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Best homeschool Bible curriculum for the King James Version

If your family reads the King James Version, you'll want a program whose questions and memory verses match that text. These are built around it.

Updated September 2026 · 21 programs compared · rankings from our published scoring rules

Every child is different. Add your child's grade, your Christian tradition and what you want to study for a personal ranking.

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What matters for King James Version families

Check the exact version. Some use the King James Version, others the New King James, and a few use KJV only for memory work.

Look at the questions. A program written to one translation can confuse a child who reads another.

Check the tradition too. Several KJV programs come from conservative Baptist or Anabaptist publishers.

Our top 6 for King James Version families

  1. Christian Light Education Bible (LightUnits)

    Low-cost KJV Bible workbooks, one short course per grade, written from an Anabaptist view for any family

    • Consumable LightUnit workbooks with quizzes and tests
    • All courses use the KJV
    • Watch for: written from an anabaptist perspective, which some families avoid
    Grades 1st–12thConsumable LightUnit workbooks with daily lessons, memory verses, quizzes and tests; story-based in lower grades, study-based higher upCost: $47: Bible 4 (five LightUnit workbooks $27.75 + teacher's guide $18.75; answer key optional $7.55)

  2. Memoria Press Christian Studies

    Classical, fact-focused Bible survey in 3 chronological levels plus a middle-school survey and church history

    • Student guide with questions, drills, quizzes and tests
    • Golden Children's Bible uses simplified KJV wording
    • Watch for: heavy on memorizing and drilling, which can feel dry
    Grades 3rd–12th (core Bible books for grades 3–8; church history and apologetics after)Chronological Bible stories with weekly lessons, drill questions, geography and memory versesCost: $57: Christian Studies I set (student guide, teacher manual and flashcards); Golden Children's Bible extra

  3. LIFEPAC Bible (Alpha Omega Publications)

    Self-paced Bible worktexts: ten units per grade covering themes, doctrine and Christian living

    • Ten consumable worktexts a year with quizzes and tests
    • Reviewers say worktexts use the KJV
    • Watch for: selective, not a start-to-finish bible read-through
    Grades 1st–12thSelf-paced, mastery-based worktexts with Scripture reading, memory work, self-tests and unit testsCost: $108: LIFEPAC Grade 4 Bible box set, 10 worktexts plus teacher's guide

  4. Christian Liberty Press Bible (Studying God's Word)

    Low-cost Protestant Bible worktexts that walk through Scripture in order, from preschool to 9th grade

    • Consumable worktexts with questions, quizzes and tests
    • NKJV throughout; KJV for Book H
    • Watch for: some questions test small details and the workload leans on memory
    Grades PreK–9th (Bible Treasures K–2, Studying God's Word 3–7, Journey Through the Bible 7–9)Chronological Bible worktexts: weekly lessons split into five days of reading, questions, maps and quizzesCost: $15: Preparing God's People (grade 4) workbook; answer key and quiz packet sold separately

  5. Positive Action for Christ Bible Curriculum

    Grade-by-grade, Scripture-heavy Bible course with scripted teacher manuals and character focus, PreK-12

    • Student manual with puzzles, maps, vocabulary and quizzes
    • Watch for: parent-led throughout; not a self-study course
    Grades PreK–12thScripted daily lessons: Bible reading, discussion, workbook pages, memory verse, hymns and weekly quizzesCost: $76: Grade 4 teacher's manual ($54.95) plus student manual ($20.95)

  6. BJU Press Bible (Bible Truths line)

    K-12 Bible line with a teacher edition and worktext each year, moving from stories to doctrine and worldview

    • Student worktext, assessments and answer keys every year
    • Watch for: elementary levels need you to read and retell stories
    Grades K–12thTeacher-led stories and discussion with a student worktext, tests and memory work; optional video lessons at some levelsCost: $167: Bible 4 (Pathway of Promise) home school kit, teacher edition, student edition, activities book and assessments (list $185.26)

Questions parents ask

Do I have to use the Bible version the program uses?

Not always. Some programs work with any version; others match questions to one translation, so check first.

What is the difference between KJV and NKJV?

The New King James updates the language of the King James Version while following the same textual tradition.

Do any of these let me choose the version?

Several work with any Bible. See the translation line on each program.

How this list is made: each program is scored against the needs above using features documented in parent reviews and publisher materials (sources are listed in each program's profile). It's a starting point, not medical or educational advice.