During seventh grade math children learn about decimals, percents, exponents, scientific notation, ratios, and square roots. Seventh grade math opens them up to a greater understanding of measurement techniques, geometry and algebraic thinking. It will be a challenging year as they are presented with many new and complex concepts.

Seventh grade math students are expected to learn word names and standard numerals for integers, fractions, decimals, ratios, numbers expressed as percents, numbers with exponents, numbers expressed in scientific notation, and numbers expressed using the square root radical. They read and write whole numbers and decimals in expanded form, including exponential notation. Using seventh grade math curriculum, students compare and order integers, fractions, decimals, numbers with exponents, and numbers expressed as percents or in scientific notation.

Also seventh grade math students learn examples of rational and irrational numbers found in real-life situations including the irrational numbers Pi and the square root of 2. They describe the meanings of rational and irrational numbers using physical or graphical displays. Learning about relationships between fractions, decimals, and percents is another vital aspect of seventh grade math curriculum.

Seventh grade math students learn to express a given quantity in a variety of ways including integers, fractions, decimals, numbers expressed as a percent, numbers in scientific notation, and ratios. They express whole numbers in exponential notation and evaluate numerical expressions that contain exponential notation. They express numbers greater than one in scientific notation.

Seventh grade math lessons teach the effects of the four basic arithmetic operations on whole numbers, fractions, mixed numbers, and decimals. Students are taught to apply knowledge of the decimal number system and non-place-value systems. Seventh grade math students apply properties of rational numbers to solve problems, including commutative, associative, distributive, identity, equality, and inverse properties. They learn about the inverse relationship of positive and negative numbers.

Seventh grade math lessons give students real-world two and three-step problems to solve using decimals and fractions. Using percents, students solve real-world problems including discounts, simple interest, taxes, and tips. Seventh grade math students will be expected to apply the order of operations to solve problems using parenthesis, exponents, multiplication, division, addition and subtraction. They learn about proportional relationships using tables, graphs, and “constant ratio” relationships to solve and explain problems.

Seventh grade math students use whole numbers, fractions, or decimals to solve one or two-step real-world problems. They learn appropriate estimation techniques for solving problems using whole numbers or fractions. Estimates will be used to predict results and check the reasonableness of results. Students are asked to determine whether an exact answer is needed or if an estimate will do. Seventh grade math lessons teach students to know if numbers are prime or composite and to determine the prime factorization of composite numbers. Students find the greatest common factor and least common multiple of two or more numbers, apply number theory concepts to determine terms in a sequence, and use divisibility rules to solve real-world or mathematical problems.

Seventh grade math curriculum uses concrete and graphical models to show students how to create formulas for finding volumes and surface areas of solids including prisms and cylinders. The students solve and explain problems involving perimeter, area, circumference, and the surface area and volume of prisms and cylinders. Using a protractor, seventh grade math students find the measure of angles. They apply angle relationships including corresponding, complementary, supplementary, interior and exterior.

New concepts are taught during seventh grade math, including the development and use of the distance formula (d=rt). Given a two or three dimensional figure seventh grade math students create a new figure by increasing or decreasing original dimensions. The students are expected to know relationships between perimeters, areas, surface areas, and volumes of an original figure and those of a newly created figure. Using appropriate scales, seventh grade math students produce proportional drawings or models. They learn about proportional relationships used in scale drawings, and produce scale drawings.

Using customary or metric measuring units, seventh grade math students measure length, weight, mass, capacity and volume. Seventh grade math curriculum teaches them to know relationships between metric units of mass and capacity. Students find measures of length, weight, mass, capacity and volume using proportional relationships and properties of similar geometric figures. Units of measurement within a system (metric or customary) are compared. Students perform operations on measurements within each system.

Solving real-world problems, seventh grade math students select an appropriate unit of measurement and do conversions within the metric or customary measurement systems. They are expected to understand that measurements are always approximate and that the degree of accuracy depends on the precision of a measuring device. Seventh grade math lessons encourage students to select appropriate measuring tools such as scales, rulers, thermometers, measuring cups, protractors, or gauges.

Time4Learning is an online learning system for homeschool education, enrichment, e-tutoring, or for sharpening summer skills. We provide seventh grade math worksheets and seventh grade math games in a total curriculum. Each unit has multimedia lessons, interactive exercises, printable worksheets for reinforcement, and assessments. Click to see the details on Time4Learning’s online seventh grade math lesson plan.

There are 339 math activities in the seventh grade curriculum, and children can either move through them sequentially, or pick and choose from the lessons, using the Activity Finder. Parents can easily follow their child’s progress by logging into the child’s portfolio and viewing day by day lessons or a customizable and printable report than can be sorted by subject, lesson type, or date range.

To find out more about the seventh grade math program at Time4Learning, try out one of the demo lessons, ask a question in our parents forum, or even view the entire seventh grade math scope and sequence. Sign up today to let your seventh grader experience the fun and learning encompassed in the Time4Learning Seventh Grade Math Program.

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This post was written by Kerry on August 17, 2009

Sixth Grade Science and Social Studies with Time4Learning

Time4Learning presents a logical and sequential approach to teaching science and social studies.

Sixth grade students are immersed in the scientific process. Sixth graders learn about the properties of matter, characteristics of plants, energy, force and motion, and electricity and magnetism.  These units will cover such subjects as collecting and displaying data, different states of matter, stimulus and response in plants, six forms of energy, electricity from magnetism, and phases of the moon.  See the sixth grade science curriculum for more information.

In social studies, sixth grade students continue the study of ancient civilizations, this time covering India, China, Rome and Islam in history. In geography, Africa and westward migration in the US are studied. Students will also begin state studies of their own states. Individual lessons cover such things as contributions of India, the Han dynasty, Origins of Christianity, the Arabian Peninsula, West African civilization, Settler and Native American wars, Growth of American Cities, The Spanish-American War, and Presidential Elections.  See the sixth grade social studies curriculum for more information.

There are 73 lessons in the Time4Learning sixth grade science curriculum, and 110 in the social studies curriculum.  The Time4Learning program combines illustration, animation, real pictures, audio, text, video and embedded simulations in multimedia online lessons and activities.  It also combines math and writing skills in cross-curricular activities that are completed both on and offline.

To find out more about the Sixth Grade science or social studies program at Time4Learning, try out one of the demo lessons, ask a question in our parents forum, or even view the entire Sixth Grade Scope and Sequence. Sign up today to let your Sixth Grader experience the fun and learning encompassed in the Time4Learning Sixth Grade Science and Social Studies Program.

 

See the sixth grade social studies curriculum for more information.

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This post was written by Kerry on August 14, 2009

Sixth Grade Language Arts with Time4Learning

A sixth grade reading program should be taught using a system of sixth grade reading lesson plans including interactive activities, learning games, printable worksheets, assessments, and positive reinforcement. Guided reading is a vital part of a sixth grade reading program.

And sixth grade language arts lessons should cover all English language arts strands. The major language arts strands for a sixth grade reading program are vocabulary development, reading comprehension, literature, writing strategies, writing applications, English language conventions, listening and speaking. While these language arts strands might surprise you, they are all critical lessons for a sixth grade reading program.

Sixth grade reading activities provide an opportunity for students to describe and connect essential ideas, arguments, and perspectives by using their knowledge of text structure, organization, and purpose. Students learn through guided reading, reading worksheets, language arts games, and many creative methods that make the sixth grade reading program fun for them.

A sixth grade language arts program includes vocabulary and concept development. Reading skill develops as students continue to learn using grade level appropriate reading material. Sixth grade reading program students describe and connect essential ideas, arguments, and perspectives by using their knowledge of text structure, organization, and purpose. They apply this knowledge to achieve fluent oral and silent sixth grade guided reading skills.

For example, the sixth grade reading program requires students to apply knowledge of word origins and word relationships, as well as historical and literary context clues, to determine the meaning of specialized vocabulary and to understand the precise meaning of grade level appropriate words. Language arts lesson plans help sixth grade reading skill students read narrative and expository text fluently and accurately and with appropriate pacing, intonation, and expression. Their reading level also requires them to identify and interpret figurative language and words with multiple meanings.

In sixth grade students recognize the origins and meanings of frequently used foreign words in English, and use these words accurately in speaking and writing. They should monitor expository text for unknown words or words with novel meanings by using word, sentence, and paragraph clues to determine meaning. Furthermore, a sixth grade reading program includes language arts lesson plans that help children understand and explain “shades of meaning” in related words, for example, “softly” and “quietly”.

The sixth grade reading level is tested with reading skill comprehension strategies.  They analyze text that uses the compare-and-contrast organizational pattern. Sixth grade guided reading includes comprehension and analysis of reading level appropriate text in order to connect and clarify main ideas by identifying their relationships to other sources and related topics. To strengthen comprehension, sixth grade reading program students are asked to clarify an understanding of texts by creating outlines, logical notes, summaries, or reports. Sixth grade language arts lesson plans require students to demonstrate reading skill by following multiple-step instructions for preparing applications (library card, bank savings account, sports club, and/or league membership). Also students in the sixth grade reading program are expected to make reasonable assertions about a text through accurate, supporting citations. In doing this they are instructed to note instances of unsupported inferences, fallacious reasoning, persuasion, and propaganda in text.

Another vital component of the sixth grade language arts program is literary response and analysis of reading skill appropriate text. Students read and respond to historically or culturally significant works of literature that reflect and enhance their studies of history and social science. Also in the sixth grade reading program, students develop reading skill by analyzing the effect of character qualities such as courage or cowardice, ambition or laziness, on plot and conflict resolution. They also analyze the influence of setting on the problem and its resolution. Language arts lesson plans for sixth grade students help them define how tone or meaning is conveyed in poetry through word choice, figurative language, sentence structure, line length, punctuation, rhythm, repetition, and rhyme. Via guided reading, sixth grade students learn about point of view, identifying the main speaker and recognizing the difference between first-and third-person narration, not only in fiction but also in biographies and autobiographies. Another reading skill introduced in sixth grade is to identify and analyze features of themes conveyed through characters, actions, and images.

Time4Learning teaches a comprehensive sixth grade language arts curriculum using fun, sixth grade reading activities to build a solid reading foundation. To find out more about the sixth grade language arts program at Time4Learning, try out one of the demo lessons, ask a question in our parents forum, or even view the entire sixth grade language arts scope and sequence. Sign up today to let your sixth grader experience the fun and learning encompassed in the Time4Learning Sixth Grade Language Arts Program.

Posted under Homeschool, Online Learning, grade levels, homeschool curriculum, language arts, learning to read, middle school curriculum, online reading, reading curriculum, sixth grade curriculum

This post was written by Kerry on August 12, 2009

Fifth Grade Science and Social Studies with Time4Learning

Time4Learning presents a logical and sequential approach to teaching science and social studies.

Electricity, light and organisms are introduced in the fifth grade science curriculum, while studies continue in scientific investigation, classification of living things and lifecycles and reproduction. Weather is looked at indepth in the fifth grade science lessons as well.  These units will cover subjects such as: Timeline of Scientific Events, the Periodic Table, Structure of Circuits, Reflections and Refractions of Light, Life Cycle of a Plant, and Meteorology. Complete details are in the fifth grade lesson plans.

Early civilizations ranging from the Olmecs to the Phoenicians are the focus of fifth grade history, along with 19th century United States history, including the events leading up to the Civil War, the war itself, and post-war reconstruction. Economics, US and world geography, and government systems round out the fifth grade social studies curriculum. Individual lessons cover such things as: Phoenician Civilization, The Golden Age of China, Greek Civilization, Lewis & Clark Expedition, and Time Zones Around the World.  Complete details are in fifth grade social studies lesson plans.

There are 143 lessons in the Time4Learning fifth grade science curriculum, and 286 in the social studies curriculum.  The Time4Learning program combines illustration, animation, real pictures, audio, text, video and embedded simulations in multimedia online lessons and activities.  It also combines math and writing skills in cross-curricular activities that are completed both on and offline.

To find out more about the Fifth Grade science or social studies program at Time4Learning, try out one of the demo lessons, ask a question in our parents forum, or even view the entire Fifth Grade Scope and Sequence. Sign up today to let your Fifth Grader experience the fun and learning encompassed in the Time4Learning Fifth Grade Science and Social Studies Program

Posted under Homeschool, Online Learning, elementary homeschool curriculum, fifth grade curriculum, grade levels, homeschool curriculum, science, social studies

This post was written by Kerry on August 7, 2009

Fifth Grade Language Arts with Time4Learning

A fifth grade reading program should be taught using a system of fifth grade reading lesson plans including interactive activities, learning games, printable worksheets, assessments, and positive reinforcement. Guided reading is a vital part of a fifth grade reading program.

And fifth grade language arts lessons should cover all English language arts strands. The major language arts strands for a fifth grade reading program are vocabulary development, reading comprehension, literature, writing strategies, writing applications, English language conventions, listening and speaking. While these language arts strands might surprise you, they are all critical lessons for a fifth grade reading program.

Fifth grade reading lesson plans, reading worksheets, and reading activities teach reading skills covering all the language arts strands. Fifth grade reading activities provide an opportunity for children to describe and connect essential ideas, arguments, and perspectives by using their knowledge of text structure, organization, and purpose. Fifth grade reading program students learn through guided reading, reading worksheets, language arts games, and many creative methods that make the fifth grade reading program fun for them.

A fifth grade reading program includes vocabulary and concept development and word recognition. Reading skill develops as fifth grade reading program students describe and connect essential ideas, arguments, and perspectives by using their knowledge of text structure, organization, and purpose. They apply this knowledge to achieve fluent oral and silent, fifth grade guided reading skill. For example, the fifth grade reading program requires students to apply knowledge of word origins and word relationships, as well as historical and literary context clues, to determine the meaning of specialized vocabulary.

Language arts lesson plans help fifth grade reading skill students use word origins to determine the meaning of unknown words, with the help of the reading teacher. Their reading level enables them to read narrative and expository text aloud, fluently and accurately, and with appropriate pacing, intonation, and expression. Students begin to understand and explain frequently used synonyms, antonyms, and homographs. They should know abstract, derived roots and affixes from Greek and Latin, which will help them analyze the meaning of complex words. A fifth grade reading program includes language arts lesson plans that help children understand and explain the figurative and metaphorical use of words in context.

The fifth grade reading level is improved using reading skill comprehension strategies. Students learn how text features such as format, graphics, sequence, diagrams, illustrations, charts, and maps make information accessible and usable. Fifth grade guided reading includes developing the ability to analyze text that is organized in sequential or chronological order. To strengthen comprehension, fifth grade reading program students learn to discern main ideas and concepts presented in texts, identifying and assessing evidence that supports those ideas.

Fifth grade language arts lesson plans require students to demonstrate reading skill by drawing inferences, conclusions, or generalizations, supporting them with textual evidence and prior knowledge. Fifth grade reading program students are expected to distinguish facts, supported inferences, and opinions in text. Also students in the fifth grade reading program read and respond to historically or culturally significant works of literature. They begin to find ways to clarify ideas and make connections between literary works. Through their fifth grade guided reading they identify and analyze the characteristics of poetry, drama, fiction, and nonfiction, and explain the appropriateness of the literary forms chosen by an author for each specific purpose.

Another vital component of the fifth grade reading program is narrative analysis of reading skill appropriate text. After guided reading, students are asked to identify the main problem or conflict of the plot and explain how it is resolved. They will contrast actions and motives such as loyalty, selfishness, conscientiousness. They will also notice the appearances of characters in a work of fiction and discuss the importance of the contrasts to the plot or theme. Also in fifth grade, students develop reading skill by describing the function and effect of common literary devices (e.g., imagery, metaphor, symbolism).

Language arts lesson plans for fifth grade students help them understand that theme refers to the meaning or moral of a selection. They learn to recognize themes (whether implied or stated directly) in sample works. Via guided reading, fifth grade students evaluate the meaning of archetypal patterns and symbols that are found in myth and tradition by using literature from different eras and cultures. Their fifth grade reading program also uses language arts lesson plans that help children evaluate the author’s use of various techniques such as the appeal of characters in a picture book, logic and credibility of plots and settings, and use of figurative language to influence readers’ perspectives.

Time4Learning teaches a comprehensive fifth grade reading curriculum using fun, fifth grade reading activities to build a solid reading foundation. To find out more about the fifth grade language arts program at Time4Learning, try out one of the demo lessons, ask a question in our parents forum, or even view the entire fifth grade language arts scope and sequence. Sign up today to let your fifth grader experience the fun and learning encompassed in the Time4Learning Fifth Grade Language Arts Program.

Posted under Homeschool, Online Learning, elementary homeschool curriculum, fifth grade curriculum, grade levels, homeschool curriculum, language arts, learning to read, online reading, reading curriculum

This post was written by Kerry on August 6, 2009

Fourth Grade Science and Social Studies with Time4Learning

Time4Learning presents a logical and sequential approach to teaching science and social studies

In the fourth grade science lessons, scientific investigation skills are further developed, along with changes in matter and energy. Science lessons introduce sound and the solar system, while work on living things continues.  These units will cover subjects such as: simple experiments, heat as energy, sounds of music, composition of rocks, naming of planets, body systems, and recycling. Complete details are in the fourth grade science lesson plans.

In fourth grade, ancient civilizations, the Incas, Mayas and Aztecs and the American Revolutionary war period are studied in the social studies curriculum. Geography lesson focus on land formations and how people interact with their physical environment. United States civics are introduced. Individual lessons cover subjects such as: Egyptian culture, Mayan science, the causes of the French and Indian war, longitude and latitude, the constitution, and the role of economics in today’s society. Complete details are in the fourth grade social studies lesson plans.

There are 115 science lessons and 137 social studies lessons included in the curriculum for fourth grade at Time4Learning. The Time4Learning program combines illustration, animation, real pictures, audio, text, video and embedded simulations in multimedia online lessons and activities.  It also combines math and writing skills in cross-curricular activities that are completed both on and offline.

To find out more about the Fourth Grade science or social studies program at Time4Learning, try out one of the demo lessons, ask a question in our parents forum, or even view the entire Fourth Grade Scope and Sequence. Sign up today to let your Fourth Grader experience the fun and learning encompassed in the Time4Learning Fourth Grade Science and Social Studies Program.

Posted under Online Learning, elementary homeschool curriculum, fourth grade curriculum, grade levels, homeschool curriculum, science, social studies

This post was written by Kerry on July 31, 2009

Fourth Grade Language Arts with Time4Learning

A fourth grade language arts program should be taught using a system of fourth grade reading lesson plans including interactive activities, learning games, printable worksheets, assessments, and positive reinforcement. Guided reading is also a vital part of a fourth grade reading program.

And fourth grade language arts lessons should cover all English language arts strands. The major language arts strands for a fourth grade reading program are vocabulary development, reading comprehension, literature, writing strategies, writing applications, English language conventions, listening and speaking. While these language arts strands might surprise you, they are all critical lessons for a fourth grade reading program.

Fourth grade reading activities provide an opportunity for children to apply the knowledge of word origins, derivations, synonyms, antonyms, and idioms to determine the meaning of words and phrases. Children learn through guided reading, reading worksheets, language arts games, and many creative methods that make the fourth grade reading program fun for them.

A fourth grade language arts program should include word analysis, decoding, and vocabulary development. Reading skill develops as students continue to learn basic features of reading. They select letter patterns and learn to translate them into spoken language using phonics, syllabication, and word parts. They apply this knowledge to achieve fluent oral and silent, fourth grade guided reading skill.

The fourth grade language arts curriculum requires students to apply knowledge of word origins, derivations, synonyms, antonyms, and idioms to determine the meaning of words and phrases. Language arts lesson plans help fourth grade reading skill students use knowledge of root words to determine the meaning of unknown words within a passage.

Fourth graders learn common roots and affixes derived from Greek and Latin. They use this knowledge to analyze the meanings of complex words. The fourth grade reading program includes language arts lesson plans that help children distinguish and interpret words with multiple meanings. Fourth grade students are expected to use a thesaurus to determine related words and concepts.

During fourth grade, a student’s reading level is tested with reading skill comprehension strategies such as, generating and responding to essential questions, making predictions, and comparing information from several sources. By fourth grade students read one-half million words annually, including a good representation of grade-level-appropriate narrative and expository text, for example, classic and contemporary literature, magazines, newspapers, and online information. Fourth grade guided reading includes identification of structural patterns found in informational text. To strengthen comprehension, fourth grade students compare and contrast, discuss cause and effect, identify sequential or chronological order, and know about proposition and support.

Another vital component of the fourth grade reading program is literary response and analysis using a fourth grade reading list. Through guided reading they are introduced to a wide variety of significant works of reading level appropriate children’s literature. In fourth grade, students develop reading skill by distinguishing between structural features of various imaginative forms of literature including fantasies, fables, myths, legends, and fairy tales.

Language arts lesson plans for fourth grade students encourage them to identify the main events of the plot, their causes, and the influence of each event on future actions. They are expected to determine causes for a character’s actions using knowledge of the situation and setting and of a character’s traits and motivations. Via guided reading, fourth grade students learn to compare and contrast tales from different cultures by tracing the exploits of one character type and developing theories to account for similar tales in diverse cultures.

Time4Learning teaches a comprehensive fourth grade reading curriculum using fun, fourth grade reading activities to build a solid reading foundation. To find out more about the fourth grade language arts program at Time4Learning, try out one of the demo lessons, ask a question in our parents forum, or even view the entire fourth grade language arts scope and sequence. Sign up today to let your fourth grader experience the fun and learning encompassed in the Time4Learning Fourth Grade Language Arts Program.

Posted under Online Learning, elementary homeschool curriculum, fourth grade curriculum, grade levels, homeschool curriculum, language arts, learning to read, online reading, reading curriculum

This post was written by Kerry on July 31, 2009

Interactive Algebra Course Online

Algebra can be one of the most difficult subjects to comprehend - - especially for visual learners.  Most of the time it is taught both sequentially and two dimensionally, which can make it especially difficult for anyone with a visual or spatial learning style.

But for those who struggle with algebraic concepts, often all it takes to create success is to add an interactive element to the instruction.  This can be in the form of manipulatives, videos, or animations.  However, purchasing materials like these can quickly add up to a lot of money.  So what is the answer?

Time4Learning offers an online algebra course that is fully interactive, with all manipulatives, lessons, guided explorations, and tools are all included in the multimedia curriculum.  The following are just a few of the tools and features of  the Time4Learning interactive algebra course: 

  • Real-time assessment, with pre and post testing
  • Voiced screen reading capabilities
  • Online math tools including an algebra balance, algebra tiles, equation writer, and graphing tool
  • Printable worksheets for offline practice
  • Animated and interactive lessons

If your child is struggling to learn algebra the traditional way, or you know that your son or daughter learns best via multimedia paths, then click here to find out more about Time4Learning’s online algebra course.  This course can be used as a standalone curriculum, or as a supplement to a traditional school course.  It can also be used as a summer brush-up or remediation program.  Sign up today!

Posted under Online Learning, algebra course, homeschool curriculum, learning disability, online math curriculum

This post was written by Kerry on April 30, 2009

Online Math Curriculum

When we as parents look back on our earliest classroom experiences with math, we often remember things like reciting the times tables together as a group, solving problems on the chalkboard, or gathering beans or other small items into groups of 5’s, 10’s or 100’s.  What is interesting is that even with all our current technologies, math instruction still has the same goals today: appealing to a variety of senses and learning styles. 

Online math curriculum and software programs basically use those same principles when teaching via

Time4Learning Math Curriculum

Time4Learning Math Curriculum

computer.  They often use sound to appeal to auditory learners, bright colors to interest visual learners, and virtual manipulatives for kinesthetic learners.

Today’s generation of students usually enjoy and even expect to get at least some of their education from the web.  Learning in a multimedia format means less rote memorization and more interaction with the subject at hand.  For students with learning disabilities or strong visual learning styles, this can be even more important. 

Time4Learning includes an online math curriculum aimed at the next generation of learners.  Time4Learning’s online system allows children, PreK to 8th Grade, to progress through the math curriculum with a self-paced, comprehensive, fun approach. By shifting from computer-based lessons to discussion, or from paper and pencil exercises to art projects, children stay engaged and benefit from different teaching methods. Variety keeps children motivated and attentive throughout the day.

Time4Learning provides online math curriculum with multimedia instruction, animated interactive lessons and printable worksheets for reinforcement.  It also has a low monthly price, does not require a contract, and provides a money-back guarantee so you can make sure that it works for your kids, risk free!

To find out more about using Time4Learning math for your homeschooled child or to supplement your child’s math classes in school, check out what this online math curriculum has to offer.  Or try out some of the demo lessons.  Learning math with a quality online curriculum can help build a strong math foundation in a fun-to-use format.

Posted under Homeschool, Online Learning, homeschool curriculum, online math curriculum

This post was written by Kerry on March 26, 2009