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Free homeschool resources, curriculum and tools that cost nothing to use, as stated by each source. 18 entries, links checked Oct 17, 2026.

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Free means the source says so in its own words. Some have optional paid tiers, which we note on the card. Paid listings never appear in the main roundup. The new finds below label any paid pick as Paid.

New resource finds, checked Oct 29, 2026

Learn Arduino

A free website with 16 short lessons on a 3D Arduino board. Each lesson has a circuit, its code and a parts diagram.

Who it's for: Beginners who want to see how a circuit and its code work together before buying any parts.

Age or grade band: The maker doesn't give one. Check site.

Price: Free. The lessons open in a browser with no sign-in.

Why it's worth it: Takes you from a blinking light to a parking sensor. No soldering iron, nothing to set on fire.

Start the Arduino lessons (opens in a new tab)

Source: learn-arduino-red.vercel.app, checked Oct 29, 2026. Made by Dilum Sanjaya. Not an affiliate link.

Workout Cool

A free workout builder. Pick your equipment and the muscles to work, then pick exercises from a list with instructions and videos.

Who it's for: Families who want PE at home with a plan, not a vague "go run around."

Age or grade band: The maker doesn't give one. Check site.

Price: Free, with no sign-up. Paid Premium is €7.90 a month or €49 a year.

Why it's worth it: Kids learn which muscle each move works, and they choose the moves, so complaints go down a little.

Build a workout (opens in a new tab)

Source: workout.cool/en and its Premium page, checked Oct 29, 2026. Not an affiliate link.

Animated Knots

Animations that tie knots one step at a time. Covers boating, climbing, scouting, fishing, household knots and more.

Who it's for: Scouts, campers, sailors in training, and anyone whose tarp keeps coming loose.

Age or grade band: The maker doesn't give one. Check site.

Price: The website is free to use. Paid offline apps: $4.99 on Windows and iPhone.

Why it's worth it: The rope ties itself while you follow along, and you can search by a knot's other name.

Browse every knot (opens in a new tab)

Source: animatedknots.com knot list and download page, checked Oct 29, 2026. Not an affiliate link.

Electude Simulator Challenge

A free browser game that simulates a car engine. Use a scope and test tools to find faults and fix them.

Who it's for: Teens who are into cars, and anyone curious about what the check-engine light means.

Age or grade band: The maker doesn't give one. Check site.

Price: Free. You need a free sign-up to play the scored challenge.

Why it's worth it: Three levels of real repair work, and nobody's car gets hurt if something goes wrong.

Try the engine simulator (opens in a new tab)

Source: simulator.electude.com, checked Oct 29, 2026. Not an affiliate link.

OctoStudio

A free coding app for phones and tablets from the MIT Media Lab team that made Scratch. Kids use it to make animations and games.

Who it's for: Kids who want to code with photos, sounds and by tilting or shaking the device.

Age or grade band: Ages 7 and up, per the maker

Price: Free.

Why it's worth it: The device in their hand becomes the controller, so screen time turns into making something.

Get OctoStudio (opens in a new tab)

Source: octostudio.org, checked Oct 29, 2026. Not an affiliate link.

MathsPad (paid)

A UK maths website with interactive tools, worksheets and booklets, such as building with cubes to learn plans and elevations.

Who it's for: Middle and high schoolers working on secondary maths, and the parents teaching it.

Age or grade band: Ages 11 to 16, per the maker

Price: Paid. From £7 a month for one person (billed every 3 months). Schools from £180 a year plus VAT.

Why it's worth it: Kids move the shapes themselves instead of squinting at a flat drawing of a 3D shape.

See MathsPad pricing (opens in a new tab)

Source: mathspad.co.uk, checked Oct 29, 2026. Prices are in pounds. Not an affiliate link.

Tinkercad

A free Autodesk app that runs in your web browser. Kids can do 3D design, build and test electronic circuits, and code with blocks.

Who it's for: Kids starting 3D printing, circuits or robotics. Under-13s need a parent to approve the account.

Age or grade band: The maker doesn't give one. Check site.

Price: Free.

Why it's worth it: One login covers design, circuits and coding, so it can grow with a kid for years.

Start in Tinkercad (opens in a new tab)

Source: tinkercad.com and Tinkercad terms of service, checked Oct 29, 2026. Not an affiliate link.

Onshape for Education

Professional design software (CAD) that runs in a web browser, with nothing to install. Engineers use it to design real products.

Who it's for: Students ready for real engineering tools, including FIRST Robotics teams.

Age or grade band: The maker doesn't give one. Check site.

Price: The Student plan and the Educator plan are free. Any email address works.

Why it's worth it: The same tool real companies use, saved automatically, so "the computer ate it" stops being an excuse.

See the free education plans (opens in a new tab)

Source: onshape.com education page and plans page, checked Oct 29, 2026. Not an affiliate link.

Ohmie (paid)

An iPhone and iPad app with 690+ short electronics lessons, including robotics, Arduino C++ and Python.

Who it's for: Total beginners. Lessons start at "what is electricity?" You don't need any hardware.

Age or grade band: The maker doesn't give one. Check site.

Price: Paid, with no free version. The yearly plan starts with a 7-day free trial. The app shows the price before you start.

Why it's worth it: Kids fix a broken circuit on screen and watch the light come on, a few minutes a day.

See how Ohmie works (opens in a new tab)

Source: ohmie.io, checked Oct 29, 2026. iPhone and iPad only. Not an affiliate link.