Teaching Textbooks Homeschool Math Curriculum Review

Teaching Textbooks is a self-teaching math program delivered through an app. It covers ten courses, from Math 3 through Pre-Calculus. The app teaches each lesson, reads problems aloud, grades every answer, and shows a step-by-step solution for every problem. Parents get a daily progress email and a printable gradebook.

How It Works

Your child opens the app, watches a short lesson, and works practice and review problems. Hints help when a student gets stuck. After each answer, a full audiovisual solution is available. If that is not enough, families can call a free tutor line. The app runs on phones, tablets, and computers, and it works offline for up to six lessons. Each enrollment lasts 12 months and includes three months of pause time. Printed textbooks are optional.

Prices range from $48.95 for Math 3 to $83.95 for Algebra 2 and Pre-Calculus. Enrollments cannot be shared between children. However, families with four to eight children can use the Large Family Discount, capped at $239.95 a year.

What Homeschoolers Say

Strengths. Parents often call it the easiest math program to run. Children can work on their own, and the parent does not have to teach or grade. Explanations are clear, with plenty of examples and word problems. Instant feedback means a mistake gets corrected right away. Many families also value the spiral review, which keeps returning to earlier skills. It is a popular pick for parents who are not confident in math and for children who feel anxious about it. Families with several children also like the price.

Cautions. The most common caution is pace. Many families find the levels run about a grade behind other programs. As a result, advanced students often need one level above their grade. It is also fully screen-based, with no hands-on manipulatives. Some parents find it too hands-off for younger or unmotivated children, who may pass lessons but retain little. Stay involved and check the gradebook. In addition, some explanations differ from how parents learned math. Older students may find the animated buddies too young, though they can be turned off. Finally, there is nothing below grade 3 or beyond Pre-Calculus.

Getting Started

Take the publisher’s placement test rather than placing by grade. The free trial covers the first 15 lessons of any level, and every digital course has a 30-day opt-out.

Where to Purchase

Buy directly from the publisher at Teaching Textbooks.

Sources

• Teaching Textbooks (publisher), plus its FAQ and Large Family Discount pages
• Cathy Duffy Reviews: Teaching Textbooks: Math 3 through Pre-Calculus
• HomeschoolPicks: Teaching Textbooks Review: Cost, Grade Level & Who It Fits
• Homeschool Fox: Teaching Textbooks Review
• Homeschool.com: Teaching Textbooks 4.0 Product Review
• The Set-Apart Walk: Math Curriculum Comparison: Teaching Textbooks, BJU Press, and Horizons
• Homeschool Shortlist: Teaching Textbooks Review

Last reviewed: November 2, 2026