Over 55 Popular Homeschool Curriculum Reviews in 2022
We have been homeschooling for over 4 years since my son turned 8 years old. We started in the public school system and it didn’t work for us. So for the last 4 years, we have successfully homeschooled. In this post, you will find our honest homeschool curriculum reviews of the products we have used in the past or currently use.
These homeschool curriculum reviews are in the following order:
- Math Homeschool Curriculum Reviews
- History Curriculum Reviews
- Language Arts Curriculum Reviews
- Science Curriculum Reviews
- All in One Homeschool Curriculum Reviews
- Coding Curriculum Reviews
- Online lessons and tutoring reviews
- Financial Literacy and Economics Curriculum Reviews
- Foreign Language Curriculum Reviews
- Typing Curriculum Reviews
- Music Curriculum Reviews
- Other Homeschool Reviews
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Homeschool Curriculum Reviews
Overwhelmed by the huge quantity of curriculum available and not sure where to start?
See what homeschool curriculum reviews we have written in the past. These are broken down into subjects so it is easy to navigate.
Math Homeschool Curriculum Reviews
Math is our favorite subject. We haven't had time to review Beast Academy yet, but we used this for grade 5.
Teaching Textbooks is the math curriculum we are currently using for algebra 1. There is a free trial and a free placement test which I highly recommend.
We used IXL when we first started homeschooling over 4 years ago, we really enjoyed it and found that the adaptive learning was excellent.
Mr D. Math is excellent, we have taken other classes (ASL and economics, see below) and LOVE them.
Do you want online math tuition to help? Well CTC Math has you covered. When you subscribe you get access to ALL age groups and subjects.
Smartick uses Artificial Intelligence so it meets your child’s strengths and weaknesses. So if your child is below or above their expected level, Smartick adjusts to their needs.
History Curriculum Reviews
If you are looking for a homeschool history curriculum, see what we think of the history curriculums we have used.
History Odyssey is the best secular history curriculum we have used.
Early American History from Beautiful Feet books has quickly become a firm favorite in our homeschool.
Learning through literature is actually something we only discovered about 6 months ago, and I now can’t imagine another way to learn history. We have tried dry, boring workbooks, and reading textbooks, but Beautiful Feet has re-engaged his love of history.
Sonlight is a Christian literature-based curriculum. Despite being secular homeschoolers, this is the history curriculum we are currently using. It is expensive, it is religious, but it is the best. If you can't see past the religion though, History Odyssey from Pandia Press is a very close second.
Bringing history to life is really important, these history timelines are a great way to do this.
Language Arts Curriculum Reviews
Finding a great language art and writing curriculum, especially for my math-loving son, has been challenging. See what curriculums we have used and loved.
Night Zookeeper is a great "game" for elementary-aged children. This should only be used as a supplement, however, we loved it. The kids enjoy learning while feeling like they are gaming, a win-win.
Learning language arts through literature is our favorite language arts curriculum and the one we are currently using in middle school. We both highly recommend it.
We enjoyed WriteShop and it is a great writing curriculum, it is teacher-led (there is a teacher's manual, and it is very easy to follow.)
This Heron book is a small unit study on how to write essays that have impact. As a unit study, it is excellent and very helpful. It is not a replacement language arts curriculum though.
If you are looking for an online reading curriculum Lightsail is the answer you have been looking for.
If you are wanting to teach cursive writing in your homeschool, Getty Dubay is here to help, with both online and workbooks the kids will be masters in no time.
Night Zookeeper is a great supplement for lower elementary-aged children. The kids will love "playing" during school time!
Science Curriculum Reviews
Science is my least favorite subject to teach, I hate the mess and the preparation. These homeschool science curriculums are all excellent in their own way.
We love Mel Science, it should only be used as a supplement to a science curriculum, but is an excellent way for the kids to do labs at home (without too much mess, and is all there for you, no prep!!)
The KiwiCo Eureka Crate is another monthly science subscription that we absolutely love. I have an exclusive 40% off your first box coupon code so you can try it for yourself.
If you are studying anatomy, you NEED these books from Know Yourself, keep reading though as I have an exclusive 10% off coupon code.
Real Science Odyssey is the best secular science curriculum. We are currently using Biology 2 and enjoying it.
The only reason we don't use Generation Genius anymore is that we have watched them ALL! Really, my son absolutely LOVED them for science. Unfortunately, we didn't use them for math as my son was too old when they launched. But I can not recommend these highly enough, you can have a free lesson for both math and science to see if you think it will work for you too.
If you are studying the human body this book from Heron Books is a great small unit study perfect for grades 4-6. I have an exclusive 30% coupon code too.
The stem subscription boxes from Oysterkit are excellent for younger children. We have reviewed both boxes aimed at children 5-9 years old and we were both very impressed.
Our kids have gone through so much over the last few years. Much more so than we as parents had to deal with, and unfortunately, with what is happening in Ukraine, it is just getting worse. Starting conversations about topics as hard as these are incredibly difficult for adults never mind for children. There is no better time than now than to start social-emotional learning. On my mission to find the perfect social emotional homeschool curriculum, I came across HeyKiddo.
STEM is so important for kids, and yet it is so hard for me to teach. So I don’t! I know my limits as a homeschool mom and this is definitely one of them! Therefore, finding a digital STEM platform was the only way we could cover it. We have recently discovered StemWerkz which is a digital stem platform for upper elementary-aged kids. We love it and think you will too.
Mom, I think I want to be a doctor! Hmm, well that came as a shock, as only last week he wanted to be a stockbroker! On my search for an actual human biology curriculum, I came across Doctor Robins.
Do you remember when you first decided to homeschool? I do, I was so confident that I would have the skills to teach my 8-year-old son everything he would need to know. It makes me laugh so much now about how naive I was. So how do I teach the subjects I am not interested in, or very good at? Homeschool science is my nemesis, so I am going to share with you, how it can be done successfully! I have recently come across virtual homeschool science labs, yes online! How amazing is that! But what is the catch, if they are virtual do I still need to get the equipment and clean the mess?
Check out my top tips on how to outsource science for the mom who hates teaching it. Our number one tip is to use Greg Landry’s Homeschool Science Membership which is a monthly online science membership.
All in One Homeschool Curriculum Reviews
These homeschool curriculum reviews are for all in one curriculum rather than just one subject.
Adventure Academy is aimed at children between the ages 8-13 and has been one of our favorite fun educational apps! In fact, I wish we had found it before he was 11! He would have really loved it at 8 years old and I know we would have enjoyed it for years.
I have only recently stumbled upon ABCmouse when another homeschool mom mentioned that her kindergartner was using it. Keep reading for our honest ABCmouse review.
Homeschooling online with BrainPOP is great for kids grades K-8. With over 1100 topics to search from with graded lessons and interactive videos there is nothing to not like.
Schoolio’s homeschool curriculum for kindergarten has all subject areas integrated together, sorted into themed weeks. It is broken into three terms, and if required there is an option to buy individual terms either to try it out first or if you pull your child out mid-term.
Rounded Schoolhouse is a new all-in-one homeschool system with core curriculum for grades 3-8 and live group classes for K-8. Core subjects cover Math, English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies & History, and Social-Emotional Learning.
Education Perfect is an all in one online homeschool curriculum for kids aged 9-18. See why we love it.
Exemplar is a UK online tutoring system for maths and English for all school-aged children. All work is based on the national curriculum and offers 24 hours of qualified teacher support. It is like having a personal tutor, just without the huge price!
Coding Curriculum Reviews
Coding is becoming the most important subject to teach! Check out all of the homeschool curriculums we have used,
Play Osmo is an absolutely excellent way to introduce younger students to coding. We have used a number of their products when my son was younger.
We have used many coding classes and programming games (see at the end of the post) but MYTEK LAB offered something more…… They actually taught coding that could be used in the real world. These online classes are aimed at upper middle school and high school grades.
We thoroughly enjoyed online coding with Codakid and highly recommend it for upper elementary and middle school-aged students.
Play Osmo is an absolutely excellent way to introduce younger students to coding. We have used a number of their products when my son was younger, this is the osmo starter kit.
Online lessons and tutoring reviews
We take a lot of online lessons in our homeschool. Check out the ones we have reviewed and loved,
Outschool has the best online classes for kids. They literally have everything from social clubs to curriculum help. We both highly recommend them.
Curiosity Stream is a must in every home, it is less than $20 for a year and has excellent documentaries the entire family will love, not just your homeschooler.
If you are looking for an online tutor in the UK, MyTutor is the best of the best. You can have a free 15-minute trial to see if it is a good fit.
Allschool offer online classes for kids of all ages, however, as they are newer than Outschool there are not as many classes. However, they are cheaper!
Finding the right live online homeschool classes is extremely important, especially for high school. If your child is college-bound you want to make sure that the high school classes your child are taking are suitable. Stepmojo could be the answer you are looking for.
Financial Literacy and Economics Curriculum Reviews
Learning financial literacy and economics is very important, check out our favorite resources.
Moneytime is an award-winning financial curriculum perfect for upper elementary-aged and middle school kids. Carry on reading for an exclusive 25% off
Are you struggling to find a homeschool economics curriculum for middle school? Yes, we were too! That is until we have recently discovered that Mr. D Math now has 2 economics classes! We have recently started using the Mr. D Math homeschool economics curriculum for grades 5-8. Freddie is about half of the way through Junior Economics and HE LOVES IT.
We have taken multiple financial literacy courses over the last 2 years, which have all been excellent. So why was I on the hunt for a new financial literacy for teens course? The other courses were more theoretical, which I wanted, but Beyond Personal Finance talks about what to expect for the next 20 years.
Learning about the US government is super important. Having an understanding of politics is so important, and therefore finding a homeschool government curriculum is crucial. The Principles and Precepts of Government is the curriculum we are currently using and my son really enjoys it.
Foreign Language Curriculum Reviews
Teaching a foreign language is almost impossible if you don't speak another one, therefore this will always have to be outsourced for us.
I have recently come across a new, and fun, way to learn Spanish in your homeschool. Watching TV. I mean how cool is that, when I told Freddie he honestly thought there was a catch. Keep reading for my honest Lingopie review.
Mr D is an excellent homeschool resource, and this ASL 1 self-paced course is no exception.
Typing Curriculum Reviews
Learning keyboarding skills is almost as important as handwriting these days, check out our favorite resources.
As we hit middle school this year I have been wanting to find a really structured homeschool typing curriculum. Typesy is absolutely what we were looking for.
I have been able to touch type for a couple of years now, probably since my years at university. Freddie has always wondered how I do it, and I have until now struggled with how to show him. Kidztype is the answer.
Music Curriculum Reviews
Adding music to our homeschool was arguably the best thing we did! Music In Our Homeschool is the best resource we have found, but we haven't had time to review it yet.
We have recently come across the Great Bend Center for Music which has put together some fantastic online music lessons for kids in grades 4-12. Carry on reading for our review and an exclusive discount code.
Guitar lessons for kids online with Tremolo offer the best online private tuition we have found. They currently have three exceptional tutors all of which have music degrees from the best universities in the UK.
Moosiko offers online guitar lessons for kids that help them to learn the first part of their favorite song in just 30 minutes.
Other Homeschool Reviews
These other homeschool reviews don't really fall into another category.
Mr. D Math has only gone and written a book! I don’t hide the fact that we love Mr. D in our homeschool, we have even loved his Mr D ASL class and homeschool economics curriculum. So when I saw Teach by Dennis Dinoia on Amazon I had to grab a copy.
As we are wanting to finish grade 6 early and jump straight into 7th grade, I wanted to do some map testing homeschool with NWEA and Homeschool Boss. Check out our review of both services.
e have recently been introduced to an amazing company, The Oracy Hub, which teaches young children just this. Their public speaking classes for kids are fantastic and would be a great addition to any homeschool co-op or community group.
The Homeschool Buyers Club has put together over 20 free trials for us homeschoolers to try during the summer months.
We have recently discovered TruSpark, which is an assessment and curriculum, which helps kids aged between 12 and 16 years old find out what truly motivates them and then gives options for what career will suit them.
Although Twinkl has a very reasonably priced subscription, we actually only use the Twinkl free resources in our homeschool now. We previously had the subscription when my son was younger. But now we just use it for free.
Last Updated on 13 July 2022 by homeschoolof1