K5 Learning offers an online program to supplement math, reading, and spelling. We were blessed with a 6 month subscription for four of our kids.
K5 Learning is a website designed for both homeschoolers and public school students. They program is designed to supplement children’s work during the school year as well as to help keep topics fresh for those who take extended breaks. The topics covered in K5 Learning are: Math, Reading, and Spelling.
K5 Math covers: Numbers and Operations, Measurement, Geometry, and Algebra. K5 Reading covers: Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Sight Words, Vocabulary, and Reading Comprehension. K5 Spelling has a 100,000+ word database, parents can create custom lists, and provides immediate feedback.
In K5 Learning children work at their skill level in math, reading, and spelling through interactive lessons. The lesson is broken down into short segments. For instance during a lesson on measuring weight in ounces and pounds they will watch a very short piece to learn which items are weighed in ounces and which ones are weighed in pounds. Then they move on to a series of questions (picture below) where they look at an item and then choose how they would weigh the said item.
Once they have completed it, they will move on to the next segment of the lesson.
K5 Learning also provides custom optional worksheets that correspond to the current lessons the student is working on and change as the lessons do. When you print the custom worksheets, the answer sheets are printed right along with them. I like having the ability to print additional worksheets to further review the content. The downside is me remembering to print them right away as they change frequently.
Parents Dashboard
I love the way the parent dashboard is set up! There is a menu on the left hand side of the screen with: Students & Reports, Setup Assessments, Change Levels, Create Assignment, and Account Management.
Students & Reports
When I first log into the account the Students & Reports is automatically displayed. I can see all of the kid’s user names, change passwords, view reports, change spelling settings, and add spelling words. My favorite feature is that I can log them into their accounts from the parent dashboard.
If the children are logged in through the parent dashboard, they can only access minimal information if they hit the back button. They can see the initial dashboard screen with the student’s names and user names but if they try to click on any of the links they will get a “Sorry, students aren’t allowed there.” message. No need to worry about them making any changes!
When I view reports (see picture above) I get a brief overview of how my children are doing. You can see how many lessons they have completed in a specific topic, how many were mastered, and the percent of the lessons that have been mastered.
Viewing the progress reports will give me a breakdown of everything that has been covered and viewing the assessment reports will let me view the results of the initial assessment. I can also add spelling words to my child’s spelling list.
Adding spelling words to their list is breeze, you add them in and the program takes care of the rest!
Assessments
K5 Learning recommends that each children do an assessment. The kids will start lessons from where they place in the assessment. If you feel that the lessons are too easy or too hard you can contact K5 Learning through the Parent Portal and request a grade change.
Create Assignments
If you want to assign specific lessons K5 Learning has the option for you to assign them to your child. When you are in the Lesson Library for your child, you select the grade level of the lessons you want, then click on math or reading, and it will pull up the list of lessons. Select the one(s) that you want and assign them to your child. Once they have been completed, remove them from their account.
Account Management
The Account Management is the place where you change your password and update your information.
Mom’s & Kid’s Thoughts
I had plans to have Sweet Pea, Peanut, Lil’ Bit, and Train Buff working through the lessons. It was a good fit for the oldest three but I found that it was not a fit for Train Buff. He just turned five recently and on the young end of the age range. That was the reason it wasn’t a fit for him and nothing with the program itself.
Overall, Sweet Pea, Peanut, and Lil’ Bit all enjoyed the program. They constantly asked me to log them into their accounts. Sometimes, they even fought over whose turn it was on the computer.
One of Sweet Pea’s favorite subjects is spelling. The way K5 Learning has it set up, she can do it independently. She likes being able to have a choice on the number of words that she could study. Once I did receive feedback from her regarding a reading lesson. She came to me telling me that she already completed the lesson that she was working on. I encouraged her to finish the lesson even though she had already done it and to let me know if it happened again. I haven’t heard anything about repeating a lesson since.
Peanut loves both math and reading on K5 Learning. She said she loved the animations and playing the games. Lil’ Bit told me her favorite part is Math and told me she liked math the most because she doesn’t like reading. She is more of a math girl.
If you are interested in trying K5 Learning, there is a 14 Day Free Trial Offer! No obligations and no credit card required. I highly recommend giving K5 Learning a try!
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