When I found Free K-12  Homeschool in 2009, it was just what we needed to get us through the school year.  We’d had a busy schedule, and I was needing a break of sorts.

Here is an overview of what they provide. Their site quotes:

Free K-12 gave me a semester to breathe.  I enrolled my oldest daughter in several of the classes (Grade 2 Math, Science, Social Studies, and Health). A year later I enrolled her in Grade 4 Art and Music and Grade 4 American History.  I mainly used these courses as supplements to other curriculum I was already using- but these programs were meant to stand alone as well.

In this program, you have your child read (or you read outloud) the text for each class page online.  Another option is to download a free text to speech software like Sayz Me.  I preferred having my child read it aloud to me.  Each lesson is presented in a way that is colorful and fun for children, with lots of breaks in text and pictures to make it more interesting.

At the end of each lesson is either a response question to answer online, an activity to do at home to support the lesson, or a video to watch from the video CD provided for the course.

Yes, you will receive video CD’s for each course, and many times a course e-book is provided as well.  These video CD’s are a high quality compilation of education video resources that Free K12 has compiled onto the CD’s for you to use for your child’s learning reinforcement.  Typcially (and depending on the class), these are free of charge along with registering for the class (with a shipping fee of about $5.00 per class material).

Overall, I would say we had a wonderful experience with Free K-12 HOmeschool.  It is a very flexible program, and, again, if you prefer to use the courses as supplements to your homeschool (as opposed to a full program), you may do that as well.  Additionally, if you prefer to be more hands-free of the actual teaching, you can upgrade to the instructor-led program so that your child is participating in an actual virtual course with other children as well.

This is a wonderful, online educational resource that I would recommend to families either just beginning homeschooling or those who wish to add some additional resources to your homeschooling program.