Video-based homeschool math curricula, 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 31, 2026. Open a card for the strengths, the watch-outs and who it fits.
What this list holds
Video-based programs have a teacher on video doing the main teaching, often with a workbook beside it.
Math programs differ most in who does the teaching (the parent from a guide, a video, or the book written to the child), in whether a topic is finished before the next starts or keeps coming back in review, and in where the series ends.
This list holds programs sold for math on their own. Full curricula that teach it along with every other subject are on homeschool all-in-one curricula.
At a glance
- 2 of the 3 show a price on the publisher's site. For one child and one year of the main package they run from $250 to $350.
- How the child works: 3 video lessons.
- Grades: 2 reach pre-K or kindergarten, all reach the elementary grades, all reach middle school and 1 reaches high school.
Grades each program covers
- BrainPOP Homeschool
- PK
- K
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- Generation Genius
- PK
- K
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- Mr. D Math
- PK
- K
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
| Program | Subjects | Grades | Method | Format | Cost a year | Faith label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BrainPOP HomeschoolBrainPOP | Math, Science, History and geography | K–8 | Traditional | Video lessons | $350 | Secular |
| Generation GeniusGeneration Genius (part of Newsela) | Science, Math | K–8 | Traditional | Video lessons | $250 | Secular |
| Mr. D MathMr. D Math | Math | 5–12 | Traditional | Video lessons | Not shown | Not labelled |
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.
- Generation Genius: A family that wants ready-made, video-led science or math lessons with hands-on activities for the elementary and middle school years.
- Mr. D Math: A middle or high school student who wants video lessons with a real teacher to ask, and a parent who would rather not teach upper-level math.
Before you buy
Check the length of the videos, whether they stream or come on disc, and how long access lasts.
Give the publisher's placement test before you buy: levels rarely line up exactly with school grades, and a child moving from another program often places a level lower. Check what a year needs beyond the student book, such as a teacher's guide, test booklet or manipulatives.
Most publishers post samples and a placement test; each card links the placement test where the publisher has one.
Related lists
- Homeschool math curricula 22
- Homeschool math curricula for middle school 20
- Homeschool math curricula for pre-K and kindergarten 17
- Secular homeschool math curricula 14
- Traditional homeschool math curricula 14
- Print homeschool math curricula 12
- Homeschool math curricula for high school 10
- Mastery-based homeschool math curricula 8
- Online homeschool math curricula 6
- Video-based homeschool curricula 6
- Homeschool math curricula under $100 a year 5
- Secular video-based homeschool curricula 4
- 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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