Homeschool history and geography curricula under $100 a year, compared

3 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 whose main package for one child and one year costs under $100 on the publisher's site.

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 3 show a price on the publisher's site. For one child and one year of the main package they run from $53.47 to $79.95.
How the child works: 3 books and workbooks.
2 of the 3 have a placement test or level guide on the publisher's site, linked on each card.
Grades: 2 reach pre-K or kindergarten, all reach the elementary grades, all reach middle school and 2 reach high school.

Alphabetical. We never rank programs, and none pays to appear.
Program	Subjects	Grades	Method	Format	Cost a year	Faith label
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
The Story of the WorldWell-Trained Mind Press	History and geography	1–8	Classical	Books and workbooks	$53.47	Not labelled
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

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.
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.

Before you buy

Check what that price leaves out, such as a teacher's guide, answer key or printed books.

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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