Comparison

How Faith Schooling compares with other Christian homeschool curricula

The side-by-side facts below show what each publisher offers while keeping Faith Schooling’s strengths clear: one K–5 household membership, parent-led scripts, print-first learning, mastery pacing, and Apostolic conviction.

The short version

Faith Schooling publishes a K–5 curriculum. The parent teaches from scripted lesson guides that can be read in full before joining; the books are printed at home; children move by mastery rather than by the calendar; one household membership covers every grade and every child. It is complete for reading and language arts, with structured phonics and cursive alongside, provides a complete K–5 math student-text sequence, and teaches Bible directly through the Apostolic Academy.

Other publishers use different formats, pricing models, and teaching structures. The dated comparison below keeps those facts visible while showing what makes Faith Schooling distinct.

Side by side

Facts observed on each publisher’s own website on August 26, 2026. Prices and packages change; check the publisher before deciding.

Faith Schooling This site

Grades
K–5
Format
Print-at-home student books and teaching guides, supported by browser tools and games
Who teaches
The parent, from scripted lesson guides
Subjects
Complete reading and language arts, structured phonics, cursive, a complete K–5 math student-text sequence, Bible and discipleship
Placement
HARVEST — free, adaptive, browser-based reading placement
Scope & sequence
Week-by-week scope and sequence on every reading grade page
What you can see before paying
Complete teaching guides and complete first workbooks readable before joining; three open sheets in every practice set
Accreditation
Independent curriculum publisher for parent-led education
Price (observed August 26, 2026)
$39/month, cancel anytime — every grade K–5, every child in the household

Abeka

Grades
Preschool–12
Format
Printed kits, with optional streaming or DVD video lessons (Abeka Academy)
Who teaches
Parent with the lesson plans, or video teachers
Subjects
Bible, language arts, arithmetic, history and geography, science and health — a full-grade package
Placement
None found; sells standardized achievement tests
Scope & sequence
Free scope-and-sequence PDF per grade
What you can see before paying
Sample videos and enrichment downloads; no free full-lesson PDF found
Accreditation
Abeka Academy (the school) is accredited; the books are not
Price (observed August 26, 2026)
One child, one grade. Grade 1 child kit $473.85, plus a parent kit: $390.60 Essential (about $864) or the Complete kit (about $1,215 all in). K5 child + parent kit $722.55

BJU Press Homeschool

Grades
K4–12
Format
Printed kits, with Homeschool Hub video streaming or DVDs
Who teaches
Parent, or video teachers
Subjects
Full-grade kits across all core subjects
Placement
None found; sells Iowa and Stanford achievement tests
Scope & sequence
Scope-and-sequence PDF; free per-course Lesson Plan Overviews listing every lesson
What you can see before paying
Lesson Plan Overviews and sample pages
Accreditation
Academy of Home Education (the school); the books are not
Price (observed August 26, 2026)
K5 complete kit $454.20; Grade 1 $1,073.05

Alpha Omega (Horizons, LIFEPAC, Monarch)

Grades
Horizons PreK–8 and LIFEPAC K–12 in print; Monarch online for grades 3–12 only
Format
Printed workbooks, or the Monarch online platform from grade 3
Who teaches
Parent (print); largely automated online (Monarch)
Subjects
Horizons sets cover math, phonics and reading, spelling, penmanship, and health; Bible, history, and science are separate
Placement
Free LIFEPAC placement tests (grades 1–12) and Horizons math readiness evaluations
Scope & sequence
Sold as a printed product
What you can see before paying
Sample lessons; Monarch 30-day trial
Accreditation
Ignite Christian Academy (the school). AOP itself states that only an institution can be accredited, never a curriculum
Price (observed August 26, 2026)
Horizons complete grade set: K $375.25; Grade 1 $424.50

Easy Peasy All-in-One

Grades
PreK–8, with a separate high-school site
Format
Free web pages linking to online readings, videos, and activities; optional printed workbooks
Who teaches
Parent-monitored; the child works through the day’s links
Subjects
All subjects
Placement
Free placement guides
Scope & sequence
An overview page; no formal document
What you can see before paying
The entire curriculum is free
Accreditation
None — “a curriculum, not a school”
Price (observed August 26, 2026)
Free

The Good and the Beautiful

Grades
Preschool–8 (high school in progress)
Format
Printed course sets; K–8 language arts and math also free as PDFs
Who teaches
Parent
Subjects
Language arts, math, science, history, handwriting, electives, sold by course
Placement
Free placement tests for language arts, reading, spelling, and math
Scope & sequence
None found for the full curriculum
What you can see before paying
Full K–8 language arts and math courses as free PDFs
Accreditation
None — a publisher
Price (observed August 26, 2026)
K basic bundle (language arts, handwriting, math) $132.94; Level 1 $144.94

Christian Light

Grades
K–12
Format
Printed consumable LightUnit workbooks, sold by subject
Who teaches
Parent with the teacher’s guides
Subjects
All core subjects, each purchased separately
Placement
Free diagnostic tests (language arts and math)
Scope & sequence
Printed scope-and-sequence booklet
What you can see before paying
A free LightUnit mailed on request
Accreditation
Christian Light Academy (the school)
Price (observed August 26, 2026)
Grade 1 math LightUnit set $55.50 plus teacher’s guide $31.90

Where Faith Schooling is deliberately different

You teach, from a script. Every reading lesson is scripted for the adult, minute by minute, with a preceptor guide every week. There are no video teachers to schedule around, and no screen the child has to sit in front of to learn.
Print first, browser tools second. Student books and workbooks are printed at home; the browser carries the placement assessment, the teaching guides, the games, and My Workbooks. A child’s work happens on paper.
Mastery, not the calendar. Daily exit tickets, weekly mastery checks with parallel forms, and a 90%-across-five-sessions rule decide when a child moves on. Per-grade kits assume week twelve is week twelve.
You can read everything before you pay. Complete teaching guides for every reading grade and every phonics level, the complete first workbook of every level, real sample pages of every book, and three open sheets in every practice set. Most publishers show sample pages.
One price for the household. Per-grade kits price each child in each grade. All Access is one membership for every grade K–5 and every child at home.
K–5 only, on purpose. Depth in the years that decide whether a child reads well, rather than breadth across K–12.
Faith woven through, and stated plainly. Every reading week is built around a Bible hero, a virtue, and a Scripture; the Apostolic Academy says what we believe rather than keeping it vague.

Why families choose Faith Schooling

One membership serves the whole K–5 household. Every child can use the reading, language arts, phonics, cursive, math, and Bible resources without purchasing a separate grade package for each student.

Parents remain close to the teaching. Scripted guides make each lesson clear while leaving the pace, records, and daily decisions in the family’s hands.

Print-first learning keeps the child’s work tangible. Student books and practice pages live on paper, with browser tools supporting placement, planning, guides, and games.

Mastery determines the pace. Exit tickets, mastery checks, practice, and skill records help families move forward from demonstrated understanding instead of a fixed calendar.

Faith is woven through the work. Scripture shapes the reading sequence, and the free Apostolic Academy adds Bible study, Scripture memory, church history, and discipleship resources.

Compare one at a time, in detail

Each page covers teaching style, real costs with the date they were checked, pacing, screen load and worldview treatment while keeping Faith Schooling’s household value, parent-led method, print-first design, and Apostolic foundation visible.

Every detailed comparison. Each publisher name opens the full Faith Schooling comparison for that publisher.
PublisherTheir grade rangeTheir format
AbekaPreschool through Grade 12Per-grade printed kits, with optional video teachers
Alpha Omega (Horizons, LIFEPAC, Monarch)Horizons PreK–8, LIFEPAC K–12, Monarch from Grade 3Printed spiral workbooks and worktexts, or the Monarch online platform
ApologiaElementary through Grade 12, in sciencePrinted science courses; the Young Explorer series is eight elementary courses
BJU PressK4 through Grade 12Full-grade printed kits, with optional video streaming or DVDs
Christian LightKindergarten through Grade 12Printed consumable LightUnit worktexts, sold by subject
Easy Peasy All-in-OnePreK through Grade 8Free daily web pages linking to readings, videos, and activities
Master BooksAges 3–5 through ages 17–18Printed courses, sold as single books or four-subject grade sets
Memoria PressPreschool through Grade 10, with grade menus to Grade 12Printed full-year classical sets with a day-by-day Curriculum Manual
My Father’s WorldPreschool through Grade 12Complete year packages arranged so several children study Bible, history, and science together
SonlightPreschool and Pre-K, then Kindergarten through Grade 12An All-Subjects Package of real books, scheduled day by day in a 36-week Instructor’s Guide
The Good and the BeautifulPreschool through Grade 8Printed course sets by subject; K–8 language arts and math also given away as free PDFs

Grade ranges and formats are each publisher’s own, as stated on their site and cited on the comparison page. Faith Schooling covers Kindergarten through Grade 5 only.

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