Curriculum · Editors’ picks
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Complete Christian programs
All-in-one curricula that, in our classification, cover every subject for the year from a Christian worldview.
Sonlight
Sonlight describes itself as a complete, Christian, literature-based homeschool curriculum for preschool through high school.
Read the review →My Father's World
Christian curriculum that combines Charlotte Mason's ideas, classical education, and unit studies, with literature included in each year.
Read the review →Abeka
Complete textbook-driven Pre-K through grade 12 curriculum, presented from a Christian perspective.
Read the review →BJU Press
BJU Press says it produces Pre-K through grade 12 educational materials with a biblical worldview; its homeschool site sells textbook kits and video courses, online through the Homeschool Hub or on DVD.
Read the review →Masterbooks
Christian curriculum publisher offering open-and-go daily schedules for preschool through high school, with a teaching style the publisher calls eclectic.
Read the review →Memoria Press
Publisher of classical Christian education materials for home and private schools, selling Classical Core Curriculum sets from preschool through grade 12 with a special emphasis on Latin.
Read the review →Complete secular programs
All-in-one curricula with no religious framing, for families who want academic content presented neutrally.
Build Your Library
Secular Charlotte Mason-inspired literature-based K-12 curriculum available as PDF downloads.
Read the review →Oak Meadow
Waldorf-inspired secular homeschool curriculum with optional accredited enrollment.
Read the review →Blossom & Root
Secular, nature-based homeschool curriculum inspired by Charlotte Mason and Waldorf philosophies, sold as PDF downloads from Early Years (ages 2 to 5) through Level 6 (grade 6, partly released).
Read the review →Torchlight Curriculum
Secular literature-based curriculum from Pre-K through Level 5, with Level 6+ literature studies for learners 11+ and book lists chosen to feature diverse authors and perspectives.
Read the review →Math
Math programs spanning mastery, spiral, conceptual, and self-grading approaches.
Math-U-See
Mastery-based math curriculum using manipulative blocks and DVD/streaming video instruction for K-12.
Read the review →Singapore Math
Math curricula offered by Singapore Math Inc. that follow the Singapore math approach, which the publisher describes as focused on mastery.
Read the review →Saxon Math
Math curriculum from HMH built on an incremental approach with cumulative practice and assessments.
Read the review →Beast Academy (Art of Problem Solving)
Advanced elementary math curriculum for ages 6-13, using comic-style books and online lessons.
Read the review →Teaching Textbooks
Math curriculum offered as a series of apps, one for each grade level, from Math 3 through Pre-Calculus. The publisher says each course does all of the teaching and grading.
Read the review →Reading & language arts
Reading, spelling, and writing programs, including the Orton-Gillingham options.
All About Learning Press
Reading and spelling programs, All About Reading and All About Spelling, that the publisher describes as based on the Orton-Gillingham approach and multisensory.
Read the review →Logic of English
Phonics, spelling, vocabulary, grammar, and handwriting programs, Foundations for ages 4-7 and Essentials for ages 8 and up, that the publisher says are based on the book Uncovering the Logic of English.
Read the review →Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW)
Structure-and-style writing program teaching writing through nine structural models and stylistic techniques such as strong verbs, quality adjectives, and sentence openers.
Read the review →The Good and the Beautiful
Homeschool curriculum with free digital K-8 language arts and math.
Read the review →Catholic
Catholic homeschool providers, from classical to traditional, with syllabus and enrollment options.
Mother of Divine Grace School
Catholic classical homeschool program accredited by WASC, offering syllabi, enrollment with an educational consultant and teacher-led classes.
Read the review →Kolbe Academy
Accredited Catholic classical homeschool program with optional online courses and diploma track.
Read the review →Seton Home Study School
Accredited Catholic homeschool program offering a complete Pre-K to Grade 12 curriculum with counselor support.
Read the review →Catholic Heritage Curricula (CHC)
Catholic Heritage Curricula publishes textbooks, workbooks, and lesson plans for Catholic homeschoolers from preschool through high school.
Read the review →Charlotte Mason
Living-books programs in the Charlotte Mason tradition, from the free volunteer-maintained option to paid guides.
Ambleside Online
Free Charlotte Mason curriculum with a plan of books and a weekly schedule for each Year, Years 1 through 12.
Read the review →Simply Charlotte Mason
Charlotte Mason curriculum built on family-style lessons, teaching the whole family together for as many subjects as possible.
Read the review →A Gentle Feast
Charlotte Mason curriculum with a four-year history rotation, designed for family-style learning.
Read the review →The Alveary (Charlotte Mason Institute)
Charlotte Mason curriculum created by the Charlotte Mason Institute, with daily lesson plans for grades 1-12 sold as an annual family membership.
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