PreK Homeschool Curriculums

A hands-on, mastery-based math program that makes abstract concepts concrete.

Best for: Works best for families who want a structured, mastery-based math track and don't mind buying a shelf of manipulative blocks.

A book-rich, read-aloud-heavy curriculum that turns history and literature into a family experience.

Best for: A natural fit for Christian families who'd rather spend the school day reading aloud together than filling out worksheets.

Sonlight's secular sibling — the same book-driven approach without the faith content.

Best for: If Sonlight's reading list appeals but the faith content doesn't, this is the swap.

A low-screen, character-focused curriculum with some of the lowest buy-in costs in homeschooling.

Best for: Tight-budget Christian families willing to piece together courses one at a time in exchange for very low prices and almost no screens.

The classic drill-and-review math program — concepts return constantly until they stick.

Best for: Families who trust a decades-old track record over a newer approach tend to stick with Saxon longest.

A structured, traditional Christian curriculum built around textbooks, workbooks, and daily drill.

Best for: If a school-like pace and a fast, drill-heavy workload sound like a feature rather than a bug, Abeka is the Christian program built for that.

Bob Jones University's Christian curriculum, available as print kits or a flat-fee video school.

Best for: Multi-kid Christian households chasing a flat monthly rate rather than per-subject pricing gravitate to Power Homeschool specifically.

A low-cost, fully online curriculum that runs itself once a child logs in.

Best for: A good low-stakes on-ramp for families new to homeschooling who aren't ready to commit to a full boxed curriculum yet.

A gentle, nature-soaked curriculum for younger learners that leaves math and spelling to another program.

Best for: Early-years secular families who lean Charlotte Mason and want more time outside than at a desk will feel right at home here.

A Charlotte-Mason-style unit study built for teaching multiple ages together around one theme.

Best for: If you've got several kids spanning grades and want to teach history and Bible as one shared class instead of three separate ones, this is built for that.

A classical, community-anchored program built around weekly co-op meetings and a memory-work core.

Best for: Weekly, built-in community is the draw here — worth the classical, memory-work-heavy method for families who'd otherwise be homeschooling in isolation.

A free, volunteer-run Charlotte Mason curriculum that closely follows Mason’s original book lists and methods.

Best for: Charlotte Mason families on a tight budget who are willing to source books themselves in exchange for a free, authentic program.

A polished, family-style Charlotte Mason curriculum built to teach multiple children together from one shared plan.

Best for: The Charlotte Mason philosophy, minus the DIY assembly work AmblesideOnline demands — a good match for Christian families who want a more polished, ready-made schedule.

A well-established, à la carte Charlotte Mason publisher known for clear planning guides and a strong language-arts sequence.

Best for: Charlotte Mason families who want practical, well-tested planning guides and prefer buying subject-by-subject over a full boxed set.

A gentle, picture-book-based unit-study curriculum for preschool through early elementary built around one book a week.

Best for: New homeschool families with preschool or early-elementary kids who want a low-pressure, book-centered on-ramp.

A secular, nature- and arts-rich curriculum with Waldorf influences, available as a self-directed syllabus or an accredited online school.

Best for: Secular families who want a gentle, arts- and nature-rich education, with the option of an accredited online school for a real diploma.

A secular, multi-age unit-study curriculum covering history, geography, science, and arts in one integrated four-year cycle.

Best for: Secular, multi-age families who want an affordable, hands-on unit study covering history, science, and geography together.

A free, state-funded virtual public school offering a full accredited K-12 curriculum with certified teachers.

Best for: A free, fully accredited school-at-home experience works well for families willing to operate within public-school structure and state testing in exchange for zero tuition.

A large, long-running online school provider offering both free public virtual-school options and paid private online academies.

Best for: The reliability of a large, established online school provider — free through a public partner or paid privately — is the main draw here over newer, smaller platforms.

A budget-friendly, mastery-based Christian workbook program built from small, self-contained LightUnits.

Best for: Budget-conscious Christian families who want a straightforward, low-prep, mastery-based workbook program.

A structured, multisensory phonics and reading program widely recommended for dyslexic and struggling readers.

Best for: Families of struggling or dyslexic readers who need an explicit, multisensory, mastery-based approach to phonics.

A hands-on, visual math program built around the AL Abacus that emphasizes mental math and genuine number sense.

Best for: Families of visual or kinesthetic learners who want math taught through hands-on games and genuine number sense rather than worksheets.

An affordable, video-based online math subscription covering the full K-12 range with short, focused lessons and automatic grading.

Best for: Multi-child families who want one affordable subscription covering every kid's math, K-12, with minimal parent teaching.

A widely used, multisensory handwriting program built around simplified letter formation and hands-on practice.

Best for: Any family, of any curriculum, that wants a proven, low-frustration handwriting program, especially for kids with fine-motor challenges.

A marketplace of thousands of live, small-group online classes taught by independent instructors across nearly every subject and interest.

Best for: Building a custom, interest-driven schedule with real live teachers — as a full plan or a supplement — is what this marketplace is actually good at.

One of the longest-running homeschool curriculum brands, offering a traditional, all-in-one secular grade package.

Best for: Secular families who want a traditional, long-established, all-in-one curriculum with a proven, recognizable track record.

A comprehensive, phonics-rule-based language arts program that teaches reading, spelling, and grammar together through explicit rules.

Best for: Families wanting one integrated, rule-based program covering reading, spelling, and grammar together, especially for a child who benefits from explicit rules.