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Where to shop for curricula

August 3, 2020 By Annette1 12 Comments

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The question of the day is just where does one do their homeschool shopping?  There are so many options for getting your course material, I thought I would run through a few places for where to shop for curricula. 

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Free Shopping Online Multi-grade/subject

Seriously… shop for free if you can.  It’s SO easy in the early years there are TONS of things available for free for preschool through grade three.  Just look for literally whatever it is you want to do and print it off, or follow the instructions and simply go to. 

Otherwise there are free curriculum sites that are multi-subject such as the ones below.   These are just a few of the sites I’ve listed in an earlier post on how to homeschool without the boxed curriculum.  

Easy Peasy Homeschool is a completely free curriculum for all subjects grades K-12.  They have a facebook group to help you out, lots of good resources, and it’s not hard to figure out.  Just take your time and work through what you need. 

PlainandNotSoPlain has free curriculum for most elementary grades and a bit of highschool. 

AmblesideOnline offers full Charlotte Mason Style curriculum completely free for every grade and subject. You’ll find schedules, lessons plans and even a library.  Explore it and learn with it. 

CK-12 has excellent science and math curriculum for free for a variety of grades.

Old Fashioned Homeschool offers quite a few online books and worksheets along with a schedule.

Khan Academy has excellent videos on math, science, computing, and history.  Video with questions to determine understanding.

School Express gives unit studies for a variety of topics. Multi-age unit studies. 

CoreKowledge offers free curriculum for almost all grades through grade five, I haven’t found a lot beyond that.  

HomeSchool Share offers unit studies and lapbooks.  Perhaps not a complete curriculum but covers a large amount of information.

Freedom Homeschool has a ton of free resources for every subject and grade.

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Free Specific Subjects Online

  • Learn to code
  • Math
  • Financial Literacy.
  • Physical Education. 
  • Geography.
  • How to HomeSchool without boxed curriculum.
  • Devotionals for Teens.
  • Want to Learn art?
  • Want to learn Keyboarding?
  • Want to Learn Art?
  • Want to learn Anything?
  • Foreign Languages. 
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Lower Cost Curricula

Though not as prevalent this year as others, used book fairs are a great place to get curricula.  Homeschool parents will gather up their used materials and bring them to a central location for sale to others. 

You’ll also find curricula listed online via facebook, kijiji, amazon, and more.  Looking on Facebook for local buy/sell homeschool groups in your local area will be your best bet.  

Use the library instead of buying!   Seriously, you can get some excellent books there.  Also consider, if you have an audible account using it for getting some of your needed reading materials.  You can also use Librivox (did you know they have an app now?).   On Apple and google. 

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Curricula and Resource Companies

If you can’t find what you are looking for used or free, you’ll need to look into purchasing new.  There are so many places where to shop for curricula I’ll be just be listing a few. 

You can order directly from companies such as Home School in the Woods, UnitStudy.com,  TechieHomeschoolMom, The Canadian Homeschooler, and TeachersPayTeachers, etc

A physical resource place such as The Learning House, Scholar’s Choice, and so forth.

Or online resource distributors such as Christian Book Distributors, Rainbow Resouces, etc

You might even consider renting curricula from a place like Yellow House Book Rental. 

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What about you?

Have I missed anyplace about where to shop for curricula? 

I know I didn’t list that many companies, but there are SO many out there it would be impossible to list them all.   Basically google what you are looking for and something new will pop up, or ask in your local homeschooling group for ideas and you’ll get a multitude of suggestions. 

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  1. Kristen says

    August 3, 2020 at 8:16 pm

    I love the advice of trying to find free or used resources. A great way to stay in budget so you can splurge on something you really want or need.

    Reply
    • Annette1 says

      August 4, 2020 at 3:33 pm

      for sure… those freebies make the pay for affordable.

      Reply
  2. Dawn says

    August 5, 2020 at 12:53 pm

    We love being able to find our curriculum used! Thanks for the great ideas.

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    • Annette1 says

      August 6, 2020 at 5:22 pm

      it’s nice when you can get it in good used condition isn’t it?

      Reply
  3. Teresa says

    August 10, 2020 at 2:53 pm

    This is a great list of resources! It’s easy to overspend in the early years not knowing there are so many free options.

    Reply
    • Annette1 says

      August 11, 2020 at 12:41 am

      oh…it’s so hugely easy to overspend. I know I did until I caught a grip on myself!

      Reply
  4. Chareen says

    August 10, 2020 at 10:07 pm

    Oh wow Annette a lot of those resource are new to me. Thank you so much for finding them and sharin them on your blog 😀

    When I first started homeschooling my favourite resource was book fairs we would literally spend the day browsing all the beautiful books. Your post brought back many happy memories thank you.

    Reply
    • Annette1 says

      August 11, 2020 at 12:39 am

      oh, I’m happy I could introduce you to some new resources! Aren’t book fairs great?

      Reply
  5. Lori says

    August 14, 2020 at 5:24 pm

    Great resource list. I agree that there are tons of free, quality resources for the younger years. Boy does that dry up as they get into middle school! Still, as you mentioned, book sales and used curriculum sales are a great place to look.

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    • Annette1 says

      August 15, 2020 at 12:19 am

      i know eh? Wish there were more free things for highschool….. but they take longer to develop so harder to just give away.

      Reply
  6. Heather says

    September 18, 2020 at 12:12 pm

    Thank you! Here’s a source for unit studies and books for elementary aged kids by an independent author https://www.quiteacharacter.ca/shop

    Reply
    • Annette1 says

      September 29, 2020 at 8:32 pm

      I’d not heard of that before. Thank you.

      Reply

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