50+ Resource to Help you Homeschool
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While we chose to start homeschooling 18 years ago, it was always a choice. During Covid-19, every family in the United States and possibly the world became a homeschool family. While I have had years to learn and gain experience, it can be overwhelming if you are just starting.
So, I wanted to put together my favorite resources, as well as some new ones I have learned about, to help all the moms and dads who are struggling right now. Now is a great time to do some unit studies (short concentrated studies about 1 subject). It can also be good to reinforce and practice the skills they have learned this year.
To keep things simple, most of these homeschool options are online and freestanding. You won’t need to do much with lesson plans; you can just choose something and start. Most of the classes are short, lasting only a few weeks or asynchronous, meaning they can be started at anytime. While some of these are full homeschool curriculum, many are free online homeschool programs that allow you to use just the subject area that you need the most.
“A Man’s true education is what remains after he has forgotten everything he learned in school.”
O = Online
P = Printable
V = Video
$ = Has a price
Full Curriculum
Time 4 Learning - $, O. It is only $20 a month for the first student. High school level is $30 a month. Read our review.
Power Homeschooling - $, O. $25 per month for 7 subjects.
Easy Peasy All in One Homeschool - O, P. Daily lesson plans for all subjects from K - 12 using mostly free or online resources.
Ambleside Online - O. Free curriculum based on Charlotte Mason
Abeka - $. Traditional curriculum style with a Christian basis.
Alpha Omega - $, O. Multiple options of workbooks, online, or digital learning. Christian based.
Calvert School - $. Accredited online education
Christian Light Education - $. Christian education K - 12.
Sonlight - $. Complete curriculum or 9 week bundles
Five in a Row - $. Ages 2 - 12
My Father’s World - $.
Veritas Press - $, O. Online classical Christian education
Memoria Press - $. classical based Christian curriculum.
All Grades or Multi Subject
Khan Academy - O. Covering math, science, and some grammar, this is one of our most frequently used programs.
CK12.org - O
Eduplace - O, P.
NeoK12 - O. Games and Videos
Scholastic - O. Student Activities
WatchKnowLearn - V.
EDSITEment - O. Best of Humanities
Bravewriter - $, O. Writing curriculum and online classes
Outschool - $, O.
Teachers Pay Teachers - $, P
Mark Kistler - V. Free and Paid. Online art lessons
Wild & Free: Homebound - P. Free and Paid
Note: Resources for students with special needs.
Preschool & Kindergarten
Starfall - O.
Education.com - O, P. Games and worksheets
Storyline - O. Children’s books read by celebrities. K - 4th grade.
Keep schoolwork in short 15 - 20 minutes at a time
Do lots of hands-on activities to keep things interesting - count blocks, go outside and paint with watercolor, etc
1st - 5th Grade
Homeschool Pop - V. 1st - 3rd
Crash Course Kids - V. 5th Grade Science
Liberty’s Kids - V. Animated show about the Revolutionary War
Spelling City - O.
SciShow Kids - V. Science for K - 3
BBC History for Kids - O.
Let’s Get Creative - P. Creative Writing
MEP Math - O, P. Learn More
Studies Weekly - $. Weekly newspapers based around social studies or science K-6
Chrome Music Lab - O. Music experiments.
Arcademic - O. Educational Games
Writing Prompts - P.
CTC Math - O.
Art for Kids - V
Don’t try to recreate school. Set your own schedule that works for you.
Don’t go overboard. Doing some math and reading for an hour or 2 a day is a good start.
Consider doing a read-aloud chapter book to your kids. Here is a great book list.
Middle School
Crash Course - V
Chemistry for Life - O. Also High School
Scratch - O. Intro to Coding
Biology Corner - O.
Homeschool with Minecraft - $, O.
Kids Cook - $, O. Kids online cooking classes.
Mark Roberts - V. Science
Kodeclick - $, O. Coding classes.
Have them pick a topic they want to study in-depth and do a unit study. You can provide the structure and they do the research.
School can still be done in 3 or 4 hours a day and be efficient.
High School
Funda Funda - $, O. Full semester or Unit studies covering a range of classes.
Zooniverse - O. Help scientists do research.
HippoCampus - V
TOPS - O. Tennessee High School.
The Great Courses - $, O.
Coursera - O, Free and Paid. College level classes
Open Culture - O. Master list of online open source college classes
Movies as Literature - This book guides you to use familiar movies as a literature study.
Do an in-depth literature study or science research project.
Consider doing college or dual enrollment classes.
Field Trips
Virtual field trips are a great way to visit and learn about places that you can’t visit.
Zoo Live Streams - V. A resource list of zoos with live webcams of their animals
Monterey Aquarium - V.
Dairy Farm Tours - V.
Discovery Education - O. A large collection of virtual field trips you can sort by subject
The British Museum - O.
The Louvre - O.
Smithsonian Portrait Gallery - O.
Apps
DuolIngo - Learn a new language
DragonBox - Learn math and algebra
Monument Valley - Architecture, logic, & design.
Active Panda - Has educational apps for preschool and kindergarten.
Intellijoy - For preschool and kindergarten. We loved the Learn to Read app to reinforce skills.
NGA - An art app for kids
Workbooks & Worksheets
Dollar Tree has some smaller workbooks and flashcards for preschool through 2nd grade.
Sams Club has a nice selection of workbooks grade preschool through 6th grade
Barnes & Noble has subject guides through high school.
Super Teacher Worksheets - P, $ and free.
Logic Puzzles - P. Logic games and puzzles are a great way to build analytical and critical thinking skills.
Brain Teasers - P
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