The authors here at Curriculum Choice love sharing homeschool curriculum reviews with you! Over the years, we’ve literally written hundreds of reviews for you to peruse. In this post, we’d like help you navigate all those wonderful reviews based on the particular grade level you’re teaching. Homeschool curriculum choices by grade!
Homeschool Curriculum Choices by Grade Level
While we have tons of homeschool favorites here at The Curriculum Choice, many of our authors have also pulled together homeschool curriculum favorites from their sites for you! We know you’ll be blessed by their experience and expertise!
Homeschool Preschool Curriculum Choices
This Ultimate Guide to Homeschool Preschool Curriculum Choices is your comprehensive guide to homeschool curriculum for preschoolers. Everything from fun hands on learning with lapbooks, to full curriculum and even great apps for on the go preschool learning! Here you will find tons of options to choose from for all preschool subjects! (from The Curriculum Choice)
Planning Preschool Activities for Your Homeschool Year – Here are our best tips for planning preschool activities for your homeschool year. (from Tricia)
5 Ways to Teach Preschoolers About Weather – Weather can be a fascinating subject to explore with preschoolers. Weather is something that is a constant presence in our lives, yet it can change from one hour to the next. It can be serene and beautiful, warm and cozy, cold and bitter, and even a bit scary. Here are a few simple, yet fun, hands-on ways that you can teach preschoolers about weather. (from our sister site, Homeschool Nature Study)
Preschool and Kindergarten Homeschool Curriculum Choices – So, we start at the beginning and share those tried and true favorites. Most of these we used for all five children! (from Tricia)
Frugal Homeschool Preschool and Kindergarten Curriculum Resources – Are you looking for hands-on curriculum and resources for your little learners? How about some that are frugal or free? As a former preschool teacher, I recommend using playful and hands-on approaches for the preschool, PreK, and Kindergarten. I used many of the early academic activities discussed below in my own preschool for many years. These are my favorites for the preschool and the kindergarten years, which are easy to use and are frugal, too! (from Betsy)
Preschool Art and Music Curriculum for Your Homeschool – This preschool art and music curriculum for your homeschool has everything you need to foster an early love and appreciation of art and music. (from our sister site, You Are An Artist)
A Preschool Readers List of Favorite Books – So much of what we did during the preschool years involved me reading to my kids. This is a list curated out of some of our favorites. (from Heidi)
Homeschooling the Elementary Years Grades K-3
The Ultimate Guide to Homeschool Curriculum Options Grades K-3 – is your comprehensive guide to homeschool curriculum for the younger elementary grades. Everything from fun hands on learning with lapbooks, to step by step help with grammar. Here you will find tons of options for all subjects to choose from! (from The Curriculum Choice)
Homeschooling K-2nd: Top Picks – these are a few of my favorite tried and true resources we have used in our homeschool. (from Cindy)
A Mega List of Fun Family Activities: Art Lessons to Celebrate Each Season – We make it easy! Chalk pastels are truly art for all ages. No prior skill level necessary. Chalk pastels are also a unique art medium. Younger artists find chalk familiar and fun. Budding artists that are upper elementary aged and older, find such freedom in independent time with chalk tutorials and creating what they please. Artists with much more practice still find chalk pastels challenging because of all the layering and ‘painting of light’ they can do. Adults enjoy chalk pastels too! The possibilities are endless. (from our sister site, You Are An Artist)
Elementary Homeschool Curriculum Choices – Many a time I have found myself pausing and being thankful that the younger two that make up our elementary homeschool are so close in age. Almost exactly two years apart with the same birthday month. (from Tricia)
Homeschool Elementary with Oak Meadow – Elementary Oak Meadow Homeschool curriculum is a project based, hands-on program that was ideal for my active child. It includes early academics with a focus on art and handwork, too. (from Betsy)
Homeschool the Elementary Years Grades 3-5
The Ultimate Guide to 5th Grade Homeschool Curriculum Options – This is a collection of 5th grade homeschool curriculum options to help you choose what will fit your child’s needs. 5th grade is an exciting time as your kids are moving through the elementary grades and looking forward to middle school. (from The Curriculum Choice)
Homeschooling 3rd-5th: Top Picks – You will love these top picks for upper elementary homeschool curriculum! Third through fifth grades are some of my favorite years to teach. During this period, children are usually pretty good readers – making it more fun to dive deeper into other subjects. And, they still have a zestful spirit about learning which means we get to have A LOT of fun! (from Cindy)
Apologia Exploring Creation with Earth Science – We have used Apologia curriculum a few times in our homeschooling years and I am always impressed with how thorough their curriculum is! Apologia’s Exploring Creation with Earth Science is a Charlotte Mason based science curriculum for kids in K-6th grade. The cool part is you can choose what level notebook it most appropriate! YES THEY HAVE MORE THAN ONE! (from Heidi)
Planning an Interest-Led Unit Study the Harry Potter Way! – My son is now years out of high school and college, but we all still talk about his obsession with Harry Potter! It was YEARS, many many years that he read and reread the books. He even went to bed every night listening to the audio books. As an adult he has collected all the illustrated versions that have come out. He would have lived for his homeschooling to include all things Harry Potter. This spurred our 9 year old grandson to be interested in Harry Potter. So when I suggested to my daughter that she use the Wizards and Wands interest-led unit study from The Waldock Way, she was all in. (from Heidi)
Singapore Math Dimensions Math vs. Primary Mathematics – I’m so excited to share this information with you all! I have been using Singapore Math Primary Mathematics since I started homeschooling in 2006. I used it with all three of my kids, my grandson, and I recommend it to everyone for elementary math. Now, not only does Singapore Math, Inc. have multiple variations of the Primary Mathematics (including a massive 2022 update), but they have another great math option for homeschoolers called Dimensions Math. (from Heidi)
Homeschooling Middle School Curriculum Choice
The Ultimate Guide to Homeschool Curriculum Options for Middle School – This is a HUGE LIST of Homeschool Curriculum Options for Middle School! While every possible option for middle school is not listed here, we have strived to include a wide variety of styles, prices ranges, etc. so you have a solid place to start. (from The Curriculum Choice)
Homeschooling Middle School: Top Picks – These are some of my very favorite curriculum choices for middle school homeschool curriculum. Of course, these aren’t the only things we use in 6th-8th grades, but they are things I have used over and over again (and will use with my little man before long, too!) (from Cindy)
Homeschool Art for Middle and High School – Finding homeschool art programs for middle and high school learning can be difficult. It certainly was for me and my family. The options seemed either too formal, or too babyish, for my older learners. But both of my boys have an interest in art and learn best with hands-on, multi-sensory activities. So I continued to search for a solution. Thankfully, I found You ARE An Artist. (from our sister site, You Are An Artist)
The Ultimate Guide to Hands-on Learning Activities for Middle School – We are always looking for additional hands-on activities to add to our homeschool curriculum. Here is a list of 100+ of our favorite activities for middle school. (from Megan)
Middle School Homeschool Curriculum Choices – Our middle school girl is a busy, kinesthetic learner who loves to craft. She loves to make things. Do things. Move. Participate. Give her a display board for a biography report. Let her make a salt dough map. She loves to color while I read. Crafts, creations, busy. That’s her. (from Tricia)
Timeline Based Middle School History (A two year American History plan) – This is a chronology (timeline) meets notebooking meets unit studies approach to American History for Middle Schoolers. (from Heidi)
Rock Cycle Activities for Middle and High School Homeschool Nature Study – An introduction to geology with rock cycle activities for middle and high school. This is a great homeschool nature study and a simple way to explore rocks as a nature study in your own backyard! (from our sister site, Homeschool Nature Study)
How to Teach Middle School Shakespeare – Throughout my years of homeschooling I have figured out ways to teach Shakespeare to my children in ways that are easier to understand, and certainly more fun to do. My focus for this post is about How to Teach Middle Shakespeare. (from Heidi)
Top Curriculum Picks for Homeschooling High School
The Ultimate Guide to High School Homeschool Curriculum Options – This is a collection of high school homeschool curriculum options. It is in no way an exhaustive list but it covers many of the great curricula I have seen throughout the years. Be sure to also check out the subject specific lists (links to these are in this post) I have created as they contain even more curriculum options for those subjects. (from The Curriculum Choice)
Homeschooling High School: Top Picks – Ah…high school. Why do I love homeschooling high school so much? Mostly because my teens don’t need my constant attention and instruction anymore! Ha! Above all, it makes me melt to see the fruit of all the academic lessons, character training, life skills lessons, and Bible teaching come together to mold fantastic, capable young adults. Oh, and watching God reveal to my children His purposes for their lives is just utterly amazing! (from Cindy)
High School Homeschool Curriculum Choices – This is a rather long post, but there’s plenty to think about for two high schoolers – and this still doesn’t cover it all (like those frequent, late-night talks with my two teenagers). (from Tricia)
Economics for High School with Mr. D Math – How to fulfill a .5 credit of Economics for High School is a frequent question when it comes to homeschooling high school in New York State. Economics for High School is a half credit, online, self-paced course for homeschool high schoolers. It is one of many online self-paced courses Mr. D Math offers. (from Heidi)
How to Plan Homeschool High School: 4 Easy Steps – 4 key aspects to planning for the high school years, and those included the following: making a best guess as to where your teen was heading– college, trade school, community college, work, or? ; knowing your teen’s special interests; finding curriculum; and sketching out a 4 year plan. (from Betsy)
The Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling Teens Through High School – I am delighted to be given the opportunity to put together an ultimate guide for you, all about homeschooling high school. Besides preschool, being home with my daughter through the high school years was my most favorite time in our homeschool. Not that it was all rainbows and roses, but it was so worth it! (from Betsy)
High School Nature Study and Digital Photography – With a digital camera and the Outdoor Hour Challenges your teen can explore the world around them! (from our sister site, Homeschool Nature Study)
4 Reasons We Love College Prep Science Virtual Labs – College Prep Science offers Virtual Science Labs for homeschooled students in grades 6-12. These are realistic, interactive, virtual lab experiments students can perform in the convenience of their own home. Take a closer look to see why we love them! (from Heidi)
Review Team Features
Homeschool Curriculum Choices by Grade From Our Archives
- Choosing Homeschool Curriculum for Multiple Ages
- Choosing Preschool and Kindergarten Homeschool Curriculum
- Choosing Elementary Homeschool Curriculum
- Choosing Middle School Homeschool Curriculum
- Choosing High School Homeschool Curriculum
- Foreign Language Curriculum Reviews for Homeschool
More from The Curriculum Choice Review Team
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~ originally published August 2014. Hosted by Cindy of Our Journey Westward.
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