Looking for the best homeschool curriculum? The Back to Homeschool Curriculum Awards gets the homeschooler’s vote on their most popular homeschool curriculum. Most homeschoolers use the Back to Homeschool Curriculum Awards to help plan their next school year!
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This year, thanks to our voters, we had a record number of nominations, so included with the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners are the top 20 most popular homeschool curriculum nominations in each subject. Be sure to look over them all – there are so many new and amazing homeschool resources this year!
Without further ado… The 2021 Homeschool Curriculum Winners!!
Multiple Subject Most Popular Homeschool Curriculum
WINNER – The Good and the Beautiful
The Good and The Beautiful is a book provider that offers courses on most core subjects as well as art and music. They provide both a free option and a regular book curriculum purchase option. Their free, academically sound, full-year language arts course downloads are worth well over $100. Why are they free? Their goal is to bring goodness and beauty into as many homes as possible! They price all of the regular curricula at incredibly low prices so that more families can afford top-quality homeschooling. The value of this curriculum is not reflected in the price, rather the price is a reflection of their values and purpose.
SECOND PLACE – Bridgeway Academy
Bridgeway Academy offers two choices for Pre-K-12 homeschooling families. Our academy comes with a fully personalized curriculum, accreditation, advisor support, community involvement, and more. Our a la carte products include curriculum kits, customized curriculum, individual textbooks, or online classes.
THIRD PLACE – Easy Peasy All in One Homeschool
Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool is a free Christian homeschool curriculum for grades K-12. Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool Curriculum offers Art, Drawing, Bible, History, Language Arts, Math, Music, P.E., Reading, Science & more in a Charlotte Mason or eclectic style. Many assignments can be completed online & some will need to be printed. Lesson plans are also included. This is a wonderful budget-friendly solution for homeschooling families, and very simple to use to start homeschooling.
Top 20 Nominees:
- Abeka
- MasterBooks
- My Father’s World
- Time4Learning
- Sonlight
- Gather Round Homeschool
- Alpha Omega Publications
- Memoria Press
- Brain Quest
- Christian Light Education
- Build Your Library
- BJU Distance Learning Online
- Acellus Academy
- Five in a Row
- Blossom and Root
- A.C.E. School of Tomorrow
- Notgrass
- My Teaching Library
- Forest Trail Academy
- Moving Beyond the Page
All-in-One Homeschool Curriculum
WINNER – Bridgeway Academy
Bridgeway Academy offers two choices for Pre-K-12 homeschooling families. Our academy comes with a fully personalized curriculum, accreditation, advisor support, community involvement, and more. Our a la carte products include curriculum kits, customized curriculum, individual textbooks, or online classes.
SECOND PLACE (tie) – Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool
Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool is a free Christian homeschool curriculum for grades K-12. Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool Curriculum offers Art, Drawing, Bible, History, Language Arts, Math, Music, P.E., Reading, Science & more in a Charlotte Mason or eclectic style. Many assignments can be completed online & some will need to be printed. Lesson plans are also included. This is a wonderful budget-friendly solution for homeschooling families, and very simple to use to start homeschooling.
SECOND PLACE (tie) – The Good and the Beautiful
The Good and The Beautiful is a book provider that offers courses on most core subjects as well as art and music. They provide both a free option and a regular book curriculum purchase option. Their free, academically sound, full-year language arts course downloads are worth well over $100. Why are they free? Their goal is to bring goodness and beauty into as many homes as possible! They price all of the regular curricula at incredibly low prices so that more families can afford top-quality homeschooling. The value of this curriculum is not reflected in the price, rather the price is a reflection of their values and purpose.
Top 20 Nominees:
- My Father’s World
- Abeka
- Sonlight
- Time4Learning
- Gather Round Homeschool
- BookShark
- Memoria Press
- BJU Press/Distance Learning Online
- IXL
- Alpha Omega Publications
- Five in a Row
- Classical Conversations
- Acellus Academy
- A.C.E. School of Tomorrow
- Forest Trail Academy
- Heart of Dakota
- Oak Meadow
- Seton Home Study
- Wisdom Wonder Project
- My Teaching Library
Unit Studies Homeschool Curriculum
WINNER – The Good and the Beautiful
The Good and The Beautiful is a book provider that offers courses on most core subjects as well as art and music. They provide both a free option and a regular book curriculum purchase option. Their free, academically sound, full-year language arts course downloads are worth well over $100. Why are they free? Their goal is to bring goodness and beauty into as many homes as possible! They price all of the regular curricula at incredibly low prices so that more families can afford top-quality homeschooling. The value of this curriculum is not reflected in the price, rather the price is a reflection of their values and purpose.
SECOND PLACE – Khan Academy
Khan Academy offers many free online video courses to aid in homeschooling, for all grades. Khan Academy offers videos in Math, Science, History, Economics, Test Prep, Reading, Computer Programming & more. The academy now has a free course setup function which makes creating an online homeschool course easy and simple to implement. This option is great for homeschool families who are on a tight budget.
THIRD PLACE – Time4Learning
Time4Learning’s online PreK – 12th Grade Curriculum includes complete student-paced lessons, printable worksheets, and graded activities for Language Arts, Math, Science & Social Studies, as well as high school electives. Time4Learning provides adjustable grade levels and student-led learning to accommodate the individual child’s needs. Lesson plans and detailed reporting make record keeping simple. All for $19.95/month for elementary and middle school students, or $30/mo for high school students. 100% satisfaction guarantee within 14 days. No Contracts.
Top 20 Nominees:
- Gather Round Homeschool
- My Father’s World
- Sonlight
- Five in a Row
- Schoolhouse Teachers
- Beautiful Feet
- Build Your Library
- Blossom and Root
- A.C.E. School of Tomorrow
- Campfire Curriculums
- Forest Trail Academy
- Learning Adventures
- Wisdom Wonder Project
- Layers of Learning
- Oak Meadow
- My Teaching Library
- Building Brilliant Minds
- Excel High School
Most Popular Reading and Phonics Homeschool Curriculum
WINNER – The Good and the Beautiful
The Good and The Beautiful is a book provider that offers courses on most core subjects as well as art and music. They provide both a free option and a regular book curriculum purchase option. Their free, academically sound, full-year language arts course downloads are worth well over $100. Why are they free? Their goal is to bring goodness and beauty into as many homes as possible! They price all of the regular curricula at incredibly low prices so that more families can afford top-quality homeschooling. The value of this curriculum is not reflected in the price, rather the price is a reflection of their values and purpose.
SECOND PLACE – All About Reading
All About Reading provides physical materials to teach your student to read. All About Reading is a comprehensive curriculum and provides you with everything you need to teach your student to read. They offer (1-4) total packages which include teacher manuals, student packets, and books, and they offer interactive kits which include letters, magnets, their app, and flashcards. They also have individual materials for purchase such as stickers.
THIRD PLACE – Abeka
The Abeka homeschool curriculum is one of the pioneers in homeschool resources supporting homeschoolers since the early 1970s. Abeka is also one of the nation’s largest distributors of homeschool and Christian educational materials. Abeka provides textbooks, workbooks, charts, flashcards, teacher keys, as well as video-based lessons for all grades and all subjects.
Top 20 Nominees:
- Easy Peasy
- MasterBooks
- Time4Learning
- Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons
- Explode the Code
- Institute for Excellence in Writing Primary Arts of Language
- Handwriting Without Tears
- Easy Grammar
- BJU Press
- Rod and Staff
- Sonlight
- Logic of English
- Brave Writer
- Five in a Row
- WriteShop
- Gather Round Homeschool: Ready to Read
- K12Reader
- Alpha Omega
- A.C.E. School of Tomorrow
- Spectrum
Most Popular Grammar and Composition Homeschool Curriculum
WINNER – The Good and the Beautiful
The Good and The Beautiful is a book provider that offers courses on most core subjects as well as art and music. They provide both a free option and a regular book curriculum purchase option. Their free, academically sound, full-year language arts course downloads are worth well over $100. Why are they free? Their goal is to bring goodness and beauty into as many homes as possible! They price all of the regular curricula at incredibly low prices so that more families can afford top-quality homeschooling. The value of this curriculum is not reflected in the price, rather the price is a reflection of their values and purpose.
SECOND PLACE – Institute for Excellence in Writing
The Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) is a Christian company that offers many options for Language Arts in a Charlotte Mason or Classical approach. They train in the method of an oral & written pathway of communication to develop language skills. The Structure & Style for Students is designed for grades 3-12 and teach language, vocabulary & literature in a fun, engaging, humorous way.
THIRD PLACE (tie) – Abeka
The Abeka homeschool curriculum is one of the pioneers in homeschool resources supporting homeschoolers since the early 1970s. Abeka is also one of the nation’s largest distributors of homeschool and Christian educational materials. Abeka provides textbooks, workbooks, charts, flashcards, teacher keys, as well as video-based lessons for all grades and all subjects.
THIRD PLACE (tie) – Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool
Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool is a free Christian homeschool curriculum for grades K-12. Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool Curriculum offers Art, Drawing, Bible, History, Language Arts, Math, Music, P.E., Reading, Science & more in a Charlotte Mason or eclectic style. Many assignments can be completed online & some will need to be printed. Lesson plans are also included. This is a wonderful budget-friendly solution for homeschooling families, and very simple to use to start homeschooling.
Top 20 Nominees:
- MasterBooks
- Easy Grammar
- Time4Learning
- BJU Press
- Rod and Staff
- Essentials in Writing
- Brave Writer
- Christian Light Publications
- Sonlight
- WriteShop
- Spectrum
- Evan Moor
- Guest Hollow Grammar
- Language Arts Through Literature
- Saxon Grammar and Composition
- Gather Round Homeschool
- Writing and Rhetoric (Classical Academic Press)
- Grammar for the Well-Trained Mind
- Daily Grammar Practice
- Queen Homeschool Supplies
Most Popular Handwriting Homeschool Curriculum
WINNER – Handwriting Without Tears
Handwriting Without Tears is an award-winning handwriting curriculum that teaches pencil grip, letter formation, and literacy skills. Kick Start Kindergarten is a workbook that teaches capital and lowercase letters for transitional Kindergarten students.
SECOND PLACE – The Good and the Beautiful
The Good and The Beautiful is a book provider that offers courses on most core subjects as well as art and music. They provide both a free option and a regular book curriculum purchase option. Their free, academically sound, full-year language arts course downloads are worth well over $100. Why are they free? Their goal is to bring goodness and beauty into as many homes as possible! They price all of the regular curricula at incredibly low prices so that more families can afford top-quality homeschooling. The value of this curriculum is not reflected in the price, rather the price is a reflection of their values and purpose.
THIRD PLACE – A Reason for Handwriting
It’s a fact that when children enjoy their lessons, learning is greatly enhanced and retention greatly increased. A Reason For Handwriting provides a fun, meaningful approach to developing handwriting skills. Every weekly lesson in A Reason For Handwriting is built around one carefully selected Scripture verse. Verses are chosen not only for proper letter combinations but also for inspirational content. And when children spend the week working on a specific verse, that Scripture becomes locked in their memories for a lifetime!
Top 20 Nominees:
- Abeka
- Zaner Bloser Handwriting
- CursiveLogic
- Pentime Penmanship
- Sonlight
- Gather Round Homeschool
- A.C.E. School of Tomorrow
- Rod and Staff
- Alpha Omega
- Evan Moor Traditional Handwriting
- New American Cursive
- Queen Homeschool Supplies: Pictures in Cursive
- Logic of English – The Rhythm of Handwriting
- K5Learning.com
- Oak Meadow
- Universal Handwriting
- My Teaching Library
- Getty-Dubay Italic
- BJU Distance Learning Online
Most Popular Literature Homeschool Curriculum
WINNER – The Good and the Beautiful
The Good and The Beautiful is a book provider that offers courses on most core subjects as well as art and music. They provide both a free option and a regular book curriculum purchase option. Their free, academically sound, full-year language arts course downloads are worth well over $100. Why are they free? Their goal is to bring goodness and beauty into as many homes as possible! They price all of the regular curricula at incredibly low prices so that more families can afford top-quality homeschooling. The value of this curriculum is not reflected in the price, rather the price is a reflection of their values and purpose.
SECOND PLACE – Sonlight
Sonlight is a literature-based curriculum that uses a variety of educational resources including great books, biographies, illustrations, and hands-on experiments to provide an engaging education. Family connections are encouraged through reading and discussion. A History/Geography/Bible level is the foundation of a Sonlight education. Add on individual subjects, or simply choose an All-Subjects package.
THIRD PLACE – Abeka
The Abeka homeschool curriculum is one of the pioneers in homeschool resources supporting homeschoolers since the early 1970s. Abeka is also one of the nation’s largest distributors of homeschool and Christian educational materials. Abeka provides textbooks, workbooks, charts, flashcards, teacher keys, as well as video-based lessons for all grades and all subjects.
Top 20 Nominees:
- My Father’s World
- Time4Learning
- MasterBooks
- Memoria Press
- Notgrass
- Simply Charlotte Mason
- Read-Aloud Revival
- Ambleside Online
- Learning Through Literature
- Build Your Library
- Christian Light Publication
- Brave Writer
- Progeny Press
- Torchlight
- Evan Moor
- Oak Meadow
- Moving Beyond the Page
- Blossom and Root
- Alpha Omega LIFEPAC
- Gather Round Homeschool
Spelling and Vocabulary Homeschool Curriculum
WINNER – All About Spelling
Developed for busy parents, teachers, and tutors, All About Spelling is a scripted, open-and-go program that teaches spelling in the most effective way possible. This award-winning seven-level program provides complete and comprehensive instruction using the Orton-Gillingham approach. All About Spelling will help your student become a proficient speller for life. We take the struggle out of spelling!
SECOND PLACE – The Good and the Beautiful
The Good and The Beautiful is a book provider that offers courses on most core subjects as well as art and music. They provide both a free option and a regular book curriculum purchase option. Their free, academically sound, full-year language arts course downloads are worth well over $100. Why are they free? Their goal is to bring goodness and beauty into as many homes as possible! They price all of the regular curricula at incredibly low prices so that more families can afford top-quality homeschooling. The value of this curriculum is not reflected in the price, rather the price is a reflection of their values and purpose.
THIRD PLACE – Abeka
The Abeka homeschool curriculum is one of the pioneers in homeschool resources supporting homeschoolers since the early 1970s. Abeka is also one of the nation’s largest distributors of homeschool and Christian educational materials. Abeka provides textbooks, workbooks, charts, flashcards, teacher keys, as well as video-based lessons for all grades and all subjects.
Top 20 Nominees:
- Spelling You See
- Wordly Wise
- Time4Learning
- Vocabulary Quest
- MasterBooks
- Spelling Power
- 180 Days of Spelling and Word Study
- Rod and Staff
- Touch Type Read and Spell
- Evan Moor Skill Sharpeners
- Logic of English
- Gather Round Homeschool
- BJU Press/Learning Distance Online
- A.C.E. School of Tomorrow
- K12Reader
- A Reason for Spelling
- Oak Meadow
- Sonlight
- Spelling Workout
- Spelling Wisdom
Mathematics Homeschool Curriculum
WINNER – Teaching Textbooks
Teaching Textbooks is a self-grading college-prep Math curriculum that uses a spiral teaching approach. It is fun & engaging for students with little parental involvement needed. It is an app-based program compatible with Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS.
SECOND PLACE – The Good and the Beautiful
The Good and The Beautiful is a book provider that offers courses on most core subjects as well as art and music. They provide both a free option and a regular book curriculum purchase option. Their free, academically sound, full-year language arts course downloads are worth well over $100. Why are they free? Their goal is to bring goodness and beauty into as many homes as possible! They price all of the regular curricula at incredibly low prices so that more families can afford top-quality homeschooling. The value of this curriculum is not reflected in the price, rather the price is a reflection of their values and purpose.
THIRD PLACE – Math U See
Math-U-See is a complete K-12 math program with a unique instructional approach that uses a distinctive set of manipulatives and strategies, presented through videos and textbooks, to help students master math concepts and fundamental skills.
Top 20 Nominees:
- Saxon Math
- Singapore Math
- Khan Academy
- MasterBooks
- Horizons Math
- Abeka
- Life of Fred
- Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool
- Math Mammoth
- CTC Math
- Time4Learning
- Christian Light Education
- BJU Press/Learning Distance Online
- Beast Academy
- Right Start Math
- Learn Math Fast
- Spectrum
- Math Seeds
- Math With Confidence
- McGraw-Hill Math
Foreign Language Homeschool Curriculum
WINNER – Duolingo
Duolingo is a free and fun way to learn a language online. Short lessons adapt to your learning style, and virtual rewards and instant feedback motivate and build fluency. Over 30 languages are offered. Duolingo is also available as an app on mobile devices.
SECOND PLACE – Rosetta Stone
Designed with your child’s success in mind, Rosetta Stone Homeschool is the effective way to bring a foreign language curriculum home, providing long-term retention and a critical lifelong skill in today’s world.
THIRD PLACE – Easy Peasy All-in-One
Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool is a free Christian homeschool curriculum for grades K-12. Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool Curriculum offers Art, Drawing, Bible, History, Language Arts, Math, Music, P.E., Reading, Science & more in a Charlotte Mason or eclectic style. Many assignments can be completed online & some will need to be printed. Lesson plans also included. This is a wonderful budget-friendly solution for homeschooling families, and very simple to use to start homeschooling.
Top 20 Nominees:
- Memoria Press
- TalkBox.Mom
- Classical Academic Press
- Homeschool Languages
- Living Language
- Flip Flop Spanish
- Acellus Academy
- Charlotte Mason Spanish
- Rod and Staff
- For Kids by Kids
- Compass Classroom
- A.C.E. School of Tomorrow
- Japanese From Zero
- Breaking the Barrier
- Homeschool Connections
- Spanish Bechtel Publications
- ChineseHour.com
- Oak Meadow
- Cherrydale Press
- Beautiful Mundo
Christian Homeschool Curriculum
WINNER – MasterBooks
For over 40 years, the mission of Master Books®, an imprint of New Leaf Publishing Group, has been “Ink on Paper to Impact Eternity.” With every book and homeschool resource we publish, our aim is to increase the reader’s faith in God, our Creator, and the authority of His Word. In a world that is increasingly at war against God, we are unapologetically defending the Bible and equipping the Church to do the same.
SECOND PLACE – The Good and the Beautiful
The Good and The Beautiful is a book provider that offers courses on most core subjects as well as art and music. They provide both a free option and a regular book curriculum purchase option. Their free, academically sound, full-year language arts course downloads are worth well over $100. Why are they free? Their goal is to bring goodness and beauty into as many homes as possible! They price all of the regular curricula at incredibly low prices so that more families can afford top-quality homeschooling. The value of this curriculum is not reflected in the price, rather the price is a reflection of their values and purpose.
THIRD PLACE – My Father’s World
Discover the joy of learning with My Father’s World’s Complete Christian Homeschool Curriculum Packages for Preschool through High School. Our curriculum combines the best of Charlotte Mason’s ideas, classical education, and unit studies with a biblical worldview and global focus.
Top 20 Nominees:
- Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool
- Abeka
- Sonlight
- Gather Round Homeschool
- Christian Light Education
- Rod and Staff
- Notgrass
- A.C.E. School of Tomorrow
- Memoria Press
- Classical Conversations
- Gentle + Classical Nature
- BJU Press/Distance Learning Online
- Five in a Row
- Campfire Curriculums
- Ambleside Online
- Veritas Scholars Academy
- Connecting With History
- Come Follow Me
- Curiosity Untamed
- Study For All
Bible Studies/Courses
WINNER – Easy Peasy All-in-One
Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool is a free Christian homeschool curriculum for grades K-12. Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool Curriculum offers Art, Drawing, Bible, History, Language Arts, Math, Music, P.E., Reading, Science & more in a Charlotte Mason or eclectic style. Many assignments can be completed online & some will need to be printed. Lesson plans also included. This is a wonderful budget-friendly solution for homeschooling families, and very simple to use to start homeschooling.
SECOND PLACE – MasterBooks
For over 40 years, the mission of Master Books®, an imprint of New Leaf Publishing Group, has been “Ink on Paper to Impact Eternity.” With every book and homeschool resource we publish, our aim is to increase the reader’s faith in God, our Creator, and the authority of His Word. In a world that is increasingly at war against God, we are unapologetically defending the Bible and equipping the Church to do the same.
THIRD PLACE (tie) – Abeka
The Abeka homeschool curriculum is one of the pioneers in homeschool resources supporting homeschoolers since the early 1970s. Abeka is also one of the nation’s largest distributors of homeschool and Christian educational materials. Abeka provides textbooks, workbooks, charts, flashcards, teacher keys, as well as video-based lessons for all grades and all subjects.
THIRD PLACE (tie) – My Father’s World
Discover the joy of learning with My Father’s World’s Complete Christian Homeschool Curriculum Packages for Preschool through High School. Our curriculum combines the best of Charlotte Mason’s ideas, classical education, and unit studies with a biblical worldview and global focus.
Top 20 Nominees:
- Not Consumed
- Apologia What We Believe Series
- Sonlight
- BJU Press
- Christian Liberty Press
- MasterBooks More Than Words
- Faith and Life series
- Christian Light Education
- Rod and Staff
- Come Follow Me
- A.C.E. School of Tomorrow
- TAN Academy
- Ambleside Online
- Grapevine Studies
- Book of Mormon Studies
- Bible Study Guide for All Ages
- Heart of Dakota
- Connecting With History
- Didache
- Sword Fighting
Catholic Homeschool Curriculum
WINNER – Homeschool Connections
Homeschool Connections offers Catholic live & online courses for homeschoolers, grades 4-12. You can pay for a month’s access or for a whole year and they offer discounts to multiple family members. They offer Latin, Health, Writing, History, Science, Computer Science & Programming, Accounting, Drama, Foreign Languages, Literature, Math & more.
SECOND PLACE – Seton Home School
Seton is an accredited school assisting homeschooling parents by providing an academically excellent and authentically Catholic curriculum. Seton Home Study School provides a Christ-centered, academically strong program designed for the Catholic homeschooling family in today’s world.
THIRD PLACE – Connecting With History
Connecting with History uses a unique approach to help students recognize their own role in salvation history and God’s purpose for their lives. Studying the same time period together enriches everyone’s learning experience. If you are not well-acquainted with history, you don’t have to be an expert in history to teach your children – you will learn right along with them! We connect History, Geography, Bible Studies, Church History, Literature, Composition, Arts & Crafts, and more! Integrating subjects enables students to make connections between information that is otherwise taught in compartments. Connections build understanding.
Nominee: TAN Academy
Jewish Homeschool Curriculum
- Ani Ve Ani Jewish Homeschool Curriculum
- Shluchim Online School
- Kitah For Home
Test Prep Curriculum
WINNER – Khan Academy
Khan Academy offers many free online video courses to aid in homeschooling, for all grades. Khan Academy offers videos in Math, Science, History, Economics, Test Prep, Reading, Computer Programming & more. The academy now has a free course setup function which makes creating an online homeschool course easy and simple to implement. This option is great for homeschool families who are on a tight budget.
SECOND PLACE – CAT/Academic Excellence
The CAT Prep Packs from Academic Excellence are intended to provide educators additional resources which will aid in preparing students for the California Achievement Test (CAT). Prep Packs include student worksheets that correspond to each section of the CAT and allow students an opportunity to brush up on the type and scope of questions which they will encounter on the test. Answer keys are provided with each Prep Pack to allow the educator to evaluate the completed worksheets and identify opportunities for focus prior to testing.
THIRD PLACE – BJU Testing
For homeschool families wanting the best for their children, achievement testing can be a key educational tool. Testing shows you how well your children are learning. And the team at BJU Press Testing & Evaluation is here to ensure that you get the most out of testing. Our testing specialists are always ready to answer questions, help place orders, and even guide families in understanding their scores.
Additional Nominees:
- Kaplan
- College Prep Genius
- Princeton Review
- i-Ready.com
- Excel High School
- Bayside
Science Homeschool Curriculum
WINNER – Apologia
Apologia is the #1 publisher of creation-based science and Bible curriculum with more than 75 #1 awards from homeschool parents and media. Apologia produces content that is written to the student in an engaging conversational style. The textbooks are academically sound, rigorous, and college-prep. Each one is also Christ-centered and creation-based and adheres to a biblical worldview. Apologia has curricula for all ages, and it is easy to implement. Apologia works great for teaching science to multiple ages at once, which is perfect for large homeschooling families.
SECOND PLACE – The Good and the Beautiful
The Good and The Beautiful is a book provider that offers courses on most core subjects as well as art and music. They provide both a free option and a regular book curriculum purchase option. Their free, academically sound, full-year language arts course downloads are worth well over $100. Why are they free? Their goal is to bring goodness and beauty into as many homes as possible! They price all of the regular curricula at incredibly low prices so that more families can afford top-quality homeschooling. The value of this curriculum is not reflected in the price, rather the price is a reflection of their values and purpose.
THIRD PLACE – Science Shepherd
Science Shepherd is a Biblically-sound homeschool science curriculum that is easy to understand with a reader-friendly layout. The curriculum allows students to work independently with no science background necessary for parents. We were developed specifically for homeschoolers, by homeschoolers.
Top 20 Nominees:
- MasterBooks
- Abeka
- Time4Learning
- Easy Peasy All-in-One
- Answers in Genesis
- Berean Builders
- Exploring Nature With Children
- Sonlight
- God’s Design
- Mystery Science
- Bridgeway Academy
- BJU Press/Distance Learning Online
- Supercharged Science
- Gather Round Homeschool
- Guest Hollow Chemistry in the Kitchen
- Blossom and Root
- REAL Science Odyssey
- Acellus Academy
- Friendly Biology
- Christian Kids Science Series
STEM/STEAM Courses
WINNER – Kiwi Crates
If you’re needing something to enrich science, STEM, or art, Kiwi Crates is a perfect choice. Within the subscription box, you’ll find everything you need to complete a project. Most subscription boxes are age/grade appropriate and deal with a specific subject or theme. KiwiCo’s mission is to make science and STEAM learning fun and using subscription boxes is a great way to bring both worlds together.
SECOND PLACE – The Good and the Beautiful
The Good and The Beautiful is a book provider that offers courses on most core subjects as well as art and music. They provide both a free option and a regular book curriculum purchase option. Their free, academically sound, full-year language arts course downloads are worth well over $100. Why are they free? Their goal is to bring goodness and beauty into as many homes as possible! They price all of the regular curricula at incredibly low prices so that more families can afford top-quality homeschooling. The value of this curriculum is not reflected in the price, rather the price is a reflection of their values and purpose.
THIRD PLACE – Time4Learning
Time4Learning’s online PreK – 12th Grade Curriculum includes complete student-paced lessons, printable worksheets, and graded activities for Language Arts, Math, Science & Social Studies, as well as high school electives. Time4Learning provides adjustable grade levels and student-led learning to accommodate the individual child’s needs.
Additional Nominees:
- Sonlight
- MEL Science Kits
- Science4Us.com
- Evan Moor
- The Hands-on Homeschool Virtual Co-Op
- BitsBox
- Journey Homeschool Academy: Astronomy
- Superpower Science
- STEMWerkz
Computer Science/Coding Courses
WINNER – Khan Academy
Khan Academy offers many free online video courses to aid in homeschooling, for all grades. Khan Academy offers videos in Math, Science, History, Economics, Test Prep, Reading, Computer Programming & more. The academy now has a free course setup function which makes creating an online homeschool course easy and simple to implement. This option is great for homeschool families who are on a tight budget.
SECOND PLACE – Usborne Books
Discover how computers work and learn to code in Scratch and Python with these friendly and colorful guides. Each book has additional Quicklinks resources to videos and websites to practice your coding.
THIRD PLACE – CodeWizardsHQ
CodeWizardsHQ is the leading online coding school for kids and teens ages 8-18. CodeWizardsHQ delivers the most fun and effective live, online coding classes which are designed to give students the programming knowledge, skills, and confidence to thrive in a digital world. Their Homeschool Program features flexible scheduling and significant discounts.
Additional Nominees:
- Scratch.mit.edu
- Osmo Coding Starter Kit
- Codecademy
- BitsBox
- Acellus Academy
- Code Kingdom
- Coding App
- Tynker
Special Needs Homeschool Curriculum
WINNER – ABCMouse
ABCmouse is a full, online curriculum with ten levels, progressing from preschool through 2nd grade. The curriculum includes reading, math, science and social studies, and art and colors. Fun animations, customizable avatars, interactive games, puzzles, songs, and hundreds of books keep kids interested and entertained. Children are motivated to move through levels with a ticket reward system, which allows them to “buy” virtual items to use on the site. Printables allow you to continue the learning offline and the progress tracker is an easy way to keep track of learning.
SECOND PLACE – All About Learning
Our goal at All About Learning Press is to take the struggle out of reading and spelling—for you and your student. Our comprehensive programs, All About Reading and All About Spelling, are easy to teach and easy to learn.
THIRD PLACE – The Good and the Beautiful
The Good and The Beautiful is a book provider that offers courses on most core subjects as well as art and music. They provide both a free option and a regular book curriculum purchase option. Their free, academically sound, full-year language arts course downloads are worth well over $100. Why are they free? Their goal is to bring goodness and beauty into as many homes as possible! They price all of the regular curricula at incredibly low prices so that more families can afford top-quality homeschooling. The value of this curriculum is not reflected in the price, rather the price is a reflection of their values and purpose.
Additional Nominees:
- Reading Eggs
- Time4Learning
- Thinking Tree
- Explode the Code
- Timberdoodle
- Sonlight
- Barton Reading System
- Dianne Craft
- Gather Round Homeschool
- A.C.E. School of Tomorrow
- Logic of English (Foundations)
- Oak Meadow
History/Social Studies Curriculum
WINNER – Notgrass
Bible-based and easy-to-use high school curriculum for homeschooling families. We have courses in world history, U.S. history, U.S. government, economics, the Bible, and art.
SECOND PLACE – The Mystery of History
The Mystery of History is a “Chronological, Christian, Complete” World History curriculum for all ages. Any homeschool parent can teach world history using this program because it’s easy to use, accurate and thorough, it’s biblically based, and through hundreds of optional activities, it encompasses numerous learning styles and various methods of education.
THIRD PLACE – Story of the World – Susan Wise Bauer
The Story of the World is an award-winning resource for families looking for a history curriculum they can fall in love with. Told in the straightforward, engaging style that has become Susan Wise Bauer’s trademark, this four-volume set covers the sweep of human history from ancient times until the present. Africa, China, Europe, the Americas — find out what happened all around the world in long-ago times. This read-aloud series is designed for parents and teachers to share with elementary school children. Enjoy it together and introduce your child to the marvelous story of the world’s civilizations.
Top 20 Nominees:
- The Good and the Beautiful
- My Father’s World
- MasterBooks
- Sonlight
- Abeka
- Easy Peasy
- Time4Learning
- Beautiful Feet
- Gather Round Homeschool
- A History of US
- Build Your Library
- Curiosity Chronicles
- Alpha Omega
- BJU Press
- 180 Days of Social Studies
- Nomadic Professor
- Veritas Press Self-Paced Courses
- WOKE Homeschooling
- History Quest
- Evan Moor
Geography Homeschool Curriculum
WINNER – The Good and the Beautiful
The Good and The Beautiful is a book provider that offers courses on most core subjects as well as art and music. They provide both a free option and a regular book curriculum purchase option. Their free, academically sound, full-year language arts course downloads are worth well over $100. Why are they free? Their goal is to bring goodness and beauty into as many homes as possible! They price all of the regular curricula at incredibly low prices so that more families can afford top-quality homeschooling. The value of this curriculum is not reflected in the price, rather the price is a reflection of their values and purpose.
SECOND PLACE – My Father’s World: Exploring Countries and Cultures
Discover the joy of learning with My Father’s World’s Complete Christian Homeschool Curriculum Packages for Preschool through High School. Our curriculum combines the best of Charlotte Mason’s ideas, classical education, and unit studies with a biblical worldview and global focus.
THIRD PLACE – Notgrass
Bible-based and easy-to-use high school curriculum for homeschooling families. They have courses in world history, U.S. history, U.S. government, economics, the Bible, and art.
Top 20 Nominees:
- MasterBooks
- Time4Learning
- Mystery of History
- 180 Days of Geography
- Beautiful Feet Books
- Evan Moor Geography
- Sonlight
- Memoria Press
- Simply Charlotte Mason
- BJU Press
- Gather Round Homeschool
- Alpha Omega
- Guest Hollow Geography
- Oak Meadow
- The Ultimate Geography Timeline Guide
- Geo Matters Trail Guide to World Geography
- Study.com
- Rod and Staff
- Acellus Academy
- Boundary Stone
Economics and Government Curriculum
WINNER – The Tuttle Twins
The Tuttle Twins series helps parents convey the principles of freedom to their kids in a fun way. Each book in this series focuses on a different aspect of the principles of a free society: free markets, competition, individual rights, the non-aggression principle, personal responsibility, protectionism, and a variety of other issues—all boiled down to core concepts that children of different ages can easily grasp.
SECOND PLACE – Notgrass
Bible-based and easy-to-use high school curriculum for homeschooling families. They have courses in world history, U.S. history, U.S. government, economics, the Bible, and art.
THIRD PLACE – MasterBooks
For over 40 years, the mission of Master Books®, an imprint of New Leaf Publishing Group, has been “Ink on Paper to Impact Eternity.” With every book and homeschool resource we publish, our aim is to increase the reader’s faith in God, our Creator, and the authority of His Word. In a world that is increasingly at war against God, we are unapologetically defending the Bible and equipping the Church to do the same.
Additional Nominees:
- Time4Learning
- Khan Academy
- Hillsdale College Online Courses
- BJU Press
- Gather Round Homeschool
- Civics.org
- Sonlight
- Thinking Tree
- Schoolhouse Teachers
- Alpha Omega LIFEPAC
- Boundary Stone
- A.C.E. School of Tomorrow
- Forest Trail Academy
- Compass Classroom
- Oak Meadow
- Acellus Academy
- My Teaching Library
- Generations
Art Curriculum
WINNER – The Good and the Beautiful
The Good and The Beautiful is a book provider that offers courses on most core subjects as well as art and music. They provide both a free option and a regular book curriculum purchase option. Their free, academically sound, full-year language arts course downloads are worth well over $100. Why are they free? Their goal is to bring goodness and beauty into as many homes as possible! They price all of the regular curricula at incredibly low prices so that more families can afford top-quality homeschooling. The value of this curriculum is not reflected in the price, rather the price is a reflection of their values and purpose.
SECOND PLACE – MasterBooks
For over 40 years, the mission of Master Books®, an imprint of New Leaf Publishing Group, has been “Ink on Paper to Impact Eternity.” With every book and homeschool resource we publish, our aim is to increase the reader’s faith in God, our Creator, and the authority of His Word. In a world that is increasingly at war against God, we are unapologetically defending the Bible and equipping the Church to do the same.
THIRD PLACE – Outschool
Outschool is perfect for a variety of course options. Students can choose courses that they need a la carte. Courses are also great for fulfilling elective credits for high school students. Students learn on any device with live video chat classes that fit your learner’s needs, interests, and schedule. Classes are available for students from Kindergarten through High school. Students can supplement their learning with core classes and even passion courses. Outschool is great for learning those things you’ve always wanted to learn!
Top 20 Nominees:
- Artistic Pursuits
- Alpha Omega LIFEPAC
- You’re An Artist
- Sketching
- We Craft Box
- Catholic Heritage
- Campfire Curriculums
- Gather Round Homeschool
- Let’s Make Art
- Thinking Tree
- The Hands-on Homeschool Virtual Co-Op
- Oak Meadow
- Art Lab
- Creating a Masterpiece
- Forest Trail Academy
- Building Brilliant Minds
- Yellow Spot
- Wisdom Wonder Project
- Barry Stebbing
- Masterpiece Society
Music Curriculum
WINNER – Hoffman Academy
The Hoffman Academy offers online piano lessons the whole family will love! Rooted in early child development and learning theory, the Hoffman Method teaches you to not only play piano but to truly comprehend music. Its multi-sensory approach engages your natural curiosity and creativity while providing a high level of musical proficiency. You’ll start by playing music by ear (no sheet music!) and then progress to developing a complete musical education, with Mr. Hoffman there for you step by step.
SECOND PLACE – Music in our Homeschool
Music in Our Homeschool provides:
Online music courses, reviews of music products, free music lessons and printables, announcements of sales and specials through an email newsletter and social media, giveaways of awesome music resources, and helpful tips for including music in your homeschool!
THIRD PLACE – Learn to Play Series
Our mission at Learn to Play is to provide you with the best materials possible for learning to play music. Our goal is to help you have fun while you learn to read music so well that you can accomplish anything you want to in music, from becoming a professional musician or music teacher, to simply enjoying yourself with music for the rest of your life.
Additional Nominees:
- Squilt
- A.C.E. School of Tomorrow
- The Hands-on Homeschool Virtual Co-Op
- Building Brilliant Minds
- Theory Time
- Dave Conservatoire
- Kepler
Driver’s Education
WINNER – Driversed.com
SECOND PLACE – Road-Skills.com
Physical Education
WINNER – GoNoodle
GoNoodle® engages and inspires millions of kids every month to channel their boundless energy–getting them up, moving, and becoming more mindful. Created by child development experts, you can join for free at school, home, and everywhere kids are!
SECOND PLACE – Fit for Life
THIRD PLACE – Cosmic Kids Yoga
Visit Cosmic Kids Yoga on YouTube for yoga, mindfulness, and relaxation for kids. Their videos include interactive adventures which build strength, balance, and confidence – and get kids into yoga and mindfulness early!
Additional Nominees:
Life Skills Courses for Homeschoolers
WINNER – Dave Ramsey’s Foundations in Personal Finance
Every day on The Dave Ramsey Show, Dave would teach adults across America how to budget, save, avoid debt, and retire with dignity. As he counseled adults on these essential money topics, he often heard the same feedback over and over again: “I wish I had learned this in high school!” That statement sparked Ramsey Solutions to develop a personal finance curriculum for high school students. After several years of the curriculum impacting classrooms across the country, the team launched an updated version called Foundations in Personal Finance. Since its launch in 2008, Foundations has been known across the industry as the leader in personal finance curriculum.
SECOND PLACE – Evan Moor Skill Sharpeners Critical Thinking
THIRD PLACE (tie) – Laying Down the Rails
THIRD PLACE (tie) – Campfire Curriculums
A family-centered, unit-based study, Campfire Curriculums covers every age and teaches in the experiential style in which children are meant to learn. These studies are designed to include the entire family — the perfect way to get Dad involved! — and can include pre-readers on up to adults. It’s very hands-on and “open and go.” The units are created with experts in each subject and are extremely thorough and interesting. Get your family around the “Campfire” and spend productive time together!
Additional Nominees:
- Memoria Press
- SkillTrek
- Finance
- PEARABLE
- Banzai.com
Most Popular Preschool Homeschool Curriculum
WINNER – The Good and the Beautiful
The Good and The Beautiful is a book provider that offers courses on most core subjects as well as art and music. They provide both a free option and a regular book curriculum purchase option. Their free, academically sound, full-year language arts course downloads are worth well over $100. Why are they free? Their goal is to bring goodness and beauty into as many homes as possible! They price all of the regular curricula at incredibly low prices so that more families can afford top-quality homeschooling. The value of this curriculum is not reflected in the price, rather the price is a reflection of their values and purpose.
SECOND PLACE – My Father’s World
Discover the joy of learning with My Father’s World’s Complete Christian Homeschool Curriculum Packages for Preschool through High School. Our curriculum combines the best of Charlotte Mason’s ideas, classical education, and unit studies with a biblical worldview and global focus.
THIRD PLACE – MasterBooks
For over 40 years, the mission of Master Books®, an imprint of New Leaf Publishing Group, has been “Ink on Paper to Impact Eternity.” With every book and homeschool resource we publish, our aim is to increase the reader’s faith in God, our Creator, and the authority of His Word. In a world that is increasingly at war against God, we are unapologetically defending the Bible and equipping the Church to do the same.
Top 20 Nominees:
- Abeka
- Purely Preschool
- Blossom and Root
- Gentle Classical Preschool
- Rod and Staff
- Sonlight
- Horizons
- Timberdoodle
- Gather Round Homeschool
- ABC Jesus Loves Me
- Osmo Little Genius Starter Kit + Early Math Adventure
- Heart of Dakota
- Memoria Press
- Christian Liberty Press
- The Peaceful Preschool
- Oak Meadow
- A Year of Playing Skillfully
- Seton Home Study
- Wisdom Wonder Project
- BJU Press
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