Profiles of the 32 history programs and 7 supplements we cover: faith content, what they cover, grades, teaching style, cost and what parents say.
History programs
Abeka History & GeographyTraditional Christian textbook history: scripted daily lessons, maps and quizzes with a patriotic, biblical lens · grades PreK–12th
Ambleside OnlineFree Charlotte Mason history: two full chronological world-history rotations via living books, K-12th · grades K–12th
Beautiful Feet BooksCharlotte Mason-style literature packs: real books, a teacher guide, timeline and notebook per history era · grades K–9th
BJU Press Heritage StudiesTraditional Christian history and geography textbooks, grade by grade: Heritage Studies (1st–6th) through middle and high school history, with optional video lessons · grades 1st–12th
Blossom & Root: A River of VoicesSecular US history told through multiple perspectives, with gentle/standard/advanced pathways · grades K–8th
BookShark HistorySecular, literature-based history: read-alouds and real books replace a textbook, 4 days a week · grades PreK–12th
Build Your LibrarySecular, Charlotte Mason-style history curriculum built from a living-books list you mostly borrow · grades K–12th
Christian Light EducationAffordable, workbook-based Social Studies LightUnits with an Anabaptist Christian worldview, grades 1-12 · grades 1st–12th
Curiosity ChroniclesSecular, globally-inclusive history told through a dialogue-style "Snapshots" textbook, with audio and activity guides · grades 1st–8th
Easy Peasy All-in-One HomeschoolFree Christian history: 4-year Ancient/Early American/Modern/Geography cycle, two reading levels · grades 1st–12th
Guest HollowLiterature-based, secular-but-Christian-friendly history and geography built from real books, video and projects · grades 1st–12th
MiacademyK-8 online social studies course: video lessons on U.S. history, world history, geography, civics · grades K–8th
Moving Beyond the PageSecular literature-based unit studies that weave history/social studies into a bigger concept each unit · grades PreK–9th
My Father's WorldChristian unit-study history: world geography/cultures then a multi-year US and world history cycle · grades K–9th
Notgrass History (Our Star-Spangled Story)Christian narrative history with literature and timelines, from Our Star-Spangled Story (1st–4th) to Exploring World History and Exploring America (high school) · grades 1st–12th
Oak Meadow Social Studies/HistoryWaldorf-inspired social studies: narrative coursebooks, hands-on projects and research woven into history · grades PreK–12th
Power Homeschool (Acellus)Self-paced Acellus video courses cover social studies K-8 and U.S./World History by 9th grade · grades 1st–12th
Simply Charlotte MasonFamily-style history: 6-year cycle weaves Bible chronologically with world history, all ages together · grades 1st–12th
Sonlight History, Bible & LiteratureChristian, literature-based history: a scripted daily guide schedules Bible, spine and read-alouds together · grades PreK–12th
Story of the WorldNarrative world-history read-aloud in 4 chronological volumes, with activity books and audiobooks · grades 1st–8th
Tapestry of GraceClassical Christian unit study: the whole family studies one chronological history era together, K-12 · grades K–12th
The Good and the Beautiful HistoryFamily-style Christian history: one story-based course book teaches grades 3-8 together · grades 1st–8th
The Mystery of HistoryChronological Christian world history from Creation to today, told as narrative mini-biographies · grades K–12th
The Nomadic ProfessorSecular online high-school history: on-location video lectures plus document analysis and guided notes · grades 9th–12th
Time4LearningOnline social studies, light in grade 2-5, growing into Ancient History, Geography, U.S. History by grade 6 · grades 2nd–12th
TorchlightSecular, literature-based history woven into a Socratic, humanist-leaning unit each level · grades K–8th
Veritas Press HistoryClassical Christian history: chronological flashcards plus self-paced online video courses, Creation to present · grades 2nd–6th
Supplements
Enrichment to use alongside a core program.
A History of USTen-volume narrative U.S. history by journalist Joy Hakim, written to read like true stories, not a textbook. · grades 3rd–9th
Campfire CurriculumsChristian story-driven unit studies (history, geography, science) with hands-on, job-shadowing style activities · grades PreK–12th
Home School in the WoodsHands-on history unit studies (Time Travelers, Project Passport, lap-paks) with printable projects, not workbooks. · grades 3rd–8th
Khan Academy HistoryFree online history courses (World History, US History, AP options) with videos, articles, and practice questions. · grades 7th–12th
Legends & LeaguesStorybook-and-workbook geography series from Veritas Press, mixing real geography with world legends. · grades 1st–5th
Usborne Encyclopedia of World HistoryRichly illustrated world-history reference spanning prehistory to 2000, with internet-linked extras. · grades 3rd–8th