Quick Curriculum Reference → Royal Baloo

I know there are a lot of people looking for curriculum and they don’t have time to find every single option out there.

This is meant to be a quick reference separated by availability (online access and ebooks) and by subject.

Every single item on this list is secular. My recommendations are based on my own experience or the experience of people I know and trust.

I’ve chosen not to include items that would need to be mailed on this list. My reasoning for that is this is meant to be a quick start guide. You should be able to sign up/purchase any of these items and get started with it today.

I also wanted to keep it as succinct as possible. Throwing tons of options at you is not going to make your decisions easier.

Jump to:

Math
English Language Arts
Science
History
Art/Music
Valuable Extras

All in One

I wanted to start with all-in-one options because they’re the easiest to use to get started quickly.

However, all-in-one programs can be problematic because you might not want the same approach for math and writing. But you can figure that out as you go.

Khan Academy

Free
K-12 and also college level
Also has ‘Khan Kids’ for kids aged 2-7
Online
Video-based with quizzes to show passing grades
Includes math, ELA, science, history, computer science

IXL.com

Monthly fee based on number of students and number of subjects
PreK-12
Online
Answer questions. If you run into trouble there are instructions on how to complete the problems.
Includes math, language arts, science, social studies, and spanish.
Uses a diagnostic to identify your student’s level

Time4Learning

Monthly fee based on number of students
PreK-12
Online
Videos with a quiz at the end
Includes ELA, Math, science, and social studies

FunCation Academy

Monthly fee based on number of students and how engaged parents want to be with teaching
K-12
Online
Uses a diagnostic to identify your student’s level
Includes core subjects and potentially some extra-curriculars

** This is a fairly new program and I don’t have a lot of information about them.