Homeschool history and geography curricula for high school, compared
6 programs, listed alphabetically, each with its grades, method, format and cost a year as the publisher’s own site showed them on October 29, 2026. Open a card for the strengths, the watch-outs and who it fits.
What this list holds
Programs for 9th to 12th grade, where courses turn into credits on a transcript.
History curricula for homeschool are often built on read-alouds and books rather than one textbook, and many go through history in order over four or more years, starting again at a deeper level.
This list holds programs sold for history and geography on their own. Full curricula that teach it along with every other subject are on homeschool all-in-one curricula.
At a glance
- All 6 show a price on the publisher's site. For one child and one year of the main package they run from free to $255.95, and 1 is free.
- How the child works: 5 books and workbooks, 1 on screen.
- 4 of the 6 have a placement test or level guide on the publisher's site, linked on each card.
- Grades: 5 reach pre-K or kindergarten, all reach the elementary grades, all reach middle school and all reach high school.
| Program | Subjects | Grades | Method | Format | Cost a year | Faith label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beautiful Feet BooksBeautiful Feet Books | History and geography, Science | K–12 | Charlotte Mason, Literature-based | Books and workbooks | $255.95 | Faith-based |
| The Good and the BeautifulThe Good and the Beautiful | Math, Reading and phonics, Language arts, Science, History and geography | Pre-K–12 | Traditional, Unit studies | Books and workbooks | $147.94 | Faith-based |
| Khan AcademyKhan Academy | Math, Language arts, Science, History and geography | K–12 | Mastery | On screen | Free | Secular |
| The Mystery of HistoryBright Ideas Press and The Mystery of History, Inc. | History and geography | K–12 | Traditional | Books and workbooks | $79.95 | Faith-based |
| Notgrass HistoryNotgrass History | History and geography | 1–12 | Literature-based | Books and workbooks | $221 | Faith-based |
| Tapestry of GraceLampstand Press | History and geography, Language arts | K–12 | Classical, Charlotte Mason, Unit studies | Books and workbooks | $60 | Faith-based |
Each program in a line
- Beautiful Feet Books: A family that wants to teach history and geography through real books read aloud together, with discussion rather than worksheets, across several grades at once.
- The Good and the Beautiful: A family that wants low-cost, open-and-go printed lessons and likes teaching science and history to several children at once.
- Khan Academy: A family that wants free, self-paced practice in math and other core subjects, with a parent who is happy to choose the courses and check progress on a dashboard.
- The Mystery of History: A family with children of different ages who wants one world history read together in time order, with a choice of activities at each child's level.
- Notgrass History: A family that wants an open-and-go history course with real novels and primary sources, used with one child or several together.
- Tapestry of Grace: A family with children of several ages who wants one shared history and literature plan built on living books and discussion, and is willing to plan each week.
Before you buy
Check how each course is meant to count (one credit, half a credit, a lab science) and keep a description of it; the course description maker and transcript maker on this site help with that.
Check which books you have to buy or borrow beyond the guide, and how the program fits more than one child at once. Map and timeline work is common, and some programs fold geography and literature into history.
Most publishers post samples and a placement test; each card links the placement test where the publisher has one.
Side by side
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- Faith-based homeschool curricula for high school 21
- Homeschool all-in-one curricula for high school 20
- Secular homeschool curricula for high school 14
- Homeschool history and geography curricula 8
- Homeschool math curricula for high school 8
- Homeschool language arts programs for high school 7
- Print homeschool history and geography curricula 7
- Faith-based homeschool history and geography curricula 5
- Homeschool history and geography curricula for pre-K and kindergarten 5
- Homeschool science curricula for high school 5
- Homeschool history and geography curricula under $100 a year 3
- Every program, with a filter for any combination
How we label
Every fact on a card was read on the publisher's own website on the date shown, and the page it came from is linked. A fact we could not confirm there is left out. Costs are for one child and one year of the main package, as the publisher's page showed them that day; prices and sales change. Method and format are the publisher's own description where it gives one. The only thing we say about religion is one label, secular or faith-based, given by the rule above; where the publisher's pages don't settle it, the card has no label.
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