DIRECTORY OF FREE HOMESCHOOL CURRICULUM & RESOURCES

Can't find a link that used to be here? I did some housekeeping to keep the
main list down to a reasonable length. All removed links are in this post.

DISCOUNTED INTERNET & COMPUTERS

Obviously not free, but enormously useful.

USA:
EveryoneOn -- search available discount internet access programs for income eligible
households. Some also offer computers for $150.
PCs for People -- offers mobile internet (4G LTE) for as little as $10/mo (pre-paid) and computers. A
computer requires a modest donation. This program has more generous eligibility guidelines than
other programs (you need to make under 200% of the federal poverty level or be using SNAP,
etc.).

CANADA:
Computers for Schools - free or discounted computers.

PRE-SCHOOL
see also: Phonics/Learn to Read

ABC Jesus Loves Me - five 36 week curricula programs for ages 1-5.
Marvelous Explorations Through Science and Stories (MESS)

COMPLETE PROGRAMS OR MULTIPLE SUBJECTS

Baltimore Curriculum Project - K-5 Lesson Plans for art, geography, history, literature, science,
and music. Based on the Core Knowledge sequence. Requires access to a decent library to
accomplish this for free.
African Waldorf -- Scroll down to the English downloads. All subjects including math.
Discovery K12 -- complete online curriculum for PreK to 12th grade. Parent accounts require a paid
upgrade, but aren't required.
All-in-One Homeschool (aka Easy Peasy) and All-in-One High School.
Georgia Virtual Learning – Many free courses (referred to as “shared resources”) for middle and high
school math, social studies, science, English, foreign language, etc.
MobyMax

TEACHING WITH VIDEOS

Cross-disciplinary resources. Resources that address a specific academic area are found under that
topic.
Journeys in Film: Educating for Global Understanding -- Lesson plans for social studies,
science, math, language arts, visual arts, etc.
Homeschooling High School with Video - YouTube channel, videos sorted by subject
Teach With Movies
WatchKnowLearn - educational videos organized by topic
TED Ed -- videos for math, science, English, art, health, history.... and just about every other subject.

ART & MUSIC

ART LESSONS
Art Lessons - Concordia University Chicago
Arttango – art lessons designed for K-5, though many of the lessons would also work well for older
kids.
KinderArt - Art lessons for K-12

ART APPRECIATION
Smithsonian Education: Arts & Design -- lesson plans for K-12.
National Gallery of Art -- art lessons with tie-ins to history, science, and writing.
Coloring Pages of Famous Works of Art
Picture Study (Charlotte Mason style)
Harmony Fine Arts at Home
Art of the Western World -- video series

FILM APPRECIATION
The Art of Watching Films - modern textbook, from archive.org
Film Appreciation - Series of YouTube lectures, from MIT Open Courseware
American Cinema -- Film history from Annenberg Learner
Teaching Film in High School

MUSIC LESSONS
Hoffman Academy Piano Lessons
Zebra Keys – Piano, ages 13+

MUSIC APPRECIATION
Music Appreciation Unit Study
Classics for Kids Music Appreciation
Harmony Fine Arts at Home Music Appreciation -- Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12

BIBLE
Bible Study, Charlotte Mason Style
Gideons Bible App
Bible.is App
Kids of Courage
Kids of Integrity
Calvary Bible Curriculum
Bible Paper Doll Friends
Teaching with God's Heart for the World - world missions emphasis, young earth timeline
Young Earth Timelines: 1908 Thompson Chain Reference Bible (each chapter includes a young
earth date), Mystery of History Vol. 1 Table of Contents

ENGLISH / LANGUAGE ARTS

see also: Film Appreciation

LANGUAGE ARTS (COMBINED)

Core Knowledge Language Arts
The Good and the Beautiful Language Arts -- PDF versions of grades 1-5 are available for free.

HANDWRITING
Shortcut to Manuscript: The Direct Path to Fluent Handwriting
The Amazing Handwriting Worksheet Generator

PHONICS / LEARN TO READ

The Phonics Page - complete, video-based phonics lessons. Great resource.
Alpha-Phonics – Time-tested, effective, no frills phonics program. Student book
(pdf) and Teacher's Manual (pdf)
Progressive Phonics – Complete reading program with free phonics and alphabet books.
Reading Bear -- Beginning phonics lessons using video lessons.
Word Mastery - A Course in Phonics for the First Three Grades -- well-designed, easy to use
phonics program.
Teach a Child to Read with Children's Books -- "This guide shows parents how to combine story
reading, phonics, and writing to help their children develop into skilled and motivated readers. " You
can download the full text as a pdf

GRAMMAR
Khan Academy Grammar
Improve Your Writing (University of Bristol) – Useful for older kids to use who need to brush up on
grammar or learn it for the first time.
Grammar Rock playlist
Emma Serls’ Grammar series – Excellent vintage, Charlotte Mason style language lessons for the
primary grades.
· Primary Language Lessons
· Intermediate Language Lessons, book 1 (you can download it as pdf or epub to make it
easier to read)
· Intermediate Language Lessons, book 2
Sheldon’s Advanced Language Lessons – vintage textbook for middle school.
KISS Grammar
Glencoe Grammar Handbook and Grammar Practice Workbooks (grades 6-12)
Guide to Grammar & Writing

LITERATURE / READING COMPREHENSION

Scholastic Lessons & Ideas - lesson plans, unit plans, discussion guides, extension activities.
Ms. Effie's English Class - Ms. Effie shares some of her best lessons from 40 years of teaching.
Reading Quest: Story Mapping - also, this page has more worksheets that can be used with any
book.
Charlotte Mason Narration (all ages) -- Use this technique of “telling back” orally, in writing, or other
creative ways with books of your choice.
Hillsdale College - Great Books 101: Ancient to Medieval, Great Books 102: Renaissance to
Modern, Shakespeare: Hamlet and The Tempest, An Introduction to C.S. Lewis: Writings and
Significance
Invitation to World Literature -- video series
EDSITEment! Literature and Language Arts -- lesson plans from the National Endowment for the
Humanities.
Wordly Wise Literature & Composition

Novel study guides: NEA – Big Read, Glencoe Literature Study Guides , Novelguide, Spark
Notes, Penguin Teacher Guides, Cliffs Notes, PinkMonkey.com

Shakespeare: Shakespeare Online , Tales from Shakespeare

Myths, Legends, and Folktales:

Fifty Famous Stories Retold -- by James Baldwin
Folktales: A Library of Folklore, Folk Tales, Fairy Tales, and Mythology -- sorted by topic,
theme, and character.
World of Tales -- folk tales sorted by region.
WRITING

Theory
How to teach writing using the Charlotte Mason Method
How Ben Franklin Learned to Write

Graphic Organizers
Time Magazine A+ Papers - Graphic organizers and example papers for 8 types of writing:
biography, book report, compare and contrast, how-to, literary essay, news story, personal
narrative, persuasive essay.
Story Starters (K-6)
Edu-Place Graphic Organizers

Writing Programs
CK-12 Writing FlexBooks -- Commonsense Composition, Journalism 101, The Glyfada
Method
NaNoWriMo Young Writer's Program
Writing in College: A Short Guide to College Writing
Glencoe Composition Practice Workbooks
The Writer's Workbench: 50 Tools You Can Use

Reference
The Elements of Style (1918)

SPELLING
CK-12 Spelling
K12 Reader - K-5 spelling curriculum
Spelling for Success (pdf)
Dictation Day by Day
Grade Spelling
Glencoe Spelling Power Workbooks - gr. 6-12
Cozy Spelling

VOCABULARY
Vocabulary Word Study -- for ACT and SAT prep. Very visual.

FREE E-BOOKS & AUDIOBOOKS

Public domain e-books: Project Gutenberg, Lit2go, Survivor Library (sorted by topic), ebook @
adalaide (nicely formatted)
Internet Archive – vast collection of public domain e-books, audiobooks, software, as well as
a lending library for checking out modern books.
LibriVox – audiobooks read by volunteer readers.

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

Duolingo
Memrise
Open Culture - Huge directory of free language learning resources for just about any language you
can imagine.
Linney Latin Class -- uses The First Year of Latin, which is in the public domain.
Wheelock's Latin 6th edition and Study Guide
Latin Tutorial - culture, history, and Latin grammar.
ASL: Start ASL, ASL University
Mi Vida Loca (BBC) - an interactive video drama and Spanish language course.
Learn Spanish with Señor Jordan - YouTube series for beginning Spanish.

SOCIAL STUDIES & HISTORY

GENERAL
Hillsdale College - video-based courses for US History, World History, Economics, etc.
History.com - video clips and articles

US HISTORY
America's Story for America's Children - vintage history by Mara Louise Pratt-Chadwick. Vol. 1, Vol.
2, Vol. 3, Vol. 4&5
The Great West - vintage history by Mara Louise Pratt-Chadwick
Liberty’s Kids – animated series about the US Revolution.
American Heritage Curriculum – 3 levels: elementary, middle, high school
America's History in the Making -- video series for middle or high school.
A Biography of America -- video series for high school.
Online U.S. History textbook
Wikibooks US History – printable and pdf versions are also available.
Reading Like a Historian: US History
Digital History Project
Teaching American History - Uses primary sources to guide students through US history. There's
also an optional monthly faculty-led discussion webinar.

WORLD HISTORY
Drive Thru History: Ancient History -- At least for now, TBN has the videos free to stream on its web
site, the study guides are also free.
Crash Course World History Curriculum -- Instructional materials that correspond to the “Crash
Course World History” videos on YouTube
Reading Like a Historian: World History
World History for Us All
Big History Project
Student's Friend -- 2 year history and geography program.
The Western Tradition -- video instructional series for high school and college.

GEOGRAPHY
Geography Resources from the Smithsonian
Places in the News
New York Times Five Themes of Geography
Operation World - 12 month and 60 day prayer calendars. Each day has information about a
different country or region.
Applying the Five Themes of Geography to Literature
Using the Newspaper to Teach the Five Themes of Geography
Five Themes of Geography - Interactive Notebook/Lapbook
Five Themes Country Study - links to a lesson for Ecuador, but can be applied to any country.
Home Geography for the Primary Grades, Elementary Geography, and Geographical Nature
Studies - Vintage geography books
Geography Blobs -- Getting Started with Geography Blobs and How to Draw a Blob Map of the
World
National Council for Geographic Education Geography Club (years 1-3) - for elementary students
Knowledge Quest Globalmania: Master World Geography in 7 months or less - ebook
Seterra - a map quiz game
Megamaps - Giant printable world maps

GOVERNMENT / CIVICS (US)

Bill of Rights Institute
iCivics
C-Span Lesson Plans

ECONOMICS
NY Times Global Economics
Newspapers in Education: Financial Literacy
Wealth of Nations
Communist Manifesto
Crash Course Economics
Build Your Own Country
Economics - 16 week macro- and microeconomics course from The Christian Scholar
Economics U$A -- video series

CURRENT EVENTS
A certain level of bias is inevitable. I’ve listed resources that make a reasonable attempt at
objectivity and don’t appear to have an extreme left or right bias.
Stossel in the Classroom -- Stossel is definitely conservative, but he includes a "Both Sides of the
Issue" section. "To assist teachers in presenting a balanced lesson on some of the issues that John
Stossel addresses, we have paired short videos that present an opposing view."
PBS Newshour Extra (7-12). Lesson plans and resources for teachers and students.
Smithsonian (Teen Tribune, Tween Tribune, TT Junior)
Scholastic News
CNN Student News - ten minute, commercial-free, daily news program for middle and high school
students.
Student News Daily

LIFE SKILLS

HEALTH & NUTRITION

Kids Health in the Classroom
USDA My Plate Activities

FIRST AID & SAFETY

Life. Live It. First aid and safety education for children, from British Red Cross.
St John First Aid Fact Sheets and Click to Save First Aid Course
Wilderness First Aid - from Boy Scouts of America
Wilderness and Remote First Aid - from the Red Cross

MATH

ARITHMETIC
Games for Dyscalculic (Math LD) Learners - Ronit Bird's books are the go-to resources for kids with
math learning disabilities. She teaches through the use of manipulatives and games. Her books are
expensive, but she shares over a dozen games for free on her site, as well as 35 videos
on YouTube.
How to Tutor Math -- Efficient instruction from the same person who wrote the Aphaphonics book.
Ray's Arithmetic Video Lessons -- these videos go along with the free Ray's Arithmetic series (K-
5). You can find free downloads of all of the Ray's books (arithmetic through algebra) here.
Mathematics Enhancement Programme (MEP) – complete elementary and middle school math
program. It's from the UK so some of the money lessons will need tweaking.
CSMP (Comprehensive School Mathematics Program) – funky, awesome program from the
1970s. Go to the video section of the web site to see it in action.
Adjective Noun Math - Arithmetic
Developmental Math - An Open Program: Arithmetic, Geometry, and Statistics

ALGEBRA & BEYOND

College of the Redwoods - Pre-Algebra, Elementary Algebra, Intermediate Algebra
Pizzazz Worksheets for Pre-Algebra, also Bridge to Algebra, Algebra, and Geometry.
Algebra Worksheet Maker
CK-12 E-textbooks for Middle and High School Math
Llevadas Algebra I -- complete course, free pdf textbook and videos.
The First Steps in Algebra (Wentworth) -- vintage textbook, kindle version
A First Book in Algebra: New Edition (Boyden) -- vintage textbook
Algebra In Simplest Terms -- video series
Adjective Noun Math - Algebra and Adjective Noun Math - Calculus in Everyday Life
Against All Odds: Inside Statistics -- video series

MATH VIDEOS
MathTV - 10,000+ math tutorial videos (arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, calculus)
School Yourself - interactive, video-based lessons
Khan Academy
Yay Math -- video lessons for Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Geometry, Trigonometry, and Statistics. Each
video includes a worksheet and quiz.
HippoCampus Arithmetic - nicely done video lessons by Art of Problem Solving, WhyU and others.

SCIENCE

GENERAL
Science News for Students
CK-12 Science E-textbooks for Middle and High School
MS Nucleus - K-8 science curriculum
Annenberg Learner Navigate to “Interactives” or “Lesson Plans” and then select Science.

AGRICULTURE
Ag Science -- Georgia FFA
Learn About Ag -- K-12
Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom -- K-8

BIOLOGY
Mr. Q’s Life Science - Complete life science for upper-elementary or early-middle school students
Introduction to Biology and Anatomy & Physiology - Carnegie Mellon / OLI
Guesthollow Biology - Creationist perspective. This is an edited version of the CK-12 Biology
textbook. References to evolution were removed, and videos and additional content were added.
Middle School Biology Curriculum and Activity Guide - created by Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Marine Science I Student Book and Teacher's Guide

CHEMISTRY
Inquiry in Action for K-5 and Middle School Chemistry - courtesy of the American Chemical Society
Energy Foundations for High School Chemistry - "Exercises, lab investigations, videos, and demos
focus on the fundamentals of chemical, mechanical, nuclear and gravitational energy."
The World of Chemistry and Chemistry Challenges (both are video-based instructional series).

COMPUTER SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Code.org -- Home of the “Hour of Code.”
Code Academy
Computing – Khan Academy
Scratch -- free programming language community, create your own interactive stories, games, and
animations.

EARTH & SPACE

NOAA Earth Science Curriculum - pdf student and teacher materials for weather, ocean, and
atmosphere related topics.
Owlie Skywarn - Science and safety lessons for young children from the National Weather Service
Earth Revealed -- geology video series for high school.
The Habitable Earth: A Systems Approach to Environmental Science -- Video series, online
textbook, interactive simulation labs.
Astronomy - State of the Art - a beginners course
Big History Project – includes discussion of some science topics (big bang, solar system, evolution,
etc.)

ENGINEERING & ELECTRONICS

Project Based Engineering - not really a curriculum, just some fun projects to whet a kid's appetite.
Audio & Speaker Electronics and Guitar Building - from MIT's High School Studies Program
DiscoverE - 400+ hands-on engineering projects, lesson plans, videos, virtual field trips.

NATURE STUDY
Opening the World Through Journaling: Integrating Art, Science, and Language Arts - from the
California Native Plant Society
John Muir Laws Youtube Channel - nature drawing, exploring nature, nature journal club, and a
lecture for educators called How to Teach Nature Journaling.
Outdoor Hour Challenges, Getting Started with Nature Study (all ages) - Uses the "Handbook of
Nature Study" which can be downloaded for free from archive.org

PHYSICS
Intro to Physics- Landmarks in Physics - video course for beginners
How Things Work (Coursera)