Are you looking for the best kindergarten curriculum on the market today? Unfortunately, sorting through a mountain of reviews can feel like an impossible task. For this reason, I’ve compiled a list of some of the best kindergarten homeschool curriculum programs available today.
They include big names like BJU Press, Memoria Press, and Schoolhouse Teachers. However, the list also contains some fantastic programs like KONOS, Easy-Peasy, and Classical Conversations, which I believe are also worthy competitors.
BJU Press (BJU)
The BJU curriculum has been around for many years and provides a homeschooling program that is extremely high quality. I love it and I use this program myself.
The K4 and K5 curriculum gives parents teachers manuals, making teaching easy as you only have to read the script to teach the children!
The BJU kindergarten homeschool program is paper-based. This means that when you order the program, you get a box delivered to your door with everything you’ll need for the year!
Christians love the BJU Kindergarten program as it focuses on filling all its textbooks with a biblical worldview.
You can view BJU Press’ full kindergarten homeschool curriculum here.
BJU Homeschool Review Forum
If you want to look at a BJU kindergarten homeschool curriculum review, check out this one. It’s called the Focus on Fives program.
Memoria Press (Classical Kindergarten Homeschool Curriculum)
The Memoria Press curriculum is a good option for parents who want to give their children a classical education. It allows homeschoolers to exercise their minds rigorously and challenges them using classical methods.
Children learn the trivium in classical education’s grammar, logic, and rhetoric phases. Thus, studying the trivium means homeschoolers will learn Latin, debating, logic, argumentation, and many other things students learned 100 (or 2000) years ago.
Other classical curriculum packages that are similar to Memoria Press^ include Classical Conversations, Veritas Press, and Classical Academic Press.
Memoria Press is a classical hardcopy program that is mailable worldwide. You can view Memoria Press’ full kindergarten homeschool curriculum here.
Schoolhouse Teachers
Schoolhouse Teachers is one of the best kindergarten homeschool curriculum providers for large families or children with varying interests. This curriculum offers ALL of its material for a single fee (either paid monthly, quarterly, or annually).
Unlimited curriculum resources mean if you have 10 children and need to find a curriculum for them, you can get this for ALL your children for $179 a year (check if there is a sale on right now).
Apart from offering an incredible price, Schoolhouse Teachers also has an insanely huge collection of courses. This large collection means that no matter your child’s interests, Schoolhouse Teachers will probably have a subject on it!
You can find out more about the Schoolhouse Teachers curriculum in this review.
Abeka (Traditional Kindergarten Homeschool Curriculum)
If you’re looking at homeschool curriculum for kindergarten, Abeka is a good option. They’re extremely thorough with the content they cover and material reviews they set, so children don’t forget the lessons they’ve just learned.
Compared to other programs, Abeka seems to be modeled after the traditional or school-at-home approach. This means you’ll be able to sit your children down with workbooks and ask them to do their assigned work for the day like a schoolteacher might. Often, there’s minimal teaching required from parents, and video tutorials are available if you prefer to homeschool that way.
The curriculum was originally designed for schools, so the material can seem repetitive for children who learned the lesson the first time. But, for children who benefit from repetition, this kindergarten homeschool program is a great choice.
You can read an extended Abeka review here.
Abeka Review Forum
If you want to read opinions from parents who’ve used this program before, check this homeschool reviews forum for Abeka. I’ve found this is the most up-to-date link.
Programs like this one: BJU.
Sonlight
Sonlight is another great kindergarten homeschool program that many of my friends use. It highly values reading and is a very literature-based curriculum. Many of the kindergarten curriculum books are storybooks (living books) that highly engage children.
Like BJU and Abeka, Sonlight is a paper-based curriculum.
If you’re considering Sonlight, you can try it for free by ‘requesting an invitation’ here.
Sonlight Homeschool Reviews Forum
You can find an in-depth Sonlight curriculum review here.
If you’d like to read opinions from parents who’ve used this curriculum before, check out this link: homeschool reviews forum for Sonlight. There is also another review forum here that you might find helpful.
Accelerated Christian Education (ACE)
Accelerated Christian Education (or ACE paces) is another kindergarten homeschool curriculum program that’s been around for a while.
The aim is to teach children to read so they can teach themselves with individualized workbooks. Then, once children learn to read, they follow instructions in the books and learn that way. You can imagine how easy this is for parents!
ACE also has a big focus on self-paced kindergarten curriculum. This means, for example, a gifted student could progress at a faster speed than the average. It also means that if you have a child with special needs, they can take their time with the workbooks.
Learning with ACE means students don’t study according to their age or grade level but their understanding. As such, the word ‘accelerated’ does not mean the work is more difficult than any other kindergarten homeschool curriculum, or you have to have smart kids to complete the course.
As far as home education styles go, ACE seems to be modeled after the traditional education model.
PLEASE NOTE: Lighthouse Christian Academy (LCA) is the long-distance provider for ACE.
Accelerated Christian Education Reviews Forum
If you’d like to read about what other parents think about this kindergarten program, check out this link: homeschool reviews forum for Accelerated Christian Education.
Programs like this one: LifePac (by Alpha Omega Publishing).
Easy Peasy All-in-One (Free Kindergarten Homeschool Curriculum)
If you’re looking for an affordable kindergarten homeschooling program, look no further. Easy Peasy All-in-One is a free kindergarten program.
With huge Facebook groups in every country, this curriculum is probably the most loved free kindergarten homeschool program used today. Even though it’s free, it’s of excellent quality and is listed as one of Cathy Duffy’s 102 homeschool kindergarten picks.
Even though it is free, Easy Peasy is of high quality.
And if you want to do your kindergarten curriculum offline, Easy Peasy has PDF sheets you can print. Finally, if you need additional homeschool resources, the course is all linked to helpful resources along the way, so you shouldn’t need additional materials.
On the downside, because Easy Peasy is a free platform, you don’t get premium help from email experts as you might with BJU Press, Memoria Press, or Schoolhouse Teachers. But, you can use its FAQ page or Facebook group, which is quite active.
Also, in place of having a kindergarten curriculum mailed to you, this program can cost a little bit in ink and paper because you’re printing things out. But otherwise, it’s completely free!
If you’re curious to check out other free kindergarten curriculum programs, check out this link which outlines 10 of the best free home education curricula available today.
Easy Peasy Homeschool Reviews Forum
If you want to read opinions from parents who’ve used this curriculum before, check out this link: homeschool reviews forum for Easy Peasy.
Similar Programs: Ambleside Online.
Classical Conversations
Classical Conversations is a kindergarten homeschool curriculum modeled after the Classical education style.
Like Memoria Press, this program is available to children of all ages. However, it is most often done in homeschool co-ops in America, but it can be done worldwide.
CC works best when a group of home educators can come together to do the co-op component (such as debate or argumentation).
Classical Conversations Homeschool Reviews Forum
Here is a kindergarten homeschool reviews forum for Classical Conversations.
If you love classical education but don’t feel CC is the right fit for your family, why not check out other classical homeschooling curricula at this link.
Programs like this one: Memoria Press and Veritas Press.
Veritas Press
If you want a Classical homeschooling curriculum but don’t want to attend a co-op to get the benefits, you can consider Memoria Press or Veritas Press.
The Veritas Program is another mailable curriculum modeled after the classical method. They also produce Phonics Museum, an online learn-to-read program that engages students to help them read using attractive graphics. You can read a forum review for Veritas here.
Programs like this one: Memoria Press and Classical Conversations.
Simply Charlotte Mason
Simply Charlotte Mason (SCM) is a homeschool curriculum for kindergarten styled after the Charlotte Mason method. The program is distinct from many other curricula in that it has short lessons (a hallmark of CM education) and incorporates much nature study and habit training.
Because lessons are concise, parents find this curriculum is great if they want a flexible homeschool lifestyle.
Living books (educational storybooks) are employed, so children get exposure to many books. Simultaneously, their love of learning is fostered.
Like many of the kindergarten homeschool curriculum programs above, this one has large, active forums where parents can ask questions. Additionally, you can read more review comments about this program here.
You can find more Charlotte Mason kindergarten curriculum programs here.
Programs like this one: Ambleside Online (free) and Charlotte Mason in a Box.
My Father’s World
One of the best kindergarten homeschool programs if you’re curious about a program that combines Classical and Charlotte Mason homeschooling techniques. It also makes things enjoyable by including Unit Studies, so kids aren’t just sitting in their seats all day.
You can check out other eclectic homeschool programs here.
KONOS (Unit Studies Kindergarten Homeschooling Curriculum)
If you’ve got kids who love physical activity, KONOS might be a suitable fit for your family! It is a kindergarten curriculum that uses the Unit Studies method as its primary educational approach.
Because it is a hands-on program, it interests children by educating them through physical activities and tactile experiences. Additionally, because parents can teach all children simultaneously, it’s a great homeschooling curriculum for large families.
KONOS has a big focus on teaching good character to children. Every couple of months, children will study a character trait in a unit. Examples of character traits students study include orderliness, obedience, honor, attentiveness, trust, honesty, wisdom, resourcefulness. Simultaneously, students learn basic subjects like Math, English, and the Bible.
The physical Unit folder is actually a teacher’s manual with projects from Kinder to 8th Grade. Having everything to study right in front of you means that if you have many children in K-8th Grade, you can teach them simultaneously.
In addition, using the same curriculum for the whole family means KONOS is an inexpensive curriculum option for families struggling with a single income.
Ambleside Online (Free Charlotte Mason Kindergarten Homeschooling Curriculum)
Ambleside Online is a free homeschool curriculum for kindergarten that uses the Charlotte Mason method. It is one of the best free homeschooling curriculum packages.
The curriculum is a collection of Charlotte Mason resources with links to (many free) PDF living books.
In addition, the website also gives you access to Charlotte Mason books (such as Home Education) that are free. These books are necessary for parents to read and understand to guide their children in the CM homeschooling method.
Other Similar Programs: Mater Amabilis (Catholic free CM curriculum).
Christian Light Education
If you’re after a traditional hard-copy kindergarten homeschool curriculum that’s been around for a long time, you have to check out Christian Light Education. They use a spiral learning model as they run kids through the material using a Christian worldview.
Children do a small workbook (called a ‘pace’) every fortnight, encouraging them to feel a sense of accomplishment and love of learning. Best of all, parents can get a basic kindergarten package for under $100. Deal!
Check out more about Christian Light Education in this review.
Other Kindergarten Homeschool Curriculum Programs and Packages
Although we’ve looked at many kindergarten homeschool curriculum packages and programs, there are so many others you can check out if you want.
These include:
- Living Books Curriculum – Charlotte Mason homeschool curriculum
- An Old Fashioned Education – Free
- Heart of Dakota
- Wayfarers by Ragamuffins
- Simply Homeschool
- Rod and Staff
- Lifepac, Horizons, and Monarch (Alpha Omega Publications)
- A Gentle Feast
- Queens Homeschool (Charlotte Mason in a Box)
- Living Books Curriculum
- My Homeschool
- Higher Up and Further In – free
- Puritans Christian Homeschool Curriculum – free
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