Math Programmes for Grades 1 to 5

• Free Math Program
• CK12 Math
• Ray’s New Primary Arithmetic K-2nd Grade
• Ray’s New Intellectual Arithmetic Grade3-4 and Answer Key
• Ray’s New Practical Arithmetic Grade 5-6 and Answer Key
• Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching – Mathematics Enhancement Programme

Middle School Math

• MasterMath
• Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching – Mathematics Enhancement Programme
• Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool Middle School Math

• CK-12 Grade 6 and CK-12 Middle School Math Concepts
• Middle School Math Grade 7 and Middle School Math Grade 7 Concepts
• Middle School Math Grade 8 and Middle School Math Grade 8 Concepts

Years ago, when I started homeschooling, I fretted over how expensive everything was and felt wretched when I could not afford this or that programme. Now that I’m starting over with Peep, I see that I was being completely ridiculous. Ah… hindsight! ;)

There are lots of free Math resources online and some may lack the bells and whistles that we may often look for or be used to. Still, now that I’m in a back-to-basics mode, I see how these are good, solid materials that have stood the test of time.

Here are some Mathy links you might enjoy checking out:

• First Lessons in Arithmetic
• Samuel L. Blumenfeld’s Arithmetic Program
• First Lessons in Numbers
• SW Baird’s Graded Work in Arithmetic:
  • Year 1
  • Year 2
  • Year 3
  • Year 4
  • Year 5
  • Year 6
  • Year 7
  • Year 8
• CIMT’s Mathematics Enhancement Programme (Reception to Secondary level)
• Comprehensive School Mathematics Program Preservation Project (K to 6)
• Dad’s Worksheets
• Khan Academy
• Eureka Math by Great Minds
• Ray’s Arithmetic – AN ABSOLUTE GEM!!

My kids and I have been blessed with really wonderful homeschooling resources, alhamdulillah. My husband has always been supportive and hardly ever questions my purchases. *grin* A fellow homeschooler in Singapore also ran an online store and ordered all sorts of books and curricula which helped me save on what would have been exorbitant shipping charges. Best of all, I live close to a library in Singapore and in Pakistan, am able to find loads of books going for a song at the second-hand bookstores.

I’ve often wondered what would happen if I weren’t able to afford books and curriculum packages. It’s made me a bit of a hoarder, I admit! Everytime I find study materials or curricula for free, I download and save… just in case! I still prefer to have my books on hand – it is so much more convenient than having to research, save, print and bind material myself, but it is good to know that it IS possible to homeschool for free if one is strapped for cash.

So here’s my list of free resources:

FULL CURRICULUM SITES

• Preschool by Stormie
• Umm Maimoonah’s Islamic Preschool Curriculum
• Lesson Pathways, Grades K-5
• CK-12 Foundation’s Flexbooks – free digital textbooks for Grades K-12
• Head of the Class – Grades K-5

ENGLISH

• Progressive Phonics
• Word Mastery
• Starfall
• Reading A to Z – OK, this is not exactly for free but when they had an open house and made their materials free, I downloaded them all so I got a good reading programme for my younger daughter for free! (NEVER underestimate a cheapskate mom LOL!)
• Houghton-Mifflin Spelling and Vocabulary, Grades 1 to 6
• Home Spelling Practice and Spelling Worksheets (Grades K-8)
• Grammarland with worksheets from Jessica Cain
• Daily Grammar

MATH

• First Lessons in Arithmetic
• CIMT’s Mathematics Enhancement Programme (Reception to Secondary level)
• Comprehensive School Mathematics Program Preservation Project (K to 6)
• Dad’s Worksheets
• Khan Academy

SCIENCE

• Life Science Curriculum by The Lab of Mr Q – free textbook and teacher’s manual for 36-week programme
• Islamic Earth Science Curriculum by River City Homeschoolers
• Six-Week Summer Session Nature Study by River City Homeschoolers
• MSNucleus – K-12
• FOSSWeb – K-Middle School
• JASON
• Pearson – Prentice Hall Science Explorer: Life, Earth, and Physical Science
• Chem4Kids
• Biology4Kids
• Cosmos4Kids
• Physics4Kids
• Khan Academy

ARABIC

• Arabic Studies Course by Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud University
• Palestinian School Textbooks
• Madinah Arabic Programme
• Arabic Study Circle
• Teaching Arabic for non-Arabic Speakers
• Arabic Comes First
• Digital Hamza – learn to read Arabic
• Printable Arabic Learning Materials by Umm Sadiqah wa Asma

GEOGRAPHY

• Home Geography by CC Long
• Elementary Geography by Charlotte Mason
• RADER’S Geography 4 Kids

HISTORY

• School History

Comprehensive School Mathematics Program Preservation Project has digitized all its materials which were designed for kids from grades K-6. You can download ALL the lesson files, worksheets, Blackline Masters and the storybooks and story workbooks needed for (*drumroll*) FREE! Woo hoo!

It looks like a wonderful syllabus – I love that stories are used. The curriculum junkie in me is considering stocking up on papers and cartridges…