Free High-Quality Online Resources for Homeschoolers
Homeschoolers know of MANY free, online resources covering a range of academics. We, love having full libraries of quality children’s literature, non-fiction, and reference material at hand. But, going online is a great (and often necessary) option too. Sometimes you need something quickly. Some days you need a filler or to mix things up. Sometimes you just need someone else to teach a subject.
The resources available are numerous and vary wildly in price and quality. The resources & curriculum we are sharing here are vetted and loved by homeschoolers. We chose resources whose quality is great, websites are easy to navigate, and accounts (if necessary) are simple to set up. There are many so if you have one that you love please comment below!
Free High-Quality Curriculum Resources Homeschoolers Love
All Subjects
All Ages
- ABCYa – PreK through Jr. High, 100% access on desktop (app requires subscription)
- All-in-One (Easy Peasy) Homeschool – all grades, all subjects, all free
- Ambleside Online – Charlotte Mason based curriculum (Non-Secular)
- An Old-Fashioned Education – K-12 curriculum with an emphasis on balancing living books with other texts (Non-Secular)
- CK-12 – interactive digital textbooks
- Curriki – Free library of learning resources for all levels
- Curriculum Pathways – free for students and educators (homeschool included)
- Discovery K12 – student accounts are free add a parent/ teacher account for a fee
- Freedom Homeschooling – Lots of links for every subject
- Instructables – hands-on projects for all ages
- izzit – Free educational videos, guides, activities, etc.
- Khan Academy
- Mater Amabilis – Charlotte Mason for Catholics, PreK – Middle School
- Minecraft Education Edition – Lesson created by educators for students of all ages…one block at a time.
- PBS LearningMedia – Free videos, lesson plans, games, etc. for all grades and subjects
- Plain and Not So Plain – 1st through 9th grade and life skills
- Seneca Learning
- Sheppard Software – 100’s of free games for all subjects & levels
- Teachers Pay Teachers – Lots of free and paid options by subject
- Virtual Homeschool Group – like a co-op but online, offerings vary by teacher availability – self-paced and live options available
PreK – Elementary
- Core Knowledge – Upto to sixth grade
- Education.com – mostly preschool and elementary resources
- Kidzone Worksheets for Children – probably wouldn’t make a complete curriculum but has a lot of supplemental worksheets & units
- Orison Orchards: Homeschool Your Kindergartener…20 Minutes a Day
- Starfall – a lot of free access and full access for $35/ year
- Super Teacher Worksheets – similar to the above
- Tlsbooks – similar to above
- The Gentle Classical Preschool – digital version is free with newsletter sign-up or you can get a print version for $20
- Zoom School – PreK & Elementary subjects
Middle School – College
- fivable – free AP resources
- HippoCampus – for Middle School to College
- Logic – 20-unit course for middle/ high school
- MIT Open Courseware
- Open Culture – links to 1500+ free online courses from top universities
Videos, Documentaries, & Movies
- BrainPOP & BrainPOP Jr. – daily video for free & some activities (many school districts have login details for their students)
- Common Sense Media Best Documentaries – find them on your streaming services
- CrashCourse – Free educational videos
- WatchKnowLearn – Educational videos for all
Art
- Google Culture & Arts – Virtual tours & Street view walkthroughs of hundreds of museums and landmarks – so cool!
- Louvre – virtual tours
- Redemptive Artistry – 13 elementary art lessons
Foreign Language
- Buena Gente – Spanish via a YouTube Series
- Duolingo
Language Arts & Reading
General
- English Grammar 101
- Worldly Ways – Middle and High School Literature & composition curriculum
Beginning Phonics & Reading
- Homer – Reading for ages 2-8; Free 30-day trial, $7.95/ month after
- Teach Your Monster to Read – 100% Free on the computer (app has a fee), game-based phonics and reading program
Books
- Epic! – 35,000+ books, free for educators and free for families for 30 days
- Libby – Your library ebooks and audiobooks at home! Need a library card.
- LibriVox – Free public domain audiobooks
- Vooks – Storybooks brought to life; Free 30-day trial (teachers get 1 year), $4.99/ month after
Math
- Center for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching – British curriculum for all levels – Mathematics Enhancement Programme
- How to Smile – Resources curated from around the web
- Prodigy – Free game-based math program that adapts to your child’s level
Preschool
Social Studies/ History
- Big History Project – Science-based origin story of human history
- Fields of Daisies – complete history curriculum for all ages
- Geography – A great list of free geography curriculum and resources
- Google Culture & Arts – Virtual tours & Street view walkthroughs of hundreds of museums and landmarks – so cool!
- History for Kids
- Kids Discover – many free resources, unlimited access for a fee
- Learn in Color – A list of Historical movies for kids with reviews
- The Museum of the World – an interactive virtual timeline of the world that plays like Guitar Hero (yes, really) History for Kids
- WWII: The National WWII Museum – virtual field trips
Science
General
- Discovery Education – virtual field trips
- How to Smile – Resources curated from around the web
- Kids Discover – many free resources, unlimited access for a fee
- KidsHealth – Health & Human Body lessons for all grades
- Mystery Science – Very popular comprehensive elementary science lessons, allowing access to a curated list of their most popular lessons for free, but yearly subscriptions for families are affordable.
- Science Bob – lots of experiments
- Science Max – new videos every Thursday
- The Lab of Mr. Q – One 36-week subject is completely free, the others offer the first chapter for Free
- The Spangler Effect – Videos about all sorts of science experiments
- Vsauce – Videos about all sorts of science subjects
Coding & Computers
- Code Academy – teaches coding concepts & languages via games
- CMU CS Academy – high school computer science
- Intel® Education: The Journey Insideâ„
- Scratch – program interactive stories, games, and animations
Engineering
- Teach Engineering – K-12 options
Typing
Affordable Options
All Subjects
- Outschool – Live online classes for ages 3-18, various prices starting at $5
- The Good and the Beautiful – Complete PK-8, curriculum at affordable prices or Free (Language Arts 1-5 complete curriculums are free downloads), pdf download options are available for almost all products. (Not secular)
Math
- Beast Academy – hardcopy books and/ or online for logic-based elementary math; $25 to $150 bundle for both options
- Teaching Textbooks – Gives you the first 15 Lessons for free as part of a trial then $40-70 per year.
Science
- Mystery Science – Very popular comprehensive science lessons for elementary, yearly subscriptions for families are about $70.
Please share your favorites in the comments below!
