Education.com Reviews

Education.com’s Learning Library is exceptionally diverse, providing worksheets and games, hands-on activities, interactive stories, science projects, and more. In addition to Common Core Standards, these resources cover other topics like coding, fine arts, social-emotional skills, and typing. A Premium subscription is required to fully access all materials, like the progress tracker and guided lessons.

The progress tracker is excellent for assessing kids’ successes and areas for improvement. Parents can track games and exercises assigned to kids to understand whether they’re struggling or succeeding in specific areas. The tracker makes it easy to interpret each student’s level of proficiency in the subject, correct answers, and time spent on each activity.

What’s terrific about the progress tracker is that it highlights skills that need attention and recommends games and exercises that parents can assign to help kids with their struggles. Teachers can also take advantage of this feature to have an overview of the whole classroom’s performance and find out which students need additional support.

The extra sparkle is the guided lessons, which are carefully designed sequences of games, songs, stories, and exercises to help children thrive in a specific skill. The lessons provide step-by-step instructions that start with a song or story to captivate kids’ attention and engage them in the learning journey.

What’s terrific about the progress tracker is that it highlights skills that need attention and recommends games and exercises that parents can assign to help kids with their struggles. Teachers can also take advantage of this feature to have an overview of the whole classroom’s performance and find out which students need additional support.

The extra sparkle is the guided lessons, which are carefully designed sequences of games, songs, stories, and exercises to help children thrive in a specific skill. The lessons provide step-by-step instructions that start with a song or story to captivate kids’ attention and engage them in the learning journey.

This immediate feedback is essential, as it allows kids to act on the topics that require improvement. Plus, when kids don’t ace the worksheet, they can redo it and achieve the three stars, which keeps them motivated. Moreover, teachers and parents can create their own customized worksheets using the platform’s worksheet generator, and all of them are available as printable PDFs.

While it provides so much to do, we found browsing through the infinity of activities easy as pie. It’s possible to filter them by grade, subject matter, and type of lesson. Parents and teachers can quickly find appropriate activities and games that are fun and interactive, helping kids to understand concepts better without even realizing they’re studying.

The cherry on top is that Education.com meets the kidSAFE Seal Program’s specific online safety and privacy standards, which adds an important security layer. This, combined with a COPPA certification, shows how trustworthy and safe the Education.com app is for kids to use with autonomy.

Education.com only works as a web browser platform, so there isn’t a desktop or mobile app. Still, it’s optimized for smaller screens, so users can access it from mobile device browsers. The sleek and clean interface allows users to navigate easily and intuitively through its resources.

Even so, the layout could be more visually appealing to kids. We would have preferred to see an interface with more vibrant colors, bigger headings, and kid-friendly fonts. However, it’s worth highlighting that the games and interactive activities do feature these elements, attracting kids’ attention and providing them with a fun experience.

Considering the numerous resources it offers, you get a lot for your money with Education.com. Although it’s possible to access the platform without paying anything, its free resources are too limited. The free version (Basic) only allows up to three downloads per month, of which there are worksheets, activities, games, lesson plans, and other materials to chose from.

Parents and teachers can only enjoy the progress tracker, guided lessons, worksheet generator, and more with a Premium subscription. For $5 per month in the first year, billed annually, users get unlimited access to all content.

The annual plan provides a generous 40% discount on the monthly subscription. Plus, a 7-day money-back guarantee allows you to get a refund if you cancel your subscription within a week of purchase.

Education.com also has a dedicated plan for schools – Premium for Schools – which offers unlimited access to Education.com’s resources. The prices vary according to how many teachers are added to the plan, and schools can contact the company to get a custom quote.

Education.com offers support through email, live chat, and Facebook. Unfortunately, there isn’t phone support, and live chat isn’t always available. However, support via email works well, as we got a response in less than 24 hours when we contacted the company.

Still, a support page with a useful FAQ includes helpful answers regarding subscriptions, features, account settings, and anything in the between. There’s also a blog with thorough and valuable articles that update users about the platform’s new resources and provide ideas on how parents and teachers can use Education.com to boost kids’ educational development.

Education.com’s numerous engaging games, activities, and worksheets cover subjects aligned with Common Core Standards. The progress tracker and guided lessons are essential in creating a valuable and effective learning journey. Plus, the interactive and customizable worksheets save parents and educators time, keep children motivated, and provide instant feedback.

Although there isn’t a mobile app, the mobile browser version partially makes up for this. Additionally, even though the free version is limited, it doesn’t display third-party ads that may distract students.

Although users can’t manage their privacy and data collection settings, the platform is still a safe environment for kids, as it’s COPPA certified. So, parents and teachers can rest assured knowing that kids are learning through play in an age-appropriate and secure way.