47 Free Homeschool Resources — The Sites, Tools, and Printables Parents Actually Use

How We Picked

A resource made the cut if it met three rules:

• Truly free — no credit card, no 7-day trial, no upsell wall after lesson three.
• Used by us or a homeschool parent we trust — not just on a list of lists.
• Made for kids or families — not adult tools we forced to fit.

A few “freemium” picks made it. The free tier had to be real (Khan Academy is free for life). “Free trial” picks did not make the list.

We also tagged each pick by age range:

• L = Little kids (ages 5 to 8)
• M = Middle (9 to 12)
• H = High school (13+)
• All = Works across the board

Math (8 picks)

1. Khan Academy (All) — The big one. Free K through 12 math, plus science, art history, and SAT prep. The dashboard tracks where each kid is. We use it as the spine of our middle-years math.
2. CK-12 (M, H) — Free open-source textbooks. Heavy on math and science. Good for high schoolers who want the textbook experience without the textbook price.
3. Math Antics (L, M) — Short, clear math videos on YouTube. Long division. Fractions. Algebra. Free, with a paid extras tier we skip.
4. Numberblocks (L) — A BBC show on YouTube. Kids learn early math by watching cute number characters do their thing. Our 5-year-old picked up addition and subtraction from this alone.
5. Greg Tang Math (L, M) — Free puzzles and games. Strong for kids who hate worksheets but love a brain teaser.
6. Prodigy Math Game (L, M) — A free RPG-style math game. Kids fight monsters by solving math problems. Free tier is the full game; paid tier is a costume shop.
7. SplashLearn (L, M) — Free K-5 math (and reading). Cleaner interface than most. Limited monthly access on the free tier but enough for a few weekly sessions.
8. Bedtime Math (L, M) — A daily math story problem. We have read these out loud at bedtime for years. Surprisingly addictive.

Reading and Language Arts (9 picks)

9. Storyline Online (L) — Famous actors read picture books out loud. Free, no ads. Betty White reading “Harry the Dirty Dog” is our 6-year-old's favorite.
10. Project Gutenberg (M, H) — 70,000+ free public-domain ebooks. Treasure Island, Anne of Green Gables, all the classics. Plain-text or PDF download. Free forever.
11. Open Library (All) — Borrow real books online. A library card gets you in. Huge fiction collection.
12. Libby (All) — Library audiobooks and ebooks on your phone. We run two Libby accounts in our house. Free with any library card.
13. Lit2Go (M, H) — Free audiobook readings of public-domain books. Searchable by reading level and topic.
14. Reading Rockets (L, M) — Free book lists and lesson plans for kids learning to read. Built by reading experts. Trusted source.
15. Starfall (L) — Free phonics and early reading games. Great for ages 4 to 7. Some content behind a paid wall but the core ABC and “Learn to Read” sections are free.
16. Vooks (L) — Animated storybook readings. Free trial converts to paid, but the trial is long enough to be worth it.
17. Grammarly Free (M, H) — A grammar checker. Older kids learning to write self-edit with this. Free tier covers the basics.

Science (8 picks)

18. Mystery Science (L, M) — Short mystery-based science videos with hands-on follow-ups. They run free promo windows every few months. Easy to grab.
19. Generation Genius (L, M) — Science videos linked to school standards. Free trial leads to paid. But many libraries offer it free with a library card. Check yours.
20. NASA Kids' Club (L) — Games, videos, and activities from NASA. Truly free. Truly NASA. Hard to beat.
21. Crash Course (M, H) — John and Hank Green's YouTube series. Biology, chem, physics, history, more. Half a million subs can't be wrong.
22. SciShow Kids (L) — Short science explainer videos for the under-10 crowd. Free on YouTube.
23. Cosmic Kids Yoga (L) — Free yoga videos with story themes. Frozen-themed yoga is real. So is Star Wars yoga. Burns energy and counts as P.E.
24. Science Snacks (M, H) — Free hands-on tests from the Exploratorium. Most use stuff in your kitchen.
25. iNaturalist (All) — A free app that names plants, bugs, and birds in your yard. Your finds also help real research.

History and Civics (5 picks)

26. iCivics (M, H) — Free civics games and lessons, started by a Supreme Court justice. Strong for middle and high school.
27. Liberty's Kids (L, M) — A free history show on YouTube. Covers the American Revolution. We watched all 40 episodes with our 9-year-old.
28. Nat Geo Kids (L, M) — Free reads, videos, and games on world cultures, animals, and history.
29. Smithsonian Learning Lab (M, H) — Free access to museum sources. Strong for kids who love real artifacts.
30. PBS LearningMedia (All) — Free K-12 video clips and lessons from PBS. History is a strong slice.

Art and Music (4 picks)

31. Art for Kids Hub (L, M) — Free draw-along videos. A dad and his kids draw cute things, step by step. Our kids have made dozens.
32. The Met Kids (M, H) — The Met museum's free art site. Tour art online. Build your own room.
33. Hoffman Academy (L, M) — Free online piano lessons. The first 50+ are free. Paid tier adds extras. Many families finish the free run first.
34. Chrome Music Lab (All) — Free in-browser music tools. Make a song. See a sound. No login.

Languages (3 picks)

35. Duolingo (All) — Free lessons in 40+ tongues. Use Duolingo ABC for the under-7 crowd. The main app works for the rest.
36. BBC Languages Archive (M, H) — Old but gold. Free lessons in French, Spanish, Italian, German. Made for adults. Works for older kids.
37. SpanishDict (M, H) — Free Spanish word lookups, grammar guides, and quizzes. Best free Spanish pick on the web.

Coding and Tech (4 picks)

38. Scratch (L, M) — Free coding tool from MIT. Kids build games by snapping blocks. The on-ramp for most.
39. Code.org (All) — Free coding lessons. Hosts “Hour of Code.” Used by 60 million kids.
40. Tinkercad (M, H) — Free 3D design tool. If you have a 3D printer, this is what you want. Has an Arduino sim too.
41. CodeCombat (M, H) — Free Python and JS coding through a fantasy game. Free tier is wide.

Worksheets and Printables (3 picks)

42. 123 Homeschool 4 Me (L, M) — A mom-run site with thousands of free printables. Sorted by grade and topic. No email gate on most.
43. Homeschool Share (L, M) — Free unit studies and lapbook printables. Strong for theme-based learning.
44. Education.com (L, M) — Tens of thousands of worksheets. Free tier gives daily access. Paid tier lifts the cap. Free is plenty for most.

General Curriculum (3 picks)

45. Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool (All) — A full free K-12 homeschool spine. Run by a homeschool mom. All subjects. All online. All free. Used by tens of thousands.
46. Ambleside Online (All) — Free Charlotte Mason-style plan. Heavy on living books and nature walks. Built by volunteers.
47. Old Fashioned Education (All) — A free list of public-domain textbooks and readers. Great for the classical crowd.

When Free Is Not Enough

Most of the free tools above work for 80% of homeschool needs. But some things are worth paying for. Three areas where we have spent money and not regretted it:

• Hands-on kits. A monthly box at the door takes the planning weight off you. We have used MEL Science for chem, KiwiCo for general boxes, and a few one-off art kits. See our full kit roundup.
• Live classes. Outschool runs live classes from $10 to $30 a session. For a topic you do not know (Mandarin, falconry, advanced dance), it is the easy path.
• A paid spine for one subject. If math (or writing, or some other) is the thing you dread, pay for a full spine just for that. Free fills the rest.

A workable model: free for most subjects, paid for the one or two you cannot teach yourself, and a kit subscription for the late-afternoon slot.

How to Build a Free Stack

If you are starting from scratch, here is a no-cost stack that covers a full homeschool year:

• Math: Khan Academy + Math Antics + Bedtime Math
• Reading: Library books + Storyline Online + Lit2Go
• Writing: Daily journal + Reading Rockets prompts
• Science: Mystery Science + Crash Course + iNaturalist walks
• History: Liberty's Kids + Smithsonian Learning Lab
• Art: Art for Kids Hub + Met Kids
• Music: Hoffman Academy
• P.E.: Cosmic Kids Yoga + outside time
• Languages: Duolingo
• Coding: Scratch (younger) or CodeCombat (older)

Total cost: $0. Add a library card and you are set.

Quick Recap

• 47 truly free homeschool tools, sorted by subject and age.
• Free works for most subjects most of the time.
• Khan Academy, Mystery Science, Storyline Online, Scratch, and Easy Peasy do most of the heavy lifting in our own house.
• Pay for hands-on kits, live classes for tough topics, and one subject's curriculum if you dread teaching it.
• A library card multiplies every free resource on this list.

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