10 Homeschool Programs to try for Free this Summer

If you’re anything like me, you see all the excellent homeschool programs and curriculum, and soon you want to buy all the things. However, you don’t want to pay for something if you’re not sure the kids will be interested.

Fortunately, there are many programs with free summer access. Give them a try; you might find one that is perfect for your family.

Summer is the perfect time to take a sneak peek at various homeschooling options and see which will be best for your family.

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For many of us who homeschool that doesn’t mean that learning takes a break. Summer is the perfect time for us to explore new techniques and tools with our students. This summer, say goodbye to traditional textbooks and worksheets and say hello to exciting summer homeschool curriculum that stimulates and engages our kids.

Learn How to Cook

Who wants to turn on the oven when it’s 100° degrees outside? It might sound counterintuitive to suggest cooking lessons over the summer, but Kids Cook Real Food has found just the ticket – InstantPot and slow cooker recipes. You can teach your kids how to cook an entire dinner for the whole family. What could be better than that?

Kids Cook Real Food has an unbelievable number of free resources for you to use this summer.

It’s All About the Arts

Summertime is also all about exploring new and fun projects that we may be too busy to pursue the rest of the year. Help your children get acquainted with fine arts as they explore the lives and works of artists with Art History Kids.

Sign up for Art History Kids newsletter and gain access to their freebie library full of art activities and ideas to use this summer.

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Try Homeschool Planet’s Reading Guides for Free

Homeschool Planet has an amazing deal for you this year! Go to their marketplace and scroll to the bottom to find all of their reading plans for free. You can also download a free summer reading journal.

Here are a few of their reading plans available:

Famous Men Series
Genevieve Foster Books
Great Literature Reading Plans (including the Chronicles of Narnia, Harry Potter, Charlotte’s Web, The Call of the Wild, and so many more!)

You can also check out my review of Homeschool Planet and see how their marketplace lesson plans make planning so much easier.

Homeschool History Free Trial

Homeschool History is an amazing site that can transform your boring history textbook into a multi-media rabbit trail. They offer a 60-day free trial that will give you plenty of time to explore and find interesting resources for your history studies.

A great feature is the map search. Look and see what interesting sites are near your home or where you may be traveling this summer.

5 Simple Ways to Homeschool History Textbook Free

Take a Virtual Vacation

Homeschool Buyers Co-op has a fun weekly virtual vacation this summer so you can see the world from the comfort of your home. From Alaska to the Antarctic, there is a destination for everyone.

Learning Apps with Free Trials

There are so many amazing learning platforms and apps available, it can be difficult to decide which would be best for your child. Luckily, many offer free trials that allow you to give the program a test run before you invest in a long-term subscription. Here are so of our favorites that give you a free trial.

Readability – Readability is a learning app that helps improve reading and comprehension in young and struggling readers. Readability combines artificial intelligence, natural language processing, advanced speech recognition, comprehension with interactive voice-based questions to create entertaining content. It includes real-time performance tracking and learning games in one mobile app to help young children become strong readers. Grab a 7-day free trial.

Epic!– Epic! is an online library you can access anytime. The free version limits you to one book a day, but you can currently subscribe for 3 months for only $9.99!

Reading Eggs – We’ve used Reading Eggs for years! Probably close to 10+. With a 30-day free trial, you have plenty of time for your kids to advance and know whether this is a program for your family. My youngest also loved the MathSeeds program, so if you’re looking for some reading and math enrichment, this is a great option.

Have Fun Learning this Summer

Summer is a great time to add even more fun to your learning. There are so many apps and programs that can be a great addition to your summer homeschool routine.

We tend to continue with certain subjects through out the summer, because we tend to take off anytime we want or need to throughout the year. This makes summer a great time to catch up or explore a bit more since we aren’t tied to the schedule of activities and outside classes.

So no matter whether you homeschool year-round or take a big break in summer, there are some fun and engaging programs to include in your homeschool this year.