HelpTeaching.com - A Crew Review

Hey fellow homeschooling families, do any of you need Help Teaching one or more of your classes? If you're anything like me, I'll bet that the answer is yes, because let's be honest, who would refuse a resource that offers a wide selection of worksheets, tests, lessons, and a wealth of extra resources for students in Pre-K up to Grade 12. Our family has been reviewing Help Teaching Pro , from HelpTeaching.com ,which is one of three membership  options that this website has available. Speaking for myself, there are plenty of teaching circumstances where I can use a little something extra to drive a lesson home as it were, whether it might be a word search, comprehension questions, or drill sheets. Are you interested? Yes? Well then, grab a cup of coffee or tea, pull up a chair, and let's get some help with our lessons.

Alright, give me a second to take a breath before I get going, because this site is overflowing with printable lessons, games, activities, and tests. Okay, thank you. Now then, let's begin at the beginning. There are three membership/subscription plans. The first level is the basic membership level, which is free. This is the most limited of the three, and I would think is good for a parent/teacher to start with in order to consider the material and  see if it fits their particular need. At this level, you'll be able to create as many tests and worksheets as you like. The downside of this level is that you may only create up to ten questions for those lessons. Should you find that this is a resource that your family will benefit from, you might move up to the Pro level, which is what our family has been reviewing. At this level, the available features jump dramatically. You still have access to an unlimited number of tests, worksheets, and lessons. But unlike the basic membership, here you'll find that you can create up to 100 questions per worksheet, provide images for those questions, save your tests, as well as unlimited online tests and lessons. If aligning your homeschool with Common Core is important to you, these lessons do just that, and at the Pro level, you'll be able to search for lessons according to those standards. The third tier of subscriptions is the Group Pro level, which would be appropriate for schools and businesses. This has all of the benefits of the Pro level, plus the ability to share your tests with a group. It also offers use for up to thirty users.

That takes care of the subscription options, so I'm going to move on to the content that you'll find at HelpTeaching . I don't think that any subject has been left out. There are worksheets for:

English Language Arts
Math
Science
Life Skills
Health
Social Studies
Seasonal/Holiday
Vocational
Early Education
Art/Music
Organization
Physical Education

And those are only the main headings. Within each title, are dozens of subcategories where you can select the specific area that you require. For example, under the English Language Arts section, there are worksheets for Grammar, Reading, Writing, Comprehension, etc.. The categories make it simple to locate the subject that you need. Please understand though, that many of these worksheets have been created with the assumption that previous study on the subject has occurred. Many do however serve well as stand alone additions to refresh or enhance your school work. So for the Spring season, you might print out the Butterfly Garden study, which is a comprehension exercise that can work with a variety of lesson plans. Of course, don't forget, that HelpTeaching allows you to generate your own questions, so customize to meet your school needs. It's a win win situation really. If you need a worksheet quickly, print it out. But then also create lessons and tests specific to your instruction. Many of theses lessons include short videos as well, for those times of independent learning. There are also extra links that the site provides to continue studies. Seriously, there is a LOT of content available here. The fact that it spans Pre-K to 12th grade is really convenient too. You'll find everything from Phonics, to 100 Middle School Word Lists, to SAT prep, and most everything in between.What a great source for multiple grade families. There seems to be an ever increasing selection of worksheets becoming available too. I continue to uncover new finds that are of interest to our family.

We used HelpTeaching Pro mainly as a refresher to our homeschool. The word search generator was a nice way to reinforce weekly vocabulary words. We all enjoy those in our family. We also took advantage of the English Language Arts program through a lot of their informational passages and literature based questions. My daughters were each over the moon when they discovered worksheets that accompanied the Hunger Games, and A Wrinkle In Time. They actually whooped! I'm sure that you'll agree that anything that creates that enthusiasm is a welcome addition. Those, and some of the Music sheets were very popular. They were jazzed (No pun intended) to discover worksheets that featured two of the instruments that they play. The girls found them fun, yet challenging. It's funny, because while we enjoyed pretty much every worksheet/lesson that we attempted, I was even more pleasantly surprised by the level of conversation and well, hilarity that ensued as my girls completed them. They worked on them independently, but we were all around the table together, and their opinions and perspectives were wonderful. I wouldn't have expected such fun resulting from the work from this website, but it's been an enjoyable perk. I'm not exaggerating when I tell you that EVERY time I print out work to complete, the girls BEG me to create another one. You betcha, ladies! My only regret is that I don't have anymore littles in the house so that I can use the Early Education lessons. I may need to find one to babysit, hee hee. There is no end to the possibilities with this website, as new ideas pop up all the time. Suffice it to say, HelpTeaching is a winner in this household. You're already here, so why not click on the links and see what they can offer your homeschool?



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