At Freedom Homeschooling, we list several free all-in-one-curriculum programs. These programs include every subject your kindergartener will need. Homeschoolers often choose all-in-one programs because of the simplicity they provide. They take care of the planning and curriculum selection for you.

However, many homeschoolers, myself included, prefer to choose a separate curriculum for each subject. This allows us to customize our children’s education, choosing materials that fit their learning styles and individual needs in each subject area. Also, I’ve always enjoyed the variety that a more eclectic approach provides. Using the same approach and materials for every subject can become monotonous for some students.

If you’d like to piece together your own customized free kindergarten homeschool curriculum, visit Freedom Homeschooling’s homepage, and choose a subject area to explore from the menu. On that subject’s page, you will find a list of links to free curriculum resources.

Below, I’ve provided a sample free kindergarten Christian curriculum. This sample curriculum is intended to give you an idea of what a free kindergarten homeschool curriculum could look like. However, kindergarteners’ abilities and readiness to learn certain skills vary greatly. A lot of what is taught in kindergarten classrooms today was considered 1st grade when many of us were in school. Also, opinions about what is age appropriate to learn in kindergarten vary significantly from family to family. So, even more than our 1st through 8th grade curriculum guides, keep in mind that these are only suggestions. Make substitutions as needed. Don’t push your kindergartner to learn skills, such as reading, before they are ready or bore them with topics they already know.

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Math

Miniature Masterminds Kindergarten Math workbook has 180 pages of daily practice. The workbook covers number recognition, counting, patterns, shapes, money, time, addition, subtraction, and more. Use hands-on activities and real-life situations to teach the concepts in the workbook. You can use Legos or other manipulatives to demonstrate counting, addition, subtraction, and patterns. Have your child identify and count real money and help measure ingredients when you cook. At natural times throughout the day and week, talk about concepts like time, days, and months, showing your child the clock and calendar.

Read a story from Number Stories Book 1 to your child a few times a week. Number Stories teach early math concepts in a storybook format. If your child finishes Book 1 this school year, begin Number Stories Book 2.

 

Language Arts, Geography, and Art

The Good & the Beautiful (TGTB) Language Arts Level K covers phonics, reading, writing, spelling, literature, grammar, punctuation, art, and geography in one downloadable course. The course download includes the Course Book, Reading Booster A Cards, and Reading Booster A Books Set. TGTB recommends that you use their free assessment to determine if Level K is the correct placement for your child.

 

Handwriting

TGTB includes some handwriting practice. If you would like for your child to spend more time on handwriting, Miniature Mastermind’s downloadable handwriting workbook has 379 pages of practice. The book begins with learning to write the alphabet and numbers. It then progresses to writing words and sentences. The worksheets are grouped by theme. Some of the many topics include days of the week, months, seasons, community helpers, character traits, Bible verses, and many more. Your child likely will not be able to complete the entire workbook in one school year, so choose select themes and have your child complete no more than one page per day.

Writing

This 10-part series from This Reading Mama explains the process of teaching a young child beginning writing. It includes the stages of learning to write, modeling writing, dictation, motivating reluctant writers, sentence writing, journal writing, and more. It may be helpful to use these suggestions along with TGTB’s language arts course.

 

Bible

Garden of Praise provides 35 lessons in their Stories from the Old and New Testaments series. Each lesson includes a story, song, memory verse, and various online activities and worksheets. However, in kindergarten, I would recommend skipping the worksheets and most of the online activities. Simply read and discuss the story with your child and listen to the song. Complete one lesson per week, and this series will last the entire school year.

Keys for Kids provides daily devotionals in both text and audio format. Listen to one each day, in addition to the weekly lesson from Garden of Praise.

 

Read Alouds: Literature, Science, and History

Reading to your child every day is important, especially as they are learning to read or preparing to learn to read. It will help increase their interest in reading, model good reading skills, improve their vocabulary, and introduce them to new concepts. I suggest choosing classic children’s literature, poetry, Bible stories, and books about topics that interest your child in science and history. You can borrow books from your local library or use free eBooks and audiobooks available online. Also, An Old Fashioned Education is an excellent place to find downloadable vintage books sorted by topic. At this age, it isn’t necessary to use formal science and history curriculum.

Hands-On Activities

Frequently include hands-on learning activities in your child’s day. Here are some ideas to add to your free kindergarten homeschool curriculum:

Let your child help you cook meals. Cooking is a great way for young kids to practice basic math and following instructions.
Play board games together. Board games are a fun way to practice counting, number identification, color identification, reading, and more.
Do simple science lessons and experiments found at Teach Preschool Science or Marvelous Explorations Through Science and Stories.
Explore nature with activity ideas from Discover the Forrest.
Go on field trips to learn about your community. When you’re unable to get out or want to learn about a place far away, try virtual field trips.
Do art and craft projects related to books you’re reading, the season, holidays, etc. Pinterest is an excellent place to look for ideas.

 

Physical Education and Recess

Rather than following a set curriculum, simply allow your child plenty of free time for active play. When the weather isn’t ideal for outdoor play, consider using some of these dance and exercise videos on YouTube.

 

Other Grades

I hope this free kindergarten homeschool curriculum has been helpful. When your child finishes kindergarten, we have a similar curriculum guide for first grade. If you’re looking for guides for other grades, you can find them on our Free Christian Homeschool Curriculum page.

 

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Note: This post was originally published on November 22, 2020 and has been updated for accuracy and comprehensiveness.