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44 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

Print programs are books, workbooks or printable PDFs. The lessons need no screen, though some have optional videos.

At a glance

  • 41 of the 44 show a price on the publisher's site. For one child and one year of the main package they run from free to $1,861.90, and 1 is free.
  • How the child works: 44 books and workbooks.
  • 31 of the 44 have a placement test or level guide on the publisher's site, linked on each card.
  • Grades: 37 reach pre-K or kindergarten, all reach the elementary grades, 40 reach middle school and 30 reach high school.
Alphabetical. We never rank programs, and none pays to appear.
ProgramSubjectsGradesMethodFormatCost a yearFaith label
AbekaAbekaAll subjectsPre-K–12TraditionalBooks and workbooks$1,094.05Faith-based
All About ReadingAll About Learning PressReading and phonicsPre-K–4MasteryBooks and workbooks$159.95Secular
All About SpellingAll About Learning PressLanguage arts1–8MasteryBooks and workbooks$69.95Secular
AmblesideOnlineAmblesideOnline AdvisoryAll subjectsK–12Charlotte MasonBooks and workbooksFreeFaith-based
Apologia ScienceApologiaSciencePre-K–12Charlotte Mason, TraditionalBooks and workbooks$84.60Faith-based
Art of Problem SolvingAoPS IncorporatedMath5–12TraditionalBooks and workbooks$59Secular
Beautiful Feet BooksBeautiful Feet BooksHistory and geography, ScienceK–12Charlotte Mason, Literature-basedBooks and workbooks$255.95Faith-based
Beyond the PageEpiphany Curriculum, LLCAll subjectsPre-K–10Literature-basedBooks and workbooks$1,114.55Secular
BJU Press HomeschoolBJU PressAll subjectsPre-K–12TraditionalBooks and workbooks$1,037.10Faith-based
Blossom and RootBlossom and RootLanguage arts, SciencePre-K–6Charlotte Mason, WaldorfBooks and workbooks$162Secular
BookSharkBookSharkAll subjectsPre-K–12Literature-basedBooks and workbooks$1,040.94Secular
Brave WriterBrave WriterLanguage artsK–12Literature-basedBooks and workbooks$247Secular
Build Your LibraryBuild Your LibraryAll subjectsK–12Literature-based, Charlotte MasonBooks and workbooks$39.95Secular
Classical ConversationsClassical ConversationsAll subjectsPre-K–12ClassicalBooks and workbooksNot shownFaith-based
Explode The CodeEPS Learning (Educators Publishing Service)Reading and phonicsPre-K–4TraditionalBooks and workbooksNot shownSecular
The Good and the BeautifulThe Good and the BeautifulMath, Reading and phonics, Language arts, Science, History and geographyPre-K–12Traditional, Unit studiesBooks and workbooks$147.94Faith-based
Heart of DakotaHeart of Dakota PublishingAll subjectsPre-K–12Charlotte Mason, Unit studiesBooks and workbooks$677.06Faith-based
History QuestPandia PressHistory and geography1–7Literature-basedBooks and workbooks$101.98Secular
Horizons MathAlpha Omega Publications (AOP)MathK–8TraditionalBooks and workbooks$120Faith-based
Learning Without TearsLearning Without TearsLanguage artsPre-K–6TraditionalBooks and workbooks$24.95Secular
Life of FredPolka Dot PublishingMath1–12Literature-basedBooks and workbooks$49Faith-based
Lightning LiteratureHewitt Learning (Hewitt Research Foundation)Language artsK–12Literature-basedBooks and workbooks$90.15Not labelled
Logic of EnglishLogic of EnglishReading and phonics, Language artsPre-K–12TraditionalBooks and workbooks$226.67Secular
Master BooksMaster Books (New Leaf Publishing Group)All subjectsK–12Charlotte MasonBooks and workbooks$194.34Faith-based
Math MammothMath Mammoth (Maria Miller)MathK–8MasteryBooks and workbooks$42.50Secular
Math-U-SeeDemme LearningMathK–12MasteryBooks and workbooks$220.12Not labelled
Memoria Press Classical Core CurriculumMemoria PressAll subjectsPre-K–12ClassicalBooks and workbooks$821.28Faith-based
My Father's WorldMy Father's WorldAll subjectsPre-K–12Charlotte Mason, Classical, Unit studies, Literature-basedBooks and workbooks$385.74Faith-based
The Mystery of HistoryBright Ideas Press and The Mystery of History, Inc.History and geographyK–12TraditionalBooks and workbooks$79.95Faith-based
Notgrass HistoryNotgrass HistoryHistory and geography1–12Literature-basedBooks and workbooks$221Faith-based
Oak MeadowOak MeadowAll subjectsPre-K–12WaldorfBooks and workbooks$584.25Secular
REAL Science OdysseyPandia PressScienceK–10TraditionalBooks and workbooks$87.99Secular
RightStart MathematicsActivities for Learning, Inc.MathK–7Traditional, MasteryBooks and workbooks$329Secular
Saxon MathHoughton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)MathK–12TraditionalBooks and workbooksNot shownSecular
SchoolhouseTeachers.comThe Old SchoolhouseAll subjectsPre-K–12TraditionalBooks and workbooks$389Faith-based
Singapore MathSingapore Math Inc.MathPre-K–8MasteryBooks and workbooks$169Secular
SonlightSonlight CurriculumAll subjectsPre-K–12Literature-basedBooks and workbooks$1,129.45Faith-based
Spelling You SeeDemme LearningLanguage artsK–8TraditionalBooks and workbooks$65.43Not labelled
The Story of the WorldWell-Trained Mind PressHistory and geography1–8ClassicalBooks and workbooks$53.47Not labelled
Tapestry of GraceLampstand PressHistory and geography, Language artsK–12Classical, Charlotte Mason, Unit studiesBooks and workbooks$60Faith-based
Timberdoodle Curriculum KitsTimberdoodle Co.All subjectsPre-K–12TraditionalBooks and workbooks$1,017Faith-based
TorchlightTorchlight CurriculumAll subjectsPre-K–5Literature-basedBooks and workbooks$47Secular
Veritas PressVeritas PressAll subjectsK–12ClassicalBooks and workbooks$1,861.90Faith-based
Writing With EaseWell-Trained Mind PressLanguage arts1–4ClassicalBooks and workbooks$39.87Not labelled

Each program in a line

  • Abeka: A parent who wants a complete, school-style year in one order, with the lesson plans written out and the option of video teachers later.
  • All About Reading: A parent who wants a step-by-step, lightly scripted phonics program to teach one child at a time, including a child who finds reading hard.
  • All About Spelling: A parent who wants a scripted, step-by-step spelling program that explains the rules, for a child who already reads.
  • AmblesideOnline: A family that wants a free, book-centered Charlotte Mason plan, with a parent who enjoys reading aloud and is happy to choose a math program.
  • Apologia Science: A family teaching several children who wants one science topic at a time, read together from a textbook with hands-on activities, and then a structured textbook course for each teen.
  • Art of Problem Solving: A strong, motivated math student in grades 5 to 12, perhaps aiming at math contests, with a parent or an online class to talk through hard problems.
  • 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.
  • Beyond the Page: A family with a curious, confident reader who wants science, social studies and language arts tied together through real books and projects, with a parent ready to lead each day.
  • BJU Press Homeschool: A parent who wants a full, textbook-based year with detailed teacher editions, and the option to hand some or all subjects to video teachers.
  • Blossom and Root: A family that wants a gentle, hands-on year built around nature, books and art, and is happy to choose its own math.
  • BookShark: A family that wants a fully planned, book-based year with a free fifth day, and likes siblings sharing history and science.
  • Brave Writer: A parent who wants to coach writing through good books and conversation, with one relaxed program for one or several children.
  • Build Your Library: A family that wants a book-centered year planned for them at low cost, with time to read aloud together.
  • Classical Conversations: A family that wants a weekly group day with other homeschoolers and a classical memory-work plan, with the parent teaching at home the rest of the week.
  • Explode The Code: A family that wants low-cost, low-prep phonics practice a child can do with little help, alongside reading aloud and real books.
  • 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.
  • Heart of Dakota: A parent who wants open-and-go daily plans built on living books, with a known length of school day and a choice of math program.
  • History Quest: A family with several elementary children who wants history told as a story, with a weekly mix of crafts, mapping and writing.
  • Horizons Math: A parent who wants to teach from a step-by-step guide each day, with colorful workbooks and steady review of earlier topics.
  • Learning Without Tears: A family that wants a low-cost, grade-by-grade handwriting workbook, including for a young child who needs help with letter formation and fine motor skills.
  • Life of Fred: A child who loves stories and reading, in a family that wants inexpensive, self-contained books with little parent preparation.
  • Lightning Literature: A family that wants language arts built around real children's novels, with a parent who reads along and teaches from a guide.
  • Logic of English: A parent who wants to teach phonics, spelling and grammar together from scripted lessons with plenty of games, whether with a 4-year-old or an older child who struggles with spelling.
  • Master Books: A family that wants low-cost, open-and-go printed courses with short lessons and a Charlotte Mason flavor.
  • Math Mammoth: A family on a tight budget that wants an open-and-go worktext the child can read and work through with growing independence.
  • Math-U-See: A parent who wants to sit with the child, teach with hands-on blocks and move on only when each skill is secure.
  • Memoria Press Classical Core Curriculum: A parent who wants a classical, Latin-centered year planned day by day, with the books and teacher guides for every subject in one box.
  • My Father's World: A family teaching several children that wants one plan for history, science and the arts, with books, notebooking and hands-on projects.
  • 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.
  • Oak Meadow: A family that wants a gentle, arts-rich year in print, with stories, crafts and nature woven into each week.
  • REAL Science Odyssey: A family that wants one science subject a year, read aloud and done together, with hands-on labs already planned out.
  • RightStart Mathematics: A parent who wants to teach math hands-on, with an abacus and card games, and is happy to lead a lesson each day.
  • Saxon Math: A family that wants a printed, step-by-step math series from the early grades to high school, with steady review built into every lesson.
  • SchoolhouseTeachers.com: A family with several children who wants one yearly price for every subject and grade, with a parent who is happy to print lessons and lead the teaching.
  • Singapore Math: A parent willing to learn the material and teach each lesson, with a child who likes thinking problems through rather than repeating the same steps.
  • Sonlight: A family that wants to learn through real books read together, with every day of the year planned in a guide.
  • Spelling You See: A family that wants short daily spelling lessons built on copywork and dictation instead of word lists and tests.
  • The Story of the World: A family that wants world history told as one story in time order, read aloud together, with narration, mapping and projects for children of several ages.
  • 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.
  • Timberdoodle Curriculum Kits: A family that wants a full year of books, workbooks, games and hands-on kits chosen for them, with the freedom to swap pieces and set each subject at its own level.
  • Torchlight: A family that wants literature, history and science planned around read-aloud books and discussion, at a low price.
  • Veritas Press: A parent who wants a classical year with scripted lesson plans for each subject, and the choice to hand some subjects to online courses later.
  • Writing With Ease: A parent of a young writer who wants short, scripted daily lessons in narration, copywork and dictation from good books.

Before you buy

Check what you print yourself and what is shipped, and whether a younger sibling can reuse the books or needs a new workbook.

Most publishers post samples and a placement test; each card links the placement test where the publisher has one.

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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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