Learning about the geography of the world can be full of adventure! From virtual field trips to road trips, from cruises to learning about maps, studying geography is so much fun for everyone!
Geography was always one of my favorite subjects to teach because there are so many ways to teach it without a textbook or curriculum. In addition, you can easily incorporate crafts, cooking, travel and so much more to create a complete hands-on learning experience for your children.
The free homeschool geography resources listed below include complete curricula, videos, printables, worksheets and more!
I’ve broken down the free homeschool geography resources below by grade or level as much as possible. There are options for children from Kindergarten to High School/College Prep included!
Please note that due to the amount of content included in all of these resources that I can not confirm that I agree with everything they teach.
I encourage you to be diligent to ensure that the resource(s) you select for your homeschool lines up with your own beliefs regarding geography or be prepared to make changes to the text/resources as you plan your homeschool days.
Free Homeschool Geography Resources
This site provides free curriculum, questionnaires, interviews with Geographers and much for K-12.
You’ll find thousands of resources for teaching geography here and you can break it down by grade level to ease your search if you’d like.
There are 52 videos in the YouTube Playlist covering everything from what is geography to urban planning, groundwater, population and food and much more!
Free K-5 Environmental Science curriculum including lesson plans, quizzes, songs, videos and more!
This site offers downloadable units for K-8 students covering history and geography.
You’ll find geography curriculum units for middle and high school students here. On their homepage, they also offer resources for K-12 for many different topics.
The free plan offered on this site gives you access to map skills, continents, landforms, volcanoes and more.
You’ll find free eTextbooks as well as free online resources for physical, environmental and human geography, as well as GIS.
This website breaks its resources down by key stages and all of their lessons, worksheets and resources are free. Scroll through the key stages to find the geography resources in each.
While you can’t view the resources online, there is a sample on the home page to see an example. These are award-winning literary field trips where students become part of the journey virtually. You can see a list of available resources and request them here.
You’ll find lessons, videos, stories and more for various geography-based topics and places around the world.
For even more in-depth resources for geography, be sure to check out the videos, articles, maps and collections found here – all with grade levels indicated.
The advanced search option allows you to search their geography offerings by grade level or resource type to find videos, lessons, audio and more!
There are many different online teaching resources available for free on this site and you can search by age groups to help you find appropriate resources for your kids.
High School/College
You’ll find over 200 free courses covering various geographical topics for high school and college.
This is a one-semester class and you’ll find notes, activities, assignments and schedules. There is a required textbook to complete this course.
This is a full-year course on human geography; “the systematic study of patterns and processes that have shaped human understanding, use, and alterations of the Earth’s surface.”
Another option for high school/college-age students, these resources are broken down into 7 units to supplement an AP Human Geography course.
A 19-week course that includes notes, activities, assignments and schedules.
Students who enjoy technology will likely enjoy this one-semester class covering Geography Information System software.
This 18-week course includes notes, activities, assignments and schedules.
Online Tools, Games and Quizzes
