Zero dollars, big learning
Free resources we actually recommend.
You don't need a big budget to give your child a rich education. Filter by subject, age, or cost to find what fits your family.
All-in-One Homeschool (Easy Peasy)
A complete, completely free homeschool curriculum for preschool through high school — every subject, every day planned out.
AmblesideOnline
A free, full Charlotte Mason curriculum with book lists, schedules, and gentle guidance for every year.
Khan Academy
Free, mastery-based video lessons and practice in math, science, reading, economics, and more.
Khan Academy Kids
A gentle, ad-free app for ages 2–8 with phonics, counting, and social-emotional learning.
CK-12
Free digital textbooks and adaptive practice across math and science, from elementary through AP-level work.
DK findout!
Beautiful visual reference pages on history, animals, space, and more — perfect for curious rabbit holes.
Prodigy
A fantasy game that adjusts math questions to your child's level; the core game is free.
XtraMath
Short daily drills that build math fact fluency in about ten minutes a session.
Project Gutenberg
Over 70,000 free classic e-books — the public-domain library behind most literature courses.
LibriVox
Free public-domain audiobooks read by volunteers — lovely for read-aloud time or long car rides.
Starfall
Phonics songs and early reading games for preschool through second grade.
Unite for Literacy
Simple picture books that narrate themselves in many languages for beginning readers.
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
A beloved charity that mails a free, high-quality book to your child every month from birth to age five — check availability in your area.
NASA Kids' Club
Games and activities about space missions, rockets, and astronauts for elementary ages.
National Geographic Kids
Animal facts, videos, and quizzes that make natural science irresistible.
Mystery Science
Open-and-go, story-driven elementary science lessons; a free starter set of lessons is always available.
Chrome Music Lab
Playful in-browser experiments that teach rhythm, melody, and sound waves by making music.
Typing.com
Free, progressive touch-typing lessons and games for kids and parents alike.
ThriftBooks
Millions of gently used books at a fraction of retail — a budget-friendly way to build your home library.
Kolander Academy
Run by a homeschool mother who curates and ships beautiful children's book bundles nationwide.
Free printables & templates
Download, print, and make them your own — no sign-up needed.
High school transcript template
A ready-to-fill transcript with space for all four years, credits, grades, and GPA — the format colleges expect.
Grade sheet
Track assignments, scores, and notes by subject and term. The Excel version averages the term for you automatically.
Multiplication chart to 12
A clean, gentle-colored times table through 12 × 12 — perfect for the fridge or a math binder.
Coloring sheet for littles
A sweet flower page to keep little hands busy while the big kids do their lessons.
Algebra rules cheat sheet
Exponents, radicals, factoring, the quadratic formula, lines, and logarithms — all on one page.
Guides & organizations that know the ropes
When you have a legal question, a recordkeeping question, or just need to hear “you’re doing fine,” these are the places I send people.
HSLDA
Legal advocacy and a state-by-state map of homeschool law — usually the first place a family checks their rights.
National Home Education Research Institute
Research and state-by-state data on how homeschooled kids do, when you need facts more than opinions.
The Old Schoolhouse
Articles, curriculum reviews, and planning help for the everyday business of running a homeschool.
TheHomeSchoolMom
Plain-spoken how-to guidance on legal basics, choosing curriculum, and keeping records.
Simple Homeschool
Encouragement and simplified planning advice from a veteran homeschooler — good for overwhelmed first years.
KONOS
Character-based unit studies in a printable, history-ordered plan you can adapt to any grade.
The Well-Trained Mind
The classical-education guide behind Susan Wise Bauer’s book, plus a long-running curriculum forum.
Homeschool Giveaways
Curated freebies, deals, and printables so you can try curriculum before you spend money on it.
Homeschool Buyers Club
Group-buying discounts on well-known curriculum — worth checking before any big purchase.
Curriculum providers worth paying for
Free is wonderful and paid has structure. These are the publishers I see work for real families — and an annual plan can tell you which one fits your child.
The Good and the Beautiful
Faith-based language arts, science, and history — with many free downloadable courses to start.
Beast Academy
Comic-book math from the Art of Problem Solving team that is genuinely challenging for ages 6–13.
Math-U-See
Hands-on, manipulative-based math that carries a child from kindergarten through calculus.
Sonlight
Literature-based, all-subject plans with every lesson written out for you in advance.
Oak Meadow
Gentle, Waldorf-inspired curriculum — plus an accredited distance school if you want one.
Abeka
Traditional textbooks and video lessons, kindergarten through twelfth grade.
Alpha Omega Publications
Online (Monarch), workplane (LIFEPAC), and print (Horizons) options from one Christian publisher.
Beautiful Feet Books
History, geography, and science taught through real literature, Charlotte Mason style.
Classical Conversations
Weekly in-person classical groups — a built-in community as much as a program.
Veritas Press
Classical Christian curriculum with self-paced, you-teach, and live-online choices.
Robinson Curriculum
A low-cost, book-heavy, self-teaching K–12 program licensed to your whole family.
State support groups
Homeschooling is easier with people nearby. These statewide associations run local groups, field trips, and co-ops — start with your own state.
Don’t see your state yet? Check your state’s laws — every state’s requirements are laid out there.
Want a plan that ties it all together?
A customized annual plan tells you which resource to use, when, and how much — matched to your child's grade and pace.
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