- Grades
- Tiny Tots and Preschool through 12th grade (kits published for Tiny Tots, Preschool, Pre-K, K, and grades 1 through 12)
- Subjects
- Language Arts, Math, Thinking Skills and Art in every tier (Basic). Complete and Elite add History and Social Studies, Geography, Science, STEM and Learning Tools. Elite adds more hands-on tools, additional art, and games. NOT included at any tier: foreign language, health, physical education, music. Timberdoodle…
- How it runs
- Physical boxed kit shipped from Shelton, Washington (in-stock items ship in 1 to 3 business days). Overwhelmingly print and physical manipulatives. The only digital layer is the Timberdoodle Scheduler at scheduler.timberdoodle.com, a browser planning tool…
- Who teaches
- The parent, or increasingly the student alone. Timberdoodle markets parent-light independence: "We support independent learning from the start. We use simple weekly checklists so your child knows exactly what to do. This gives you room to breathe and helps your student grow into a self-starter" (kits collection page).…
- Who grades
- Nobody, unless the parent chooses to. Timberdoodle states it flatly: "we don't grade their papers, track their attendance, or hand out diplomas." Component publishers supply answer keys and tests inside the box. For high school the vendor offers tips and a High School Planner with transcript templates and per-resource suggested credit values, but the parent assigns every grade and credit.
- What the parent does
- Buyer, assembler, scheduler, and (optionally) teacher and grader. Concretely required: choose the grade and tier, run the free placement tests, set up the Scheduler year, print checklists, and for high school assign credits and build the transcript. Explicitly NOT required by the design: teaching lessons, discussing readings, or marking work. Timberdoodle supplies no discussion questions, no narration prompts, no…
- Credit and records
- Not accredited and not a school. "Accreditation is for schools, not curriculum ... we don't grade their papers, track their attendance, or hand out diplomas." No diploma, no third-party transcript. Timberdoodle does provide the raw materials for a parent-built record: a Typical Credits Earned list per high school kit assigning suggested credit values to each resource, the…
- Cost
- 2026-2027 Classic Elite kit prices are published per grade on the Scheduler page: Tiny Tots $945, Preschool $1,049, Pre-K $1,215, Kindergarten $1,003.09, 1st $1,253, 2nd $1,447, 3rd $1,407, 4th $1,567, 5th $1,437, 6th $1,658, 7th $1,362, 8th $1,537, 9th $1,750, 10th $1,631, 11th $1,761, 12th $1,959. Complete and Basic tiers cost less. Re-purchase for a second child in the same grade is the Additional Student Kit,…
- Alaska notes
- This is the sharpest practical problem with Timberdoodle for an Alaska family, and the vendor is upfront about it. Free ground shipping, which is Timberdoodle's headline offer and normally applies to every curriculum kit regardless of order size, explicitly excludes Alaska: "AK, HI, military, or international addresses aren't included." The $7.95 Flat Rate Economy option is…