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Two all-in-one homeschool curricula, compared on what actually decides the fit: subjects and math included, faith content, teaching style and how much you'll teach.
Updated September 2026 · based on parent reviews and publisher information
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Compare for my child| Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool | Ambleside Online | |
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| Grades | PreK–12th | K–12th |
| Subjects | Bible, language arts/reading, math, science, history/social studies, art, music, PE, Spanish, logic, computer basics | Language arts, literature, history, geography, science/nature study, Bible, art/music appreciation, Shakespeare, Plutarch (add your own math) |
| Math | Included | Not included: add your own math |
| Faith | Christian worldview throughout | Christian worldview throughout |
| Approach | Eclectic Charlotte Mason blend: day-by-day links to free online resources across subjects | Charlotte Mason: free 36-week schedules of living books, nature study, narration and recitation |
| Who teaches | The program does the teaching | The parent teaches |
| Parent prep | Low (open-and-go daily links; parent guides Bible discussion, no built-in grading) | Moderate-High (parent follows weekly schedules, gathers books, leads narration/discussion) |
| Screen time | A mix of screen and paper | Mostly offline (books and paper) |
| Video lessons | Available: some linked resources (e.g. Khan Academy) include video, but it's not core | None: book- and schedule-based; no video lessons |
| Cost | Free: complete PreK-8 curriculum online (separate free high school site) | Free: full K-12 Charlotte Mason curriculum framework (books sourced separately) |
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Parents love that Easy Peasy is completely free and genuinely open-and-go: you click the day's links and school happens, which makes it a go-to for families facing curriculum overwhelm or tight budgets. The most common criticism is that it's explicitly Christian, including young-earth creationism in places, so secular families need to skip or swap lessons, and that math isn't the program's strongest subject. Because it links out to many different outside sites, quality and difficulty can feel uneven from one lesson to the next.
Parents choose Ambleside Online for a truly free, rigorous Charlotte Mason education built entirely around real books, nature study, and narration instead of textbooks or tests, and many credit it with producing strong readers and writers. The most common frustration is the learning curve: understanding the CM method, gathering book lists (some out of print or needing library holds), and using narration as the main form of assessment all take time to get comfortable with. It's also explicitly Christian and doesn't include math, so families add their own math program and may need to adapt Bible content to their beliefs.
Neither is better for every child. Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool is the stronger fit for yes, include math; hands-on unit studies; video lessons a big plus. Ambleside Online is the stronger fit for no, we'll add our own; classical; a flexible guide i adapt.
Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool: included. Ambleside Online: not included: add your own math.
Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool: Free: complete PreK-8 curriculum online (separate free high school site). Ambleside Online: Free: full K-12 Charlotte Mason curriculum framework (books sourced separately).
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