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Best Middle School Homeschool Curriculum (Grades 6-8)
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Middle school is the transition from elementary basics to high-school-level rigor. Curricula at this level introduce pre-algebra, more complex writing assignments, and laboratory science. Many families also begin transitioning to independent learning during these years.
Our top picks support that transition. Teaching Textbooks lets math-anxious tweens learn independently with video lessons and auto-grading. IEW builds the structured writing skills they'll need for high school essays. Apologia introduces conversational, college-prep science. Consider also starting a foreign language at this stage — most colleges expect 2-4 years of one language.
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Teaching Textbooks
Teaching Textbooks
Self-teaching digital math curriculum with video instruction and automatic grading. Designed for maximum student independence — minimal parent involvement required.
IEW (Institute for Excellence in Writing)
Institute for Excellence in Writing
Structured writing curriculum using the Structure and Style method with engaging video instruction. Teaches reluctant writers to produce organized, stylistic prose through nine structural models.
Apologia Science
Apologia Educational Ministries
Rigorous college-prep science curriculum written from a young-earth Christian perspective. Conversational writing style with notebook-based learning and strong lab components.
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Story of the World
Well-Trained Mind Press
Narrative world history told chronologically across four volumes, designed for read-aloud family learning. The standard elementary history spine for classical and literature-based homeschoolers.
IEW (Institute for Excellence in Writing)
Institute for Excellence in Writing
Structured writing curriculum using the Structure and Style method with engaging video instruction. Teaches reluctant writers to produce organized, stylistic prose through nine structural models.
Saxon Math
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Traditional spiral math curriculum with constant review. Each daily lesson introduces a small new concept, then includes a large problem set mixing new and previously taught material.
Math-U-See
Demme Learning
Mastery-based math curriculum with physical manipulatives (Integer Blocks) and calm, clear video instruction. Each level focuses on one major concept until mastery.
Life of Fred
Polka Dot Publishing
Story-driven math curriculum following a five-year-old math professor named Fred through humorous adventures. Teaches math concepts embedded in narrative fiction rather than through traditional instruction.
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