I love master books and TGATB, they both have pros and cons. However, I'm not sure why you didn't even mention the fact that you can download TGATB language levels 1-5 for FREE! AND, TGATB also states that while the readers are "recommended" you can DEFINATELY choose books on your child's reading level. It just seemed like a very biased review. I'm am currently using both curriculums for my kids, I choose what works well for each child, and I hope that the moms out there will make the best decision for their children.

We used TGTB level one last year for my son who was in grade one. I saw him excel so much with reading and grammer during this time. We used Math Lesson for a Living Education level 2 (based on the entry tests) and also really enjoyed this program. This year for grade 2 I decided to try Language Lessons for a Living Education, mostly because it is a simplified version of TGTB. 3 lessons in, I switched back to TGTB. I simply found it wasn't enough. Too much copy work, and not enough teaching concepts prior to the excersises. Also I found it strange that the spelling words were introduced at the very end of each lesson. It just didn't seem to flow for me. I do find that TGTB can be a little much at times in terms of the amount of work required, but I'm just giving myself more permission to not be a slave to the curriculum and skip or skim over areas I don't feel are necessary. I still love the content and am very on guard to watch for anything that contradicts biblical teaching, because as you said it is not the same as Christianity. So far I haven't found anything concerning. That being said, we are still using Math Lessons for a living Education and love it. He is in grade 2 but we are using the level 3. I find when using Master Books materials, you need to go up a level to match the grade level. At least for our family that is how it has worked. We are also using Master Books "My Story" for social studies which has been great! I definitely enjoy both curriculums and as you said, you definitely have to base your choice on your child's level and learning style. Thanks for the review. ☺️

🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 yes!! I completely agree!!! I needed less neutral more Jesus & less tears when doing school. Masterbooks has been a breath of fresh air in our school. I I’m so in love with it!! Can’t wait to start my little one in masterbooks!!

I use TGTB, however it’s her right to share her honest opinion, if she’s working for another company it may be because she believes in the company, especially since she seems to be pretty passionate about it! Mormonism goes way left field, so if I were to see anything questionable I would consider switching, but we’ve yet to have any trouble and so far I am loving TGTB! I do, however, appreciate your video and getting to peek inside a curriculum I’ve never got to look through before! I also enjoyed the side by side comparison and loved how you highlighted as you talked, pretty creative! Despite all of our differences I love seeing we’re not alone, there is lots of Awesome moms out their killin’ it!

I am currently using MLFLE and TGTB for LA. I have to clarify several statements for mamas who are looking at TGTB LA. We never sit down for 70-80 minutes for a lesson! My kids (age 9 and 7) do their independent reading, spelling practice, and phonogram flash cards in the morning on their own. Reading takes 20 minutes, 5 minutes each for the others. Once we sit down for a lesson we set the timer for 20 minutes and stop working when it’s done. I love love love that we are getting art study (a very Charlotte Mason characteristic), and geography all combined together! In level 2, the kids are supposed to write a Thank You letter each week. I couldn’t believe that you left that out, and highlighted one page of letter writing in LLFLE as if it was comparable. Also, my kids have loved TGTB readers and once they are done they choose their own books. I respect your decision to not want to purchase from a Mormon, even though I am one and can confirm that we are very much Christians. But, you never mentioned what denomination LLFLE is from. Also, people from different religions all helped write TGTB-not just Mormon. They both look like good curricula, but I think I’ll definitely be sticking with TGTB for how rich and deep it is while still being a gentle approach for my kids. Thanks!

Greatly appreciate you taking the time to share..Seriously, seriously needed this!! Every single point you've touched on here is exactly what's been on my heart. I am all things "Charlotte Mason methods" to my core, but have struggled w/ feeling like it's not enough at times.. On the other hand, I can not deal w/ overloading my littles either..especially w/ our eldest, presh DD (10 yrs old).. dealing w/ high functioning ASD. As "Home Education" based families...we are completely inundated with curricula choices these days..to the point that sometimes it's crazy hard to choose which way to go. So, again I thank you so much for this. Right when I first started listening to this vid..I yelled out! "OH! My word, I LOVE HER!!" I just could not help myself.. Keep up your great work R.. you've voice is so very much appreciated & needed.. Pray the Lord continues to bless you & yours greatly.. Can not wait for your other reviews on all the curricula y'all have been using this year!! Eagerly awaiting all that!! Kindest & Best... Peace out yo! ^_^

First of all, neither of these curriculums are “Charlotte Mason”. At best they might be described as CM inspired, or incorporating elements of CM. Charlotte Mason didn’t use workbooks to teach at all. LA was taught only by reading books, doing copy work, dictation, and narration. Totally different. Second. I found your examples of how long it takes TGTB to be exaggerated. I’m using level K (which I believe to be a more direct comparison to LLFLE you showed in this video). We spend 20 mins on the workbook pages or assigned reading, 5 on handwriting, and 5 more on phonics cards or spelling a few days a week. With transitions it takes us about35 minutes. But this includes handwriting and the readers. If LLFE takes 15 mins, you still have to add the assigned independent reading time, which makes them much more comparable. It’s about adjusting the curriculum to your needs. We don’t necessarily need to follow it exactly as written. I don’t think comparing level 2 of each was a fair comparison, as TGTB is quite a bit more advanced than LLFLE. Additionally, it’s hard to remain unbiased when you’re working for Masterbooks. I appreciate that you tried, but I think there should be a disclaimer about this fact. Finally, as someone who was raised LDS, I find your remarks about the religion to be very un-Christian. There may be some weird differences in belief that make you uncomfortable, but that doesn’t discount the good it does. The LDS church has many faithful member who are good people, and TGTB is a thorough curriculum that works well for lots of homeschoolers. We all need to be aware of what influences our children, but putting such great emphasis on doctrinal differences that may come across from a curriculum that has a panel of people of different faiths working hard to make it non-denominational and a creator willing to listen to feedback and make changes just seems a pharisaical to me.

LLFALE level two is more like TGATB level one or even level K for the first half. I looked at the sample on Masterbooks website and one of the spelling words halfway through was "no"--- that's one of my 6 year old's spelling words in level K, and that's halfway through the book. I am using TGATB levels K, 3 and 4 right now with 3 of my children and we are loving it. There is plenty of guidance on TGATB website on how to manage multiple children. No way does it take hours and hours.

I know it’s a little late since this is now an older review- but I do think the first half is a very fair comparison. The second half where she gives more of her personal opinion is prefaced just fine with Rebecca saying exactly what she was going to do. So, I’m not sure why there is so much hate. Good and fair review!

I always appreciate comparison videos but this one was so odd. I heard you talk about the writer​ of TGTB and her religion but you didn't mention who the actual author of LLFLE is? What is the specific denomination they belong to?

It is worth mentioning that TGTB language arts covers geography, art, spelling, vocab, writing, grammar and literature. I really enjoy the way these subjects are intertwined. Yes, it will take longer than 10 minutes but if you are going to cover those subjects at all, you're spending time doing it somewhere else. It has NEVER once taken us 70-80 minutes to finish our TGTB lessons. All those things do not HAVE to be done every day.... You have to make each curriculum work for you and your kids. If a lesson is long break it up over 2 or 3 days. No big deal. Also, you can download levels 1-5 for FREE. Both curriculums look great but I know for sure TGTB IS great. It did seem a little heavy handed and biased. We're all in this together!

The biggest difference, that you don't discuss, is that level three in the two aren't really comparable. They are obviously not on the same skill level. It would have made more sense to compare the LLFLE level three to TGTB 1 or 2, to be honest. TGTB is much more advanced, as evidenced by the content, the appearance of the material, etc. I would also like to note that most lessons in TGTB are intended to be worked over a few days, not necessarily completed in one sitting. We also have never done 80 minutes for LA. We don't do the checklist, because we don't do stringent schedules every day. It's not a set-in-stone requirement, I mean, nothing is...it's YOUR homeschool. No one is forcing an 80 minute LA lesson.

Thanks so much for all your reviews. I started with Math Lessons after watching your review. Loved it and we are now also using the History and Science from Master books. I love their approach in teaching. I think I will also be switching to this next year for Language Arts. Love your honesty!

I know this is an old review but I actually feel like this should be a “why I switched?” Video not a comparison. I appreciated it from that perspective but it was not an unbiased compare and contrast. We’ve used tgatb for the summer and I’m leaning towards masterbooks for the fall. I loved seeing them side by side and do appreciate that!

thank you for spending so much time with all of us strangers to show us some of the differences between homeschool curriculums, making the daunting experience less so

This definitely helped me decide that The good and beautiful is definitely what I want to stick with. However I only have 2 kiddos. Language lessons just would not be challenging enough. We will be using masterbooks for science next year and we are very excited about that. Thanks for the review 👍

Thank you so much for such a comprehensive review! We used TGTB this school year, but I’m considering other options for next year and this video helps me a lot!

Great video, and came at the perfect time. I've been so back and forth with these two curriculums, trying to make the best decision for my family and my child's learning style. Thanks for all of the info!

loved the first half. this is exactly what I needed 😀👌. Thanks so much for taking the time to share such an organized side by side comparison. Hope that love has calmed the hard feelings of the second half 💕. Either way your a wonderful inspiration.

This video rubbed me the wrong way. You weren’t “simply comparing them”. You 100% threw shade at TGATB. If you already said you changed curriculums, why even bother with this? I understand you should be able to voice your opinion but this just seemed a bit tacky.

Thanks for the comparison and for turning me onto masterbooks. I was so close to buying The good and the beautiful but after seeing masterbooks I'm so excited to go with them instead and I feel alot better about the decision. Also masterbooks are so affordable for what your getting and I really appreciate that. I'm so excited to use them for this next year!

This was a really helpful review!! I'm so excited to jump into out language lessons for a living education with my 1st grader!

I love how passionate you get! Thanks for your honesty! :)

Thank you I appreciate the up close look at comparing the two, I was considering the good and the beautiful but had chosen language lessons and seeing this confirmed my decision thanks so much

Wow. I was surprised at what a biased review this was. I assume that if you are comparing two curriculums, you would just present the material, period. This was close to a bashing of TGATB. I follow you and enjoy seeing info you have; but I am disappointed on the biased review.

I love my Good and Beautiful lessons. I am 9 years old and finished level three. I am excited to start level 4 this summer. Thank you Good and Beautiful

Thanks for the review! It was super helpful. We are using the TGATB K, and so far so good. I don't commit to a curriculum, or have any sense of loyalty to any one curriculum producer. I use what works for us :) As for you sharing your opinion, thank you! Apparently it's becoming harder and harder to be honest?? Happy homeschooling!

As it turns out, I use both of these curricula. This is an unbiased review of both. For real. Hang with me. Let's start with full disclosure that I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. (Yep, I know it's longer than the nickname that others give us, but we are passionate about Jesus and don't mind saying the whole thing.) I really never post comments on public forums, so enjoy this one. I found The Good and the Beautiful (TGATB) when it was in the beta stage. That first year I actually printed out the downloads. NOT worth it! Believe me! The next year I was grateful they were beginning to offer a pre-printed version. Pricey, yes, but not more so than printing my own. My older son (11 or 12 at that point) was happy to work though TGATB. But my younger daughter (9-10 at that time) really dreaded doing the printed out TGATB pages. I wanted her to like it, but there is no point in buying something she won't happily work in. As the next school year began I didn't know what to shift to. (A side note... I'm OLD so kinda experienced... these are the last of 5 kids with my oldest in college now and second to oldest about to return from his mission in Utah! Ha! Our friends snicker that we need missionaries in Utah.) So back to my quandary for my 10-year-old. I did what I always do when I have a question. I prayed. I did not want to spend a ton of time searching. (Don't ask why I found this KZfaq review.... we will chalk it up to the need for an unbiased review that God led me to.) So, I prayed to know what to do for my daughter. I heard "go search _____" . I have no idea what I was told to search. Back before the turn of the millennium, I found CM and knew, though she was dead, I was not alone in my educational philosophy. I am always happy to find CM inspired stuff. Montessori too (that's another story). I also like John Holt and Stephen Covey. (You have to go read the book I wrote about all that... this is already getting too long.) I'm pretty sure my google search had something to do with CM. That's how I found Language Lessons For A Living Education. Wow! More really long names! When I looked at the website and a few reviews I basically thought it might work (I was still cheering for Jenny Phillip's team, but my daughter could not be dissuaded.) The feeling was actually stronger than "I thought it would work"... I felt I had been led to what would work without going through hours of research. I was grateful. My daughter agreed to use it. (If I buy it, they have to do the whole thing because, I mean, money!) I thought I would get her an "easier than her level" book so she could feel encouraged that she could really do this on her own. She finished the book in January or February. I intended to have her work faster than one lesson a day since it was a little low level for her. As she approached the end of the book I asked if she wanted the next one or to go back to Jenny Phillilps. Remember, she has done both now. She wanted to have the next LLFALE book. Which I ordered and then would not let her start it until she did all those extra pages in the back of the book and all the stuff she accidentally skipped in the middle. About two weeks later I was satisfied she had actually done everything and she was so excited to get to start the next level. (We all know that kids ALWAYS love a new curriculum. For about 2 days.) She is now 11 and gets her work done. My 13 year-old boy works hard at the Jenny Phillip's one. They are both happy. They both work. God could lead you to either one. A little warning for my friends in Utah (I grew up there but have live in Missouri for 24 year)... there is a story line in the LLFALE about kids in a Sunday School class and the adult teacher leads them along in some Biblical studies. It is not Primary. It would not feel familiar to your kids. But I really like my daughter getting a feel for what her other Christian friends may experience. I think it's cool to get to peak in on what it might be like in another denomination. You are warned. Carol Webster... homeschool mom, author, yoga teacher www.principlebasedlearning.com/ holdingspacepractice.com/ www.amazon.com/Homeschooling-Those-Think-They-Cant-ebook/dp/B00FNI0E64

Thank you! I love this! I have been hearing so much about all the people who love The Good and the Beautiful. I ordered it once a few years ago for my older daughter but she really didn't like it. I have had so much trouble finding a language curriculum that works for us. I have 4 kids ages 15, 13, 7 and 3. I am really going to look into Language Lessons for a Loving Education for my 7 year old for sure for next year. This is awesome!❤️

What about for junior high and Hs level, would you still recommend language arts for a living education? Would it be enough? Do you supplement with other language arts/writing/poetry books? How about history and science? What are you using?

Thanks for sharing your thoughts, it was helpful for me to see inside both curriculums side-by-side. What do you know about the Writing Strands books?

Thank you for your review. It was very helpful and I especially appreciate your honest opinion.

I’m so glad you posted this! I was going back and forth between these two (thinking ahead for next school year) you’ve greatly helped me in my choice! Have you looked at master books science? I’m trying to find a science curriculum that’s really hands on with lots of experiments.. do you have any suggestions? Thanks for your help!

Thank you so much for this! I have been going back and forth on these two. This helped make the decision tremendously!

My daughter is in the first grade. She has been using The Good and the Beautiful Language Arts since she was in Pre-K. It takes us anywhere from 20-30 minutes to complete the work together. She loves it. She also frequently chooses books of her own from our bookshelf to read alone or with a family member. She loves the handwriting workbooks as well and is begging to move on to cursive at the end of her current workbook. This is the same child that told me one year ago that she never wanted to learn to read and she was determined she was going to hate it. She dug in her heels for the first month, but quickly fell into the groove of The Good and the Beautiful curriculum. Her favorite part about it is the Beginning Reading Boxes that come with it. She also gets excited when she conquers and new sight words ladder row. Another note to consider: I have two teenagers. One just graduated and the other is a Junior. Reading has always been a priority in our homeschool life and I really saw it pay off for them in their high school years. Their depth and breadth knowledge of language arts carried them through absolutely amazing courses which required college level reading and writing. It carried them through Shakespeare, history, speech, debate, leadership training, foreign language studies and basically everything else. Giving your kids a little extra strength in Language Arts is a blessing that will last them a lifetime. My suggestion for parents who feel it is taking their kids too long to do The Good and the Beautiful lessons is just to break them in half. Do part of the lesson one day and the other half the next day. Eventually they will catch up to speed and things will begin to simplify.

Love your reviews; keep them coming please!

TGATB also encompass geography and art how would you supplement those if using language leasons?

I really appreciate knowing the background on both, thanks for Your opinion, I can now make my own choice. I really enjoy hearing someone else's opnion and point of view on curriculum.

Wow... clearly understanding of TGATB is not there. My kids are WAY ahead in reading and we let them choose their books. We never spend more than 30 minutes on LA and my kids are doing so well. I REALLY wanted to like this video, but you still haven’t gotten over your need to put down TGATB. Also, please be honest with your viewers and tell them you work with Master Books. You were fine with TGATB until you started writing for Master Books. If Master Books has such a great LA, then promote it without slamming other companies.

I will just say that I think (unless I missed it) it is only honest and fair to put the disclaimer that you work with masterbooks. All of TGTB's homeschool channels let you know that they are affiliated with them and it lets you know how much weight to give someone's opinion when they are being paid by that company. Secondly and I don't say this to be rude but with your content here and your facebook posts you seem to be choosing curriculum based on what is easiest and least time consuming for you rather then based on content. To me is appears that your children's actual homeschooling has taken a backseat to your homeschool business. I might be wrong but this is how it appears to me.

I realize this is an old review but I am so thankful for it! My kids are currently using TG&TB and we're over it. I was debating if Masterbooks was the way to go and this review has answered most of my questions.

Thanks for This review. After watching this I’ll be switching my language arts curriculum!!

You are my HERO - God BLESS YOU!!!! You have helped me IMMENSELY!!! I 100% feel the same about these curriculums and children and faith 🙏🏻.

Just wondering if you are going to do a review of Writing Strands by Masterbooks? Would love to hear your opinion on it!

Hello dear and a non related question for you, could you please tell me what you’re doing for Canadian history? I’m a Canadian transplant here in the us. I would like some Canadian content for my kids and am looking for some type of supplement to use. Thank you!

Thank you for this. We have really enjoyed TGATB this year but we are more “classical-ish” homeschoolers. Looking at the Master Books curriculum is intriguing too. I will have to look at it some more online before buying my curriculum for next year.

I've been dabling in TGTB and although there are some elements I like, alas the lessons are still too long for us (and like weirdly inconsistent--some are way too easy and take no time, and some are way too hard). Anyhoo, I do love TGTB reader and the phonics flash cards so I'll be using those, but I'm def considering switching to LLFLE next year. Thanks for this awesome video Rebecca!

Do you think a kiddo that has been taught in a more traditional style like Abeka could transition to Language Lessons for the Living Education without much difficulty?

Hey girl. Do you mind if I ask what program you use that uses the chalkboard writing on the screen. It’s so nice and professional and I would like to use it for my business videos. Thank you for doing this review. I’m now considering the good and the beautiful. Also I’m Canadian but live in Florida. Sounds like your Canadian. Kudos

I love the layout of Language Lessons for a living education. I don’t see a kinder level though, what language arts do you suggest for kinder level?

Ur absolutely right its not just a denomination. Im just wondering though the master books my sons 5 almost 6 and we did all his letters and phonics but idk if the living for an education 1 is to ahead of him or if it is the right level like blending and vowels

When will LLLE 1 be ready?

Great comparison! Thanks for sharing!

I am glad you have the experiences you have with the Good and the beautiful. So that way you can share the pros and cons. This is a good comparison for children like my son who does not have attention span to do such long drawn out work. The only thing I am wondering is what book list would you recommend?

Thank you so much for sharing this!! How do I work with a child that hates to sit down and do his school work?

Thank you do much for this video. This will be my 1st year homeschooling and I was stressing about a good language arts curriculum. You've helped a lot.

Thank you for this review of Language lessons for living education. We currently use horizons and been using them for years but now noticing the tension in my kids when doing LA. This gave me a good understanding of the curriculum and switching LA

I just want to point out that I've heard this claim many times that "mormons" are not "Christian". Some people say it is because we have a different scripture to go with the Bible, The Book of Mormon. I just read this book of scripture (The Book of Mormon) and highlighted every verse that was about Jesus Christ. My book is nearly full of highlight now. The entire book is focused on bringing more stories, more perspectives from other good people (just like the stories of the Bible do) about Jesus Christ. It just affirms the teachings of the Bible. We are indeed Christian and our religion is centred on Jesus Christ and love of others. When you walk into any of our church buildings there are pictures of Christ all around and we speak of him every Sunday in our services. It makes no sense to me at all why people still make this claim unless they are uninformed. I hope this helps someone who may still be confused about the fact that we are Christian.

Thank you SO VERY MUCH for doing these reviews! I always look for your videos to help me out! This will be our fourth year of homeschooling and I think we are finally getting it down! LOL!!!! :) I have one in High School as well and it is sorta freaking me out but with a lot of prayer we are gonna GET IT!!! :) Thank you again!

What exactly does the level 3 of LLLE use the 101 Bible stories book for? I already own that. Thanks for this video!

do you buy Language for Living education through masterbooks.com or answers in genesis website?

Is there a reader that goes with the living education level 3?

Thank you for doing this review. I know it must not be easy to get the backlash from many after sharing your opinion, but I appreciate the honesty from you.

Could you compare Logic of English and Living Education Language Arts? I'm currently using LOE and really like it but wish it had a Christian component

Thanks for this review, I've been thinking about making the switch for my 6 year old boy we're on level k of the good and the beautiful but it's like pulling teeth to get him to even do half of the lesson. We use Master books for math and he loves it and now after seeing the master books English I think we will switch over!

As a parent, I REALLY liked TGTB, but my almost 12 yr old still talks about how much she didn’t like it. She’s my best student! 🤷🏼‍♀️ It’s been a year since we used it. We are definitely considering this new one from Masterbooks. I’ll definitely be doing it with my 3rd grader.

I'm so glad you did this! I've been using level 1 TGATB and my son and I HATE it! I've been looking at Masterbooks curriculum and this was super helpful for me thank you!!! ❤

THANK YOU for sharing this AND your opinions! Everyone keeps saying it's biased, but that's why I watch curriculum reviews. I want to hear your opinions! I also echo your sentiments about TGATB - we've used it now for two years and my son is beginning to really hate it. He wiggles & squiggles and can't focus and I keep thinking "there has to be a better way than this!" I absolutely LOVE Jenny's work, but it's okay if that style doesn't work for everyone. We're going to give Language Lessons a try next year (we already use their math)! Thank you again & thank you for your honesty!

Thank you so much. I love your honest opinion. I have liked Masterbooks but I wanted to see why The Good and The Beautiful had so much buzz. I ordered the language books just to try it but if it seems to go against the Bible then it won't last at my house. I'll have to see. I agree with you at the end of the video, "Are your kids enjoying it?" I put a sticky note on my mirror that says, "Mom first" that way I always remember as much as I want to educate my kids, I need to remember my kids need the love of a mom over good grades. Hopefully, we will end up with both. 😄

Thanks so much for your honest review. I loved seeing the side by side and will definitely be sticking with Masterbooks. We are already using their math curriculum and LOVE it. We love their biblical based material and the "tone" of all their lessons. I am sure we will enjoy this L.Arts curriculum just as much. I wanted to also encourage you to continue putting forth this type of honest reviews. Like you so wisely explained to another commenter, a review should include YOUR honest opinion, especially when you feel so strongly about one or the other. Don't succumb to pressure to stay in the middle ground. Keep being completely honest with your reviews, even at the risk of losing some followers. God will honor it. God bless.

I discovered master books after seeing one of your videos. We are going to start elementary bible and grammar in a couple of weeks. In the mean time my daughter has been doing some TGAB until we get our MB stuff. It seems a little dry, although i do like their spelling and vocab words. She's super excited for EB&G to come!

Have you noticed any problems retaining the information in LFLE?

I really hope the Top 14 Language Arts Curriculum Comparison video you have coming up will be more tasteful than this. I’ve loved your reviews but was disappointed in this one. It was rather tacky and overly biased. You’re better than this. I’m looking at possibly switching from TGTB language arts but this video has turned me off of LLFLE. I’m excited to see the big comparison video and see if something lines up for us. Hoping for a more professional and unbiased comparison. 🤞🏼

Thank you for the video it was extremely helpful!! because I was stuck between two curriculums

Thank you for solidifying my decision not to use G&B. I am brand new to homeschooling and don’t have this huge budget to work with. We are currently using Easy Peasy online for science and language arts, but the reading isn’t working for my kids and the language arts is ok. I think my kids need something more straight forward and structured along the lines of this language arts program. I’m looking for something people stand by and love, but nothing too complicated for us to figure out how to work through, because if I’m being honest I don’t feel qualified or smart enough to be teaching any of this, but I don’t want to cheat them out of a great education. I am looking for something that incorporates great literature, reading, writing and grammar/English. Is this a full language arts curriculum that would incorporate all of that? Right now I am using Teaching textbooks for math, which works well for us and an Evanmoore for spelling, but I am need of social studies, geography and history. I could use Easy Peasy for all that, but I think these books could be more engaging for them. Any encouragement or advice?

I’ve heard The Good and the Beautiful is pretty advanced (level 1 is really for second grade and so on), would you agree with that?

This is super helpful. We are using TGTB and I’m just not loving it. It is way too time consuming for multiple kids and grade levels and mine are fighting me on the length of lessons. I was looking at Masterbooks and I think it might be the right choice for us.

Ugh I agree. So we have used the good and the beautiful pre k and k primer and i LOVE IT. but the kindergarten is a HUGE jump in time. I'm over it. My 7 year old only has 15 minutes of focus for LA and it goes way beyond. Plus its confusing. It's too much. Where else can I go for that level?

Thank you so much for this comparison! I used TG&TB and it got to be drudgery for my child because of how long the lessons were and it took us 1 1/2 years to complete.. The following year we just used some short grammar and spelling lessons every day , along with Hooked on Phonics for reading. I want to have more writing instruction incorporated also, so I’m now looking at Master Books LLFALE for 4th grade. You’re review was very helpful! The religious issue was also a concern for me even though I never found anything really wrong with any content in TG&TB, I felt like because the writer didn’t share my faith, I was always having to be vigilant about any subtle influences in the content.

I totally agree with you 100% I used tgatb 2 yrs ago and hated it! I have 5 kids too, i dont have time to dedicate over an hour to Language arts! I now use Language lessons and LOVE IT!!!

This is great. I'm ALMOST SOLD on LLFLE.... but I'm coming from ABeka. Lol. I have over- achieving tendancies a bit and my oldest does too ...and loves book work. But...my 2nd oldest is a different learner and I'm going to have to look outside of the box I think. You and I grew up on ABeka, Rebecca...what do I need to brace myself for when we switch!?

What would you suggest when trying to get caught up?

I agree with you in so many ways and I get that you have posted this video 2 years ago but the good and the beautiful is a good curriculum and they aren't going as deep into our biblical views as we would like (that is why I love your More Than Words Bible Curriculum so much, just finished Level 2) but I have seen so much improvement in my kids and my son loves it so much. Like you said, each child is different. We can't wait for More than Words Level 3. Changed our homeschool incredible. Thank you.

First of all I would like to thank you for the time and effort put into reviewing these curriculums! The format and layout of this review is good and helpful, although I don't feel this is a very accurate comparable review. As I looked on both sites for myself : I found that LLFLE match there levels to actual grade level where TG&TB levels aren't meant to match grade level. So as a viewer trying to decide what's the right fit for us from this review is very difficult due this fact. Yes, I get it, we all need to do our own research and prayer to find what fits our family. I watch KZfaq curriculum videos to help me with this process. I don't believe I will be returning to your channel for reviews if the comparison aren't apples to apples. But thanks for giving it your best shot. God bless!

New to master books and I love it. I agree with TGTB. I tried it, and I mean I really tried it but I ended up ripping it out and then discarding and just eventually tossed the whole thing. Then I tried again and my kids hated school so much it took 1.5 years for them to get over doing TGTB I don’t know what it was about it. Even the reading books. They’re still on my shelf brand new and they wont touch them.

“Unfiltered opinion” aka I get paid to be extremely biased. This was a poor example of TGATB. I’m sorry you felt the need to downplay another so you can uplift yours.

I have done level 1 and 2 of MB and we LOVE it!!! It is wonderful and my son is learning so much! I am also using it for my kinder boy. We love MB

Is there any curriculums in Spanish, that are similar?

I'm using both right now because I like the grammar better in LLFLE, but I like everything else about TGTB. I don't have them do all the stuff pointed out in the beginning of the book... I honestly didn't know it was there =) I just open and go. My girls read on their own and I just can't find the time for phonics cards. It takes me about 30 minutes to do both lessons per kid. I have an Ecotank printer so I print off the free TGTB for next to nothing and I have the physical readers. I had no idea LLFLE had a PDF version!

Was very helpful and I really appreciated the background of each company. Those definitely factor into my curriculum choices and I thought it was a very truthful and kind way of putting it.

Have you used any Bravewriter programs such as The Wand or Jot It Down or any others? I'm curious how they compare to LLFLE or TGTB. I have a 1st grader & we are still trying to find a program that we love!

Mom of 7 kids here, ages 13, 10, 9, 8, 6, 4, 2 and expecting baby in May! BUSY mama! My question is how the poetry and art compare in the two options here? I was really considering TGATB for the lovely poetry and the readers and art study BUT.... with a new baby coming and toddlers and a child with special needs (in speced) I am guessing I'll NEED to go simple with LLFALE so that I don't lose my mind and so my kids actually get to keep going forward and not get stuck in one book/lesson for too long. Busy moms who really enjoy poetry and art and want that enrichment for your kids and wish you had HOURS more to pour into EACH individual child BUT have a LOT of kids.... please weigh in!!!

It takes my kids 20-25 minutes to do TGTB LA! I have no idea how it would take 70!!?? Even for my ones who struggle with it

I am confused by this review. You are obviously pro LLFLE because you work for them, but you have said in other videos that a few of your kids are behind in grade levels. So, if they are not where they should be, then why trust that LLFLE is enough? I honestly want to know, because I have looked a lot at LLFLE and compared to TGTB and was torn because I like both.

Thank God this was not no where in the top 10 videos I found to research Homeschool. I was like whoa. I really wanna Homeschool starting next year and I have been researching like crazy for my 6 kiddos. The tone after the comparison had me thinking what the hec??? Is Homeschool as much drama as Highschool cause if so I would just leave my kids in public schools. I need core Christian values, curriculum that will push my kids to their potential, build kind strong Christ like minds/hearts. To me in your comparison it seemed the first one would do that. So I guess we will be trying the TGATB.

This is the exact video I needed. Thank you!!

👍🏻👍🏻 we ditched TGTB and started Language Lessons and loving it!! So much less stress for all of us!!! 🙌🏻

Thank you for this comparison; it really helped me

All these negative comments bugged me! So much so that I couldn't even nap after having a terrible night last night with my teething baby! 1. She made this video because there were so many mom's already following her (🙋) who were excited to find she too was using TG&TB. So then when she decided not to use it (which she's told y'all why in another video, and is is NOT because she "works" for Master Books - see 2 below) and switched to using LLfaLE, we followers have asked to see the differences. Her voice in the homeschool community is valued so seeing differences in the two curricula side by side helps us decide if we should also switch for our own family. 2. She DOES NOT work for Master books y'all! She wrote a Bible Curriculum that MB published. She's an author. She's a blogger. She's a homeschool mom JUST LIKE YOU. Quite being jerks to her! 3. And I feel like this MUST be addressed. LDS / Mormons / The Church of Christ, Latter Day Saints IS NOT a denomination of Christianity. True Christians are those who have placed their trust SOLELY in Jesus Christ's death and Resurrection; they trust that He is fully God and fully Man and that He lived a perfect life that they are unable to live, that His blood covers all their sins, and when they stand in front of the Father He will account Jesus' righteousness as their own. Adding in your own personal good works to be saved or taking away Jesus being fully God, or saying the Resurrection didn't happen, is all false doctrines and therefore cannot be a denomination of the Truth.

Thank you! This was helpful.