30 Popular Homeschool Curriculum Programs Compared (2026)

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BJU Press

BJU Press is the curriculum I keep coming back to. It combines entertaining teacher-led video lessons with colourful physical workbooks, hands-on activities and plenty of manipulatives—which you can see below.

We particularly love BJU Press Math’s manipulatives and teacher-led lessons.It follows a traditional approach, but its biblical worldview is woven throughout every subject rather than being added as an occasional Bible verse.

We’ve used BJU Press for most subjects for around five years, and it is my overall pick from this list.

The Online with Books option gives children more independence while keeping much of their work off-screen. Once they can read instructions confidently—usually around Grade 2 or 3—they can complete many lessons with minimal help.

That allows me to work from home for three to four hours without personally teaching every subject—or being summoned to explain every maths problem.

The Homeschool Hub also handles scheduling, progress tracking and grading, including automatically graded tests from Grade 5.

The complete Online with Books package currently costs $1,149 per child per year.

Read my detailed BJU Press review or explore BJU Press here.

Compass Classroom

Compass Classroom offers Christian video curriculum primarily for middle and high school students.

Its courses combine classical education with some Charlotte Mason influence and cover subjects including history, literature, Latin, science, economics, and worldview.

We use its Visual Latin course and love the short, entertaining video lessons.

The teachers make challenging subjects easier for students to understand without requiring parents to teach everything themselves.

Membership starts at $49 per month and includes access to more than 40 courses, videos, readings, quizzes and digital guides.

This makes it an affordable option for families covering several middle or high school subjects.

However, it isn’t a complete all-in-one curriculum for every grade, particularly in math and the elementary years.

You can try Compass Classroom lessons for free here.

Veritas Press — Free Consultation

Veritas Press is one of those curricula that makes you want to buy matching bookshelves and start teaching Latin immediately.

It offers a beautiful, rigorous classical Christian education from kindergarten through high school.

You can teach the books yourself, choose self-paced video courses, or enroll your child in live online classes with teachers and classmates.

We’ve used its self-paced Old Testament and Ancient Egypt course, along with Omnibus I Secondary.

The videos are engaging, and the content is excellent, but this isn’t a light little curriculum your child will breeze through before morning tea.

It generally suits strong readers and families who genuinely want academic challenge.

Students can also enroll through Veritas Scholars Academy, its accredited online school, for live teaching, transcripts, and a diploma pathway.

Veritas can become expensive—particularly once you start adding live classes and your wallet quietly leaves the room.

However, some eligible US families can use ESA funding toward almost ALL of the cost.

Book a free Veritas consultation to discuss placement, pricing, and ESA funding, or read my complete Veritas Press review.

Schoolhouse Teachers

Schoolhouse Teachers is a bit like an enormous Christian curriculum buffet: one family membership gives all your children access to more than 400 courses from preschool through Grade 12.

That means one child can study algebra, another can try filmmaking, and your preschooler can enjoy the preschool resources—without you paying separately for every child and course.

You can use its prepared grade-level School Boxes as a complete curriculum or simply choose individual subjects.

This makes it especially good value for large families at $129 per quarter or $389 per year.

The only catch is that 400 choices can leave you staring at the screen wondering where on earth to begin.

It may require more choosing, printing, and organizing than a boxed open-and-go curriculum.

Read my Schoolhouse Teachers review or watch my very fun video here.

Memoria Press

Memoria Press is the curriculum equivalent of a perfectly organised bookshelf and a freshly sharpened pencil.

It offers a rigorous, boxed classical Christian education with detailed daily lesson plans.

Students progress through the classical trivium: the grammar, logic and rhetoric stages.

Along the way, they study great books, Latin, formal logic, Christian studies and eventually debating.

This can be a wonderful fit for academically strong or gifted children who enjoy structure and challenge.

However, it involves plenty of reading, writing, memorization and parent teaching—so this isn’t the curriculum I’d choose if you want your child working independently while you answer emails.

Complete packages generally cost around $600–$1,200 per student, depending on the grade and extras selected.

You can explore Memoria Press here.

Monarch — Alpha Omega Publications

Monarch is for the mom who would happily let the computer handle the schedule, track progress and mark most of the work—especially if the alternative is another pile of papers quietly breeding on the dining table.

This Christian online curriculum covers Grades 3–12 and includes more than 100 core and elective courses. It is self-paced and approximately 85% automatically graded, making it useful for independent students and busy parents.

However, don’t mistake “online” for “video-led.” Monarch is primarily reading-based, with shorter videos, audio and interactive activities added throughout. It may suit strong readers but could become tiring for children who struggle with large amounts of on-screen text.

Full access currently costs $43.95 per month or $439.95 per year per student, with electives included.

Switched-On Schoolhouse was AOP’s older offline computer curriculum, but it has now been discontinued. You can read what happened to Switched-On Schoolhouse and compare the alternatives here.

Sonlight Homeschool Curriculum

Sonlight is a Christian, literature-based curriculum with a Charlotte Mason flavor.

Instead of relying on dry textbooks, children learn through wonderful living books—although the enormous book pile may require its own bookshelf!

We’ve used Sonlight’s Grade 3 Readers and really enjoyed the book selection.

Sonlight is quite parent-led, with plenty of reading aloud and discussion, so it’s best for moms who want to learn alongside their children rather than hand everything over to a video teacher.

BookShark offers a secular version of the same literature-rich approach.

Complete all-subject packages generally begin at around $1,000 per child, but you can reuse most of the books with younger siblings and purchase only the consumables.

Read my detailed Sonlight curriculum review here.

Easy Peasy All-in-One

Easy Peasy is one of those programs that makes you check the price twice—it really is a free online Christian curriculum!

It provides 180 days of lessons across the usual subjects, with many worksheets available to print.

This makes it one of the best-known free homeschooling programs and a great option when the curriculum budget is looking rather skinny.

Lessons sometimes direct children to other websites and videos, so younger students may need Mom nearby. Easy Peasy is also a curriculum rather than a school, meaning parents remain responsible for records and reporting.

Helpful Facebook groups are available when you get stuck—which is much nicer than arguing with the printer alone.

The curriculum costs nothing, although you’ll still need a computer, stationery and possibly enough printer ink to fund a small holiday.

Read my Easy Peasy All-in-One review here.

Abeka Homeschool Curriculum

Abeka is a well-established Christian curriculum similar to BJU Press, although it’s generally more traditional and workbook-heavy.

It has been around for over 50 years—I used it nearly 30 years ago, which makes me feel slightly ancient!

Abeka combines colourful physical books with structured, pre-recorded teacher-led video lessons.

It’s academically rigorous and very thorough, but the workload can be heavy, so remember: your child does not need to complete every last question!

Families can choose independent Video Instruction or an accredited Abeka Academy enrollment, which includes record-keeping, report cards, and transcripts at an additional cost.

A complete video-and-books package costs roughly $1,200–$1,400 per child, depending on the grade and option chosen.

Read my Abeka review or explore the curriculum here.

Time4Learning

Time4Learning is a secular online curriculum for PreK through Grade 12.

It uses videos, games and interactive activities, with short, self-paced lessons—handy if your child begins sliding under the table whenever a lesson drags on too long!

The program automatically grades much of the work and tracks progress, so older students can work fairly independently.

However, it is a curriculum rather than a school, which means parents remain responsible for overseeing learning and keeping official records.

Time4Learning is also an IBCCES Certified Autism Resource.

Its flexible pacing and multisensory activities may suit some children with autism or other learning differences, although every child is different.

It is completely screen-based and secular, so keep those two things in mind before subscribing.

Membership currently costs $39.95 per child per month. Acellus Academy offers a similar secular option.

Read my detailed Time4Learning review here.

Generations Curriculum

Generations is a deeply Christian, book-based curriculum built around family discipleship.

The Bible isn’t sprinkled over the lessons like a little Christian confetti—it genuinely shapes the history, science, literature and character teaching.

I really, really like this program.

In fact, if BJU Press disappeared tomorrow, Generations would be one of the first alternatives I’d consider.

That is high praise coming from me!

The lessons are flexible and open-and-go, combining reading, discussion, written work, and hands-on activities.

Younger children will need Mom involved, while older students can work more independently.

At the time of writing, core packages cost approximately $145–$289 USD on sale, or $194–$390 at regular price, depending on the grade.

Read my detailed Generations curriculum review or explore the curriculum here.

The Good and the Beautiful

The Good and the Beautiful is popular because it is affordable, beautifully illustrated, and full of engaging literature.

The company describes it as a nondenominational Christian curriculum.

However, I would classify it as secular because it doesn’t teach the gospel.

It mentions God, prayer, the Bible, and good character, but that isn’t the same as teaching salvation through Christ.

The company’s owner, Jenny Phillips, is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, although the curriculum isn’t officially connected to that church.

That’s important information I would want another Christian mom to tell me before buying.

 

Classical Conversations

Classical Conversations combines a Christ-centered classical curriculum with something many homeschool moms desperately want: a ready-made community!

Families usually meet once a week to learn together, practise presentations, conduct experiments and build friendships.

Children develop the classical tools of grammar, logic and rhetoric—with older students enjoying plenty of discussion and debate.

It offers socialization and accountability without requiring the five-day school run. Win!

However, this isn’t a drop-off program.

Parents participate on community day and continue teaching at home, so it still requires significant involvement.

Current yearly costs begin at approximately $600 for Foundations or Essentials and $1,600 for Challenge, excluding books.

Similar options include Memoria Press, Veritas Press and Classical Academic Press.

All About Learning Press

All About Learning Press is best known for All About Reading and All About Spelling, although it now offers elementary math too.

These are mastery-based programs that teach one concept at a time using scripted lessons, games, letter tiles and other multisensory activities.

It’s particularly popular with families teaching struggling readers or children with dyslexia because it follows the Orton-Gillingham approach and allows children to progress at their own pace.

Lessons take around 20 minutes, and the script tells you exactly what to say—very helpful when your coffee hasn’t started working yet!

However, this is firmly parent-led. You’ll need to sit beside your child and teach each lesson rather than handing it over to a video.

All About Reading Level 1 currently costs $159.95, while All About Spelling Level 1 costs $64.95, plus any shared letter-tile materials required.

Explore All About Learning Press here.

My Father’s World

My Father’s World is a Christian curriculum combining Charlotte Mason, classical education and unit studies.

It’s as though Charlotte Mason brought the living books, classical education brought the timeline and unit studies arrived carrying the glue gun!

Lessons integrate Scripture, history, science, literature, art and hands-on activities. Its Family Learning Cycle also allows several children to study the same topic together—very helpful when you don’t fancy teaching four separate history lessons before lunch.

This is a warm, Bible-rich program, but it’s quite parent-led and involves plenty of reading and activities.

Packages vary considerably by level. For example, Exploring Countries and Cultures currently costs approximately $538, before additional student materials or separate math and language arts.

Read my My Father’s World review here or check out their curriculum here.

KONOS

KONOS is a Christian, family-style curriculum built around hands-on unit studies and godly character traits.

The entire family studies themes such as attentiveness, obedience or resourcefulness while learning Bible, science, history, literature, art and other subjects together.

It’s wonderful for large families and energetic children who would rather build, act and investigate than remain glued to a workbook. However, Mom should be prepared for library trips, craft supplies and the occasional dining-table explosion!

Each original Volume contains activities for Kindergarten through Grade 8 and provides roughly two-and-a-half years of material for $110. More complete one-semester KONOS-in-a-Box packages currently cost $225.

Check them out here.

RightStart Mathematics

RightStart is a secular, hands-on math curriculum covering Kindergarten through middle school.

Instead of asking children to memorise rules and hope for the best, it uses the AL Abacus, visual strategies, manipulatives and card games to build number sense and mental-math skills.

It can be wonderful for children who need to see and handle numbers—or who regard another page of math facts as a personal insult.

The trade-off is that RightStart is very parent-led. You’ll need to teach the lessons and play the games rather than simply handing over a workbook.

A level book bundle currently costs $99.25 USD. New families may also need the reusable RS2 Math Set, which costs $219.75 and is used across Levels A–F.

Night Zookeeper – Gamified Reading and Writing

Night Zookeeper is a secular online English program that turns reading, spelling, grammar and creative writing into an adventure.

Children aged 6–12 complete games, create strange animals and write stories about them—which is considerably more exciting than another worksheet on adjectives!

Children can work fairly independently and receive personalised feedback from qualified tutors. Parents can then monitor everything from the dashboard without hovering behind the computer chair.

It’s particularly appealing for reluctant writers, although it remains screen-based and shouldn’t replace handwriting practice entirely.

Subscriptions currently average $119.90 USD per year or $14.99 monthly, with discounts for additional children.

Try Night Zookeeper here.

Beyond the Page

Formerly called Moving Beyond the Page, Beyond the Page is a secular, literature-rich curriculum for creative, hands-on and gifted learners.

It combines language arts, science and social studies through unit studies, so subjects connect instead of living in separate little boxes.

Children read excellent books, investigate ideas and complete meaningful projects. This is lovely for curious children—but Mom should expect more discussion, preparation and craft supplies than an independent workbook program requires.

Pricing varies considerably by age and format. For example, the current Age 8–10 package covering language arts, science and social studies costs $884.51 USD with books and materials. Math is separate.

Read my detailed Beyond the Page review here.

Power Homeschool

Power Homeschool gives homeschooling families access to secular Acellus courses for PreK through Grade 12.

Students learn through short, pre-recorded video lessons, while the technology adjusts instruction when it detects gaps in their understanding. Automated grading and progress tracking also remove quite a few items from Mom’s already crowded to-do list.

Students can work quite independently, but Power Homeschool is a curriculum provider—not an accredited school with teacher support. Parents remain responsible for supervision and official records.

Tuition currently costs $99 USD per student per month, or $79 with the Roger Billings Scholarship, and includes up to six courses at once.

This is a flexible option, but it is entirely online and secular.

AmblesideOnline

AmblesideOnline is a free Christian curriculum following the Charlotte Mason method.

It provides detailed schedules and wonderful booklists built around living books, narration, nature study, poetry, art and music.

The curriculum itself is completely free, and many older books are available online because they’re in the public domain. However, you may still need to buy or borrow newer titles—because apparently even a free curriculum can find its way into the book budget!

AmblesideOnline is rich and academically substantial, but it isn’t a neatly packaged box. Parents must gather resources and do plenty of reading and discussion, particularly with younger children.

The website also provides Charlotte Mason’s complete six-volume series—including Home Education—free online.

True North Academy

Formerly True North Homeschool Academy, True North Academy offers live, teacher-led Christian classes for students from Grade 6 through college.

Classes meet online in real time, allowing students to ask questions, join discussions and learn alongside other homeschoolers. Teachers handle instruction and grading, while the accredited academy can also provide records and transcripts.

This can be a tremendous help when your teenager reaches a subject you would rather outsource—advanced science, anyone?

However, live classes require students to attend at set times, and purchasing several subjects becomes expensive. Current live semester courses generally begin at around $409 USD, with full-year classes and pathways costing more.

Explore current classes or read my True North Academy review.

Simply Charlotte Mason

Simply Charlotte Mason is a gentle Christian curriculum built around living books, short lessons, narration and nature study.

Many subjects can be taught family-style, so it’s particularly helpful when you have several children—and would rather not juggle four teacher guides before breakfast.

It is parent-led and book-heavy, making it a lovely fit for families who enjoy reading together and learning away from screens.

Costs vary because the lesson plans and required books are purchased separately.

You can compare Simply Charlotte Mason with other Charlotte Mason curricula here. Or check them out directly here.

Rod & Staff Homeschool Curriculum

Rod & Staff is a rigorous, Bible-based curriculum published by Rod & Staff Publishers and sold online by Milestone Books.

I used it alongside Abeka and Alpha Omega around 30 years ago, so opening one of these textbooks gives me serious homeschool déjà vu!

It follows a traditional approach using straightforward textbooks and workbooks: no screens, subscriptions or animated mascots doing fractions.

The lessons can be quite demanding, but it’s a strong and relatively affordable option for families wanting solid academics and completely offline learning.

Mastery Genius

Mastery Genius isn’t a complete curriculum, so I would describe it as a helpful math and reading supplement for Grades K–8.

Students complete an adaptive assessment, and the program identifies their knowledge gaps before assigning targeted practice.

This is useful when you know your child is struggling but can’t pinpoint why—because “something involving fractions” isn’t terribly diagnostic.

Mastery Genius currently costs $30 per student per month.

Bridgeway Academy

Bridgeway Academy is an accredited K–12 homeschool academy offering customized combinations of textbooks, self-paced courses and live online classes.

Families can choose Christian or secular materials, and every student receives advisor and grading support. This makes it particularly useful for military, missionary and international families—or anyone wanting recognized transcripts without organizing everything alone.

However, that support comes with a serious price tag. Full enrollment currently begins at $8,500 per year, while individual self-paced courses begin at $950 per year.

It offers plenty of hand-holding, but your wallet may need a little emotional support too.

Classical Academic Press

Classical Academic Press is a Christian classical curriculum offering Latin, grammar, writing, logic, rhetoric, science and more.

It follows the classical method and its three stages: grammar, logic and rhetoric.

Children first build knowledge, then learn to reason, and finally learn to communicate persuasively. In other words, when your middle schooler suddenly wants to argue about everything, classical education puts it on the timetable.

CAP is especially well known for teaching Latin from the elementary years, which can strengthen English vocabulary and grammar.

Take a look at Classical Academic Press here.

Five in a Row

Five in a Row is one of my favourite family-style curriculum options, particularly for younger children.

You read one quality book over several days and use it to explore language arts, social studies, art, applied math and science. Essentially, you keep reading the same beloved book—but now it counts as five subjects!

The current levels include:

• Before Five in a Row for ages 2–4
• More Before Five in a Row for ages 3–5
• Five in a Row Volumes 1–4 for ages 5–9
• Volumes 5–8 for children moving into the middle-school years

Families can begin with the basic manual and library books, then add activity pages, Bible supplements and nature studies if wanted.

Australian families should note that FIAR doesn’t ship internationally, but digital editions are available.

LIFEPAC – Alpha Omega Publications

LIFEPAC is a Christian, mastery-based workbook curriculum for Grades K–12 from Alpha Omega Publications.

Each subject is divided into ten smaller worktexts. This makes the curriculum feel far less intimidating than handing your child one enormous textbook and watching their enthusiasm quietly leave the room.

LIFEPAC is self-paced and designed to encourage independent learning, although parents still handle teaching and grading—especially in the younger years.

Because everything is printed, it’s useful for screen-free homeschooling or unreliable internet. Nice try, Wi-Fi—you cannot cancel school today.

Switched-On Schoolhouse has now been discontinued, with Monarch remaining AOP’s online alternative. LIFEPAC is also different from Horizons: LIFEPAC is mastery-based and more independent, while Horizons is spiral and more parent-led.

See the LIFEPAC curriculum here.

Mater Amabilis Homeschool Curriculum

Mater Amabilis is a free Catholic Charlotte Mason curriculum covering Pre-K through high school.

It follows a more structured path than many Charlotte Mason programs, with scheduled living books, narration, nature study and Catholic teaching. So you still get the gentle Charlotte Mason flavour—just with considerably fewer moments of staring at a giant booklist wondering what on earth to do next.

The plans are free, but you will need to buy or borrow many of the recommended books.

You can read my full Mater Amabilis review here.

A Gentle Feast

A Gentle Feast is a Christian, family-style Charlotte Mason curriculum built around living books, short lessons, and four history cycles.

It allows parents to teach several children together for subjects such as history and morning time, while giving each child age-appropriate language arts work. That can save you from running three completely different homeschools before lunch!

The program now offers The Feast Table membership alongside its original legacy curriculum resources. Pricing depends on the subjects and formats you choose, and you will also need to source the recommended books.

Check out A Gentle Feast membership here.

Rosetta Stone Homeschool

Rosetta Stone isn’t a complete homeschool curriculum—it is an immersive foreign-language program offering 25 languages, including Spanish, French, German, Arabic, Japanese, and Mandarin.

Lessons use images, audio, repetition, and speech-recognition technology rather than long grammar explanations. This makes it useful for children who want to learn by doing rather than conjugating verbs until everyone needs a lie-down.

The Homeschool Unlimited lifetime subscription is normally around $399, although Rosetta Stone regularly runs sales.

You can check the current Rosetta Stone price here.

Calvert Homeschool

Calvert Homeschool is a structured secular curriculum offering printed courses for younger children and online options for older students.

It follows a fairly traditional approach, with scheduled lessons, quizzes, and projects. This can be reassuring when you want everything clearly laid out, although it may feel rather school-at-home for families wanting a relaxed or hands-on program.

Calvert Homeschool itself is not an accredited school. The former Calvert Academy has moved to Imagine Learning Excellence Academy, so make sure you are comparing the right program before purchasing.

Apologia Curriculum

Apologia is a Christian homeschool publisher best known for its creation-based science, Bible, and worldview courses. It now also offers elementary math, language arts and several other subjects.

The conversational textbooks are usually written directly to students, and older children can use self-paced videos or live online classes for additional independence.

I like Apologia’s strong biblical worldview, but some of the elementary books are quite wordy. They are wonderful for children who enjoy reading deeply; less wonderful for the child who sees a large paragraph and immediately needs a snack.

You can explore Apologia here.

Waldorf Essentials

Waldorf Essentials helps families use the Waldorf method through curriculum, planning resources and parent coaching.

Lessons emphasise stories, art, movement, rhythm and practical activities, so this is not a sit-at-a-desk-and-fill-in-fifty-boxes sort of program.

However, Waldorf Essentials is not a Christian curriculum and draws from Rudolf Steiner’s educational philosophy. Christian parents should therefore examine the worldview carefully rather than choosing it solely because the watercolours and wooden toys look lovely.

You can read my Waldorf Essentials review here.

Horizons Curriculum

Horizons is Alpha Omega Publications’ colourful, workbook-based Christian curriculum for the earlier grades.

It uses a spiral approach, so children revisit concepts regularly instead of mastering one topic and never seeing it again. Lessons are short, structured and teacher-directed, making Horizons a good fit for children who like colourful pages and plenty of practice.

Unlike Monarch, Horizons is completely print-based—and unlike Switched-On Schoolhouse, it has not been discontinued. No computer, no subscription and no mysterious software update five minutes before math.

You can explore Alpha Omega’s curriculum here.

Queen Homeschool: Charlotte Mason in a Box

Queen Homeschool offers a Christian Charlotte Mason in a Box curriculum with living books, copywork, nature study and student-directed workbooks.

Most instructions are written directly to the child, which can reduce the amount of explaining Mom has to do. However, younger children will still need help, and you must purchase math and foreign language separately.

Each box covers one child for a year and generally costs less than $300, depending on the level. It is a lovely middle ground for families who want Charlotte Mason without personally assembling a small library and twelve spreadsheets.

Get Ready 4 Kindergarten

Get Ready 4 Kindergarten is a screen-free preschool program designed to build communication, vocabulary, problem-solving and early math and reading skills.

Its Kindercartons contain a month of themed books, games, crafts and learning materials, while its Blueprints provide the plans without the full box of supplies.

This isn’t a complete kindergarten curriculum. It is more of a playful readiness program for parents who want purposeful activities without worksheets—or a late-night expedition through the craft cupboard looking for seventeen pipe cleaners.

Gryphon House

Gryphon House is not a complete homeschool curriculum. It is a publisher of research-based early childhood books and resources for parents, teachers and children from birth to around age eight.

Its books include practical activities for literacy, science, art, sensory play, behaviour and child development. That makes Gryphon House useful when you want to add hands-on ideas to preschool or the early years.

Think of it as a well-stocked resource shelf rather than a program that tells you exactly what to teach on Tuesday morning.

Living Books Curriculum

Living Books Curriculum is a Christian Charlotte Mason program for Grades K–8 built around excellent literature rather than dry textbooks.

It combines subjects through living books, narration, nature study and oral and written expression. This creates a rich education, but it is also fairly parent-led and requires plenty of reading together.

It is a lovely choice if a pile of beautiful books makes you want to brew tea and begin immediately. If that same pile makes you wonder who is going to read all of it, a video-led curriculum may suit you better.

Northgate Academy

Northgate Academy is an accredited Christian online high school for students in Grades 9–12.

It is self-paced and provides formal courses, teacher grading, transcripts and a diploma pathway. That makes it useful for teenagers who need outside accountability or parents who would rather not personally manage every high school credit.

Northgate is more like an online private school than a flexible homeschool curriculum. Full-year tuition currently costs around $1,950, so it is affordable beside many private schools—but not beside a stack of parent-led workbooks.

Read my detailed Northgate Academy review here.

Wildwood Curriculum

Wildwood is a free secular Charlotte Mason curriculum organised into age-based Forms.

It uses living books, narration, nature study and a broad feast of subjects while deliberately choosing more culturally diverse resources than many older Charlotte Mason booklists.

The curriculum currently includes material for Forms I–IV, although some areas are still being developed. Because it is free, parents must source the books and do more organising themselves. The price is lovely; the book-hunting may become your newest hobby.

Alveary by the Charlotte Mason Institute

Alveary is the Charlotte Mason Institute’s Christian curriculum for Grades 1–12.

It provides plans for all subjects, living-book selections, teacher training and community support. One membership covers every grade in the family, making it particularly attractive when you have several children.

A family membership currently costs $299 per year, although you still need to buy or borrow the books.

This is a much more organised option than building a Charlotte Mason education yourself—and, importantly, Alveary is Christian. The previous description of the Charlotte Mason Institute curriculum as secular was incorrect.

My Homeschool

My Homeschool is an Australian, Christian-honoring curriculum inspired by the Charlotte Mason method.

It offers open-and-go lessons, living books and registration templates aligned with Australian state requirements.

As an Australian mom, I particularly appreciate not having to translate every season, historical reference, and spelling lesson from America before breakfast.

Programs run from Foundation to Year 10 and currently cost around AUD $340–$780 per year, depending on the grade and whether you choose printed materials.

You can compare it with other Australian homeschool curricula here.

Little House Kindergarten

Little House Kindergarten is a free printable curriculum for children aged four to six.

It provides daily English and math lessons while weaving in science, social studies, health and art.

The program also encourages living books, outdoor learning, games and hands-on activities, so it is not simply a mountain of worksheets wearing a kindergarten hat.

The lessons are now hosted on creator Hannah Ward’s website, which is a more direct and reliable link than the older homepage.

My EduCrate

My EduCrate is an educational subscription box for children aged approximately six to eleven.

Each monthly box follows a new theme and includes books, projects, experiments and hands-on activities selected by teachers.

It is best used as an enrichment resource rather than a complete curriculum.

Subscriptions cost around $40 per month, with discounts for longer prepaid plans.

It could be a fun way to replace some screen time—although, like all subscription boxes, it may also give your recycling bin a very thorough education.

My Teaching Library

My Teaching Library is a huge digital collection of printable curriculum and teaching resources for Pre-K through Grade 12.

Families can purchase resources individually or download everything through an All-Access membership.

This makes it useful for eclectic homeschoolers, large families and parents who enjoy putting together their own program.

Membership currently costs $97 per year or $297 for lifetime access.

It offers tremendous variety, but it is a resource library rather than one carefully sequenced curriculum.

You still get the final say—which is wonderful, unless choosing between 80,000 pages makes you need another coffee.

Easy Grammar Systems

Easy Grammar Systems offers straightforward grammar instruction from Grade 1 through high school.

Lessons are short and mastery-based, beginning with foundational concepts before gradually increasing in difficulty.

The company also provides free assessment tests to help you choose the right level.

This is not a complete language arts curriculum, but it can be an excellent fix when grammar is the wobbling wheel in an otherwise good program.

It is clear, traditional, and pleasantly free of unnecessary educational fireworks.

An Old Fashioned Education

An Old Fashioned Education is a free Christian, Charlotte Mason-inspired curriculum for Pre-K through Grade 12.

It uses public-domain living books and older textbooks, with family-style plans for Bible, history, geography, literature, art and music.

Optional printed teacher guides are available if you want more help implementing the free plans.

The price is excellent, and the old books often have wonderfully high expectations.

However, parents should preview them for outdated language or ideas—because “public domain” does not automatically mean “ready to hand directly to an eight-year-old.”

A World of Adventure by Learning Adventures

A World of Adventure is a Christian, history-based unit study for Grades 4–8 covering Ancient Egypt through the Age of Exploration.

Its 180 days of lessons combine Bible, language arts, history, geography, science and fine arts; you simply add math.

Children across several grades can learn together, which is always welcome when Mom would prefer to teach one fascinating lesson rather than repeat herself four times.

The program uses several required books, but many additional titles can be borrowed from the library to keep costs down.

Puritans Homeschool Curriculum

Puritans Homeschool Curriculum is a strongly Reformed Christian program built around the Westminster Standards and the Three Forms of Unity.

It offers a free teacher manual and various digital or printed resources, while recommending outside programs for some subjects.

This means it is more of a theological curriculum framework than a polished, open-and-go box.

If you want confessional Reformed teaching, there is plenty here to explore.

If the phrase “Westminster Standards” means nothing to you before coffee, this may require more preparation than you want.

Khan Academy

Khan Academy is a free secular learning platform offering video lessons, practice exercises, quizzes and mastery checks.

It is particularly strong in math, science, computing, economics and test preparation. I would use it as a supplement—or for a strong individual subject—rather than assume it supplies every part of a complete homeschool education.

It is brilliant when algebra has staged a household rebellion, but Christian parents should remember that its science and humanities content follows a mainstream secular worldview.

HippoCampus.org

Explained algebra three times and need backup? HippoCampus offers free videos, animations and simulations covering maths, science and humanities, mainly for middle-school students and older.

It’s a secular resource, including its religion content. Think of it as extra help—not a complete curriculum with marking and records included.

IXL

IXL offers personalised online practice in maths, English and other subjects—without adding another worksheet to your marking pile!

Questions adapt to your child’s progress, while explanations and skill recommendations help tackle tricky areas. Digital rewards provide a little encouragement along the way.

I’d use it alongside your main curriculum for targeted practice.

The maths and English language arts package currently costs US$15.95 per month for one child.

Starfall Education

Starfall teaches reading and maths through colourful games, songs and stories—without requiring another musical performance from Mom!

Its online activities cover preschool through Grade 5 and beyond, with free content and an optional US$35 annual home membership. Separate printed preschool and kindergarten materials are also available.

Read my Starfall Education review here.

Phonics Programs

Some great phonics programs assist children in reading. Some of my favorites include:

• Footsteps for Fours (by BJU)
• Phonics Museum (by Veritas Press)
• All About Learning Press (Reading and Spelling)
• Reading Eggs (for young children; Reading Eggspress is for older children) – Free Trial available. A comprehensive overview of the program is available here.
• Hooked on Phonics

HELP! Too much information!

If you’d like a few of these curricula narrowed down a little into different categories, I’d suggest checking out the following curriculum options:

• Christian homeschooling curriculum packages
• Traditional programs
• Free homeschooling curriculum
• Family style curriculum
• Unit Studies homeschool curriculum
• Classical homeschooling curriculum
• Charlotte Mason homeschooling curriculum
• Inexpensive homeschool programs
• Ultimate List of Homeschool Curriculum!

Or you can search by grade:

• Preschool curricula
• Kindergarten curricula for homeschooling
• High school curricula for homeschooling

Some of these overlap a little, but they should provide a narrower list for you. If you’d like to check out individual preliminary homeschooling curriculum reviews I’ve done, check out this page.

FAQs

Here are some common FAQs people ask.

What is the Best Homeschool Curriculum?

The best homeschool curriculum depends on your child’s needs and your teaching preferences. Consider BJU Press, Schoolhouse Teachers, Compass Classroom, Lifepac, Apologia, and Notgrass, each offering unique approaches to education.

What Makes a Good Curriculum?

A good curriculum is structured, aligns with educational and religious goals, engages students effectively, and adapts to various learning styles and needs while promoting critical thinking and comprehension.

Is An Online or Offline Curriculum Better?

The choice between an online or offline curriculum depends on various factors. Online curricula offer flexibility and convenience but can lead to screen time addiction if not managed well. They may also provide accredited programs, ensuring educational standards. Offline curricula reduce screen time concerns but may lack accreditation and limit access to digital resources. Pros and cons of each approach include personalized learning in online curricula but the risk of over-reliance on technology, while offline curricula offer tactile learning but can be less dynamic and versatile. 

Want to Learn How to Homeschool?

There are two great ways t learn more about homeschooling: one is free, and one is a $67 fundamentals course.

The $67 Course

Looking to take your homeschooling to the next level? Join Rebecca Devitt’s online Homeschool Parenting Program and learn the strategies and techniques needed to make homeschooling a success! Learn more about the HPP here and signup here.

The Free Youtube Channel

Also, make sure you join the How to Homeschool Youtube channel, which will give you a fun and exciting look into the homeschool world and help homeschool your children. Check out the channel here, and don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE.

If you’re not sure where to start, start with the following playlists:

• Starting homeschool playlist
• Homeschool Methods playlist
• Homeschool Curriculum playlist
• FAQs on Homeschooling playlist

You’ll love it and find it helpful and entertaining! Discover the channel here.

Conclusion: Most Popular Homeschooling Curriculum Packages in 2022

With the vast number of excellent homeschooling curriculum programs on display today, picking a program can be difficult. There’s a lot to research! Hopefully, this list has given you a few ideas about what you might like and what you don’t. All the best with your research!