Online Homeschooling Options

Digital Curriculum

One of the biggest advantages of homeschooling is the ability to customize your child’s curriculum to meet their specific learning style, needs and abilities. As homeschooling becomes an increasingly popular educational option, more and more digital options are becoming available. Online homeschooling curriculum is the sanity saver many moms are searching for!

While I still love to use physical books, streaming digital curriculum that grades itself is super appealing and has really made my life easier.

Most curriculum will come as a digital membership with an expiration date. Some will include all digital content and others will provide video teaching segments that go along with a physical textbook. Some companies will offer the hard copy CD version of their program, which is great for passing down to younger siblings but not nearly as convenient in the moment.

Here is a summary of the companies that I have had experience with or have looked into myself. I’m sure there are a lot of options out there that I haven’t even discovered yet.  I’ll try and keep this list updated as I learn of new resources!

Complete Curriculum

Here are some of the top companies offering comprehensive, online homeschooling curriculum. There are options for self paced curriculum that is purchased and overseen by you (you set the schedule and end date), and there are options with less flexibility and more structure.

• Monarch – What we currently use!
  • 3rd through 12th grade
  • All digital content, no hard copy books or paper needed
  • All reading and work is done online
  • Automatic grading and report cards
  • Bought as individual subjects or as a family subscription
  • Hard copy CD version available called “Switched on Schoolhouse”
  • My complete review is coming soon
• Bob Jones Homeschool
  • Pre-K through 12th grade
  • Video lessons presented by a teacher
  • Students work out of physical books or downloaded ebooks
  • Grading is done by the parent
  • My complete review is coming soon
• Abeka
  • Pre-K through 12th grade
  • Video lessons presented by a teacher
  • Students work out of physical books
  • Grading is done by the parent
• Easy Peasy All In One
  • 1st through 12th grade
  • All materials are downloaded and administered by the parent
  • Grading is done by the parent
• K12
  • Kindergarten through 12th grade
  • Schedule is set by the charter school that you enroll through
  • All work is submitted to a teacher
• Veritas Press Online Courses
  • Specific start and end dates like enrolling in a private school

Individual Subjects

Sometimes, piecing curriculum together makes more sense and feels more individualized. Here are some great individual subjects offered online:

• Code Kingdoms Coding
• Explode the Code Online Phonics
• Teaching Textbooks Math
• Veritas Press History and Bible
• Apologia Online Academy Science

 

Educational Websites and Subject Mastery

In addition to a great curriculum, educational apps, websites and reinforcers can be great tools. Here are a few of the ones I know of or have used:

• IXL – We use this and love it for reinforcing key concepts!
• Starfall
• ABC Mouse
• PBS Kids
• Prodigy
• Math is Fun
• Time 4 Learning
• ABC Ya
• Spelling City

Coding

• Code.org
• CodeAcademy
• Code Avengers
• Code Combat
• Codemoji
• Code Monster
• Khan Academy
• Lightbot
• Scratch
• Stencyl
• Tech Rocket
• Tynker

Which Ones Have You Tried?

This is obviously not an exhaustive list! What other programs have you tried?

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Our Homeschool Curriculum (2017-2018)