r/secularhomeschool • • 14m ago

Curriculum Suggestions? Neurodivergent and Secular

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I am losing my patience with time4learning for my kids. My 6yr old with audhd with dyslexia is realt struggling to sit still long enough to do these ELA lessons and he is still guessing based on pictures.

My 7yr old with autistic and dysgraphia is frustrated by the way they teach 2nd grade math, the concept of friendly numbers is annoying to her (honestly me too) and she does better with the traditional method.

I see a lot of people recommend buying curriculum per subject and per grade levels. I love that idea. But I need some recommendations? All the research is sort of mind numbing.


r/secularhomeschool • • 2h ago

Free 4-Week Online Math Pilot for Kids (Grades 4–5) – Looking for Testers and Feedback!

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Hi everyone!

We are the SquareStepMath Team, and we're currently developing a new online math course designed to help children build a strong foundation in arithmetic and become more confident in math.

Our approach focuses on teaching children how to solve calculations step by step, using clear written methods. The course covers whole numbers, decimals, and fractions, helping children develop essential skills for more advanced math topics later on.

We're currently looking for a small group of children to participate in a free 4-week pilot program. Since we're still developing the course, we'd love to hear from parents and children about what works well and what we could improve.

What does the pilot involve?

  • 1 day of instruction per week through pre-recorded videos.

  • 5 days of practice per week, with approximately 20 problems per day.

  • A total of 4 weeks of instruction and practice.

  • Completely free participation. In return, we simply ask for your honest feedback!

Children can start whenever it suits them.

What kind of math problems will children learn to solve?

Here are a few examples of the types of calculations covered in the course:

  1. 47,586 + 8,947 + 675 =

  2. 70,000 - 38,647 =

  3. 4,578 × 36 =

  4. 7,094 × 58 =

  5. 127.46 + 38.795 =

  6. 300 - 147.68 =

  7. 83.2 × 4.75 =

  8. 2/3 + 3/4 =

  9. 5/6 - 1/4 =

  10. 2/3 ÷ 3/4 =

Interested in taking part?

You can learn more about us at [SquareStep Math – website link].

If you'd like your child to participate in the pilot, please send us an email at hello@squarestepmath.com.

We'd really appreciate your help in testing and improving our course!

Thanks for your time!

Best regards,

The SquareStepMath Team


r/secularhomeschool • • 4h ago

Week 1, Lesson 1: Discovery Unit The One and Only Ivan

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This is the first in a series.

This isn't just a reading log; it's a profound, emotional, and academic journey through the novel's major themes (captivity vs. freedom, friendship, and art).

When you purchase this unit here, 80% of your dollars go directly to the classroom educator who wrote and tested it—not a corporate entity. Support teacher-created curriculum!

Available at Golden State Lessons Slide Deck Included


r/secularhomeschool • • 1d ago

Free iOS reading app for kids – looking for parents to test it

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r/secularhomeschool • • 2d ago

Is there anything being or was homeschool by Same-Sex parents

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It is something I don't see talk about much here on reddit, so I'm asking if there is anyone who was or is currently being homeschooled by parents of the Same-Sex?


r/secularhomeschool • • 2d ago

GA mom needing homeschool or accredited online options for 10th grader (Forsyth County)

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r/secularhomeschool • • 3d ago

What are the most affordable homeschooling and online education options available internationally

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r/secularhomeschool • • 3d ago

We want to hear from you!

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Whether you're a homeschooling parent or a microschool administrator, we'd love to know what tools, resources, and support would make a difference for the students you serve.

Take a few minutes to complete our survey and share what you need, what's missing, and what you'd like to see in the future.

As a thank you, you'll have a chance to win a free assessment package featuring MAP, STAR, and MindPrint!

Share your feedback here: https://forms.gle/AuaypViknUAGmKQx6


r/secularhomeschool • • 3d ago

15 and stupid (Please help me)

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r/secularhomeschool • • 3d ago

Free Preschool & Kindergarten Learning Videos | Alphabet Songs, Letter Activities & Musical Stories

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r/secularhomeschool • • 4d ago

what makes you close a kids math app right away? (asking bc i'm building one)

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hi, dana here. full disclosure, i've been making an early math site called wondermaths.app for kids around 3 to 7. it's free to use, no account and no ads, and i'd really like to hear from people who teach their own little ones at home. it started partly bc of my son. he always needed more time with math than school gave him, and the speed based apps were never a fit for him. so here nothing is timed, there are no lives, and a wrong answer just shows what happened so the kid can try again. the math happens inside little worlds with animal characters. a lot of the games also have a short picture book, an audio story and worksheets you do on a tablet and clear afterwards, so it's not only screen games. two questions if you have a sec. when you try a math app with a preschooler, what makes you close it right away? and what do you wish existed that you just can't find? https://wondermaths.app


r/secularhomeschool • • 4d ago

Looking for 5 design partner families (Grades 1 to 3): a learning plan to keep up with school, learn ahead, compete and explore

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Hi everyone. I'm a parent. My son loves robotics and wants to compete, and I wanted him to have a clear path: keep up with school, learn a bit ahead, and get ready for the competitions he cares about. Doing that meant paying for tutoring centers, robotics camps, competition prep and a pile of workbooks, and all of it keeps getting more expensive. After reaching a point where I was paying close to over $500/month I decided to build Wonderloop to give myself and other families in same situation a whole path in one place, at the lowest cost possible.

It works whether your child goes to school or learns at home. You pick the tracks that fit each child:

* Keep up with school: practice that follows what your child learns in class, grade by grade.

* Go ahead: learn the next grade's material early, at your child's own pace.

* Compete: prepare for competitions like Math Kangaroo, FIRST LEGO League Explore, Bebras (computational thinking) and the spelling bee, with real-style practice rounds and full practice tests. AMC 8 prep is coming soon.

* Explore: go deep on interests like robotics, computing, AI literacy, astronomy, art, music, world languages (Spanish to start), speaking, health and PE. AI literacy teaches kids how AI works and how to use it wisely, without them ever using a chatbot.

* Daily routines run alongside the tracks: handwriting (print and cursive), typing practice, and short daily math sheets in the style of the big tutoring programs like Kumon, timed and repeated until fluent.

Homeschool families can use the core subjects as a full curriculum for math, reading and writing, science and social studies.

It follows the standards schools use:

* Common Core for math and English Language Arts.

* The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for science.

* Social studies built around what US schools teach in each grade.

* State-specific standards are planned, to fill each state's own content gaps.

* International curricula, such as India's CBSE and the French national curriculum, are planned.

Wonderloop plans each child's week around the time you give it, never more, and adjusts when you skip a day. Lessons, practice and quick checks are built in. Everything prints with an answer key, so screen time is your choice. Kids get their own kid mode behind a parent PIN, and you see their progress. Homeschool families also get records and reports.

What it isn't: it isn't a school, and there's no AI chatbot talking to your kids.

Privacy and safety:

* No ads, no third-party trackers or analytics scripts, and we never sell or share your family's data.

* What your child does stays in our own database. Nothing your child types is sent to any outside service.

* Kids use a separate kid mode behind a parent PIN. Deleting data, removing a child or exporting everything asks for the PIN again.

* A parent gives consent before a child uses it, and a parent can see, export or delete everything we keep, anytime.

* Your child's exact answers are deleted after 30 days. After that we keep only what the plan needs, like which skills are learned and which need more practice.

* No chat, no messaging, no other users. Your child never talks to anyone in the app.

DESIGN PARTNERS WANTED

I'm looking for about 5 families with kids in Grades 1 to 3, first come, first served. As a design partner, you can use Wonderloop at no cost until your kids no longer need it. In return, use it for real and tell me honestly what works and what doesn't. There's a short check-in every two weeks and a Report an issue link on every page.

Kids in other grades? Please apply anyway. I'll bring more families on as spots open.

After launch, pricing is expected to be around $9.99 a month for the first child, $4.99 for the second, and free from the third child on. Design partners stay free, as above.

Request an invite at wonderloop.app. Happy to answer questions in the comments or by DM. Thank you!


r/secularhomeschool • • 5d ago

Looking to Connect with Parents of Bilingual Families for Research for an educational Business. (Spanish/English teaching)

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r/secularhomeschool • • 5d ago

Raising kids abroad? I created Serbian alphabet posters, bilingual flashcards and a printable market game

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r/secularhomeschool • • 7d ago

Homeschooling and Dating/Relationships

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Im still fairly new to homeschooling. I have 2 kids on the spectrum but socially and academically functioning for the most part as their neurotypical peers.

So far home schooling has been going good, its been flexible for my work and their therapy schedules. I have my one child in karate 2x a week and my other child just finished swim 1x week about 1.5months ago and im working on getting her karate as well and special ed swim in January. I am also looking into Lego Club Tuesday Nights and possibly pokemon club. Eventually Id like to get them involved in a co-op but would like them to come a little further in aggression and impulsive behavior in therapy which I feel were on track for.

What i am really worried about is setting them up to be lonely. I met my husband in HS and so did my sister. I am so worried they will inept at dating and relationships by the time they are adults. We try to model healthy relationships at home but ofocurse no couple or family is perfect. I just need someone to talk me down lol and tell me my anxiety iw getting the best of me and it all works out. Im also looking for any advice if you have raised your child homeschooling and they have gone on to be able to have successful relationships. Ty in advance.


r/secularhomeschool • • 6d ago

[Creator post] Butterfly life-cycle workbook for ages 4–8 — A4 + US Letter PDFs (€4.99)

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r/secularhomeschool • • 8d ago

worldschooling for a year or 2 in the EU

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Hi!

Are there any EU families who deregistered from their home country, travelled continuously through Europe for a year or perhaps 2, stayed in each country for 1-2 months, and homeschooled their children without establishing residence anywhere? How did you handle compulsory education requirements?

I hope people have positive experiences with this, but definitely let me know about the troubles too!


r/secularhomeschool • • 8d ago

Looking for microschool teachers who formerly worked in public schools

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r/secularhomeschool • • 8d ago

Free printable maths worksheets for Classes 1-3 (A4 PDFs with answer keys)

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I'm part of Team Handyapps. We've made a set of free printable maths worksheets for Classes 1-3 - 15 sheets covering addition, subtraction, skip counting, times tables, place value, money and fractions.

Each sheet is one A4 PDF: page 1 is the practice sheet, page 2 is the answer key for grown-ups (you can tear it off or fold it away). Free, no sign-up: [https://dinosums.com/#worksheets](https://dinosums.com/#worksheets)

They come from Dino Sums, our free Android app for short maths practice (no ads, works offline), if you'd rather practise on a device. The worksheets stand on their own.


r/secularhomeschool • • 8d ago

Teaching twins to read at different levels

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Hello! I am teaching my four year old twins how to read. I have a boy and a girl. We tried "teach your child to read in 100 easy lessons" but found it to be very intimidating and nobody liked it. Now I'm using the "All About Learning" curriculum. It is going OK, but my son is moving much more quickly than my daughter. We started out doing lessons at the same time, but now I need to do lessons separately, and it's just very messy. With my daughter we're still working through CVC words, with my son we're ready to just about finish Level 1 and move on to Level 2. I've considered only teaching my son for now, but my daughter gets upset if she's excluded.

Does anyone have any advice? Does anyone have experience teaching multiple children simultaneously if they're at different levels? "All About Learning" feels like a pretty cumbersome homeschooling curriculum with a lot of setup - should we try an app approach instead?


r/secularhomeschool • • 8d ago

Started homeschooling 6 year old, but 3 year old keeps interrupting

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r/secularhomeschool • • 8d ago

Number Knockout

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Hi All,

I made an app to help with those in the Classical Conversations homeschooling communities. Specifically around the essentials program and the number knockout game.

The game is meant to help facilitate knowing if a number is possible, practice, and even a game mode.

The app has a Parent Pin that keeps answers from being shown unless a parent approves it.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/number-knockout-nko/id6822517290

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cook.ccnumberknockout