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I’m finally answering the ever-popular question of the year: “what is the best homeschool curriculum?” The answer? There isn’t a best one out there, but there are several options, and I’m confident you’ll find the best one for your family. Try to find one that works for you and don’t worry about what everyone else is doing!
In this post I’ve listed out (most) of the common homeschool curriculums for you.
If you are interested in learning more about homeschool styles, podcasts, and books, read this post here: Homeschool Research Resources.
Homeschool Curriculum List + Recommendations
Please keep a few things in mind as you read through this:
01. This isn’t a comprehensive list of curriculums. There are so many out there. These are just ones I’ve seriously considered in my research!
02. This is Charlotte Mason/nature heavy, as that is our homeschool style. However, I have tried to add a few secular and/or common programs that are more workbook-based, if that’s what you are looking for.
03. My oldest child is five, so there may be resources out there for older students that I don’t know about yet. Just FYI!
*An asterisk denotes that the resource has a religious component. Anything without an asterisk is secular.
Preschool & Kindergarten
Many preschool and Kindergarten programs are just gentle introductions to school. Meaning they won’t have a math or literacy program included just yet. For example, I used Gentle + Classical preschool and Peaceful Preschool last year, but still supplemented a math program for my five-year-old. If your child is younger than four, however, it’s up to you whether you want to have a designated math/literacy program add-on!
*Gentle + Classical Preschool Level 1 and Level 2 (PreK – K) See how I used this program in our home here. Needs a math + phonics supplement for older students.
*The Peaceful Preschool (Pre-K) See how I used this program in our home here.
*A Year of Tales (K-3) See how I used this program in our home here.
Habitat Schoolhouse – Nature (Pre-K – K)
Blossom & Root – Nature (Pre-K – K)
*A Humble Place – All subjects (K)
*Ambleside Online – Literature, enrichment (K – Year 0)
Dash into Learning – Literacy/Phonics (K-2)
Preschool Math at Home (Pre-K) See how I used this program in our home here.
Kindergarten Math With Confidence (K) See how I used this program in our home here.
Elementary
Many of the recommendations here are for history, geography, literature, music and other enrichment subjects. Most will need a formal math and reading curriculum, so you’ll want to choose one from below and perhaps one from the “math” and “reading” section I listed out! Let me know if you have questions on this!
*Simply Charlotte Mason (1-12) (has all subjects, reading, math, etc.)
*A Gentle Feast (1-12) (needs a supplemental math)
*Ambleside Online (PreK-12) (needs a supplemental math + phonics)
*Playful Pioneers (K-6) (need math and phonics curriculum)
*Peaceful Press Programs (need math and phonics curriculum)
*My Father’s World (K-12) (needs math and phonics curriculum)
*The Good and the Beautiful (K-8) (I didn’t personally choose this, since I’m not a huge fan of worksheet-based curriculums, but I know many families that are happy with it!)
*MasterBooks (K-12)
Math:
SCM Elementary Arithmetic (1-3)
Singapore Math (Pre-K – 8)
Math U See (K-12)
Right Start Math (1-8)
Saxon Math (K-12)
Wild Math (K-5)
Kindergarten Math With Confidence (K) See how I used this program in our home here.
*The Good and the Beautiful (K-8) (I didn’t personally choose this, since I’m not a huge fan of worksheet-based curriculums, but I know many families that are happy with it!)
Literacy/Phonics:
SCM – Delightful Reading (K-4)
Dash into Learning (K-2)
All About Reading (K-5)
All About Spelling (K-5)
Explode the Code (K-5)
Fix it! Grammar (1-12)
Blossom & Root (K-4)
*The Good and the Beautiful (K-8) (I didn’t personally choose this, since I’m not a huge fan of worksheet-based curriculums, but I know many families that are happy with it!)
Writing:
SCM Delightful Handwriting (K-2)
Handwriting Without Tears (K-5) See how I used this program in our home here.
Brave Writer Program (1-12)
Charlotte Mason
*Simply Charlotte Mason (1-12)
*A Gentle Feast (1-12)
*Ambleside Online (PreK-12)
Wildwood Curriculum (1-12) (secular Charlotte Mason)
Classical
*Classical Conversations (K-12) (needs supplemental math + phonics)
Secular
Wildwood Curriculum (1-12) (secular Charlotte Mason)
Blossom & Root (K-4)
Singapore Math (Pre-K – 8)
Math U See (K-12)
Wild Math (K-5)
Dash into Learning (K-2)
All About Reading (K-5)
All About Spelling (K-5)
Explode the Code (K-5)
Fix it! Grammar (1-12)
Blossom & Root (K-4)
Enrichment (Music + Foreign Language + Arts)
Beautiful Feet Books (K-12)
Keyndergarten (Music) – see how I use it in our home here.
SQUILT (Music)
The Cultured Kid (Foreign Language) (we use and love this program!)
Exploring Nature With Children (Nature)
Habitat Schoolhouse (Nature)
The Little Oak Learning (Nature)
You Are an Artist (Art)
Wild + Free Content Bundles (Nature)
Thriving at Home Membership for Families
If you have a child that’s around ages 2-8, I have a really fun membership for families going on this year. The membership is called Thriving at Home. It’s for the parents as much as it is for the students.
In our membership I provide weekly encouragement and ideas + activities for what to do with your kids when you’re done with schoolwork. I also film monthly videos where we talk about things like quiet time, meal planning, and how to schedule a a week.
For children who aren’t quite school-age yet, we also have an author study and a few resources, like a poem, that you can plug into your own morning time program!
Don’t feel like you need to purchase a program for your young toddler. It’s simply not necessary! Reading to them and connecting over a few indoor and outdoor activities each week is absolutely enough!
If you’re interested in learning more about Thriving at Home you can sign up here.
For book and podcast recommendations, and more homeschool information, read my “Homeschool Research & Resources” post here.
I hope this list gives you a starting point for your research for the homeschool curriculum that will work for your family! Let me know if you have any questions. As always, thank you so much for reading!
