Free resources elsewhere
These are the best free and public-domain resources we know of beyond this site: the confessions and catechisms themselves, older books that help parents explain them, psalters, classic read-alouds and free curricula. Each link has one honest sentence on what it is and who it suits.
Confessions and catechisms
The historic Reformed confessions and catechisms, free to read. This site's reader includes only the Westminster Shorter Catechism and the Catechism for Young Children; these are the places to read the others.
- The Westminster Confession of Faith, Larger and Shorter Catechismsopc.org
The OPC's constitutional texts, with downloadable editions that include Scripture proofs.
- The Westminster Confession of Faith and Catechismspcaac.org
The PCA's edition of the Westminster Standards, useful if that is your church's text.
- The Heidelberg Catechism (Schaff's 1877 translation)ccel.org
A public-domain English translation printed beside the German, in Philip Schaff's Creeds of Christendom.
- The Heidelberg Catechismcrcna.org
A modern translation many Reformed churches use; free to read online, though the translation itself is copyrighted.
- Introduction to the Heidelberg Catechismthreeforms.org
A short introduction to the catechism's history and structure from the United Reformed Churches.
- The Baptist Catechismfounders.org
The catechism Reformed Baptist churches use, often called Keach's Catechism; it follows the Shorter Catechism closely and teaches believer's baptism.
- Keach's Catechismreformedreader.org
Another online edition of the Baptist Catechism, with a different question count from some printings.
- The 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faiththe1689confession.com
The Second London Baptist Confession, chapter by chapter.
- The Creeds of Christendom, volume 3ccel.org
Philip Schaff's collection of Protestant confessions and catechisms, with original-language texts.
- Creeds and Confessionscreedsandconfessions.org
A clean online library of creeds and confessions, including the 1840 preface to the Catechism for Young Children.
For parents who want to go deeper
Older public-domain books written to help parents and teachers explain the catechism and lead family worship.
- A Body of Divinity, by Thomas Watsonccel.org
Puritan sermons that work through the Shorter Catechism; clear, warm and still widely read.
- The Westminster Assembly's Shorter Catechism Explained by Way of Question and Answer (Fisher's Catechism)archive.org
An eighteenth-century Scottish work that breaks each answer into many smaller questions, handy for a parent preparing a lesson.
- Thoughts on Family Worship, by James W. Alexander (1847)archive.org
A whole book on why and how households worship together, first published in 1847.
- The Directory for Family Worship (1647)fpchurch.org.uk
The Church of Scotland's short directions for prayer, praise and Bible reading in the home.
- Home Education, by Charlotte Masonarchive.org
The British educator behind the short lessons and copywork many homeschoolers use. She did not write from a Reformed position, so read her with that in mind.
Psalms and hymns
Texts and tunes for singing at home. Families who sing psalms only, and families who sing psalms and hymns, will both find material here.
- The Psalms of David in Metre (Church of Scotland)archive.org
A scanned 1814 printing of the Church of Scotland's metrical psalms, the psalter Scottish Presbyterians sang for generations.
- Hymnary.orghymnary.org
A large free database of hymn texts, tunes and their histories; check each text's date and rights before printing.
Classic books for children
Public-domain books Christian families have read aloud for generations. Old books carry the assumptions of their time; read ahead and talk about anything that needs it.
- The Pilgrim's Progress, by John Bunyanarchive.org
Bunyan's allegory of the Christian life, a natural read-aloud from about age eight.
- The Pilgrim's Progress, free audiobooklibrivox.org
A volunteer recording for listening in the car or at rest time.
- Pilgrim's Progress in Words of One Syllablearchive.org
A simplified retelling recorded for younger listeners.
- The Peep of Day, by Favell Lee Mortimerarchive.org
A nineteenth-century first book of Bible teaching for very young children, in short chapters.
- Line upon Line, by Favell Lee Mortimerarchive.org
The sequel to The Peep of Day: a second series of simple Bible teaching for young children.
- Divine and Moral Songs for Children, by Isaac Wattsarchive.org
Short rhymed songs Watts wrote for children, in plain language.
Free curricula and libraries
Free places to find the rest of a homeschool day. None of these is a Reformed curriculum; each note says what it is.
- AmblesideOnlineamblesideonline.org
A free curriculum built on Charlotte Mason's methods, with detailed schedules and booklists; broadly Christian rather than Reformed.
- Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschoolallinonehomeschool.com
A complete, free online Christian curriculum with daily lessons; not written from a Reformed position.
- Khan Academykhanacademy.org
Free, secular lessons and practice, most useful for mathematics.
- LibriVoxlibrivox.org
Free volunteer audiobooks of public-domain books.
- Christian Classics Ethereal Libraryccel.org
Free classic Christian books, including many Reformed and Puritan works.
Bibles online
Free places to read Scripture. This site quotes the catechism proof texts from the NET Bible; read with your family from the Bible your church uses.
- NET Biblenetbible.org
The translation this site quotes for proof texts, free to read online.
- ESV.orgesv.org
The English Standard Version, free to read online.
- Bible Gatewaybiblegateway.com
Many English translations side by side, useful for comparing a verse.
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