Free Homeschool Resources
If you are anything like me, you don’t have hundreds of spare dollars just lying around to spend on homeschooling. Fortunately, there are many excellent free homeschool resources that will allow you to piece a curriculum together without spending a fortune. Below is an extensive list to get you started.
How Can I Homeschool for Free?
Without careful planning and budgeting, the cost of homeschooling can skyrocket quickly. Don’t worry, Momma! Simply start with a comprehensive Homeschool Curriculum planner to work out your upcoming year’s lessons. Start early so you aren’t cramming just before the start of your school year. Once you have that completed, you’ll have a visual roadmap for the year and a clear budget of your upcoming spend for homeschool. There are so many free homeschool resources to either supplement or create an entire curriculum. I’m here to get you started!
How Do I Avoid Over-Spending?
When I first began homeschooling my son, I fell into the trap of purchasing all the new shiny things. It’s easy to do with all the ads and promotions for the latest and greatest BEST homeschool curriculum that will teach your child advanced trigonometry in the third grade and he’ll graduate from the program in three months. 🚨 Don’t fall for it! You can easily find wonderful free homeschool resources with a little time and effort.
40 Top Free Homeschool Resources
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1. Khan Academy
Mr. Salman Khan started this non-profit, educational website in 2008 with the intent to provide a first-rate education to anyone around the world. The material covers a full range of topics including math, language arts, coding, history, life skills…there is even a Pixar class my daughter is taking. Mr. Khan provides short video instruction or a short reading excerpt followed by students practicing the content covered in the video. Then short quizzes and unit tests wrap up each section. Students earn points and badges, encouraging further participation. Honestly, I wish I could have attended Khan Academy for my education! Definitely one of my favorite free homeschool resources.
➡️ Good for Pre-K through college and they also have adult classes.
2. SmartHistory
Their second-to-none online collection of digital content allows access to invaluable resources of art history, the language of art history, art and culture, and so much more. A guided learning section offers home educators a roadmap to teaching basic tools for discussion points regarding personal interpretation, various approaches to art, art appreciation, and more. Webinars are offered for new teaching and learning strategies as well!
➡️ Good for K – AP Level Courses.
3. Math.com
Stuck in math? This site offers an excellent approach to teach math to anyone including students and educators alike. Users can enter math problems and receive the solution, use their online tools for math, receive study tips, and test prep tips. The site also explains in-depth, math rules and processes to deepen the understanding for the user.
➡️. Good for early math through college-level math.
A lovely website that provides resources for literacy, math, language, and dyslexia in addition to functional skills. The site is organized by subject with additional filter options for the user to find what they are looking for.
➡️ While there are some resources for younger learners, it is mostly good for high school, college, and adults.
A FAVORITE of my kiddos! This is the most adorable family teaching younger students various types of art lessons. They are simple lessons and generally do not need a large number of supplies. My daughter made quite a portfolio from the lessons she learned on this site.
➡️ Good for elementary learners.
6. Mo Willems
Mo Willems, beloved writer and creator of children’s books, created 15 episodes on art doodles that ran for three weeks early during the 2020 pandemic.
➡️ Good for young elementary learners.
Dan Scott, the artist behind Draw Paint Academy, provides exceptional art education in simple terms to understand. With lots of resources, clear examples to reference his lessons, and easy to follow directions, this is an excellent site to supplement your art curriculum.
➡️ Good for all age artists.
Award-winning site contains resources from all the Smithsonian museums, research centers, their zoo, and more! Using real-world experiences to teach and encourage critical thinking boosts discoveries and generates exciting ideas. They have won the “Top Pick for Learning” award from Common Sense Education in 2018. As free homeschool resources go, this is a hot one!
➡️ Good for all aged learners.
9. Homeschooling with Netflix Facebook Page
If you are already on Facebook, this group is a must join! An admin-monitored group with over 45,000 members, there are many discussions regarding movies and documentaries available on Netflix to educate your kiddos. There are a few simple questions to answer to gain membership. Discussions often include age-appropriate movies based on specific topics, questions asked by members looking for specific suggestions, or feedback on movies/documentaries watched by others. One of my favorite free homeschool resources!
➡️ Good for all aged learners.
10. Numerade.com
Top educators create educational video content for any learner to easily access. The educators in the videos all have post-graduate degrees making the content second-to-none. They have the experience to understand where the misses are in education and their goal is to close that gap. The site also offers test prep assistance, quizzes, and an artificial intelligence tutor.
➡️ Good for high school and college learners.
11. Suessville
What’s better than the amazing Dr. Suess!? Chock full of videos, crafts, recipes, printables, games, and lots of other fun resources to incorporate into your homeschool. Check out the educator tab as well. While these are resources for the traditional classroom, I find them to be perfect for homeschool classrooms as well!
➡️ Good for elementary learners.
12. Signing Savvy
Awesome, comprehensive, digital sign language resource created by educators of American Sign Language (ASL). They provide videos of words and phrases in sign which far supersedes printed dictionary books of the language as the language is all visual. Students need to see and comprehend hand placement, movement, and other markers that complete the unique language of signing.
➡️ Good for all aged students.
13. Google Lit Trips
While not affiliated with Google, this site uses Google Earth to create virtual field trips, and the students become travel buddies with characters in various stories. While the usage of this site is free, there is a small, simple set up process to access the Google Lit Trips. Once you are all set up, peruse the titles within your preferred grade and you’re off on your field trip! Definitely one of the more fun, free homeschool resources!
➡️ Good for Kindergarten through adult learners.
14. Magic Treehouse
Full disclosure, I may enjoy the Magic Treehouse books as much as my kiddos do! Annie and Jack’s worldwide adventures through history are so much fun! Their website offers the ‘Kids Adventure Club” where young readers can earn rewards for total pages read, keep track of their books they’ve read, collect passport stamps, and enter reading challenges. Additionally, there is a Mission Game section where students can play exciting online missions based on the historical facts in the Magic Treehouse books.
➡️ Good for elementary students.
15. Mission US
Wow! How is this site free? Award-winning, fully-immersive, experience for young students to learn about key moments in our nation’s history. Using a ‘choose-your-own-adventure’ style of story-telling, this site makes learning history fun and exciting while creating a unique digital experience for learners. Having a daughter with dyslexia, this site is phenomenal as it has speaker options with every choice in each mission and the stories are all read aloud.
➡️ Good for later elementary and middle school students.
Our nation’s records and documents of the United States Federal Government. Visit this site to research history and gain access to these valuable government records.
➡️ Good for all aged learners.
17. DadsWorksheets
One of the most excellent free homeschool resources on the web! Offering free math worksheets and answers created by a dad, James Scheller, who was teaching his daughter’s math. At the time of this blog post, there were an astounding 10,000+ worksheets organized into easy to find categories. This is an invaluable resource for homeschooling families who need additional support in math.
➡️ Good for elementary learners.
18. NatGeo Kids
A plethora of videos, articles, games, and much more on this enjoyable education website. The site offers a wide variety of history and science-related topics. There is an option to subscribe, however; there is plenty to access without a membership.
➡️ Good for elementary learners.
19. PBS Kids
Videos and games based on the various PBS characters. This was a favorite of my kiddos when they were younger students!
➡️ Good for preschool, kindergarten, and early elementary learners.
20. PBS Lab
Literacy and math games, at-home activities, and videos, for ages 3 – 8. Includes a recommended reading list, teaching tips, educational resources, app recommendations, based on favorite kids PBS programs such as Curious George, Sid the Science Kids, Super Why, The Cat in the Hat, and WildKratts….and so many more!
➡️ Good for learners ages 3-8.
Curated free videos, interactive lessons, and lesson plans organized in ten different subject categories. Very comprehensive and helpful resources. Sign up is required for full access to the site but, it is all free.
➡️ Good from Pre-K through high school student. Topics are browsable by grade as well.
22. CNN 10 (Formerly CNN Student News)
Global news covered in ten minutes. Targeting internationally important stories, keep your kiddos up to date on current events in a forum that is neutral and factual.
➡️ Good for elementary (with parental discretion) through adult learners.
23. YouTube
While parental supervision is imperative while perusing YouTube videos, if you search with intent, there are an innumerable amount of videos to be incorporated into your homeschool curriculum. As one of the top free homeschool resources, we use this site almost daily as either part of our curriculum or supporting a subject we are currently covering.
➡️ Good for all age learners.
24. YouTubeKids
Parent approved content with age level categories along with a screen timer and video blocking, this channel creates a safe online experience for children and allows parents peace of mind while their children are watching. The topics are endless and the subject content is constructive versus mindless screen time (yuck!) If you so choose, there is an app for YouTubeKids.
➡️ Good for Pre-K through elementary learners.
25. YouTube Learning
An educational channel of YouTube specifically for learning a wide array of subjects for older students and adults.
➡️. Good for high school through adult learners.
Explore the world of arts and culture virtually from any location around the globe. Interactive experiences, videos, games, museum galleries, artwork, and even explore with augmented and virtual reality all from your handheld device. The opportunities for virtual field trips and immersive learning are endless! I must admit, this is one of my favorite free homeschool resources…or just a resource for my own educational interest!
➡️ Good for all ages.
With a wide range of disciplines, Yale offers completely free courses. These are self-directed classes and all are offered online. No credits or certifications are offered but, these are still fantastic classes to add to older aged student’s curriculum.
➡️ Good for late high school, college, and adult learners
28. Andrew Furmanczyk Academy of Music
Free piano and music theory lessons taught by Andrew Furmanczyk. He believes everyone should have access to music and he wants to share his own passion with others who want to learn. He has hundreds of songs at the ready for students to watch and learn.
➡️ Good or any age music learner.
Free, online music school for anyone, regardless of circumstances, can learn. Inspired by Khan Academy, Dave’s vision is to not just teach music but, teach how music works.
➡️ Good for any age music learner.
30. Justin Guitar
Free guitar lessons with over 1,000 lessons and songs available on the website. Additionally, there is a beginner song course app to coincide with the lessons on the site. Workshops, live streams, and a podcast are also available to students of Justin Guitar.
➡️ Good for any age music learner.
31. Library
I realize this option is quite a cliche when creating a list of free homeschool resources but, we can not overlook the incredible resource our libraries are. Libraries are homeschooler’s best friend.
➡️ Good for all aged learners.
A large collection of over 165,000 digital books with over 140,000 of them being free. Searchable by author or title, the books are ready for you to read immediately.
➡️ Good for all aged readers.
33. FreeEbooks.net
A large collection of fiction, non-fiction, academic, textbooks, and more, all in ebook text. Searchable by category, author, subject, etc.
➡️ Good for all aged readers.
34. Biblionasium
Safe, private, social media site for kids to encourage reading. Kids can engage in reading challenges, receive rewards, play reading games, and more! Membership is required through parents but, the entire site is free and safe for your young readers.
➡️ Good for readers aged 6-13.
35. Pinterest
Another favorite of mine to incorporate into my own homeschool. We have been able to add math hints, crafts, fun art projects, history lessons, holiday ideas, interest project ideas, and so very much more. Why reinvent the wheel when someone else has already created it?
➡️ Good for all ages.
36. Podcasts
Search through your podcast library, wherever you access podcasts, for the subject you are looking for. We have enjoyed science-based podcasts, intriguing fiction stories, current events, politics, history podcasts, and so much more! We have podcasts running daily in our house…one of the top free homeschool resources that we are so lucky to have in this digital age!
➡️ Great resource for audible learners and good for all ages.
37. Duolingo
Foreign language is a popular subject for homeschoolers. This site is free (with ads) and offers personalized learning and rewards for progress for lots of different languages. There is a Duolingo app you can download for Android or iOS.
➡️ Good for all foreign language learners.
38. Field Trips
Another popular option for homeschoolers! We get outside and incorporate as many field trips as we deem necessary into our curriculum. Beachcombing, forest exploration, architecture study…the possibilities are endless.
➡️ Good for all learners.
A very comprehensive and objective site reviewing homeschool curricula. Sorted by category, Cathy Duffy describes in great detail the curriculum, and its pros and cons. I have used this site for most of the homeschool curricula I have purchased. She has a Facebook page for followers to know when a new review is posted. Additionally, she has written a book (2015) discussing her top 102 curriculum choices.
➡️. Good for homeschool parents.
40. BBC Bitesize
UK based website with free lessons, videos, quizzes and practice work to add to your homeschool curriculum.
➡️. Good for learners aged 3 – 18.
Additional Free Homeschool Resources
This is by no means a complete list. With a bit of digging, you can find many free homeschool resources out there. Reach out to your local homeschool community, Facebook groups, and even public schools for additional resources and ideas. I hope this helped you add a few more lessons to your homeschool!
Should you find additional resources not included here, please add them here!
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