# Early Homeschool Guide

> A curated directory of 79 homeschool resources for parents of kids ages 4-8 (Pre-K to 2nd grade): printables, curricula, apps, YouTube channels and free resources. 60 are free or have a free tier. Every listing links to the resource's official site, and app ratings come from the Apple App Store with the date they were fetched.

## Key pages
- [Directory home](https://early-homeschool-guide.vercel.app/): all listings, filterable by category, subject, age and price (supports ?subject=, ?category=, ?age=, ?price=)
- [Guides](https://early-homeschool-guide.vercel.app/guides): practical roundups built from the listings
- [Local](https://early-homeschool-guide.vercel.app/local): links to local searches (co-ops, libraries, classes, events) by zip code
- [Free printables](https://early-homeschool-guide.vercel.app/free): free Forge Learning PDFs (Thanksgiving and Christmas worksheets, sight words, morning work, phonics sampler)
- [About](https://early-homeschool-guide.vercel.app/about), [Author: Forge Learning](https://early-homeschool-guide.vercel.app/author/forge-learning), [Contact](https://early-homeschool-guide.vercel.app/contact)
- [Sponsor](https://early-homeschool-guide.vercel.app/sponsor)
- [Affiliate disclosure](https://early-homeschool-guide.vercel.app/affiliate-disclosure)
- [Privacy](https://early-homeschool-guide.vercel.app/privacy)

## Worksheet pages (feature our own Forge Learning shop first, clearly labeled)
- [Best Printable Homeschool Worksheets for Kindergarten & 1st Grade](https://early-homeschool-guide.vercel.app/best-printable-homeschool-worksheets-kindergarten-1st-grade): Printable homeschool worksheets for kindergarten and 1st grade: our own Forge Learning packs (Christmas, winter, December morning work, Thanksgiving, phonics) plus the best free worksheet sites.
- [Winter Worksheets for Kindergarten](https://early-homeschool-guide.vercel.app/winter-worksheets-for-kindergarten): Printable winter worksheets for kindergarten: a secular winter math and literacy pack, December morning work and Christmas worksheets from our own shop, plus free worksheet sites.
- [December Morning Work for Kindergarten](https://early-homeschool-guide.vercel.app/december-morning-work-kindergarten): December morning work for kindergarten: 20 days of no-prep math and literacy pages from our own shop, plus Advent copywork, Christmas worksheets and free daily-practice apps.

## Guides
- [Free Thanksgiving Worksheets for Kindergarten (Printable PDF)](https://early-homeschool-guide.vercel.app/guides/free-thanksgiving-worksheets-for-kindergarten): Download free Thanksgiving worksheets for kindergarten: ten frames, color by addition, CVC words and a thankful page. A printable PDF with answers, no sign-up.
- [Free Christmas Worksheets for Kindergarten (Printable PDF)](https://early-homeschool-guide.vercel.app/guides/free-christmas-worksheets-for-kindergarten): Free printable Christmas worksheets for kindergarten: ten frames, color by sum, story problems, beginning sounds and sentence tracing. PDF with answers.
- [Free Sight Word Worksheets for Kindergarten (Printable PDF)](https://early-homeschool-guide.vercel.app/guides/free-sight-word-worksheets-for-kindergarten): Free sight word worksheets for kindergarten: one page each for I, can, see, the and and. Trace, write, read, find and color. Printable PDF with answers.
- [How to Keep Homeschool Records and Make a Simple Portfolio (K-1)](https://early-homeschool-guide.vercel.app/guides/how-to-keep-homeschool-records-and-make-a-portfolio): A simple way to keep homeschool records for kindergarten and 1st grade: what to save, a 10-minute weekly routine, and how to build a portfolio at year end.
- [Kindergarten Morning Work Ideas for Homeschool](https://early-homeschool-guide.vercel.app/guides/kindergarten-morning-work-ideas): Kindergarten morning work ideas for homeschool: 15 low-prep activities, a weekly rotation, calm-start tips and a free kindergarten morning work PDF.
- [Christmas Unit Study Ideas for Kindergarten and 1st Grade (With a 2-Week Plan)](https://early-homeschool-guide.vercel.app/guides/christmas-unit-study-ideas-kindergarten-1st-grade): Easy Christmas unit study ideas for K-1 homeschool: reading, math, science, geography and crafts, plus a simple 2-week plan you can adapt for your family.
- [Best Free Phonics Apps for Kindergarten](https://early-homeschool-guide.vercel.app/guides/best-free-phonics-apps-for-kindergarten): Free and free-tier phonics and early reading apps for kindergarteners (ages 5-6), with App Store ratings.
- [Free Homeschool Math Resources for 1st Grade](https://early-homeschool-guide.vercel.app/guides/free-homeschool-math-resources-for-1st-grade): Free videos, games, apps and printable worksheets for 1st grade math (age 6), all from our curated directory.
- [Alphabet and Letter Learning Resources for Pre-K](https://early-homeschool-guide.vercel.app/guides/alphabet-and-letter-learning-for-pre-k): Free videos, apps and handwriting resources for learning letters, letter sounds and tracing in Pre-K (age 4).
- [Free Complete Homeschool Curricula for K-2](https://early-homeschool-guide.vercel.app/guides/free-complete-homeschool-curricula-k-2): Free full homeschool curricula for kindergarten to 2nd grade, plus free supplements to round them out.
- [Free Science Videos and Resources for K-2](https://early-homeschool-guide.vercel.app/guides/free-science-videos-and-resources-for-k-2): Free science YouTube channels and websites for kindergarten to 2nd grade, plus one hands-on option with free lessons.
- [Free Sight Word Games for Kindergarten](https://early-homeschool-guide.vercel.app/guides/free-sight-word-games-for-kindergarten): Free sight word games, songs and practice for kindergarteners (ages 5-6), from our curated directory.
- [Best Homeschool Reading Curriculum for Kindergarten](https://early-homeschool-guide.vercel.app/guides/best-homeschool-reading-curriculum-for-kindergarten): Kindergarten reading and phonics curricula for homeschool, free and paid, from our curated directory.
- [Free Printable Worksheets for 1st Grade](https://early-homeschool-guide.vercel.app/guides/free-printable-worksheets-for-1st-grade): Where to find free printable 1st grade worksheets for math, reading and writing, from our curated directory.

## Subjects
- [Phonics Resources for Pre-K to 2nd Grade](https://early-homeschool-guide.vercel.app/phonics)
- [Reading Resources for Pre-K to 2nd Grade](https://early-homeschool-guide.vercel.app/reading)
- [Math Resources for Pre-K to 2nd Grade](https://early-homeschool-guide.vercel.app/math)
- [Science Resources for Pre-K to 2nd Grade](https://early-homeschool-guide.vercel.app/science)
- [Writing and Handwriting Resources for Pre-K to 2nd Grade](https://early-homeschool-guide.vercel.app/writing)

## Categories
- [App](https://early-homeschool-guide.vercel.app/category/app)
- [Curriculum](https://early-homeschool-guide.vercel.app/category/curriculum)
- [Free Resource](https://early-homeschool-guide.vercel.app/category/free-resource)
- [Printables](https://early-homeschool-guide.vercel.app/category/printables)
- [YouTube](https://early-homeschool-guide.vercel.app/category/youtube)

## Notes
- Sister site for unit studies and nature study (ages 4-12): [Early Homeschool Unit Studies](https://early-homeschool-unit-studies.vercel.app)
- Forge Learning (https://www.etsy.com/shop/ForgeLearning) is owned by the site operators and is labeled as such. Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/ForgeLearning/. Author: Forge Learning, which makes simple printables for young kids and their homeschooling families, and runs this site.
- Newsletter: Early Homeschool Weekly.
- Sponsored placements are labeled "Sponsor".
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