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For Teaching
A free account contains 6,500 limited download options of free resources for Pre-K through 8th grade. A subscription provides almost 10 times that number and no limits.
BBC Bitesize
The education page of the BBC offers help with homework and learning through free videos, quizzes, guides, and activities. Selections are categorized by level and subject based on UK educational standards. For a culturally insightful experience, there’s an option to translate materials to Gaelic, Irish or Welsh!
Education.com
A free basic access account includes access to games, workbooks, activities, lesson plans, exercises, songs, and stories for educational purposes. A premium membership offers unlimited access to additional resources.
Enchanted Learning
A free, kid-friendly, user interface website offers learning that includes crafts, art activities, coloring pages; great for supplementing theme-based learning! Membership is available but not required.
Freely Homeschool
If you want an easy to locate free resource website, this user-friendly formatted collection of resources is a great find.
Guesthollow.com
These curriculum options were produced by a homeschool family; some free, some to purchase.
Homeschool Share
This online cooperative provides homeschooling parents with free quality literature units and lapbook resources created by other homeschoolers.
How to Homeschool
Get access to free curriculum and resources from this website once a month by signing up via e-mail. Ultimate Homeschool Curriculum List 2020-2021 is an alphabetical list of comprehensive resources that are engaging, well rounded and unique. Also, check out the winners for the Best Homeschool Curriculum & Resources Awards 2021, Best Middle & High School Curriculum of 2021 and 25 Top Education Apps. Enjoy product reviews, guides, and homeschooling advice.
Kidzone Worksheets for Children
Free printable worksheets can be found here for preschool and elementary children for all subjects.
The Measured Mom
Many free and simple low-prep resources are available for preschool and elementary children, especially for language arts and math. These are high quality materials and the booklets are an excellent supplement to any reading program. Additional materials are available for purchase.
Moby Max
Moby Max is the winner of multiple awards for personal learning software that finds and fixes learning gaps. Free versions are available; options to upgrade will require a purchase.
Quizlet
This free quiz sharing website (no registration required for searching) offers thousands of pre-designed quizzes, or create your own quiz (register to create).
School Express
Find free worksheets, games, activities and videos.
Schoolhouse Rock Videos
Many of these classic videos are now available on YouTube! Use them to teach grammar, math, and American history. Your child will retain facts easily with this music based format.
Super Teacher Worksheets
Some free items are available; membership price opens all the worksheets.
The Teacher's Corner
The above website is a collaboration project of free teacher resources, lesson plans, worksheets and activities.
TeAchnology
Locate free and easy to use worksheets, tools, a worksheet maker, lesson plans and more (K-12).
This Reading Mama
Homeschooling mom and certified teacher offers tons of free, literacy based learning materials for the early years. Resources are excellent quality and great for special needs learners as well. Additional items can be purchased.
Free Textbooks
Internet Archive
This collection is an open source library of free books, movies, software and music.
Open Culture
Free textbooks, online courses, books, movies, language lessons and more are available to explore.
More subject specific free textbooks and e-books.
Homeschooling Blogs
123 Homeschool 4 Me
This popular blog has mostly free items for family based learning, preschool ideas, recipes and crafts.
Homeschool.com
A homeschool information hub that collaborates with parents, bloggers, and companies. Based on responses from readers, annual awards are given for Top 100 Education Resources in 2021 and Back to Homeschool Awards 2021.
Jimmie's Collage
Charlotte Mason based education blog offers helpful links to free resources for cooking, crafts, lapbooking (OR) notebooking, and family life.
Mama's Happy Hive
Montessori education blog for homeschoolers has free materials and ideas plus links to additional free resources. Material options you can purchase online are also referenced.
Motherhood on a Dime
This money conscious blog contains a free Preschool curriculum and tons of penny-pinching ideas for family life and homeschooling. A bargain shopping parent will find the coupons, free samples, internet deals and budget tips useful.
My Joy-Filled Life
Homeschooling advice, curriculum reviews (Large Family Curriculum Options), freebies, giveaways and parenting tips are the essence of this blog.
Only Passionate Curiosity
Discussing the joys and struggles of homeschool life, this blog offers many free resources as well as ones to purchase (many are “pay what you can”). Be sure to take a look at the Free Curriculum Homeschool List.
Tina's Dynamic Homeschool Plus
If you love lapbooking, the free unit studies on this blog are colorful and interesting. Links to corresponding information and ideas are also included.
Curriculum
Free programs
An Old-Fashioned Education
A free Charlotte Mason style curriculum provides a full curriculum in an organized manner using public domain texts.
Ambleside Online
This free Charlotte Mason classically based curriculum covers grades K-12.
Crash Course
Free high-quality educational videos replace the traditional textbook model of teaching; great AP prep!
CK-12 Foundation
This non-profit organization provides access to high quality learning materials for children all over the world with a goal towards educational equity for all.
Clickschooling
Free daily website recommendations for curriculum are sent by e-mail (when you sign-up) that help your child learn; a different subject for each day.
Discovery K12
Free (student account), online homeschool uses open-source technologies for grades K-12 (parent account is an optional upgrade). This is a private company not affiliated with any government agency or school district. The curriculum is Non-Common Core, traditional and secular.
Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool
Easy Peasy offers a complete, free online Christian homeschool curriculum for all grades; a homeschool favorite!
Freedom Homeschooling
Easy to navigate free homeschool materials in a variety of formats and subject areas. Choose from online curriculum or print out guides, workbooks, textbooks, and more. A great resource for new homeschoolers!
Khan Academy
Khan Academy is the most well-known personalized online learning resource and provides a world class education for anyone. Their slogan is “You can learn anything. For free. For everyone. Forever.”
Under the Home Curriculum
K-5 Charlotte Mason inspired homeschooling curriculum offers a super easy to navigate webpage using free resources like Ray’s Arithmetic and McGuffey Readers. Print out lesson plans, trace work, copy work, coloring pages, notebook pages, guides and answer keys. A simple lesson design makes it possible for kids to move through at their own pace, and families can use multiple devices at once to access this responsive website. A great find for a traditional approach to homeschooling!
Low Cost
Adventure Academy
From the creators of ABCmouse, a new low-cost curriculum has been developed for children ages 8-13. Integrated, progressive lessons have a built-in reward system that motivates your child to navigate through lessons in language arts, math, science, and social studies. Access to corresponding songs, games books, puzzles, art projects, and printables reinforce learning options for both online and offline practice. Check for minimum device requirements before purchasing.
Audiomemory.com
For those auditory learners, or just for fun, try the free page on this website. More songs are available for purchase.
Schoolhouse Teacher
A monthly family membership fee allows you to custom tailor a homeschool program for each student, including those with special needs. This reasonably priced program is a division of The Old Schoolhouse Magazine® and known for excellent customer service.
Time 4 Learning
As a popular homeschooling curriculum often used as a fun-based supplement, this resource requires an account for a low-cost yearly subscription.
The Critical Thinking Co.
Critical thinking based educational materials are available for purchase in all subject areas.
7 Generation Games
These multiple award-winning educational games run on a variety of operating systems and support educational goals for ages 8-14. Some are free and prices vary.
General Resources
Homeschool.com
A homeschool information hub that collaborates with parents, bloggers, and companies. Based on responses from readers, annual awards are given for Top 100 Education Resources in 2021 and Back to Homeschool Awards 2021.
THSC Special Needs Resources Handout (PDF)
The Texas Homeschool Coalition put together this document to assist homeschoolers that have special needs.
High School Diploma
Purchase a personalized diploma for your student. Other useful items, such as Student Photo IDs, caps, gowns, announcements and transcripts can also be purchased.
A2Z Home's Cool (Transcript)
Select from several free transcript templates to record your child’s high school education for college entrance requirements.
Disclaimer:
The Weatherford Public Library is providing this resource to assist local homeschoolers. A great amount of the information is useful for all educators and parents. It is not an endorsement of any product or business mentioned or a promotion of homeschooling as a preference over other choices in education.