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, Level 5 Book Set, and Geography & Grammar Cards. TGTB recommends that you use 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.

For extra practice with math facts, consider having your child use XtraMath. XtraMath’s online facts fluency program helps children master addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts. XtraMath tracks progress and generates reports for the parent/teacher. After mastering an operation, the child is awarded a printable certificate.

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.

This video from Simply Charlotte Mason describes an easy-to-use system for memorizing scripture using index cards to organize Bible verses. You may want to consider using this system to help your 5th grader memorize verses from the God’s Hand in Our Lives lessons. If God’s Hand in Our Lives isn’t a fit for your family, check out Free Bible Curriculum for other options.

History

U Read Thru History is a Charlotte Mason inspired, literature-based approach to learning history. Each year your child will spend one semester learning World History and one semester learning American History. Year 5 covers the Post Civil War Era and Enlightenment. Each weekly lesson includes discussion questions and activities. If you are unable to find the books recommended in your local library, you may substitute any book that covers the same topic. If you choose to buy some of the books, save money by purchasing used books. For more information on how these history courses are set up, be sure to read the teacher’s guide.

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.

Life Skills

This year’s life skills focus is first aid and survival skills. Which topics you choose to cover will depend on your child’s maturity and your family’s needs. In the post Teaching First Aid, you’ll find resources for teaching this important skill. There are suggested topics to cover, free online curriculum & resources, and tips for assembling a family first aid kit.

The article, Survival Skills for Kids, lists 24 survival skills you can teach your children. Some of the topics listed are outdoor cooking, water purification, using a pocket knife, what to do when you’re lost, and more. You will probably want to help your child research some of the topics further, either at the library or online.

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

Make sure your child has plenty of free time for active play and exercise. If you would like some ideas, Chapter 3 (page 46) of Physical Activity for Everyone from the Center for Disease Control provides information about how much exercise children need, as well as numerous suggested activities. If your child plays a sport or takes dance, karate, gymnastics, swimming lessons, etc, these can also be considered part of your physical education program. For more ideas, see Hess UnAcademy’s post 100+ Homeschool P.E. Activities. If you prefer to use a formal curriculum for physical education, see Free Health & PE Curriculum for options.

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.