I often get emails asking about particular secular homeschool curriculum. I’m listing this page as quality, secular choices that are quite popular with secular, classical/neo-classical homeschooling families. Curriculum marked with an asterisk * does have minor religious references or assumptions, but do not proselytize.
Please let me know if I’m missing your favorite!
Math
- Art of Problem Solving
- Math Mammoth
- MEP (Mathematics Enhancement Programme) free math program for ages 5-14
- Miquon
- RightStart Mathematics
- Saxon Math
- Singapore Math
- Teaching Textbooks
Reading
- All About Reading
- Explode the Code and Beyond the Code
- Ordinary Parent’s Guide to Teaching Reading
- Phonics Pathways
- Progressive Phonics – free online program
Grammar
- Analytical Grammar and Junior Analytical Grammar
- Easy Grammar
- First Language Lessons *
- Growing With Grammar
- Michael Clay Thompson (MCT) Language Arts
- Saxon/Hake Grammar
- Shurley English
Writing
Handwriting
Spelling/Vocabulary
- All About Spelling
- Megawords
- Sequential Spelling
- Soaring with Spelling
- Spelling Power
- Wordly Wise 3000
Science
I will not be listing science curriculum with a creationist or intelligent design agenda.
- Building Foundations for Scientific Understanding * (will never cover evolution)
- Core Knowledge books
- Elemental Science * (will never cover evolution)
- Galore Park Science
- Intellego Unit Studies (specifically has an evolution unit)
- Mr. Q Classic Science
- Nancy Larson Science
- PLATO Science online
- Pearson Science – for elementary through high school, Scott Foresman, Interactive Science, Prentice Hall, Miller and Levine Biology
- R.E.A.L. Science Odyssey (will cover evolution in level 2)
- Singapore Science: Child Play Science (K), Earlybird Science (1-2), My Pals Are Here (1-6), Interactive Science (7-8), Science Matters (9-10)
- The Story of Science by Joy Hakim
History
- A Little History of the World by E.H. Gombrich *
- A People’s History of the United States and A Young People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn (shows the minority viewpoint)
- Complete Book of United States History
- Core Knowledge books
- A History of US * by Joy Hakim
- History At Our House
- Intellego Unit Studies
- K-12 History
- Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong by James W. Loewen
- Mosiac Introduction to World History * – Four versions, choose one of the prehistory versions. The spines are Story of the World or A Little History of the World. Free history program.
- Pandia Press History Odyssey
- Story of the World *
- World History for Us All (middle and high school history)
- Drama of American History (middle school, out of print)
Spanish
Latin
Logic/Creative Thinking
- MindBenders
- Prufrock Press – Lollipop Logic (K-2), Logic Safari (2-6), Logic Countdown (3-4), Logic Liftoff (4-6)
- Tin Man Press
Art
* Does contain some very minor religious references or assumptions
Check out Homeschooling Freethinkers Curricula tables for their analysis on secular and non-secular choices.
If you’d like me to add your favorites to this list, please let me know.
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