By Alexandria Martinez
As a homeschooler, I understand how difficult it is to find a curriculum that fits my learning style. Over the eight and a half years I’ve been homeschooled, I’ve explored a lot of different websites, online, and offline curriculums. It’s been quite a journey to really get a grip on the mix of resources I use to help me learn every day. These are some websites and YouTube channels that I currently use or have used previously. Many of the homeschooling resources listed have been very useful to me and hopefully, they can be helpful to you too.
Math Help
- Khan Academy – Khan Academy, where you can learn anything. Expert-created content and resources for every course and level. Always free.
- Math Antics – Math Antics is a site that provides videos and supplementary materials covering five math topics: arithmetic, fractions, geometry, percents, and algebra basics.
- Xtramath – XtraMath is a free web program that teaches addition, subtraction, multiplication and division facts which are critical to success in mathematics.
- Dads Worksheets – DadsWorksheets.com delivers thousands of printable math worksheets, charts, and calculators for home school or classroom use on a variety of math topics.
- Calculator Soup – Calculator Soup is a free online calculator for finance, math, algebra, trigonometry, fractions, physics, statistics, technology, time and more. This comes in handy for when I’m stuck with math problems because it will break it down step by step and explain to me how to do it.
- Symbolab – Symbolab is an equation search and math solver – solves algebra, trigonometry and calculus problems step by step. This also comes in handy for when I’m stuck with math problems because it will break it down step by step and explain to me how to do it.
Reading and Spelling
- Universal Classes – Universal Class is the place to continue your education online and fulfill all your lifelong learning goals. Courses are available by purchase or for free through your local library branch via your library card. *Consult with your local librarian.*
- Grammarly – Grammarly’s writing app makes sure everything you type is easy to read, effective, and mistake-free.
- Project Gutenberg – Project Gutenberg is a volunteer effort to digitize and archive cultural works, to “encourage the creation and distribution of eBooks.”
- How To Pronounce – HowToPronounce.com is a free online audio pronunciation dictionary that helps anyone to learn the way a word or name is pronounced around the world by listening to its audio pronunciations by native speakers.
Science
- Crash Course – Crash Course is one of the best ways to educate yourself, your classmates, and your family on YouTube!
- NASA – NASA.gov brings you the latest news, images, and videos from America’s space agency, pioneering the future in space exploration and scientific discovery.
- Universal Classes – Universal Class is the place to continue your education online and fulfill all your lifelong learning goals. Courses are available by purchase or for free through your local library branch via your library card. *Consult with your local librarian.*
- National Geographic – National Geographic is a world leader in geography, cartography, and exploration.
- PBS NOVA – NOVA brings you stories from the frontlines of science and engineering, answering the big questions of today and tomorrow.
- Khan Academy – Khan Academy, where you can learn anything. Expert-created content and resources for every course and level. Always free.
History
- Crash Course – Crash Course is one of the best ways to educate yourself, your classmates, and your family on YouTube!
- Universal Classes – Universal Class is the place to continue your education online and fulfill all your lifelong learning goals. Courses are available by purchase or for free through your local library branch via your library card. *Consult with your local librarian.*
- Khan Academy – Khan Academy, where you can learn anything. Expert-created content and resources for every course and level. Always free.
Language
- Duolingo – Duolingo.com provides 30+ languages online with bite-size lessons based on science, that can be accessed via their free mobile app or website.
- Google Translate – Google Translate is a free service that instantly translates words, phrases, and web pages between English and over 100 other languages.
Writing
- DK12 Writing Prompts – Discovery K12 is a free online homeschool platform and curriculum for students from kindergarten through twelfth grade. *This page has Writing Prompts provided by DK12, you have to have an account login to view them.*
- Random Subject Generator – Random Lists! Behold the unbiasedness power of random selection! Decision making made easy! Check out premade random lists.
- Paperrater – PaperRater.com is a free resource that utilizes Artificial Intelligence to help students write better.
Full Homeschool Curriculum
- DiscoveryK12 – Discovery K12 is a free online homeschool platform and curriculum for students from kindergarten through twelfth grade. Discovery K12 offers a traditional, non-common core, secular, homeschool curriculum. Reading classic literature, writing essays, creating presentations, and conducting research are important aspects of the program.
- Easy Peasy All in One Homeschool – Easy Peasy All in One Homeschool Is a complete, free online Christian homeschool curriculum for homeschooled students.
- IXL – IXL is the world’s most popular subscription-based learning site for K–12.
- MobyMax – MobyMax is an online suite of learning solutions designed to provide K-8 teachers with CCSS-aligned content, assessments, and activities for all topics and subject areas.
I am a college student and I am very bad at math. In the classroom, I feel shy to ask again if I do not understand any question. And your article solved half of my problem. I have seen some YouTube videos of “Math Antics” and I have learned so many ideas and tricks to solve math problem. Thanks a lot for this huge help.