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Secular homeschool history and geography curricula, compared

4 programs, listed alphabetically, each with its grades, method, format and cost a year as the publisher’s own site showed them on October 31, 2026. Open a card for the strengths, the watch-outs and who it fits.

What this list holds

We label a program secular when the publisher's own pages call it secular, or describe the program and the publisher without any faith terms.

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 4 show a price on the publisher's site. For one child and one year of the main package they run from free to $350, and 1 is free.
  • How the child works: 2 books and workbooks, 1 on screen, 1 video lessons.
  • 1 of the 4 has a placement test or level guide on the publisher's site, linked on each card.
  • Grades: 3 reach pre-K or kindergarten, all reach the elementary grades, 3 reach middle school and 1 reaches high school.

Grades each program covers

BrainPOP Homeschool
  1. PK
  2. K
  3. 1
  4. 2
  5. 3
  6. 4
  7. 5
  8. 6
  9. 7
  10. 8
  11. 9
  12. 10
  13. 11
  14. 12
History Quest
  1. PK
  2. K
  3. 1
  4. 2
  5. 3
  6. 4
  7. 5
  8. 6
  9. 7
  10. 8
  11. 9
  12. 10
  13. 11
  14. 12
Khan Academy
  1. PK
  2. K
  3. 1
  4. 2
  5. 3
  6. 4
  7. 5
  8. 6
  9. 7
  10. 8
  11. 9
  12. 10
  13. 11
  14. 12
Little Passports
  1. PK
  2. K
  3. 1
  4. 2
  5. 3
  6. 4
  7. 5
  8. 6
  9. 7
  10. 8
  11. 9
  12. 10
  13. 11
  14. 12
Alphabetical, as the table below. Each row lights the grades the publisher states.
Which grades are you shopping for?

3 of the 4 reach pre-K or kindergarten:

  • BrainPOP Homeschool Grades 3 to 8 on the Homeschool plan; kindergarten to 8th grade with BrainPOP Jr. added
  • Khan Academy Kindergarten to 12th grade, plus early college courses
  • Little Passports Boxes for ages 3 to 5, 5 to 8, 6 to 10 and 8 and up (about pre-K to 5th grade)

All 4 reach the elementary grades:

  • BrainPOP Homeschool Grades 3 to 8 on the Homeschool plan; kindergarten to 8th grade with BrainPOP Jr. added
  • History Quest 1st to 6th grade; United States is for 3rd to 6th, and the Modern History Bridge book reaches 7th grade
  • Khan Academy Kindergarten to 12th grade, plus early college courses
  • Little Passports Boxes for ages 3 to 5, 5 to 8, 6 to 10 and 8 and up (about pre-K to 5th grade)

3 of the 4 reach middle school:

  • BrainPOP Homeschool Grades 3 to 8 on the Homeschool plan; kindergarten to 8th grade with BrainPOP Jr. added
  • History Quest 1st to 6th grade; United States is for 3rd to 6th, and the Modern History Bridge book reaches 7th grade
  • Khan Academy Kindergarten to 12th grade, plus early college courses

1 of the 4 reaches high school:

  • Khan Academy Kindergarten to 12th grade, plus early college courses
Alphabetical. We never rank programs, and none pays to appear.
ProgramSubjectsGradesMethodFormatCost a yearFaith label
BrainPOP HomeschoolBrainPOPMath, Science, History and geographyK–8TraditionalVideo lessons$350Secular
History QuestPandia PressHistory and geography1–7Literature-basedBooks and workbooks$101.98Secular
Khan AcademyKhan AcademyMath, Language arts, Science, History and geographyK–12MasteryOn screenFreeSecular
Little PassportsLittle PassportsScience, History and geographyPre-K–5Unit studiesBooks and workbooks$300Secular

Each program in a line

  • BrainPOP Homeschool: A family that wants short, lively videos to introduce or review topics alongside its main books, for several children at once.
  • History Quest: A family with several elementary children who wants history told as a story, with a weekly mix of crafts, mapping and writing.
  • 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.
  • Little Passports: A family that wants a monthly hands-on treat on world geography or science that a child can open and start on their own.

Before you buy

That label is the only thing these pages say about religion. If it matters to you, read the publisher's own pages.

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.

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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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