Free 5th Grade Christian Homeschool Curriculum

Are you looking for free 5th grade homeschool curriculum? At Freedom Homeschooling, we list several free all-in-one-curriculum programs. These programs include every subject your 5th grader will need. Homeschoolers often choose all-in-one programs because of the simplicity they provide. They take care of the planning and curriculum selection for you.

However, many homeschoolers, including myself, prefer to choose a separate curriculum for each subject. This allows us to customize our children’s education, choosing materials that fit their learning styles and individual needs in each subject area. Also, I’ve always enjoyed the variety that a more eclectic approach provides. Using the same approach and materials for every subject can become monotonous for some students.

If you’d like to piece together your own customized free 5th grade homeschool curriculum, visit Freedom Homeschooling’s homepage, and choose a subject area to explore from the menu. On that subject’s page, you will find a list of links to free curriculum resources.

Below, I’ve provided a sample free 5th grade Christian curriculum. This sample curriculum is intended to give you an idea of what a free 5th grade homeschool curriculum could look like. Feel free to make substitutions as needed. If you have other children, you may prefer to study some subjects, like Bible, history, and science, together as a family.

Additionally, at the end of this post, you’ll find a Free Printable Curriculum Plan.

Language Arts, Geography, and Art

The Good & the Beautiful (TGTB) Language Arts Level 5 covers reading, writing, spelling, literature, grammar, punctuation, art, and geography in one downloadable course. The course download includes the Course Book Part 1, Course Book Part 2, and Answer Key. It also includes the books Mystery of the Crying Caves, The Legend of Windhollow, A Trickle of Water, Ice Storm, and The Clockmaker’s Son. TGTB recommends using their free placement test to determine if Level 5 is the right level for your child.

For additional reading, choose books from our 5th Grade Reading List or TGTB’s Book List. You should be able to find many of these books at your local library. Or, if you prefer, choose one of these Free 5th Grade Readers.

TGTB doesn’t include handwriting instruction. For cursive penmanship practice, you can print Bible copywork worksheets at Bible Story Printables and Hubbard’s Cupboard. Or you may choose to have your child copy passages from their Bible or history lessons in cursive.

Math

The Simply Good and Beautiful Math 5 Course download includes the Math 5 Course Book, Math 5 Mental Math Map Mysteries, answer key, and access to the lesson videos. The course book is in a worktext format and contains 120 daily lessons. The included lesson videos provide the bulk of the teaching, allowing students to complete their work independently. For additional information, read The Good and The Beautiful’s (TGTB) Math 5 FAQs page. TGTB recommends using their free math placement test to ensure Math 5 is the right level for your child.

Science

In Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool’s Biology course, your child will learn about two branches of biology: human anatomy and plant life. The course uses online textbooks, videos, and other online learning materials. The course is scheduled in 180 daily lessons. Easy Peasy offers this course at two levels. Your 5th grader will be in the upper level, which is designed for 5th to 8th graders.

History

In Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool’s Ancient History course, your child will study the history of mankind from ancient Egypt through the Renaissance. Some of the topics covered are ancient Egypt, ancient China, Mesopotamia, Babylonia, Maya, Indus Valley, Greeks, Romans, Vikings, middle ages, feudal Japan, Mongols, Renaissance, Reformation, and early explorers. Geography and current events are also incorporated into the lessons. Easy Peasy offers this course at two levels. Your 5th grader will be in the upper level, which is designed for 5th through 8th grade. The material is scheduled in 180 daily lessons.

Music

In Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool’s Music – Ancient course, your child will listen to music from ancient times through the Renaissance, study the development of instruments, and learn how music was used in different cultures. He or she will also learn about wind, string, and percussion instruments, as well as the basics of note reading and rhythm. This music course coincides with Easy Peasy’s Ancient History course. The material is scheduled in 36 once-a-week lessons.

Bible

God’s Hand in Our Lives offers 58 downloadable Level 3 (4th to 6th grade) New Testament Lessons. Each lesson includes a teacher’s guide, opening and closing prayer, Bible story, worksheets, discussion questions, memory verses, and a hymn. If you are unfamiliar with the hymn, most of them can be found on YouTube. A Lutheran organization created this curriculum for Sunday schools. However, the materials also work well for homeschooling, and most of the content should be suitable for members of other Protestant denominations. Aim to complete about two lessons per week to finish this curriculum in one school year. If God’s Hand in Our Lives isn’t a fit for your family, check out Free Bible Curriculum for other options.

Life Skills

The Keepers Program was originally developed for use in clubs, similar to scouting, but also works well in homeschools. The program offers a downloadable Keepers of the Faith Handbook for girls and a Contenders for the Faith Handbook for boys. Select the handbook for 7 to 16-year-olds for your 5th grader. The handbooks also include a companion notebook and a guide for parents and leaders. Each week, choose a skill or project from one of the books to work on. You’ll find Bible study, finances, health, etiquette, serving others, landscaping, cooking, cleaning, first aid, safety, crafts, outdoor skills, academics, and much more. For a more well-rounded life skills education, I would recommend choosing some skills from the boys’ book for girls and vice versa.

Computer Skills

Code.org’s Course F teaches visual block-based programming. Your child will review loops, events, functions, and conditionals before learning about variables and more advanced loops. In the second part of this course, your child will design and create a capstone project they can share.

Typing.com teaches touch typing through interactive lessons. Your child may start at the beginner, intermediate, or advanced level. The program tracks progress and provides additional lessons for frequently missed keys.

Physical Education

Homeschool Family Fitness is a YouTube channel offering a full year of weekly homeschool PE videos. Each week, have your child do that week’s workout video for two days, and on a third day, have him or her choose one of the channel’s other workout videos to complete.

Other Grades

I hope this free fifth grade homeschool curriculum has been helpful. When your child finishes fifth grade, we have a similar curriculum guide for sixth grade. If you’re looking for guides for other grades, you can find them on our Free Christian Homeschool Curriculum page.

Free K to 8th Grade Printable Curriculum Plans

We also offer our Free Christian Curriculum Plan in a concise, printable PDF. Seeing what’s included in all the grades at once helps with long-term homeschool planning. The printable plan is also a great way to stay organized and keep a record of the curriculum you’ve used each school year.

Our free curriculum plans change from time to time. Sometimes, we must replace a curriculum that’s no longer available. Other times, we replace a curriculum with a new resource that’s more comprehensive, more engaging, or easier to use. If you download our printable curriculum plan, we will notify you anytime changes are made and send you an updated curriculum plan.

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Note: This post was originally published on November 27, 2020 and has been updated for accuracy and comprehensiveness.