2025-2026 Homeschool Curriculum Picks (for 6 kids grades 3-12)

World Watch (All) – This is a fantastic 10-minute daily Christian news program for kids and families. It’s a motivating way to get the kids up in the morning, too, because they don’t want to miss it!

Sound Words for Kids: Lessons in Theology – We’ll be going through this series again as our main Bible curriculum. It’s great for elementary ages but will be a good refresher for the older kids, too. It includes notebooking and activities, for elementary ages. It also prompts a lot of discussion and interesting rabbit trails! (My oldest will also be doing another theology curriculum for high school.)

Other Morning Time Reading – After Bible we do World Watch and then either in the morning or afternoon a short read aloud. We’ll be bouncing between Creation Illustrated and some creation-themed daily devotions/science readings by Search for the Truth Ministries with Bruce Malone.

Biblical Art Lessons – The kids, especially the older ones, enjoyed the Foundations of Art: Bundle 1 of the online art courses through Biblical Classical Community. We plan to continue with bundle 2, doing it once a week. These water color lessons are taught using the Principle Approach and I love the content.

Themed Chalk Pastel Project – We will also be bringing in You Are an Artist chalk pastel lessons topically — Bible stories, holidays, history, maps, literature, and more. I love that the projects can be done quickly and using a basic set of chalk pastels and construction paper.

Art Appreciation – I wanted to add an art appreciation course but I wanted something that presented art and art history with a biblical worldview and providential view of history. Cornerstone Curriculum was recommended to me, so we’ll be trying their Adventures in Art – Intermediate course for a group lesson once a week.

Literature study: We like using the Center For Lit Teaching the Classics approach to discuss literature, along with worldview and biblical principles. It is very effective and can be applied to any of the group reads we do together, as well as individual books the older kids read. This year we’ll be using the methods to have more group discussions about the literary elements and themes of our readings, as well as more intensely with our teens.

Bible – In addition to our group Bible studies, the three younger boys will be doing the Kingdom Brick Builders Club, which is an online resource that goes through monthly topics with devotions, Bible lessons, brick building, and more. We’re excited to get started and build that community!

History – Children’s Providential History Collection from Generations. We’re going through this again, slowing down to do more notebooking and adding historical fiction read alouds (some of which are provided by Generations to correspond to each level) and fun extension activities.

Reading – We realized last year that this kiddo is dyslexic like one of his brothers and needs to run through a reading program that has more support. We’re working through All About Reading (excellent Orton Gillingham program).

Handwriting – For this kiddo, the physical act of writing is a challenge. My goal is to continue having him practice writing each day, whether that’s with copywork or notebooking during other subjects or with a lesson out of A Reason for Handwriting. It’s great for letter formation, handwriting practice, and Scripture copywork.

Science – I’ll help him go through God Made Everything from Generations this year. This is our first time really splitting out science. for each kid instead of doing it as a group. Will be different!

Math U See – We bounced around with math quite a bit with this kiddo, trying to find the right fit. In the end we both landed on Math U See. He has some yet to work through in Beta but then we’ll move on to Gamma.

Spanish – The older kids are doing their own foreign language tracks, but the younger three boys and I will continuing with FlipFlop Spanish. It’s a whole family curriculum. This is 3 days a week for about 15 minutes and is fun and hands-on!

Bible – In addition to our group Bible studies, the three younger boys will be doing the Kingdom Brick Builders Club, which is an online resource that goes through monthly topics with devotions, Bible lessons, brick building, and more. We’re excited to get started and build that community!

History – Children’s Providential History Collection from Generations. We’re going through this again, slowing down to do more notebooking and adding historical fiction read alouds (some of which are provided by Generations to correspond to each level) and fun extension activities.

Spelling: All About Spelling – This is on his loop schedule and we’ve been slowly working through the levels. They are really helping him improve her spelling skills! (Tip: We like using the app instead of the tiles so we don’t lose them.)

Math – He’ll be continuing with Christian Light Education Math, level 5. This is a fantastic traditional spiral-based curriculum that has served us well for many of our children at least up to high school, and through it for my oldest.

Composition and Grammar – He’ll be working through Essentials in Writing level 5. It includes grammar and composition. (Although EIW is a Christian company, the content is not overtly Christian. We in biblical/worldview topics for writing prompts and talk about biblical principles in relation to writing and communication.)

Science – He’ll do God Made Me from Generations this year. Should be a good one!

Spanish – The older kids are doing their own foreign language tracks, but the younger three boys and I will continuing with FlipFlop Spanish. It’s a whole family curriculum. This is 3 days a week for about 15 minutes and is fun and hands-on!

Bible – He’s still working through his copy of Bible Investigators – Creation – This is a fantastic new resource that uses puzzles and investigation to teach personal study habits using the inductive Bible study method.

Piano – This kid LOVES piano, just like his oldest brother. He completed the entire program for the Mr. Hoffman piano lessons, so as promised, we moved him over to lessons this summer with our local piano teacher. (Good thing for us our oldest decided to end his piano lessons this summer, too, because we wouldn’t be able to pay for two! 😬)

Bible – In addition to our group Bible studies, the three younger boys will be doing the Kingdom Brick Builders Club, which is an online resource that goes through monthly topics with devotions, Bible lessons, brick building, and more. We’re excited to get started and build that community!

History – Children’s Providential History Collection from Generations. We’re going through this again, slowing down to do more notebooking and adding historical fiction read alouds (some of which are provided by Generations to correspond to each level) and fun extension activities.

Spelling: All About Spelling – This kiddo finished Lexercise and eye therapy this past year and got a great foundation that helped him take off with reading in spite of his dyslexia. It gave him a good start with spelling, too, so we’ll continue working on that sill with AAS.

Math – This kiddo needs hands-on math with his dyslexia and dyscalculia challenges. I’m so happy with the progress he has made with Math-U-See! He’ll continue with Epsilon this year.

Composition and Grammar – He’ll be working through Essentials in Writing level 6. It includes grammar and composition. (Although EIW is a Christian company, the content is not overtly Christian. We in biblical/worldview topics for writing prompts and talk about biblical principles in relation to writing and communication.)

Science – He’ll do God Made Animals from Generations this year. His favorite topic!

Spanish – The older kids are doing their own foreign language tracks, but the younger three boys and I will continuing with FlipFlop Spanish. It’s a whole family curriculum. This is 3 days a week for about 15 minutes and is fun and hands-on!

Bible Study – Because You Are Strong is a simple study just right for his age. We’ll be going through it together during out “devotion time with mom” slot on his loop schedule.

Bible – The high schoolers and I will do an inductive Bible study of 1 and 2 Corinthians this year, which also happens to be the books they’re studying/memorizing for Bible Quizzing. We’ll use this Precepts resource and I’ll lead the through it with the goal of giving them good study skills and practice applying biblical principles to any Bible study. I’ll also pull in material for some basic study lessons from Grasping God’s Word: A Hands-On Approach to Reading, Interpreting, and Applying the Bible. (I already have an older edition I’ll be using.)

Home Economics – With my oldest graduating in 2026, it seemed like a good idea to ramp up some home economics skills and include my other two high schoolers in on it, too. I still need to map out what exactly we’ll cover, but the goals are that they’ll leave with a set of tried-and-true recipes they practiced well, basic home maintenance skills, basic mending skills, menu planning and grocery budgeting, etc. I’ll use the home economics courses from Plain and Not So Plain as my launching pad.

Composition and Grammar – She’ll be working through Essentials in Writing level 9 with the grading add-on. (They don’t really grade – just provide feedback for some of the writing assignments.) I don’t know if we’ll do the whole thing, because I think she’d like to take a detour into more creative writing exploration. She and I will figure out what that might look like. I’m eying The Young Writer’s Workshop.

Bird Unit – This is my bird girl! We’ve done a bird unit every year for a while now. lol! This year she and her sister will finish up her Audubon course from Biblical Classical Community (which is fabulous) and then doing a couple of mini courses I picked up on Black Friday from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Spelling: All About Spelling – We’ll keep working through AAS to strengthen those spelling skills, as well as lifting spelling words from her writing to practice.

Vocabulary: Wordela – This is a new resource to me, so we’ll see how it goes. It’s an online homeschool vocabulary program that lets me assign pre-made or custom-made lists. I thought it might be more fun/effective than a book she might lose. I can have multiple students, so some of the other kids might try it, too.

Math – Denison Algebra 1 – Pre-algebra worked really well for her last year, so she’d like to continue with Denison. Honestly, Denison has been a super find for us. I have a couple of math whiz kids, but the others hit struggles right around pre-algebra. Denison is great. (I would probably choose something else for a child pursing a math-heavy science degree, but otherwise it’s fantastic and enough for college prep.)

Science – She and her sister will be doing chemistry this year using the following. They did something similar for biology and it was *perfect.”

• Chemistry 101 from The 101 Series (DVD with accompanying activity guide for labs) We already have all the 101 series DVDs and they’re amazing Christian resources.
• Guest Hollow – Chemistry in the Kitchen – We already have this, so we’ll in some activities and books.
• (maybe) Self-paced virtual labs from College Prep Science. They did these for biology and it was very effective. If we feel like they need more labs to make it a complete credit, we’ll do these over the summer.

History – She and her sister are working through the Antiquity history course from Compass Classroom. They’ll likely continue with Christendom, which is church history and the middle ages. I like the biblical worldview of this course, the interesting videos (they take notes), the incorporation of source documents, and the simple portfolio activity to engage with it. I’ll also add in some historical fiction reads and she’ll add to her timeline as she goes through it.

Note: There are art history lessons that sometimes have nudity in the artwork. Different families handle this in different ways. For my two girls we tell them to just skip the artwork content and are using a different resource for art history/appreciation.

German – She chose German for her foreign language. We prefer The Ulat but their German course isn’t done. So we plan to use Rosetta Stone Homeschool Unlimited Languages Subscription (German level 1 and 2), Easy German videos on YouTube, and a workbook for writing and grammar like Easy German Step-by-Step. We will also do a weekly culture/project/writing activity.

Bible – The high schoolers and I will do an inductive Bible study of 1 and 2 Corinthians this year, which also happens to be the books they’re studying/memorizing for Bible Quizzing. We’ll use this Precepts resource and I’ll lead the through it with the goal of giving them good study skills and practice applying biblical principles to any Bible study. I’ll also pull in material for some basic study lessons from Grasping God’s Word: A Hands-On Approach to Reading, Interpreting, and Applying the Bible. (I already have an older edition I’ll be using.)

Apologetics – We had Apologetics in Action from Master Books scheduled for her last year and forgot about it. She’d like to do it, so we’ll try again this year. 🙂 I doubt we’ll do the workbook but rather will use it for discussion and some written narrations. We also plan to add Case for Christ and possibly some C.S. Lewis to the mix.

Home Economics – With my oldest graduating in 2026, it seemed like a good idea to ramp up some home economics skills and include my other two high schoolers in on it, too. I still need to map out what exactly we’ll cover, but the goals are that they’ll leave with a set of tried-and-true recipes they practiced well, basic home maintenance skills, basic mending skills, menu planning and grocery budgeting, etc. I’ll use the home economics courses from Plain and Not So Plain as my launching pad.

English – She’ll be doing select portions of 9th grade Essentials in Writing level with her sister for some extra practice (I just grabbed an extra workbook to make it easier) and then the rest of her writing efforts will be related to other course work for literature and history.

It’s also time to teach her how to do speed essays, which is a way to combine written narrations, her essay organization and writing skills, and research/analysis skills into a short weekly. I hope to do that during the last quarter of the year. It’s an excellent habit for high school writing!

Bird Unit – She and her sister will finish up their Audubon course from Biblical Classical Community. It’s a lovely course but we started a little late last year and it’s substantial! So we’ll keep doing it at their pace and finish when we finish.

Psychology from a Christian Perspective – Her older brother took Introduction to Psychology from a Christian Perspective by 7 Sisters Homeschool last year and we enjoyed the conversations so much she asked to do it too.

Math – Denison Geometry – Taking some time in Geometry this coming year! I think she’ll like he break from Algebra. 😆

Science  – She and her sister will be doing chemistry this year using the following. They did something similar for biology and it was *perfect.”

• Chemistry 101 from The 101 Series (DVD with accompanying activity guide for labs) We already have all the 101 series DVDs and they’re amazing Christian resources.
• Guest Hollow – Chemistry in the Kitchen – We already have this, so we’ll in some activities and books.
• (maybe) Self-paced virtual labs from College Prep Science. They did these for biology and it was very effective. If we feel like they need more labs to make it a complete credit, we’ll do these over the summer.

History – We switched her to the Generations world history course and she really likes it. She’ll finish the second half this year. She and her sister will also work through the Compass Classroom course, Christendom, which is church history and the middle ages. She’ll add to her timeline as she goes through both. I don’t think the Generations course needs to be supplemented. She just enjoys doing the Compass Classroom videos and discussions with her sister.

French – She’ll continue with The Ulat French, Easy French videos on YouTube, and a workbook for writing and grammar like Easy French Step-by-Step. We will also do a weekly culture/project/writing activity.

Creative Arts – This is my artistic one! She spends a lot of time crafting and painting already. Here’s what she’ll do this year:

• Internship at a homeschool theater co for costume design, set design, and makeup (she’ll take some short online courses about a few of these topics, too)
• Learning to sew from a fellow homeschool mom, with an eye toward costume creation
• Cake and cupcake design
• Digital illustration and animation
• Comic book writing and illustration
• Various handicrafts

Bible Quizzing – This is his third and last year, so he wants to step it up! He plans to study an hour a day at least and go for “Memory Masters,” so it’s a priority this year.

Bible study of 1 and 2 Corinthians with his sisters, using this Precepts resource and with a focus on biblical principles. We’ll also do a quick survey of different Bible study methods.

30 Days to Understanding the Bible – this will be a quick overview, reviewing the organization, themes, and threads of Scripture. We’ll probably go through it along with the Bible study.

Holiness of God teaching series by R.C. Sproul – this is an excellent series I really appreciated, so I’m hoping we can squeeze it in, even if just to listen/watch and discuss.

Foundations of Faith – My oldest has learned the basics of doctrine and theology, specifically through Sound Words for Kids, but I like that this goes more in-depth for older kids and covers more topics. He also likes workbook formats, so it’s right up his alley.

RLV Discipleship Curriculum – I have heard good things about this and I think he’d enjoy it! Good for biblical context studies and practical discipleship. He’ll do it in the second semester.

Some Extras:

• Daily journal – Relating to daily Scripture reading, devotions, prayers, assigned books, or anything else. But must be kept daily and be at least a paragraph.
• Prepare a sermon and a week of family devotions (his dad will help him with this)
• Service Projects – 2 each semester, practicing looking for ways to serve in our church and community

American Civics with Michael Farris – This self-paced video course by Michael Farris, founder of Patrick Henry College and Chairman of HSLDA, looks amazing. I can’t wait to go through it with him! PLUS they gave me a 20% off coupon code to pass on to you! 🙌 Use code PROVERBIAL20 at checkout to get 20% off and lifetime access.

Consumer Math for Real Life – He’s finished Algebra 2, so the math will be easy, but he likes that he’ll learn budgeting, investing, taxes, employee benefits, business planning, and more.

Life Skills and Personal Development

• Auto upkeep – pulling some things from this book and then practical work with his dad on the teen car
• Entrepreneurship course by Dave Ramsey
• Books to read/narrate:
  • Talk Like TED book and public speaking practice 
  • 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens (This might be too simple for him but I picked it up at a used book sale, so he can skim it and see)
  • Just Do Something by Kevin DeYoung – Godly guidance for decision-making

English 12 – We’ll go through a set of literature selections and have discussions on biblical principles and analysis with Center For Lit. (With the Pelican Society membership, we have access to a live and recorded book club, so we’ll pick some that are from that list).

For writing, we’ll keep practicing essays and written narrations for literature and other subjects, strengthening his writing. He’ll also go through some of the projects in the Real World Writing Guide: High School Guide to Professional Writing from 7 Sisters. I’m adding it it how to do an Op-Ed, an informational interview write-up, a business proposal, satire, and professional correspondence.

Home Economics – With my oldest graduating in 2026, it seemed like a good idea to ramp up some home economics skills and include my other two high schoolers in on it, too. I still need to map out what exactly we’ll cover, but the goals are that they’ll leave with a set of tried-and-true recipes they practiced well, basic home maintenance skills, basic mending skills, menu planning and grocery budgeting, etc. I’ll use the home economics courses from Plain and Not So Plain as my launching pad.