Reading, writing, and communication skills are the foundation of lifelong learning. Whether you’re teaching phonics, grammar, literature, or creative writing, we’ve gathered free worksheets, lesson plans, and activities to support your homeschool English Language Arts (ELA) curriculum. Make language learning fun and engaging with these great resources!
English Language Arts (ELA)
I tried to separate everything into categories. Keep scrolling down to find what you need.
All-in-One Curriculum
Easy Peasy All-in-One School – Christian Based, designed to be done online although it has a *few* offline options in some classes. Preschool-Grade 12 in a wide variety of ELA subjects such as Spelling, Kinder Writing, Language Arts for different grades, Learn to Read and Reading.
The Good and the Beautiful – Christian based. Downloadable PDFS of K-8 Language Arts (includes Geography and Art as well) is available free. They do make Pre-K and Highschool but those aren’t free. You do have to sign up for the newsletter to download.
Fishtank Learning – K-12. You can view units without an account but you need one to download everything.
Common Lit – 100% online, Grades 6-12 includes reading, writing, vocabulary and grammar. There are paid tiers but you can get the full curriculum for free but you must sign up. I didn’t so that’s the best I can say right now.
Georgia Virtual Learning – online learning for K-12 in a wide variety of subjects. Regular ELA for K-8 and then for highschool includes mythology, dramatic writing, journalism as well as American, British or World Literature and Composition and AP classes.
OpenUp Resources – K-12. You must sign up to access so I don’t know much. You can sign up as a homeschool.
Core Knowledge – Downloadable PDFs from Preschool-Grade 8. Includes other subjects as well as ELA.
UnboundEd – PK-12, just select ELA then the grade you want to see everything. I believe this is information to TEACH the material, not something your child uses on their own but I’m not sure. Units download as .doc
Reading
McGraw Hill Readers – PreK-6 PDF books
Dog on a Log – Phonics Readers for learning how to read and help on teaching to read
Florida Center RR – Reading activities for PreK-5 for educators to use
Phonics4Free – online lessons to teach with videos for educator and educator notes. Videos are very old.
Progressive Phonics – all in one reading/phonics program includes book that can be read online or printed
Reading Bear – presentations that sound out the letter sounds with easy quizzes
Sound City Reading – includes audio, video and books
Teach a Child to Read with Children’s Books – click on download full text to read the document
Treasure Hunt Reading – look under how to get started to find the videos, workbook and a how to video
UFLI Foundations – lots of different lessons and homework sheets for learning to read
Reading Eggs Workbooks – various phonics and reading comprehension PreK-6
Night Zookeeper Worksheets – reading, writing and spelling
Spelling
McGraw Hill Treasures – Downloadable workbooks K-6
McGraw Hill Florida Treasures – downloadable workbooks 1-6
Tons of Spelling Workbooks – Evan Moor, Glencoe, Spectrum and McGraw Hill spelling and Scholastic and Glencoe vocabulary and more
Reading Eggs Workbooks – spelling grades 1-6
Spelling for Writing – Workbooks 1-5, click on the one you want and then on download full text
Grammar
McGraw Hill Treasures – Downloadable workbooks K-6
McGraw Hill Florida Treasures – downloadable workbooks 1-6
Daily Grammar Archives – over 400 lessons on Grammar broken up by type of Grammar, not grade.
Scott Foresman Grammar and Writing – Grades 1-6
NOTE: If you’ve seen KISS Grammar around – I do not recommend that
Writing
Scott Foresman Grammar and Writing – Grades 1-6
Essentials of Good Writing – webarchive of an online course. I didn’t test to see if all the links are working.
Mixed Components
McGraw Hill Treasures – Downloadable workbooks K-6
McGraw Hill Florida Treasures – downloadable workbooks K-6
Harcourt Reading, Spelling and Grammar Workbooks – PDF books Grade 1-6
Khan Academy – Video based lessons Grades 2-12
Oak National Academy – separated by UK levels (see sidebar), many subjects. This is for parents to teach, not for the student to do on their own.
PASS – these are packets designed for students with learning disabilities but can be used by anyone. This link is not just the ELA ones, you’ll have to pick through. Click the one you want then download full text.
Language Arts Around the World – Grades 4-6, click on the one you want and then download full text.
Language Arts Themed Packs – for primary grades, click on the one you want and then download full text
Resources
BBC Bitesize KS3 (Grades 7-9)
NWT Literacy – resources from Northern Canada, lots of things to click through and find, more for older kids and teens
Free Literacy Assessments – It has links to good sites/resources but there are a lot of ads and it’s hard to navigate. Use at your own risk.
Literacy Shed Home Learning Resources – click around and find a few things.
MsEffie’s Take My Assignment Please – everything’s free but she asks you to consider a donation for using her materials.
PBS Learning Media – English Language Arts section. Search by grade PreK-12 and/or resource type
Starfall Worksheets – select ELA from the sidebar and you can also search by grade PreK to 5. Some worksheets are customizable.
All About Reading Press Freebies – ebooks, checklists, activities, posters, how to articles and more
Mrs Judy Araujo – resources for reading and writing
Online Games
BBC Bitesize English Games – separated into KS1 (Grades K-2) and KS2 (Grades 3-6), tons to choose from to play online
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