If you’re looking at homeschooling with the traditional approach, this article will show you a list of traditional homeschool curriculum packages you can use with your family.
A traditional homeschooling approach is a great choice for
- new homeschooling parents who want to ease themselves into home education via a familiar method.
- parents who want something accredited (not all traditional curriculum are accredited)
- those who want to homeschool short-term
- people want to work from home while homeschooling.
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Bob Jones University (BJU)
The BJU curriculum has been around for years and I think it’s one of the best traditional homeschool curriculum programs available today. The curriculum is high quality and offers a lot of help for parent-teachers. Christians love this program as it focuses on filling all its textbooks with a biblical worldview.
BJU also offers parents two teaching options. They can teach the subject:
- themselves using a teacher’s manual or
- purchase a package where children are taught by BJU teachers online. (This is a great option if you need to work from home while homeschooling).
BJU is modeled after the traditional educational approach. This means parents purchase textbooks and children do their work at home (as they would in a school) with their parents (or BJU staff) as their teachers.
It’s also important to note that BJU is accredited.
You can find out more about this traditional homeschool curriculum in this review.
Schoolhouse Teachers
Schoolhouse Teachers is a great traditional homeschool curriculum if you’re on a budget. That’s because, no matter how many children you have, you can teach them ALL using the same subscription.
The subscription offers a huge amount of material. However, if you’re looking for something traditional, their open-and-go boxes provide traditional curriculum.
Schoolhouse Teachers offer ALL of their material for a single fee (either paid monthly, quarterly or annually).
You can find out more about the Schoolhouse Teachers curriculum in this review.
Easy Peasy All-in-One (A Free Traditional Homeschool Curriculum)
If you’re looking for a free traditional homeschool curriculum, you have to check out Easy Peasy All-in-One. It’s a free, online program for Grades K-12.
With huge Facebook groups in every country, Easy Peasy is probably the most loved free Christian home education program available today. Despite the fact that it’s free, it’s considered to be very good and is listed as one of Cathy Duffy’s 102 Picks.
According to Duffy, the curriculum is modeled after Charlotte Mason and traditional education models.
Even though Easy Peasy is free, the author has done a lot of work to make the homeschooling curriculum high-quality. For instance, Easy Peasy has PDF sheets which you can print if you want to work offline. The course is all linked to online resources, so you shouldn’t need additional materials.
On the downside, because it’s a free platform you don’t get deluxe help from email experts as you might with SOS, Abeka or BJU. But, you can use its FAQ page or Facebook group which is very active. Also, because you’re printing things out, instead of having them sent to you, this curriculum can cost a little bit in ink and paper. But otherwise, it’s completely free!
If you’re interested in looking at other free options, check out this link which outlines 10 of the best free home education curricula available today.
Switched-On Schoolhouse (Alpha Omega Publishing)
Switched-on Schoolhouse is an offline (USB-delivered) traditional home education curriculum that is produced by Alpha Omega Publications. It is one of the best computer-based Christian homeschooling curriculum packages on the market today.
SOS is also modeled after the traditional educational approachand is used in many Christian schools today. It is different from Abeka and BJU in that almost everything is done online. Tests are saved online and everything is recorded making for easy record keeping and good student-accountability logs.
However, if you are technologically challenged, you may have the occasional struggle with this program. Because everything is computer-based, you may find it a little difficult to set up if you struggle with technology. Thankfully, there is good technical support on hand to help.
Monarch, Lifepac, and, Horizons are other traditional homeschooling curriculum programs that Alpha Omega Publications have produced. They are subscription-based, self-paced, and textbook options of the same basic curriculum.
Northgate Academy (Traditional Homeschool Curriculum for High Schoolers)
Method: Traditional
Northgate Academy offers a traditional homeschooling curriculum to Christian families with high school-aged students at an affordable price. They present material in an online format, making it is accessible to students anywhere in the world.
They offer accreditation from the North Central Association CASI, the Southern Association of Colleges and School CASI, and the Northwest Accrediting Commission.
Students don’t have to wait until next semester to start; instead, they can enroll anytime and start their studies immediately. You can find out more about Northgate Academy here.
Christian Light Education
If you’re after a traditional hard-copy homeschooling curriculum that’s been around for a long time, you have to check out Christian Light Education. They employ a spiral learning model as they run children through subjects using a Christian worldview.
Children do a pace every fortnight helping them feel a sense of achievement and love of learning. Best of all, you can grab a basic kindergarten package for under $100. Bargain!
Check out more about Christian Light Education in this review.
Choosing a Traditional Homeschool Curriculum
If you’re after a traditional homeschooling curriculum, you can’t go past the curriculum on this page. However, to find the right curriculum for you, it’s important to research the program heavily, pray about it and choose something within your budget. Don’t forget you can get something second-hand which may help bring down the costs. Or you can go for Easy Peasy All-in-One which is a free program. All the best with your search!
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