🎨Best Electives Curriculum

Grades K–12 · $50–$70 per book

Artistic Pursuits combines art history and appreciation with hands-on skill building. Each lesson studies a real artwork, then guides students through creating their own art using similar techniques. It's the curriculum that makes art feel like a real subject, not just craft time.

Grades 4–10 · Free–$100 per year

Code.org and CodeCombat teach programming through interactive games. Kids solve puzzles using code. No math needed, just logic. Engaging, free (mostly), and builds computer science thinking. Great intro to programming.

Grades 3–8 · $60–$120 per level

Logic of English teaches grammar through patterns and logic. "Why does English work this way?" Kids learn rules and exceptions through structure. Less about memorization, more about understanding the "why."