World History Curriculum

World History for Us All (Middle and High School)

Announcing a New Blog! - Your Free Homeschool Library

Out of my personal love for vintage books and my heartfelt desire to make finding the best free resources for homeschooling as easy and pain-free for my readers as possible, I have created a new blog just for vintage ebooks.

Your Free Homeschool Library is divided by grade level and subject.  Textbooks, readers, outlines of education methods and programs, and more will be included.  I will continue to grow this project over time, so bookmark it and check back frequently!

I hope that Your Free Homeschool and Your Free Homeschool Library will continue to be a blessing to you!

Math Resources

The Math Forum Internet Mathematics Library (K-12)
The Math Forum Teacher's Place (K-12)
Math Live (TV like lessons for grades 3-6) ***Added 1/16/14***
MathStory.com (Math Poems and Songs for All Grades) ***Added 1/15/14***

Science Curriculum Options

Integrated and/or General Science Curriculum
RESCu Science (K-5)
I. Science MaTe (K-8)
FOSSWeb (K-8 online modules, choose grade level, multimedia portion requires free parent registration)
     FOSS Science Duplication Masters and Lab Notebooks (K-8)
     FOSS Science (scope and sequence, K-8)
     FOSS Science Materials (visit as guest to view related materials, K-8)
Utah Education Network Sci-Ber Text (3-9)
Otter's Science (PreK-High School)
CK12 (Middle-High School)
Earth Science and Astronomy Curriculum (1st-5th)
Elementary General Science with Experiments **Added 1/15/14**

Integrated and/or General Science Lessons
Elementary Science Program Activity of the Month Archive (K-6)
Elementary Science Program Measuring Tasks (K-6)
Elementary Science Program Unit Resources (K-6)
SERC's Resources for K-12 Science Teachers (K-12)
The National Institute of Health's Office of Science Education Educational Resources (K-12)
American Association for the Advancement of Science ScienceNetLinks Lessons (K-12)
National Science Digital Library (K-12)
Utah Education Network Science (K-12)

Life Science Curriculum
Elementary Life Science (Elementary)

Life Science Lessons
Our Wild Neighbors in Alaska (Elementary)

Biology Curriculum
Rader's Biology4Kids (Basic Biology, Middle Grades)

Biology Lesson Plans
ProntoLessons Biology (ages 6-8)

Anatomy Lessons
ProntoLessons Anatomy (ages 6-8)

Anatomy Resources
Brain Tour
Virtual Eye Dissection
Neuroscience for Kids
Inner Body

Earth Science Curriculum
Middle School Source Reduction Curriculum (earth science, Middle Grades)
Rader's Geography4Kids (Basic Earth Science, Middle Grades)

Earth Science Lessons
Geological Society of America Lessons (K-12)
EarthComm Florida (scope and sequence and resources, High School)
American GeoSciences Institute Materials (Elementary-College)

Ocean Science Lessons
Teach Ocean Science (High School)

Environmental Science Lessons
NY State Department of Environmental Conservation Lesson Plans (K-12)

Chemistry Curriculum
Inquiry in Action (Basic Chemistry, K-8)
Middle School Chemistry (Chemistry, Middle Grades)
Rader's Chem4Kids (Basic Chemistry, Middle Grades)
Open Chemistry (High School - Adult)

Chemistry Lessons
Free Chemistry Labs, Worksheets, Texts  (High School)

Physics Curriculum
Rader's Physics4Kids (Basic Physics, Middle Grades)
College Physics (High School-Adult)

Physics Lessons
ProntoLessons Physics (ages 6-8)

Engineering Lessons
TryEngineering (ages 8-18)
TeachEngineering (K-12)
The Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education (K-12)

Space Science Curriculum
Rader's Cosmos4Kids (Basic Astronomy, Middle Grades)

Space Science Lessons
The Center for Science Education at the UC Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory Learning Resources (K-12)

Literature Based Science
Using Children's Literature to Teach Science

Science Trade Books
Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12
Science Trade Books by Topic
Readable Science

Phonics and Reading Curriculum

Learning the Alphabet
Alphabetimals (PreK-K)

Phonics and Reading Curriculum
Progressive Phonics (PreK-3)
Starfall (PreK-3)
Read to Succeed (PreK-1)
Reading the Alphabet and Phonics by the Book (PreK-1)
FunPhonics (PreK-1)
Free Phonetic Readers (PreK-1)
FunFonix (PreK-1)
Reading Target (PreK-1)
Phonics Lessons (PreK-1)
Foniks (PreK-1)
FreeReading (K-1)
Stairway to Reading (K-1)
Blend Phonics (K-1)
ABC Fast Phonics (K-1)
K12Reader (1-5)

Wheeler's Graded Readers
Wheeler's Primer
Wheeler's First Reader
Wheeler's Second Reader (unfortunately, as of 1/13/14, the copy on Google Books labeled Second Reader actually contains the text of the Third Reader.  When and if it becomes available, I will add it here.)
Wheeler's Third Reader
Wheeler's Fourth Reader
Wheeler's Fifth Reader
Wheeler's Sixth Reader
Wheeler's Seventh Reader
Wheeler's Eighth Reader

McGuffey's Readers
McGuffey's Eclectic Primer (K-2)
The New McGuffey First Reader (2-3)
McGuffey's First Eclectic Reader (2-3)
The New McGuffey Second Reader (3-5)
McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader (3-5)
The New McGuffey Third Reader (6-8)
McGuffey's Third Eclectic Reader (6-8)
The New McGuffey Fourth Reader (Middle-High School)
McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader (Middle-High School)
McGuffey's Newly Revised Rhetorical Guide or Fifth Reader (High School)
McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader (High School)

Pollard's Readers
A Complete Manual:  Synthetic Method of Reading and Spelling
First Book for Little Folks
Pollard's Synthetic Primer
Pollard's Synthetic First Reader
Pollard's Synthetic Second Reader
Pollard's Synthetic Third Reader
Pollard's Advanced Reader

Elson's Readers
Elson Primary School Reader Book One (Grade 1)
Elson Primary School Reader Book Two (Grade 2)
Elson Primary School Reader Book Three (Grade 3)
Elson Primary School Reader Book Four (Grade 4)
Elson Grammar School Reader Book One (Grade 5)
Elson Grammar School Reader Book Two (Grade 6)
Elson Grammar School Reader Book Three (Grade 7)
Elson Grammar School Reader Book Four (Grade 8)

Hazen's Readers
Hazen's Third Reader
Hazen's Fourth Reader
Hazen's Fifth Reader

Lessons
ReadWriteThink
Free Reading Lessons (K-5)
ReadWorks.org (K-6)
Penguin Active Readers (Beginner-Intermediate)

Determining Reading Level
Lexile Framework
Scholastic Book Wizard

Guided Reading Online
Roy the Zebra
Interactive Story Books

Stories Read Aloud
Storyline Online
A Story Before Bed

Books Online & eBooks
We Give Books
International Children's Digital Library
The Baldwin Online Children's Project
ManyBooks.net
Project Gutenberg
Full Text Archive
Books Should Be Free

Audio Books
Audio Newberry
LibriVox

Games and Interactives
Big Brown Bear

Reading Comprehension
McGraw-Hill Treasures Workbooks (K-6) **Added 7/20/13

Spelling and Vocabulary Curriculum

Spelling
Time4Learning Spelling Lists (click the list on the left for free lists, PreK-8)
K12Reader Spelling (1-5)
Bible Based Spelling (Lower Elementary)
Spelling City (Beginning Spellers)
Spell by Color (grade 3+)
TLSBooks Spelling Worksheets (Elementary)
Spelling Connections Spelling Practice Books (1-8)
AAASpell (1-8)
The Basic Cozy Spelling Course (6-8)
Home Spelling Words (K-8)
KidsSpell (1-12)
McGuffey's New Progressive Spelling Book (K-12)
McGuffey's Eclectic Spelling Book (K-12)
Easy Steps in Spelling (K-2)
Hazen's Complete Speller (K-12)
Pollard's Synthetic Speller (K-2)
Pollard's Advanced Speller (Grades 3+)
Spelling Books (K-12)
Wheeler's Elementary Speller
Wheeler's Graded Studies in Great Authors:  A Complete Speller
McGraw-Hill Treasures Spelling Workbooks (K-6)

Vocabulary
Wordly Wise 3000 (2-12)

Grammar and Composition

Wheeler's Graded Studies in English
Wheeler's Graded Studies in English: First Lessons in Grammar and Composition

Harvey's Grammar Series
Harvey's Elementary Grammar and Composition (4-6)
Harvey's Practical Grammar (7-8)
Key to Harvey's Practical Grammar

Maxwell's English Series
Primary Lessons in Language and Composition (1-4)
First Book in English (3-5)
Introductory Lessons in English Grammar (5-8)
Maxwell's School Composition (5-8)
Advanced Lessons in English Grammar (Middle-High School)
Writing in English (Middle-High School)

Progressive Composition Series
Progressive Composition Lessons Book 1 (3-4)
Progressive Composition Lessons Book 2 (5-6)
Progressive Composition Lessons Book 3 (7-8)

Fleming's English Series
A Child's Composition Book (4-6)
A Composition-Grammar (7-8)
Practical English for High Schools (High School)

Dalgleish's English Series
Outlines of English Grammar and Analysis for Elementary Schools (Elementary)
The Progressive English Grammar
Grammatical Analysis
Introductory Text-Book of English Composition (High School)

Grammar
KISS Grammar (2-11)
Weld's Progressive English Grammar (All Grades)
McGraw-Hill Treasures Workbooks (K-6)  **Added 7/20/13

Composition
Elementary English Composition for High Schools and Academies (High School)
Purdue OWL English (7-12)

Grammar and Composition
Scott Foresman Online Grammar and Writing Handbooks (1-6)  **Added 7/19/13

Typing

Dance Mat Typing (Ages 7-11)
TypingWeb
FreeTypingGame.net
TypeRacer (Advanced)

History Resources

Helping Your Child Learn History

Middle Ages
Middle Ages History **Added 8/2/13

Famous Speeches
History and Politics Out Loud

Eyewitness Accounts
Eyewitness to History

The U.S. Constitution
Annenberg Classroom Guide to the Constitution
Teaching the Constitution

Emancipation Proclamation
Emancipation Proclamation for Teachers

WWII
A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust

Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan for Educators

Complete Curriculum Options

Preschool
Brightly Beaming Resources (PreK-Early Elementary)
First School Preschool (thematic units, Pre-K-K)
Read to Me and ABC (PreK) **Added 7/24/13

Charlotte Mason
Ambleside Online (K-12)
Mater Amabilis (Catholic, K-8)
Higher Up and Further In (AO-inspired, K-12)
Tanglewood School (1-8)
Simply Charlotte Mason Curriculum Guide (K-12)
Milestones Academy (K-10)

Classical
The Classical Curriculum (PreK-12)
Classical Homeschooling (K-12)

Primarily Public Domain Text-based
An Old-Fashioned Education (K-12)
Your Free Homeschool Library (K-12) - While I do not provide a schedule or specific book recommendations, I have gathered a plethora of vintage textbooks and categorized them by grade and subject, making it simple for a teaching parent to choose what they need to teach most of the core subjects.

Primarily Web-Based
Lesson Pathways (K-5)
Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool (K-High School)
EZSchool (K-12)
DiscoveryK12 (K-12) *Added 9/6/16*
HippoCampus (covers math, science, social studies, and religion, Middle-High School)
Connexions (High School-Adult)

Flashcard/Worksheet-Based
Free World U (K-12)
Head of the Class (K-5) *Update 7/5/13* This site appears to be closed, but I will leave here in case it returns.

Core Knoweldge-Based
Baltimore Curriculum Project Core Knowledge Lessons (K-5)

Single Year Unit Study
Teaching with God's Heart for the World (Elementary)

School Curriculum Guide
Hillsdale Academy Curriculum  (requires free registration, K-12)
Liberty Academy Online Curriculum Guides (scope and sequence, 3-12)

Reformed
Puritan's Home School Curriculum (K-12)

Music

Music Tech Teacher (Elementary)

Memory Work

Chants, Jingles, and Songs
Association of Classical & Christian Schools List

Memory Work Resources
Circle Time and Memory Work

Reading Lists

Need ideas for what to read this year?  Try these booklists!
Mensa Excellence in Reading Award Program (K-12)
Houston Area Independent Schools Library Network Recommended Reading Lists (PreK-12)
Generation Joshua Recommended Reading (High School)
Robinson Curriculum Online Books (1-12)
Read.gov Booklists (Kids-Teens)
ALA 2013 Notable Children's Books (K-8)
Caldecott Medal & Honor Books, 1938-Present (Picture Books)
Geisel Award Winners & Honor Books, 2006-Present (Beginning Readers)
Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922-Present (Children's Literature)
ALA Great Early Elementary Reads (Early Elementary)
Hi-Lo Books for Upper Elementary (Reluctant Readers 3-6)
Flashlight Worthy Books  (user-contributed book recommendations, all ages)
About.com Children's Books  (many book lists, all levels)
California Reading List (K-12)
Accelerated Reader Book Finder (K-12)
A Classical Christian School's Reading List (1-3) **Added 7/21/13
A Classical Christian School's Reading List (4-5) **Added 7/21/13
A Classical Christian School's Reading List (6-8) **Added 7/21/13

Curriculum providers who make their reading lists available online:
Sonlight (PreK-12)
Veritas Press (K-12)
Tapestry of Grace Bookshelf Central (K-12)
Living Books Curriculum (K-High School)
Great Books Academy (K-12)
Robinson Curriculum Book List Sorted by Reading Level (1-12)

Science Booklists
Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12
Science Trade Books by Topic
Readable Science

Math Booklists
The Mathematics Bookshelf
Children's Trade Books in Math

Social Studies Booklists
Notable Tradebooks for Young People

Science Experiments and Demonstrations

Experiments and Demonstrations
Hunkin's Experiments
Bill Nye Home Demos **Added 7/15/13

Physics
Physics Lab Manual
Supplemental Lab Activities

Science Fair
Science Fair Project Handbooks K-8 (includes instructions, sample timetable, resources, and grading rubrics)

Logic and Critical Thinking

Critical Voter Curriculum Upper Middle-High School+
Microsoft Critical Thinking Curriculum Middle-High School
A Formal Logic Primer Upper Middle-High School+

Recommended Resources

These books are not free, but well worth the cost, especially if they can be found at your local library.  Each of them contains helpful information that can be used to create your own free or low-cost homeschooling plan.

The Well-Trained Mind by Susan Wise Bauer
Home Learning Year by Year by Rebecca Rupp
Easy Homeschooling Techniques by Lorraine Curry
Easy Homeschooling Curriculum by Lorraine Curry
Easy Homeschooling Companion by Lorraine Curry
A Charlotte Mason Education by Catherine Levison
More Charlotte Mason Education by Catherine Levison
A Literary Education by Catherine Levison
The Three R's by Ruth Beechick
What Your Kindergartner Needs to Know  by E.D. Hirsch, Jr.
What Your First Grader Needs to Know by E.D. Hirsch, Jr.
What Your Second Grader Needs to Know by E.D. Hirsch, Jr.
What Your Third Grader Needs to Know by E.D. Hirsch, Jr.
What Your Fourth Grader Needs to Know by E.D. Hirsch, Jr.
What Your Fifth Grader Needs to Know by E.D. Hirsch, Jr.
What Your Sixth Grader Needs to Know by E.D. Hirsch, Jr.
Books to Build On:  A Grade-by-Grade Resource Guide for Parents and Teachers by E.D. Hirsch, Jr.
The Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease
Honey for a Child's Heart by Gladys Hunt
Books Children Love:  A Guide to the Best Children's Literature by Elizabeth Laraway Wilson

Latin and Greek

Latin and Greek
Textkit (Greek and Latin grammars, readers, and answer keys)

Latin
National Archives Beginner's Latin (not classical Latin)
Study Guide to Wheelock's Latin
Latinum
Wikibooks Latin
University of Texas at Austin Linguistics Research Center Latin Online
Latin for Mountain Men
Allen and Greenough's New Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges
Fr. Gary Coulter Latin (Catholic)
Latin Handouts
The Latin Library

Fun Stuff
Headventureland (website of Classical Academic Press, has some Greek and Latin videos and games)
Greek Word of the Month
Latin Word of the Month

Modern Foreign Language

Spanish
123TeachMe.com  (Elementary to Adult)
OnlineFreeSpanish.com (Elementary)
Salsa (Elementary)
Duolingo (Middle Grades to Adult)

Summer Reading Lists

Summer Reading Bingo (1-6)
Summer Reading List 2013 (K-6)
Legacy Traditional School Summer Reading List (K-8)

Math Curriculum Options

Textbook/Workbook Based
Comprehensive School Mathematics Program (K-6)
Mathematics Enhancement Programme (K-12)
Ray's New Primary Arithmetic (1-2)
Ray's New Intellectual Arithmetic (3-4)
Ray's New Practical Arithmetic (5-6+)
Key to Ray's New Arithmetics:  Intellectual and Practical
Ray's New Higher Arithmetic (7-8+)
Key to Ray's New Higher Arithmetic
Ray's New Test Examples in Arithmetic (for Practical or Higher Maths)
CK12 (K-12)

Living Books/Literature Based
Living Math through History Curriculum Book List (K-High School)

Web-based Text
Free Math Program (K-5)

Web-based Interactive
SAS Curriculum Pathways Algebra 1 (Middle-High School)

Video-based
Khan Academy (K-12)
Master Math (6-Algebra 1)