I use masterbooks as well and one thing with the spelling portion is that in the back of book it explains their ideas behind it and ideas to make it unique to the child. Same thing with why they don’t have a reading list to go along with the workbooks. They wanted to leave it to each family to choose. I highly recommend the master books KZfaq channel because they really explain their heart and desire behind creating the programs. A lot of good info. Thank you.

Thanks bunches ! Just doing my preliminary research into homeschool , curriculums , styles , pros and cons , etc. So much great info here . Concise and yet full of explanation. And conspicuously lacking in an certain pattern I have noticed in this genre of videos... No overly disclaimer filled , apology laden messages . This is refreshing .

Thank you for taking the time to make this comparison video! It was very helpful. And thank you for mentioning the read aloud resource as well. I had never heard of that before. This was very timely! Thank you again! I hope Masterbooks is still working well for your family!😊

Very helpful video, thanks so much!!

Super helpful. Thank you💖

I really like how you present your review and comparison. Thank you so much, and may God bless you 🥰

Great review!

This is so helpful! I’m a former public school teacher turned homeschool mom. Thanks!!

I love your approach!

Thank you for this review! I hear so many mix reviews but to eaches own. I have a kinder and 1st grader both doing level 1 for math and language arts from masterbooks. We are breezing through the math. A lot of review for my first grader but I can tell he is a lot more confident. Starting the literature arts after doing foundation phonics. Looking forward to diving in! Looks fantastic!

I just love Masterbooks!! I do it with my 4 kids and it's so great!

Thanks for the video!

Thank you. I soo love mastetbooks science. Doing Highschool

I am a former public school teacher too, and we used Abeka this year for my first grader. There have been times when my daughter and I have been overwhelmed with the amount of worksheets. I have been looking into Masterbooks to see if that might be conducive to our family dynamic. Thank you for a wonderful review! I love the details of Abeka, but not the volume of work. We’ve had too many meltdowns over it! Thanks for the reminder to choose what is good for your family…I also like picking and choosing between different curriculums. I feel much more informed now! 😊

This video is soooo helpful! We are switching to Master Books from Abeka because its wayyy to much work and im so relieved im not the only one who feels that way.

Hey! 1st - on a laptop, sound is good! 2nd - tx for this. I went MB as opposed the Abeka and I appreciate the affirmation. Have a great day

Wow thank you!!!!

Lindsey, I am so happy I came across your channel yesterday. I am a mom of two kids ages 4 (almost 5) and 2. This is our first year homeschooling and we are loving it so much, we plan to continue for the years to come. Your sweet nature and teaching style is so similar to mine. We are using Abeka’s K4 program this year because I really just did not know where to start. We are really enjoying it and my daughter is thriving, but after doing so much research on curriculums, I also love Masterbooks. I already have their kindergarten and first grade bundles on my shelf. 🙈 But I have been trying to figure out which way to go and if there is some way to use bits and pieces of both. I love your suggestions, and love to see that someone like you CAN use both of these curriculums in still a Charlotte Mason, relaxed way. I also am a member of Read Aloud Revival Premium and it has totally shaped my homeschooling ideas and encourages me daily! Right now in our homeschool, we just check out so many of the books on RAR’s book list, “A Year in Picture Books” each month and just read all the time. Along with doing Abeka’s K4 as our pace and enjoyment allows. I am planning to continue Abeka for K5, but also have the Masterbook Foundations Phonics course book that I am interested to work through. Now I am rambling, but just wanted to stop in and say thank you for your videos. I am inspired by you and thankful to finally find another mom with such similar homeschooling ways and ideas as myself. ❤️

Thank you!

My duahter has used Abeka from K4 to 2nd grade. We switched to Masterbooks this year and although she is doing well, I feel that I am struggling. Hoping “it’s enough” since it doesn’t have as much repetition or practice. I’ve been looking at TGATB as well. It seems like a mix of more structured lessons like Abeka but in a more gentle Masterbooks way. It’s hard to figure out what I like. I appreciate your take! Makes me feel a little better about letting go of Abeka.

Great video One child we started with MB and switched to Abeka Another still using MB Another perk of HS is being able to tailor to your CHILDS education

I have used Masterbooks for 4 years and am teaching 3rd and 1st grade. We are still living it and they are flourishing! It's a gentle start but it's actually working really well!

We use Master Books MLFLE to review concepts learned in Life of Fred elementary math. We also use the "Let's Talk Science" and "God's Design" science books from Master Books. LOVE them!

Got the points. Masterbooks affordable and simple

My 6 year old is homeschooled and has just completed kindergarten. I used different workbooks that were kind of an all in one (reading, writing, math, language arts) First book was I picked up was called the BIG Kindergarten workbook and he breezed through! Second workbook was Scholastic kindergarten workbook and I felt it was a tad bit more thorough and he pretty much breezed through that as well. I wanted a gentle approach starting out because I was brand new to homeschooling and he's also just starting. However, I always questioned myself, wondering if the curriculum I provided was enough. I feel like Abeka would be a good fit for him, more challenging. Thank you.

we also use a grade level ahead in these programs, it seems to be much closer to grade skill in doing so 😊

I went through Abeka starting in 4th grade thru 12th. Even attended PCC for 4yrs. I have BAGGAGE. Abeka baggage. Lol. Million and millions of math problems. Lol. My mom told me I got worse the more I did so she circle only the odd or even problems. Lol. I use Masterbooks for my two kids. I did buy the Practice Makes Perfect math books as extra. Only one of my kids really needs the extra practice when it comes to math. I also got a mini chalk board for alphabet or number writing practice for those early years. It’s been a huge help. My mother-in-law and sister-in-law are both private school teachers. They are both amazed at what my kids are learning and that they are indeed learning it via Masterbooks.

I've been contemplating trying out Masterbooks. Right now I use Abeka as a basis for math. I'm just trying to see what would be the best fit for right now since we are in the stage of building a good foundation.

Thanks for the vid! Do you feel like the grammar for the beginning grades as they are learning to read is enough with MB? I did kinder with Abeka and doing 1st with MB and am worried it isn’t Ingraining it into him enough

Thanks for the tip about going a level ahead in math! I’m considering pulling my kids from their private Christian school who uses Abeka. Will Masterbooks likely be a good one to transition to? I like what I see on their site. I’m definitely nervous but if this is what God is indeed leading us to do I feel like Masterbooks is more where we’d turn. Abeka is great but like you said it’s A LOT

I am using Masterbooks, I love it for a lot of reasons, but I have found that I don’t feel like it gives enough instruction or examples when teaching a concept. One big example right now is my 12 year old (struggled with reading, and LA) is on level 4, and he needs more help understanding verbs and all that. As a mom that has a chronic illness and 6 children to manage I find it hard to find more resources to help him.. though at heart I love to do it. It takes me forever to find worksheets to print.. and it may not be exactly on the same exact part of teaching he is on In the book.. idk if that makes sense. Have any advice? I’m thinking of supplementing with an online program like time4learning and see if that helps. Thanks

I found though that Masterbooks is not as far along as Abeka. My 7yo did Abeka math 1 and he did about 40 pages of level 2 in masterbooks math and he's ready for masterbooks level 3 or Abeka level 2. I think math catches up about 4th or 5th grade but my oldest son did grades 4 & 5 in masterbooks and he did level 6 math by 1/2 way thru his 5th grade year before going back to public school and he was on target for mid grade 5. I agree its behind at least in the lower levels. We did abeka language 1 and we ran into the problem of too many worksheets to do in abeka and my son didnt like that but we are also doing level 2 language in masterbooks before he reaches 2nd grade. I do like the abeka spelling also

I am a former educator as well, but at the pre-k level. I am currently in a masters program for early childhood. I am also struggling with finding a good curriculum for when my daughter 93.5 years old) is officially kindergarten age. She is somewhat advanced in a lot of areas already, but she is also super independent. I want to challenge her with new concepts, but not overwhelm her with busy work. I had planned to do Abeka because I know it is a bit advanced and it what I used in school, but I worry that she may rebel against the busy work.

I used Abeka and yes over whelming. It’s meant as a classroom setting however you can fit it to your needs but it is wayyyy too much book work and not necessary in my opinion. I use master books and the good and beautiful because I love them both and to me they compliment each other and master books is so gentle and bonus for me is I love the Bible in it! The picture study is even bible and my daughter likes the picture study. I know all kids learn differently:) but as a parent we teach too and I know it will have to cater to our needs as well. I’ve been stressed for three years with shook and trying to figure it out. I think I’m starting to now:) I pray masterbooks works for you and your children! 🙏

Did you find Abeka k5 prepared your child for level 2 language Masterbooks or is your child ahead in reading? I loved your video and have a similar teaching style!

Do you feel as though you can transition from Abeka to Masterbooks Language on level? For example, my daughter has been at a Christian School using Abeka and we're transiting to homeschooling- I'm interested in using Masterbooks for language and wondering if I can just stay on level. I ask because you reference Abeka being above grade level in some cases.

Since Abeka is more along the lines of what is taught in school, are you able to teach it to a mastery level before you move on or do you feel you are just 'teaching to the test'?

Hello! I’m a first time homeschooling mom, I’ll have a 3rd and 6th grader, I want to make sure they’re learning enough with Masterbooks do you recommend supplementing with anything or this curriculum enough as is?

This is why I want to switch to masterbooks. They will get the basics and I will get flexibility.

Abeka is about half to one year ahead of grade level. Skip the teacher manuals because they are expensive and not necessary.

My kids use Abeka in a Christian school now and the math teachers do exactly that lol...they circle only about half the problems for homework.

These are 2 completely different styles of teaching/learning. They are really not comparable. Abeka is traditional as it was made for Christian schools and Language Lessons for a Living Education is Charlotte Mason and a much more gentle approach. It also builds throughout the 6 levels rather than being rigorous like Abeka is.

Why am I watching stuff like this on my one day without kids in four weeks?

Great video , but the thing is that homeschool isn't supposed to be compared with public school ( common core)

The audio isn't working correctly on this video. Just fyi!

So are you no longer using First Language Lessons??

You are beautiful and so sweet!

I so wish I saw this video before choosing Abeka. I went with them because my 6 year old is pretty advanced in math and vocabulary. Man do I regret it. She loves learning and gets frustrated with all the hours of Abeka. She loves to sit and do work but the video and pages of work are ridiculously long. I didn'tot dare show her grades from abeka, as they are way too critical of a 6 year olds writing. So disappointed and broke....lol Iv cut so much of the video to get her down to a couple hours. Just money out the window.

The videos with abeka is time consuming, he started doing the worksheets while the video is running. We don't do all the videos, the kids reading is incredibly boring, often we just read it ourselves and discuss it.

MB phonics and language is horrible. It’s so confusing and lacking. Phonics is so important, ABeka did well at teaching reading. All about reading is the best.