Bookshark Kindergarten Curriculum Review (first look)

Bookshark Kindergarten Review: we are 4 weeks in to this complete kindergarten homeschool curriculum. In this video I'll show you an up close look at everything this program includes and our thoughts on it so far.

This is not a sponsored video :)

And for those who want to skip ahead here are the timestamps:

Bookshark's philosophy and why we chose it: 0:00 - 3:39
Instructors Guide: 3:40 - 5:58
History K: 5:59 - 9:17
Language Arts K: 9:18 - 14:23
Science K: 14:24 - 18:02
Horizons Math K: 18:03 - 20:31
Overview of Books: 20:32 - 22:03
Pros and Cons: 22:04 - end

[Bookshark]

Rochelle, we so appreciate this amazingly thorough look at Kindergarten plus your opinions at the end. Thank you! It's gratifying to know that you find the price tag (even with that hefty shipping cost to Canada—sorry!) to be worth it.

Seeing that look of engagement in their eyes is such a reward, isn't it?

[harmony]

Rochelle, what a professional, specific, and informative review. Thank you!

[JoJo-evll]

This is amazing! I am getting ready to start and am feeling that new homeschool mom anxiety - just watching this, I am feeling much calmer! Thank you for such a complete description and review of this curriculum!!

[homeworkandhorseplay]

What a fantastic overview! It looks like your son is going to have a great year once he gets more comfortable with the new schedule. Thank you for sharing.

[courtneytautges]

Thank you so much, this is awesome! We just got ours in the mail and this makes me even more excited to get started!

[jahelmick]

Thank you for your review Rochelle! It is so nice to hear a review (so far) of the Bookshark Level K. To my surprise, there is not much out there for Bookshark Level K. I really thought I would find a ton of videos! It makes me want to do my own review - just so there are more out there for other parents. I tend to agree on your point with HWT - it will depend on your child. My son loves the Explode to Code books but he truly loves anything that involves worksheets. He is also very tactical so he did enjoy HWT but not as much as ETC. He is 9 years old and still gets excited when he sees a workbook at the store. However, my daughter gets bored rather quickly with any kind of worksheet and would much rather use HWT. It's great to have both methods of learning available through Bookshark, so you can see or start to see which method will work best for your child.

[katiekrenek]

Really great review. Thank you so much! We're just trying to figure all of this out, and this was soooo helpful!

[angelagendreau]

Can't wait to see your 'end of' review. I'm probably going to purchase this for my 4 year old (he'll be 5 in August).

[kyleeandsteven]

Thank you so much for the thorough explanation! 🙏🙏

[MyFriendRuth]

Thank you for providing such a thorough review. I'd love to hear how the school year went for you, now that it's nearly summer. I'm not sure when you're finishing up, but I will subscribe, just so I don't miss it when you do it.

[MommaSchmoozeReviews]

Just saw you are doing BookShark too, I also have a 3 year old riding along with us and he even likes it! Tfs your thoughts! We have been enjoying Kindergarten too.

[vivianamorales]

Hello! I just stumbled across your video while doing some research on Bookshark. I absolutely love how planned out each day is and just hearing this makes me A LOT less nervous about taking this step. I see that they go up to Grade 7 for the complete sets -- what happens after that when it's time for high school? This question is for anyone reading! Great video and very motivating for me.

[buildingsara]

What school supplies did you purchase to go along with the curriculum? Do you need notebooks or just pencils, etc? Did you get the optional art book? Have you done anything for music?

[buildingsara]

Thank you for this review, it is so helpful! I am curious how many weeks does the curriculum run?

[BM-nmgc]

How did you get the horizon math. Book shark says I can substitute but horizon doesn’t seem to be an option?

[aprilhutchens]

Found you when I looked up Bookshark reviews. I have an almost 3 year old I'll be homeschooling, along with a "due in December" coming up right behind him. I am so excited to start using this curriculum. Could you please fill me in on where your son was academically when you started? I'm trying to decide where to start my son and when. Right now, four months shy of 3, he has mastered letter recognition and is starting to memorize sight words. Can you offer any insight?

[SheenaRushBeauty]

I’m starting the kinder program. I’m worried because the read alouds don’t have pictures? I can’t see right now how a child of ages 5 and 6 listens to a book with no pictures. What are your thoughts?

[laurenkil]

How many hours a day would you say you spend on the kindergarten curriculum?