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Best Middle School Homeschool Curriculum (Grades 6-8)
18 curricula in this guide
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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Heart of Dakota
Heart of Dakota
Charlotte Mason-influenced Christian unit study curriculum with detailed daily plans and a screen-free philosophy. Fourteen program levels span ages 2-18 using living books and hands-on activities.
The Good and the Beautiful
The Good and the Beautiful
Charlotte Mason-inspired, open-and-go curriculum with integrated subjects and beautiful design. Free PDF downloads available for Language Arts and Math K-8.
Time4Learning
Time4Learning
Secular self-paced PreK-12 full curriculum with animated lessons, automated grading, and recordkeeping. Most popular secular all-subjects digital subscription.
Epic!
Byju's
Digital library of 40,000+ children's books, audiobooks, and learning videos for ages 2-12. Strong supplement for literature-based homeschools and voracious readers.
Outschool
Outschool
Marketplace of independent teachers offering 140,000+ live small-group video classes, 1:1 tutoring, and self-paced courses for ages 3-18. Supplemental enrichment, not a full curriculum.
Power Homeschool
International Academy of Science
Self-paced video curriculum sharing identical content with Acellus Academy but without enrollment, accreditation, or teacher support. Significant 2025 price increase from ~$31/mo to $99/mo.
IXL Learning
IXL Learning
Adaptive skill-by-skill practice platform with over 17,000 standards-aligned skills across math, language arts, science, social studies, and Spanish. Strongest as practice and diagnostic, not initial instruction.
Build Your Library
Build Your Library
Secular, literature-based curriculum following a historical timeline with Charlotte Mason methods. Teacher's guide PDFs are affordable; books purchased separately.
BJU Press
BJU Press
Comprehensive traditional Christian curriculum with optional professional video instruction (Distance Learning). Rigorous academics with critical thinking emphasis across all subjects K4-12.
Lexia Learning
Cambium Learning Group
Science-of-Reading, Orton-Gillingham-aligned structured literacy program for PreK-12. School-market dominant; available to homeschool families only through reseller Family Literacy Centers.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy
Free, nonprofit, mastery-based online learning platform spanning PreK through college. Short video lessons paired with adaptive practice and unit tests, especially strong in math and SAT prep.
Master Books
New Leaf Publishing Group
Affordable Charlotte Mason-inspired Christian curriculum with open-and-go daily lesson plans. Known for gentle pacing, beautiful design, and young-earth creation science integration.
Classical Conversations
Classical Conversations
Classical Christian education combining weekly in-person community meetings with at-home study. Memory work, Socratic discussion, and the trivium model structure a unique hybrid program.
Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool
Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool
Free, complete online Christian homeschool curriculum covering PreK-12 with daily lessons assembled from curated internet resources. The most accessible entry point for families with no curriculum budget.
Abeka
Pensacola Christian College
Highly structured traditional Christian curriculum with daily lesson plans, heavy drill and review, and optional filmed-classroom video instruction. One of the most comprehensive K4-12 programs available.
Memoria Press
Memoria Press
Classical Christian curriculum with a strong emphasis on Latin, memorization, and the liberal arts. Highly organized with complete grade-level packages and optional online academy classes.
Schoolhouse Teachers
The Old Schoolhouse
Christian all-access homeschool curriculum platform with 400+ courses, lesson plans, recordkeeping, and transcripts. One flat fee per family covers unlimited students.
Sonlight
Sonlight Curriculum
Literature-based Christian curriculum built around parent-led read-alouds and high-quality living books. All-Subjects Packages provide a full year of instruction across multiple subjects.
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