MADE FOR FLORIDA FAMILIES
Florida homeschool curriculum, built for your kids
Tell Kuraplan your children's ages. It plans the year around what Florida expects, references the B.E.S.T. where you want it, and writes the lessons and printables for each child.
Florida homeschool curriculum: what to teach, what is free, and what the state pays for
Florida does not list required subjects for a home education program. The requirement is a portfolio of records and materials plus an annual evaluation showing progress commensurate with the child's ability.
For the legal side (notice, records, assessment) see the Florida homeschool requirements guide. This page is about the curriculum itself.
Florida sets no subject list
The annual evaluation shapes curriculum: keep a dated log of activities and samples of work by subject. A program with visible written output makes the portfolio review simple.
Florida B.E.S.T. StandardsNo required subjects. Most families cover reading, writing, math, science and social studies anyway, and use the B.E.S.T. as an optional checklist by grade.
A year that satisfies the state
A sample Florida homeschool plan (elementary)
One way to cover what the state expects with programs families finish. Swap any program for one that fits your child; keep the coverage.
Phonics program through grade 2, then reading, writing and grammar with written samples kept quarterly for the portfolio.
Any mastery program; keep completed pages and a test or two per term as evidence.
Living books and projects, logged with dates; B.E.S.T. standards as an optional checklist.
FLVS Flex courses (Spanish, coding, art) at no cost for older students.
Book a certified teacher's portfolio review each spring; a page of samples per subject is enough.
“Free homeschool programs” in Florida
Most results for free programs are public online schools. They are free and teacher-led, but your child is a public school student with state testing, not a homeschooler. Worth knowing before you enroll.
Florida Virtual School (FLVS)
Free for Florida residents. FLVS Flex lets registered home education students take individual courses while remaining homeschoolers; FLVS Full Time is public enrollment.
Florida Connections Academy and K12-run district schools
Public online schools; enrollment is public, not home education.
Money for curriculum in Florida
Florida's Family Empowerment Scholarship for Educational Options (FES-EO) and the Personalized Education Program (PEP) provide about $8,000 per student that home education families can use for curriculum, tutoring and services through Step Up For Students. PEP is the route for families who want to keep home education status.
What Florida families know
- Florida Parent Educators Association (FPEA) runs the largest homeschool convention in the country each May in Orlando.
- FLVS Flex is unique: homeschoolers can take a course or two free without giving up home education status.
- Annual evaluation can be by a certified teacher's portfolio review, a nationally normed test, a state test, or a psychologist; most families use a teacher review.
- Co-ops and hybrid programs are dense in Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville and South Florida.
Plan it with Kuraplan
Curriculum that fits Florida and your kids
You keep the programs you love. Kuraplan fills the gaps, references the B.E.S.T. when you ask, and keeps the records Florida expects without a filing cabinet.
B.E.S.T.-referenced lessons
Ask for a lesson on any topic and it lands at the right grade, with the B.E.S.T. reference noted for your records.
Every required subject, one plan
A yearly plan that maps the subjects your state expects to real weekly blocks, sized for each child.
Records that write themselves
Completed worksheets and lessons stay together, so an evaluation, portfolio or progress report is a summary, not a scramble.
One lesson. All your kids.
$49/yr flat, no per-child fees
Write one family lesson, then adjust the reading level, the practice and the response format for each child without rebuilding the day.
Florida homeschool curriculum FAQ
What curriculum do I need to homeschool in Florida?
Florida does not require a specific curriculum or subjects. You need a portfolio (a log of activities and samples of work) and an annual evaluation showing progress. Any curriculum that produces evidence of learning works.
Can Florida homeschoolers use FLVS for free?
Yes. FLVS Flex lets registered home education students take individual courses at no cost while keeping home education status. FLVS Full Time is a public school enrollment.
Does Florida pay for homeschool curriculum?
Through the Personalized Education Program (PEP) under the Family Empowerment Scholarship, home education families can receive roughly $8,000 per student for curriculum and services via Step Up For Students. Apply early; slots are capped.
Do Florida homeschoolers have to test?
An annual evaluation is required, but a nationally normed test is only one option. Most families use a certified teacher's review of the portfolio.
What are the best homeschool programs in Florida?
Popular programs include The Good and the Beautiful, Sonlight, BookShark, Abeka and Time4Learning, plus FLVS Flex courses. FPEA's convention is the place to compare them in person.
Program details, funding amounts and eligibility change. Verify with the Florida agency and program sites before relying on them. Reviewed 2026-09-07.
Your Florida homeschool year, in one place
Plan lessons, make printables and keep each child's finished work together for the records your state expects.
Plan with Kuraplan