BJU Press English Homeschool Curriculum Review

[@nomoralsnolife]

Exactly,that’s how I felt about BJU ...the writing section was a little basic for a 5th and a 4th grader. So I will follow ur advice.

[@cbloom100]

I found the your assessment of this curriculum to be spot on for us as well. We are using BJU English 4 (used grade 3 last year) and it is working great. The writing is ok....not great. We’ll switch to IEW Level A next year. My older son used BJU Grammar and Writing Grade 8 and it was a mess...However, he’s off to a private high school this year and getting an A so far in Honors English. He must have learned something. 😂 Thanks for the honest reviews. I’ll be checking out Fix Grammar as well for my youngest next year.

[@hanonawad2143]

This was super helpful to know the difference between BJU and IEW. thank you.

[@libbysmith6731]

We can't use Abeka spelling it was to hard for my son. So I had to go to Bju and it was easier for him. He has ADHD and gets frustrated easily. He is very overwhelmed with that Abeka curriculum.

[@erica_arndt]

I would move on to something more hands-on like All About Spelling, that may be something that would keep his attention more as it is less worksheet oriented and more tactile.

[@driftingforward]

can you tell me if you have lessons like on dvd format? so it can be done independ

[@erica_arndt]

Hi, BJU Press and Abeka both offer online lesson formats if that's more what you're looking for.

[@driftingforward]

@@erica_arndt I am new so sorry if this is bad question can you get just ther dvd part? we have the book how would i get just the dvd? (this will be our 1st yr )

[@JulieStudies]

It was funny to see a pic of our Sydney Opera House on the cover of a book with American spelling :)~ Now, if only we could teach Americans to spell ‘centre’, ‘neighbour’ etc properly! Just kidding 😜😜😁 Love your channel by the way.

[@ChukchiCatori]

As a Brit, I applaud this comment. HAHA :P

[@DreamAchieveRepeat]

Wow! Thats a complete curriculum. The phonics theme sounds like the way Multiplication Tales dvd’s taught.

[@SadiesE]

This may be random wnd first off i love your videos allot but im new to the homeschooling scene and this will be my first year coming up..my question is ive ran into allot of curriculum opinions any tips on how can i choose just one? And also if i like different parts of multiple curriculum material how do i blend those without throwing myself off?

[@erica_arndt]

How to Choose Curriculum: bit.ly/2mfOGmW

[@prisciamemeo918]

Hello! I have a question. You mentioned that you did BJU English 4 and BJU English 5 at the same time for your children. My son is in 5th grade now but I just started BJU English last year for my children and he completed English 3. I started him off with English 3 (when he was supposed to be in 4th grade) because I thought he would be missing out. I bought English 4 for him this year but I’m afraid that he will get behind in English. Do you think it would be a bad idea to skip English 4 and go straight to English 5? I’ve noticed that they do some review in the lessons. Thanks!

[@erica_arndt]

Hi, I think I would direct your question to BJU Press, it's been a few years since we did their English. I do remember grades 4&5 being fairly similar, but I would still ask them and see what they recommend.

[@raelenegonzalez1372]

Priscia, what did you end up doing? Did you have your son skip English 4 and go straight to English 5? I am thinking of doing this too for my son. If you did, how did it work out?

[@sew_whatever]

I’m having such a hard time picking from bju dvd 1st grade.......and Abeka 1st grade ....... or k5 because I heard Abeka is advanced. Do u know how long the dvd s are?

[@kita3256]

Your thoughts on the Good and the Beautiful LA?

[@erica_arndt]

Sorry I haven’t tried it so I can’t comment on it.

[@littlecozynook]

Yeah I agree, the BJU characters for phonics seems like too much. We are currently doing All about Reading and love it!! Thanks for ur awesome review!! (liked and subscribed ♡♡ :)

[@sjosleyn08]

We’re currently using BJU for 2nd grade and I HATE their phonics. It’s so confusing to my son, so I end up just teaching him the facts. The phonics is part of their reading program, not English.

[@petagayejolly7577]

Thank you so much for sharing! This review was really helpful. Do you think it could work without the teacher's manual for 3rd grade?

[@erica_arndt]

Um, probably. There are instructions on the top of each student worksheet and since 3rd grade is pretty easy I think you could figure it out. But I like to have the TMs just in case :)

[@petagayejolly7577]

Erica Arndt thanks 😀👍

[@heathers8826]

We're on BJU 10th grade writing/grammar and literature, as well as their 4th grade book for my youngest. These are great books. The high school books are more intense, but since they follow the same plan as elementary the kids find them easy to understand.