Homeschooling Material Resources

Home schooling families can create their own curricula and materials, but there are a number of organizations that have prepared lessons and materials for home schooling families. Some of these are free, but others are only available for sale. They may include full lesson plans, worksheets, quizzes, and written, audio or video tutorials. They cover secular academic subject areas and religious instruction, and some organizations provide materials for children with special needs.
  1. Kindergarten Through Eighth Grade

    • Some organizations offer resources for a few subjects or a subject area such as social sciences or language arts. Others offer materials for several subject areas. Essential Learning Products sells materials for language arts, mathematics, and the physical sciences for children from pre-kindergarten levels through sixth grade. Number Nut provides free online math lessons and activities for kindergarten through eighth grade levels. KidPort Provides free online lessons and quizzes in language arts, social sciences, and biology for kindergarten through eighth grade levels. School Express offers lesson plans and worksheets in language arts, social sciences, and physical sciences for preschool through eighth grade levels. Free worksheets are available, though lesson plans are only available for sale.

    High School

    • Homeschooling through the high school years includes preparing for college or the work force. For homeschooling at the high school level, online courses are available, taught by licensed teachers, in addition to online curricula, worksheets and tutorials. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln offers a distance high school program. Home schooling families can buy the printed course materials, or complete the program online. Grammar Bytes offers free lessons and drills in grammar. The BBC History website offers games, virtual tours, and time lines on ancient history and British history.

    Religious Homeschooling Resources

    • For parents that homeschool for religious reasons, there are resources available from several faith traditions. Some are for religious education only, and parents must supplement with other materials for secular academics. Christian Book.com offers a wide range of materials for homeschooling families including curricula, activity books, and games for children from preschool through high school levels. The Shulchim Online School provides instruction in religion for Jewish families from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. Learning Roots offers instruction in Islamic history, doctrine, and Qur'an memorization for children from preschool levels through high school. Family Dharma Connections provides lessons in Buddhist teachings and Buddhist children's book reviews.

    Homeschooling Resources for Children with Special Needs

    • Children with special needs, when in public schools, may receive individualized education plans (IEP) that document the difficulties they have had with learning and recommendations to help them succeed. There is no one curriculum that will serve all children with learning difficulties, and you will need to tailor the curriculum to your child's learning needs. Bay Shore School and Educational and the Home School Association of California offers advice, book recommendations, and articles on homeschooling children with special needs.

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