As we have been tweaking our homeschool routine, we recently added IXL Learning to the mix. Before having the opportunity to review IXL, I heard great things from a few friends who used it with their kids for math, language arts, social studies, and science. My friends were not wrong! IXL has been a super beneficial addition to our homeschool mix! For this review, I will be sharing about the IXL Annual Membership, which we received for each of the older kids in exchange for this honest review.
What is IXL?
IXL is a comprehensive K-12 curriculum that covers Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, and even Spanish! It is adaptive, as it adjusts its difficulty to fit your child’s needs. It’s interactive and offers your child incentives to keep going.
For homeschooling families, it’s a nice addition to your homeschooling routine, providing your child with extra practice in various subjects. You can also get notifications via email and can track your child’s progress via the website. If you are concerned about state standards, IXL is a super handy tool to have at your disposal because it aligns with state standards. We were provided an IXL annual membership for each of my older kids.
How We Used it with our older kids
My oldest has been using IXL primarily to improve his math skills. While he excels in many subjects, math has not come naturally to him. He hopes to go into engineering someday, so he wants to do all he can to catch up and excel in math. Currently, he is at the 8th/9th level with most of his subjects. He has been using it to test his math skills and find out where he needs more practice. He actually looks forward to spending time every day doing this, and he loves the rewards system. Plus, he likes the interface.
My second oldest has been using it for Language Arts and Math Practice. The pins and how easy it is to use makes it a great addition to learning!
Final Thoughts
I love using IXL as a tool to enhance the kids’ education. The design, structure, and the fact that they teach state standards help my kids learn and gain confidence in their learning. While we don’t use this as a core curriculum, having this as a supplement has helped my kids enhance their skills and gain confidence!
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IXL is a great supplemental tool! We’ve also been using a bunch of other tools and another one in our rotation is Beestar – lots of good worksheets and great math competition component.
I love IXL!