Lizzie’s List of Fabulous Websites for all Ages and Stages
Presented at long last and for your convenience in a categorized, described as well as alphabetized version. These are the best of what I have squirreled away and are all family friendly and kid safe sites to the best of my knowledge. As of March 2008, these are all working sites. Technical note: If you reach a page that looks a bit like this… http://www.historyforkids.org/FirefoxHTML%5CShell%5COpen%5CCommand that says they couldn’t find the page, just cut off the part that begins with Firefox in your address bar and hit enter, so now you have this: http://www.historyforkids.org/ it should work right after that all subjects: study notes http://www.sparknotes.com/ American History resources http://www.contemplator.com/america/ popular songs, lyrics and background information from the 1700’s to the 1900’s plus other categories like sea chantys and cowboys http://www.earlyamerica.com a very interesting site with primary sources, maps, portraits, and interactive menus and flash movies as well! http://www.nps.gov/history/logcabin/ virtual tours of log cabins such as Abe Lincoln’s as well as Valley Forge http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/colonial.htm A categorized list of websites on Colonial America for K-12 http://www.websterschools.org/classrooms/state_library/colonies.html another categorized list of websites this one on the 13 colonies http://www.buchanan.org/000-p-library.html American Heritage, stories, poems, prayers and letters http://www.pbs.org/wnet/historyofus/index.html based on the Joy Hakim books this interactive website is loaded with information on US history http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html this is the Library of Congress, a great site for primary sources and resources Jamestown http://historicjamestowne.org/learn/
American Revolution http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/American_Revolution.html a categorized list of information and links http://www.americanrevwar.homestead.com/files/Index2.htm Civil War http://americanrevwar.homestead.com/files/civwar/index3.html Ancients Resources http://coolmaps.7wonders.googlepages.com/ancientwonders.html great for ancients geography this site map the 7 Wonders of the World and had downloadable pictures for notebooking or lapbooking http://guardians.net/egypt/kids/index.htm very cool website with research, games, activities and virtual tours. Lots link to other pages so the fun never ends http://www.worldwideschool.org/library/books/hst/ancient/TheBoysandGirlsPlutarch/toc. html an online version to read or print out of the Boys and Girls Plutarch http://www.michielb.nl/maya/math.html a page on Mayan math http://www.virtual-egypt.com/ photo tours, timelines, flash movies, lots of good stuff here Architecture http://www.greatbuildings.com/ for art class or history class this has buildings worldwide with info about the design, the architect and the building itself.
Art/art history http://www.janbrett.com/ a treasure trove of delights, printables, online art instruction, games and activities by the beloved author http://www.artteacherconnection.com/pages/famouspainting.htm FABULOUS resource, lessons, games, activities on many great artists and art pieces http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html Categorized links of art throughout time http://www.nga.gov/education/classroom/loanfinder/index.mhtm Connect art and curriculum by borrowing free learning materials from the National Gallery of Art's Division of Education. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/splash.htm incredible clickable timeline of art history http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/artnet.htm wonderful site with tons of resources and lessons nicely categorized NEW! http://www.sanford-artedventures.com/main.taf?p=0 K-7, this site offers information and activities on the basic concepts of art. NEW! http://www.wildlifeart.org/Frame_Education.cfm wildlife art, art history and art appreciation lessons as well as some games http://www.drawspace.com/ Extensive site with online drawing lessons you have to register but they are free http://www.teachartathome.com/Free.html Some free projects, lessons and ideas for teachers http://members.aol.com/mrsspyboy/beginners.htm step by step art classes on line
Astronomy NEW! http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=ps&id=6 Astronomy magazine’s homepage has stuff for kids of all ages http://www.nasa.gov/ tons of stuff on earth and space science for all ages http://www.michielb.nl/sun/ a virtual tour of the sun
Audio story and audio book resources including historical speeches http://storynory.com/ http://www.kiddierecords.com/2006/index.htm http://www.alexwilson.com/telltale/ http://www.readingwell.com/audio.html http://www.talkinghistory.org/ http://www.hiskids.net/?profile=Insight and though I am having trouble getting to it today www.librivox.org www.freeclassicaudiobooks.com http://www.livingbooksfortheears.com/ the site of homeschoolradioshows.com this page has all the archives as well as all the wonderful items they have for sale http://kids.learnoutloud.com/Kids-Free-Stuff lots of stuff here including grade level poems and historic speeches http://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/title/titles.html http://www.emediaxpress.com/free.html?gclid=CK37qNvi65ACFRuhFQodBTLrXA http://www.science-groove.org/MASSIVE/ science and math songs http://gardenofpraise.com/mugram.htm grammar, Bible and other learning songs Poetry Read Aloud http://www.kristinegeorge.com/poetry_aloud.html http://www.gpc.edu/~shale/humanities/composition/handouts/poetryaloud.html
Bible Resources, lessons, coloring pages and misc. http://www.annesschoolplace.com/ Lovely site that has a great free multi level Bible study http://www.vineyard.ca/engine.cfm?i=1&e=10289 some really great studies for different mixed age groups http://www.culham.ac.uk/storykeepers/ lessons that correspond to the Storykeepers videos http://www.tne.net.au/~abdaacts/text2.html http://www.io.com/~lcowper/resources.html http://www.kids4truth.com/hometwo.asp http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/artscraftsideaskids/coloringpages/biblecoloringpag es.html http://www.bible-history.com/ http://children.calvarychapel.com/site/curriculum.htm http://cbh.gospelcom.net/kfk/home.php http://www.higherpraise.com/ShiningLight.htm
BIRDS http://www.birds.cornell.edu/schooly...loringBook.pdf Bird Songs & Calls http://www.all-birds.com/Sound.htm http://www.naturesongs.com/birds.html Burgess Companion Site http://www.geocities.com/homeschooling3boybarians/burgessbirdbook.html Bird Journal/Coloring http://www.birds.cornell.edu/schoolyard/T_Resouces/ColoringBook.pdf This is a really cute log book the children can fill in: http://www.amazon.com/Bird-Log-Kids-JournalExperiences/dp/1885061552/ref=sr_11_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1205761436&sr=11-1
Blogs with uplifting, encouraging or otherwise helpful themes http://www.choosinghome.com/ http://web.mac.com/rivendellpress/iWeb/Rivendell%20Press/Home.html http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/TOSPUBLISHER/ while a tad consumer oriented, I do glean wonderful nuggets from here http://mentalmultivitamin.blogspot.com/ http://www.achristianhome.com/ http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/christinemiller/ (the fabulous lady who writes the Truthquest guides) http://higherupandfurtherin.blogspot.com/ http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/devdoordeborah http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/PeakmoreAcademy/144840/ Children’s Books on Line http://www.childrensbooksonline.org/index.htm http://www.mainlesson.com/main/displayarticle.php?article=feature
I have printed out many books from here, you can customize font size, text and other things on the page. The only issue is that you have to print it chapter by chapter. The quality is still pretty good if you use a draft or ink saver setting. Booklists http://www.abookintime.com/ a great site with lists of history books in chronological order for K-12. It also has planning help and all sorts of other goodies.
Charlotte Mason resources http://amblesideonline.org/CM/toc.html free CM curriculum framework http://simplycharlottemason.com/home/ somewhat commercial but some great CM ideas http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cheps/index.html http://www.homeschool-diva.com/2007/10/02/charlotte-mason-musiccomposer-study/ Chemistry Resources http://www.miamisci.org/ph/ http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks3/science/acids/index.htm
Christmas/Advent http://www.homeschoolinthewoods.com/ChristmasLesson/ http://www.rca.org/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?&pid=1628&srcid=1600 this is a great site with information about the Jesse Tree http://www.teachingmom.com/features/advent.html ***** star rating! http://www.brama.com/art/christmas.html http://www.referencetable.net/christmas/nativity/ interactive nativity http://www.dltk-bible.com/advent/ advent coloring book
http://www.fisheaters.com/adventcribs.html history of the crèche http://ww2.netnitco.net/users/legend01/xmas97.htm http://www.annieshomepage.com/gingerbread2.html legends of Christmas
http://www.easyfunschool.com/article1909.html http://ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/christmas/nativityalbum/index.htm clipart http://www.kids4truth.com/thearrival.html http://photojenic.wordpress.com/2007/11/20/advent-christmas-unit-study-2007/ http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/christmas/ http://www.makingfriends.com/friends/f_spiritual.htm adorable Bible paper dolls http://christmas-world.freeservers.com/ lots of info for lapbooks/research http://www.artbible.info/bible/luke/1.html
Church History http://chi.gospelcom.net/
Classical Education resources http://oldfashionededucation.com/index.html Free Curriculum and links to the resources on line http://www.triviumpursuit.com/index.php the Bluedorn's site full of good information http://www.classical-homeschooling.org/v2/index.php?page=3 still under construction the original page was a fabulous collection of information by stage of learning, this will be great too once it is finished http://www.memoriapress.com/articles/ tons of articles from the archives of their newsletter, wonderful resource http://www.classicalscholar.com/ Defines and outlines classical Christian education Classical Music and Composer Studies http://www.christusrex.org/www2/cantgreg/index_eng.html Gregorian chants and scores to view http://tlc.discovery.com/fansites/monastery/psalms/chants.html
more music files and information on Gregorian Chants http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/makingofmusic/timeline/index.shtml another fabulous BBC site http://www.homeschool-diva.com/2007/10/02/charlotte-mason-musiccomposer-study/ http://www.carnegiehall.org/article/explore_and_learn/art_online_resources_listening_ad ventures.html Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra, animated history of Carnegie Hall, Dvorak’s 9th symphony animated guide and history, and much more! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptzTeOKWaI8 Amsterdam Guitar trio play Bach) Classical Music and Composer Studies………… http://www.dsokids.com/2001/composerperiods.htm Simple biographies and music categorized by period http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPeVIuRjUi4 (Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring by Celtic Woman) http://www.primoviolins.com/ViolinTour.htm the history and use and making of violins http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HarmonyArtMom/395254/ blog entry on how to listen to music http://www.classicsforkids.com/ one of the best sites, musical dictionary, classical music show for kids, the instruments, ballet, periods of music and games and activities Coloring Books/Crafts http://www.evergreen.edu/library/govdocs/coloringbooks.html a huge list of all the coloring books put out by the Federal government. Can be fun just reading the titles! ie: “The Noxious Weed Coloring Book, Noxious Weeds are Everyone’s Problem” hee hee http://www.vam.ac.uk/moc/kids/things_to_make/index.html Museum of Childhood old fashioned paper toys http://www.thebestkidsbooksite.com/coloringsheets.cfm College Prep http://www.ucopenaccess.org/ Music Theory http://www.musicards.net/
NEW! http://www.artsalive.ca/en/mus/index.asp Another of the best sites, musical dictionary, classical music show for kids, the instruments, periods of music and games and activities Classical Studies and Languages Greek http://www.inthebeginning.org/ntgreek/lesson0/gl0.htm http://www.biblicalgreek.org/grammar/#1 http://perswww.kuleuven.be/~u0013314/greekg/courses.htm http://www.textkit.com/ http://www.teknia.com/index.php?page=freestuff http://www.kypros.org/LearnGreek/index.php?lang=en_us Latin http://www.slu.edu/colleges/AS/languages/classical/latin/tchmat/tchmat.html#overview http://www.nle.org/exams.html#exams_previous http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/subject_matter/languages/latin/ http://www.umich.edu/~classics/latin/Latin_102_resource_center.htm http://www.cornellcollege.edu/classical_studies/latin/latin-links.shtml http://www.vatican.va/archive/bible/nova_vulgata/documents/nova-vulgata_vetustestamentum_lt.html http://archives.nd.edu/latgramm.htm http://bestlatin.net/ http://www.ainself.net/irony/latin/ http://www.cambridgescp.com/page.php?p=clc^oa_book1^intro http://www.dl.ket.org/latin1/things/song/index.htm Classical Studies, Greece, Rome, Egypt http://www.forumromanum.org/index2.html http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00001144.shtml http://www.rcs.k12.va.us/csjh/mytholog.htm http://www.cumbavac.org/Greek_and_Roman_Mythology.htm http://ancienthistory.mrdonn.org/AncientGreece.html#Games http://www.mythweb.com/
Cooking http://www.spatulatta.com/ fun site for kids with video lessons and cross curriculum activites Crafts and activities
http://www.vam.ac.uk/moc/kids/index.html Museum of Childhood activities on line and at home http://www.artteacherconnection.com/pages/famouspainting.htm listed also in art and art history there are many crafts and activities here Creation Science http://www.christiananswers.net/dinosaurs/home.html video of The Great Dinosaur Mystery and the Bible and other resources http://www.nwcreation.net/homeschool.html creation science curriculum and lessons http://www.answersingenesis.org/cec/guides.asp#life study guides to many books sold by AIG http://www.answersingenesis.org/video/ondemand/ AIG has now put many of their wonderful videos available to watch online for free, podcasts as well. http://www.nwcreation.net/videos/ a huge list of online videos on creation science for all ages English Grammar/spelling Help http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/diagrams/diagrams.htm powerpoint animations of diagramming sentences, very well done http://www.dyslexia.org/spelling_rules.shtml http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verb-tenses_present-continuous.htm English grammar help with visual examples http://www.spellingbee.com/ activities and info on the National Spelling Bee http://www.spelling.hemscott.net/ printables and advice for spelling help and practice
http://www.sfreading.com/resources/ghb.html free Scott Forseman grammar and writing texts for grades 1-6 downloadable and printable as pdf files http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/index.html huge lot of graphic organizers to aid in writing Finances
http://web.mit.edu/invent/invent-main.html financial management for teens, buying a car, credits cards, college and savings http://www.orangekids.com/ finances and economics for grades 4-8 http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/english/index.php free downloads of Money 101 and a workbook and a ton of other free resources to order or install Forms and Planners http://www.ollhomeschoolresources.com/printables.htm http://home.att.net/~bandcparker/forms.html http://highland.hitcho.com.au/Forms.htm http://highland.hitcho.com.au/ http://www.lovetolearnplace.com/BookReports/BookReport.html book report forms by grade and other misc. http://www.chasesc.com/forms.html#14 http://www.donnayoung.org/ a cornucopia of forms and planners, schedules for many curricula, Free Childrens Books on Line http://www.childrensbooksonline.org/index.htm http://www.mainlesson.com/main/displayarticle.php?article=feature Free Online Courses (high school) http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/online_hs.htm lists all the online courses available for free http://free-ed.net/free-ed/ http://www.learner.org/resources/browse.html French http://www.laits.utexas.edu/fi/ Online tutorial in French Freeware Sites
http://www.freewebs.com/brandenburgstudies/freewareoffers.htm
General History/World History http://www.historyforkids.org/ a great site for research grades 3-8
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/forkids/ Kids section of the main BBC site, wonderful for research with lots of activities http://www.englandspastforeveryone.org.uk/webdav/harmonise?Page/@id=140 explore England's past by period, location, theme, person or type NEW! http://www.learner.org/index.html This site has tons of video on demand clips in every subject k-college you have to register but the resources are free. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ This is a fabulous site with countless resources Geography http://gale.cengage.com/DiscoverAmerica/guides/ Guitar Helps http://guitar.about.com/library/blchordlibrary.htm http://www.cyberfret.com/chords/chord-finder/index.php http://www.michaelhogg.btinternet.co.uk/gce/ High School http://www.adamsmithacademy.org/titles.html high school and college level reading made into videos for greater comprehension also some college courses http://www.hippocampus.org/ online free high school, AP and college courses, very well done site http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/online_hs.htm#collect a list on free on line high school courses http://www.oklahomahomeschool.com/trans1.html sample high school transcripts and general transcript helps http://esa.homeeducationpartnership.com/ Homeschool National Honor Society web page http://killeenroos.com/wh/syllabus.htm an online course and resources correlating to Speilvogel's Human Odyssey not free but highly regarded http://www.davidandlaurie.com/REABESTBIOCLEP.htm CLEP test prep help http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/ Assorted games relating to Noble Prize winners
http://www.vocabulary.com/VUcthuckF.html High School Vocabulary by reading list http://www.vector64.com/HomeEd/video.html This page contains links to sites that provide free, online video lectures for academic courses and other Open CourseWare materials. I have individual links to individual courses or programs of courses in my other web pages but this page is for keeping track of sites with courses. OpenCourseWare sites typically provide a syllabus, description of the course, problem sets, exams and a schedule. Some sites also provide audio or video lectures, solutions to problem sets and exams, online textbooks, lecture notes, and links to supplementary materials. Many OCW courses require textbooks, specialized commercial software such as Mathematica and software that can be downloaded for free. There are a lot of areas that are not well-covered and some areas that have a lot of coverage. Historical maps http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/map_sites/hist_sites.html#US Homeschooling in Massachusetts websites http://www.ahem.info/ http://www.mhla.org/ Homeschool sites with tons of Everything, lists, information, hard to categorize http://www.annesschoolplace.com/ http://www.thehomeschoolmom.com/teacherslounge/freebies.php http://www.homeschooloasis.com/ http://www.redshift.com/~bonajo/ Paula's Archives, a real treasury http://highland.hitcho.com.au/ http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/educational.htm http://www.geocities.com/aptghs/menu.html http://www.classicaleducation4me.com/schedule_planners.html http://www.eaglesnesthome.com/ http://www.geocities.com/~perkinshome/homeschool.html http://www.crosswalk.com/homeschool/ http://www.homeschoolinthewoods.com/WebLinks/weblinks.htm http://www.hsadvisor.com/
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/ http://www.kids.gov/ all sites kept by the good old US of A for kids categorized by subject and grade range, crazy amounts of free resources here from arcade style games, coloring books, I have still barely scratched the surface of this resource! http://www.internet4classrooms.com/ another site with some of everything, lists of links by category, timelines, assessment helps, how to's for computer programs etc.
http://www.teachersdomain.org
It is a free resource where teachers (and homeschool educators) can sign up for already prepared lessons with video clips, questions, etc. The lessons match the national science standards as well http://www.pbs.org/teachers/ Homeschool Used Books forums and auctions I generally trust http://www.homeschoolclassifieds.com/ http://www.doubledouble.net/books.htm http://www.thislittlepiggystayshome.com/auction/index.php?
Hymns and Hymn studies with bios and midi files http://www.mystory-mysong.com/hymnpage.htm http://my.homewithgod.com/heavenlymidis/hymns.html http://breadsite.org/classic.htm http://whosoeverwill.ca/hymns.html
Lap-booking, how-to resources, templates and freebies http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html http://www.michaelhogg.btinternet.co.uk/gce/ http://www.thehomeschoolmom.com/teacherslounge/lapbooks.php http://www.squidoo.com/lapbooking/#module2518003 http://www.ruthannzaroff.com/mirkwooddesigns/templates.htm http://akidsheart.com/threer/writeart.htm http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/hme/k_5/shapebook/toc.html http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/PeakmoreAcademy/144840/ http://classroomclipart.com/ http://www.dorlingkindersley-uk.co.uk/static/cs/uk/11/clipart/home.html fabulous site with DK's wonderful art all ready to download for your pages and projects. Listed by category this is a favorite http://www.grandmasgraphics.com/brett1.htm
another heavenly site with Molly Bretts and more favorites (mine) http://school.discoveryeducation.com/clipart/ tons of clip art all subjects http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/sitemap/sitemap.htm be still my heart, what a find!!!! Clip art so beautiful, the literary characters are my favorite and many can be printed out as coloring pages! Learning to Read/Early Readers http://www.starfall.com/ animated games and activities for pre-readers and very early readers http://www.sfreading.com/resources/ghb.html free Scott Forseman grammar and writing texts for grades 1-6 downloadable and printable as pdf files http://www.yourchildlearns.com/owlmouse.htm online games teaching letter sounds
Literature Study Sites/Great Books http://cla.calpoly.edu/~dschwart/teaching.html
http://cla.calpoly.edu/~dschwart/engl512/allegory.html http://cla.calpoly.edu/~dschwart/engl203/203home.html#onlinereadings http://www.googlelittrips.com/
A teacher came up with the unique idea to take a digital book from children's literature and plot out the characters' travels with the digital mapping tools of Google Earth, providing a multidimensional learning experience. Students K-12 can take a virtual field trip in real time to visit the places mentioned in the book, making it even more relevant and meaningful. http://www.pinkmonkey.com/ http://www.thegreatbooks.com/resources TheGreatBooks.com is designed to help Christian educators use the classical model to help each high school student own his or her faith as a total worldview. free lectures on some of the Great Books http://www.mce.k12tn.net/units/units_with_books.htm vocabulary, worksheets and activites on many books listed alphabetically by title http://www.novelguide.com/novellist.asp
listed alphabetically by book free guides. This site is a bit difficult to navigate and is supported by advertising but it is worth it. click on the book guide you want, on the right in a purple bar it says Choose to Continue and under it you can choose summary, character profiles etc. Literature Study Sites/Great Books………………. http://www.centerforlit.com/teacherguides.htm free sample of study guide for The Bronze Bow and a few other freebies of interest under classroom resources http://www.roalddahl.com/ a delightful site with all things Roald Dahl http://www.grtbooks.com/ chronological resources from ancients to modern http://www.classical-homeschooling.org/celoop/1000.html Great Books lists by grade Grimm’s Fairy Tales http://www.nationalgeographic.com/grimm/ not for the little ones, this site is aimed at high school students and shows how harsh life could be in the 1800’s with 12 of Grimm’s original fairy tales. http://litplans.com/ what a find! Unit Plans, Teacher's Guides, Study Guides, and much more for middle and high school linked to many other pages, a very few link to ones for purchase but most are free http://www.penguinreaders.com/pr/resources/index.html free resources for penguin edition books of all levels, fact sheets, tests etc. Math/Logic http://mathusee.com/drill.html facts drill page with online manipulatives http://www.mathplayground.com/index.html games, videos explaining math and other tools http://www.mathgoodies.com/students.html “Today our award-winning site has over 500 pages of math resources for students, educators and parents. We have interactive lessons, puzzles and worksheets you can use at your own pace.” Math/Logic……………………….. http://www.themathpage.com/ARITH/arithmetic.htm webpage teaching math, complete course in basic math skills and Plane Geometry, Euclid’s Elements, and Algebra as well as topics in Calculus and Trigonometry
http://enlvm.usu.edu/ma/nav/toc.jsp?sid=nlvm&cid=2_1 pre-K – 12 many pages of online interactive math activities using Java platform http://www.mathfactcafe.com/ build your own or pre-made factsheets, online flashcards, online games and activities http://www.brobstsystems.com/kids/ printables for the younger set math and misc. http://www.visualfractions.com/ a great site with visual representations of math with fractions and worksheets and other stuff NEW! http://www.counton.org/ more math games, but really cool other math trivia as well http://www.incompetech.com/graphpaper/ pdf’s of printable graph paper and other math goodies http://cemc.math.uwaterloo.ca/mathfrog/english/kidz/index.shtml wonderful games and math activites targeted for 4-6 but some of the younger set can play some of them and the older kids would enjoy the review and practice with these fun and numerous games. printable follow up exercises as well. *some link to other websites such as pbs.org http://www.thinkingblocks.com/ThinkingBlocks_MD/TB_MD_Main.html video tutorials in a friendly format http://calculusthemusical.com/audio/ How great is that really? Calculus the Musical. Remember and learn the principles of calculus to familiar tunes in mp3 format. great for the teen ipod! http://homeschoolmath.blogspot.com/ great blog with helpful entries and numerous resources NEW! http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/ an animated, alphabetical site that explains math terms http://www.multiplication.com/games.htm games, lesson plans, activities http://superkids.com/aweb/tools/math/ math worksheet and answer key generator with logic and other games as well Middle Ages Studies http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDaB-NNyM8o this is an awesome animated Bayeux Tapestry
http://www.battle1066.com/ Battle of Hastings website http://www.toweroflondontour.com/kids/ Virtual tour and activites relating to the Tower of London http://coolmaps.7wonders.googlepages.com/medievalwonders.html great for geography this site map the 7 Wonders of the Medieval World and had downloadable pictures for notebooking or lapbooking NEW! http://www.earlybritishkingdoms.com/kids/ fabulous middle ages research site for kids with kid friendly artwork and whoo hoo a quote from the website says.. “Parents, teachers and children may, of course, use them freely for educational purposes.” http://www.yourchildlearns.com/heraldrygame/index.html free online The heraldry game is set in the year 1273, a time when things were, well, pretty medieval. You will play the part of 14 year old Robert, second son of Lord Landley. You will use the knowledge of heraldry and blazonry taught to you at great pains (mostly yours) by your father’s herald to identify other characters and know them for friend or foe. Your fate will lie in your ability to correctly identify them as the story unfolds; if you fail the consequences may be dire as these are harsh and brutal times. Lords, like your father, hold their land in fief (in exchange for service in battle) from the King or, more often, from the other, higher nobility. There are rumors of plots and counter-plots. Your father and his knights can generally control the immediate countryside, but there are stories of armed knights about who are not from your castle. Your nearest neighbor, Lord Sidbury, is said to be embroiled in a plot against the King. Should the plot succeed, the plotters will have to reward those who helped them, and the lands of those who remained loyal to the King will be prizes to be shared out. Everyone still talks about the years of war and lawlessness while King Stephen fought his cousin Matilda and her son Henry over the throne. No one wants another long drawnout war that devastates the countryside, though there are some who would not mind a quick skirmish that promises gain. The times are turbulent and dangerous, and what safety can be found lies in knowing who your allies and your enemies are. Allegiances change with the swirl of changing politics. You and your father want to protect the King from the plotting of some of the Lords, but you also want to protect the land you hold in fief from two higher nobles. You must be quick-witted and recognize knights by their coats of arms before you say anything to them. By correctly choosing the shield, or the description, you will give messages to your allies, without revealing yourself to your enemies. Math http://agutie.homestead.com/files/index.html neat geometry site with lots of resources and videos
Misc. teacher sites with numerous resources http://www.educationworld.com/index.shtml http://www.edhelper.com/ http://www.associatedcontent.com/ odd site but you can find some great stuff searching it such as video handwriting instruction among many others http://ellenjmchenry.com/id1.html free downloads in multiple subject areas
Music, General and Specific but not classical, it has it’s own category http://drumbum.com/lessons/ free online drum lessons! http://www.musictheory.net/ online or downloadable theory lessons for K-Mom note trainer, virtual keyboard, utilities and sundry NEW! Newsletters to sign up for with lots of freebies www.homeschoolestore.com http://www.handsofachild.com/2/freebies/ http://www.thehomeschoolmagazine.com/E_News/FreebieFriday/FreebieFriday.htm http://www.thehomeschoolmom.com/newsletter/ http://www.homeschoolinthewoods.com/ Naval History http://www.history.navy.mil/index.html history, primary sources, photos, game and activities as well as lesson plans Note Booking resources http://www.notebooking.org/index.html http://highland.hitcho.com.au/Forms.htm http://www.notebookingpages.com/Notebooking_Pages_Free_Notebooking_Pages.html NEW! http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/PeakmoreAcademy/144840/ http://classroomclipart.com/ http://www.dorlingkindersley-uk.co.uk/static/cs/uk/11/clipart/home.html fabulous site with DK's wonderful art all ready to download for your pages and projects. Listed by category this is a favorite
http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/sitemap/sitemap.htm be still my heart, what a find!!!! Clip art so beautiful, the literary characters are my favorite and many can be printed out as coloring pages!
Online educational games http://www.eduplace.com/edugames.html Paper Dolls fun and historical some virtual (I print them on cardstock so they are a little sturdier) http://www.gallimauphry.com/PD/pepys/louis.html http://www.bellaonline.com/code/doll/ http://marilee.us/paperdolls.html http://100megsfree4.com/gogators4/ http://www.berenstainbears.com/dressup.html http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/6626/paper.html http://www.papergoodies.com/scripts/prodView.asp?idProduct=305 http://www.pastpatterns.com/doll2.html http://www.ushsdolls.com/paperdoll/pdarc.html Phonics http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/index.shtml games, activities and printables
Physical Fitness/PE for credit NEW! http://www.circusfit.com/ you have to register but it is free and there are lesson plans and videos and a guide for this circus themed exercise program, I can’t wait to get started with this one! http://www.presidentschallenge.org/home_kids.aspx Accepting the President's Challenge is the first step towards being more active. Here you'll find even more tools to help you reach your fitness goals - whether you're looking for new ways to measure your progress or simply a little extra inspiration. Poems, Poets and Poetry http://www.firstscience.com/site/poems.asp http://www.kyphilom.com/www/poems.html http://www.sparrowtreesquare.com/past_issues.html a delightful pdf format children’s magazine on poetry and literature
http://www.lovepoems.me.uk/a_poems_for_children_great_children's_poems_childrens_resource_index. htm Childrens poems categorized by subject http://www.free-ed.net/free-ed/Humanities/Literature/Poetry/Poetry01_VOD.asp “This is a video instructional series on American poetry for college and high school classrooms and adult learners, presented in 13 one-hour video programs. Video for Voices and Vision and the individual program descriptions are provided courtesty of Annenberg/CPB.” http://www.hwlongfellow.org/poems_poem.php?pid=65 all things Longfellow including many lesson plans http://www.poetryteachers.com/ wonderful site with great information ,essons, poetry theater and fun Religon http://www.aresearchguide.com/200religion.html http://www.mapsofwar.com/index.html animated maps showing who has had control of the Middle East over time
Seasonal favorites http://www.teachingmom.com/features/advent.html an all time favorite I could easily use this and do unit studies every December. A wealth of information, activities, art, crafts, hymns, devotions and more. One of these days maybe I will. http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek3/thanksgiving.htm lovely list of Thanksgiving info and activites links ot may other pages http://www.homeschooled-kids.com/hskidsmainentrance.html a rich site with numerous treasures, not just for kids http://www.1netcentral.com/holiday-graphics.html delightful links to great clipart and animated gifs categorized by holiday
Science
Virtual Dissections: http://www.whitman.edu/biology/vpd/main.html virtual pig dissection http://library.thinkquest.org/15401/ virtual cat dissection http://froggy.lbl.gov/ http://frog.edschool.virginia.edu//Frog2/home.html virtual dissection of a frog and other resources frog dissections http://www.biologycorner.com/worksheets.php huge site with tons of great resources
http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/ great site for studying plants http://darwin-online.org.uk/ the complete works of Charles Darwin incl original notebook from voyage http://www.acme.com/jef/singing_science/ singing science, old records, now mp3 downloads of all kinds of science topics http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/index_interactivebody.shtm interactive lessons to reinforce your human body lessons http://www.sciencespot.net/index.html teacher resources, kids tutorials, reference desk, puzzles and misc. http://www.georgiascienceteacher.org/gpsresources.htm many resources for teachers http://www.uky.edu/Projects/Chemcomics/ comic book periodic table of elements http://www.privatehand.com/flash/elements.html musical periodic table of elements http://www.rockingham.k12.va.us/resources/elementary/5science.htm#teacher lots of miscellaneous resources http://www.physicscentral.com/coloringbook/coloringbook.pdf a physics coloring book, who knew?
NEW! http://stores.lulu.com/triviumacademy free science lesson plans a la Well Trained Mind NEW! http://stores.lulu.com/george1053 free scientific notebooks http://www.light-science.com/ covering biology, biographies, animals, physics, chemistry, human body, science projects, environment, quantum mechanics, math, and technology. Discover people behind advancements in modern science, who were, and still are ordinary people. NEW! http://www.seaworld.org/just-for-teachers/index.htm resources on marine mammals and other fun stuff New! http://www.senseofwondersite.com/ Wonderful site about tidepools with videos and games and all sorts of stuff http://www.seaworld.org/just-for-teachers/guides/index.htm direct link to pdf files K-12 Splash of Math is very good! http://www.exploratorium.edu/ huge site with lots of resources and online activities, tons of printables, hard to describe, check it out though! http://web.mit.edu/invent/invent-main.html inventions and inventors, history and activities http://4hgarden.msu.edu/main.html hours of fun here, plants, animals, sign language and online games http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/introb.html “Neuroscience for Kids has been created for all students and teachers who would like to learn about the nervous system.Discover the exciting world of the brain, spinal cord, neurons and the senses. Use the experiments, activities and games to help you learn about the nervous system. There are plenty of links to other web sites for you to explore.” http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiments/ fun kid favorite experiment instructions and video tutorials and experiment of the week newsletter to sign up for http://www.privatehand.com/flash/elements.html Tom Leher singing the Periodic Table to a very familiar Gilbert and Sullivan tune! Shakespeare resources http://absoluteshakespeare.com/ the name of the website covers it all, start here for sure http://www.folger.edu/template.cfm?cid=588
Folger Shakespeare Library’s kids site, wonderful and full of activities http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/ “To be an annotated guide to the scholarly Shakespeare resources available on the Internet. Admittedly, some of the resources are not so scholarly, but that's as may be. Usefulness to students (in the broadest sense) is most often the guiding principle. The truly un-scholarly sites are linked on the "Other" Sites page. With respect to current performances, a very popular feature is a listing of Shakespeare Festivals. To present unique Shakespeare material unavailable elsewhere on the Internet. “ http://www.bardweb.net/ “Welcome! Thank you for visiting the Shakespeare Resource Center. You'll find here collected links from all over the World Wide Web to help you find information on William Shakespeare. There are millions of pages that reference Shakespeare on the Internet. This site aims to make it a little easier to find your sources.” http://www.berith.org/nettalks/shakeintro.html free lectures on mp3 Spanish Resources http://www.studyspanish.com/freesite.htm Story of the World resources http://www.lulu.com/content/796912 free workbook download http://www.redshift.com/~bonajo/SOTWmenu.htm “The following sites correlate Story of the World (SOTW) with another book or curriculum so you can study one time period in both programs simultaneously.” Tapestry of Grace resources http://highland.hitcho.com.au/ancienthistory.htm http://highland.hitcho.com.au/tog2.htm tons of note booking pages here Things I can’t categorize http://www.wheresgeorge.com/ a fun site to enter and track your U.S. currency http://youtube.com/watch?v=FObjd5wrgZ8 my new favorite worship song, Revelation Song, sung by Kari Jobe
NEW Timelines http://www3.canisius.edu/~emeryg/time.html#art A huge categorized list of timelines on the web
Timeline Figures http://www.lib.utexas.edu/exhibits/portraits/index.html http://www.fromoldbooks.org/
Tolkien/Lord of the Rings Trilogy/Hobbit http://www.cep.unt.edu/songs/tolkien.html http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/hobbits silly ridiculously catchy fun http://www.homescholar.org/Resource%20Links.htm http://www.glyphweb.com/arda/default.asp The Encyclopedia of Arda, a site dedicated to all things Tolkien the links list is fantastic http://www.chriswetherell.com/elf/ elvish name generator and a link to a Hobbit one. tv online Nova specials http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/programs/index.html Typing/Keyboarding http://www.sense-lang.org/typing/ free online teaching program
Unit Studies http://highland.hitcho.com.au/ http://www.terriebittner.com/history/historythematicunit.html http://www.homeschoolinthewoods.com/ some free ones here http://www.homeschoolshare.com/
U.S. Government http://bensguide.gpo.gov/ divided in to grades form K-12 this interactive website is one of my favorites tons of information and online and printable games as well
U.S. and World Geography http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/es clickable USA map explore the states http://www.geosense.net/ online geography games http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/ clickable world geography games http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/geography.asp more clickable geography quizzes http://www.actionquiz.com/quiz.php?trivia=geography fun online quizzes, interactive and clikable http://users.bigpond.net.au/gradley/games/ click on to learn type maps http://sf.factmonster.com/states.html#games http://quizhub.com/quiz/quizhub.cfm and my favorite http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Geography.htm http://www.yourchildlearns.com/owlmouse.htm wonderful downloadable drag and drop puzzles for spatial learning of geography https://www.cia.gov/kids-page/index.html ok, this amused me but it is interesting, the CIA actually has a kids page! http://www.mapmsg.com/games/statetris/usa/ US History http://www.ushistory.org/
Western Civilization/Speilvogel resources http://www.wadsworth.com/cgiwadsworth/course_products_wp.pl?fid=M20bI&product_isbn_issn=0534646026&discipl ine_number=21 online resources Wonderful elementary sites for all subjects http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html
http://www.janbrett.com/ http://www.homeschooled-kids.com/hskidsmainentrance.html
Worksheets and Journaling, handwriting and penmanship http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/wspages/writing.htm http://www.kidzone.ws/tracers/none/index.asp WWI http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/worldwarone/
Homeschool Shopping Sites This category has it’s own page as everything on the previous list is free. http://www.christianbook.com/html/specialty/1016.html/600888426 they also have quarterly warehouse sales in Peabody Ma that you can do very well at for curriculum and books. Do NOT bring the littles to this one. http://www.visionforum.com/ pricey but lovely and they do have sales http://www.keepersofthefaith.com/Catalog/CurriculumIndex.asp http://www.fun-books.com/ dedicated to unschooling but wonderful stuff http://www.lostclassicsbooks.com/cgilocal/SoftCart.100.exe/index2.htm?L+scstore+dbmc4310ff12ae12+1191605488 http://www.themysteryofhistory.com/shop_mohstore.shtml an advantage to buying from her website is often there are invitations to participate in beta testing of new products! http://www.beginningspublishing.com/catalog/index.php
http://www.exodusbooks.com/ http://www.notgrass.com/world-history-high-school-curriculum.php http://www.statehistory.net/ http://writing-edu.com/ http://www.hstreasures.com/books_menu.html http://www.homeschooldiscountproducts.com/servlet/StoreFront http://home.earthlink.net/~kadgar/ http://www.horriblebooks.com/ You can get Galore Park products here also and save on the UK shipping for Latin Prep. The horrible book series are fun, though secular. You can see their products here. http://www.galorepark.co.uk/home-schoolers.html http://www.homeschoolinthewoods.com/ **** I have used the timeline figures cd more than anything I have ever bought for our homeschool. You can resize to a coloring page or downsize to a notebook timeline, with or without text. I love this place. some freebies too http://www.teach12.com/ttcx/coursedesclong2.aspx?cid=132&pc=Search http://www.rainbowresource.com/index.php?sid=1191598079-1630458 huge resource that has everything, most at discounted prices, free shipping over $150.00. They can get behind and orders can take longer than most so leave plenty of time. http://dunlopministries.com/ http://www.christianlogic.com/catalog/logic_in_100_minutes.htm home of Fallacy Detective and Thinking Toolbox, great blog as well http://www.gpasmartstore.com/default.aspx http://www.doorposts.net/ I just love these resources, especially the Home Economics http://www.timberdoodle.com/ ***** one of my favorite family owned businesses www.singnlearn.com ****** my very favorite resource and a delightful family owned business DON’T FORGET, my most heavily used resource www.amazon.com
the used stuff is generally a really good deal, just make sure the seller is rated 4 or 5 stars, so there are no issues. Not to mention the reviews are one of my best tools I know of for books, movies, you name it. Shopping sites with huge discounts http://www.libraryanded.com/ tons of the best of the best, sign up for the newsletter incredible discounts and close-out sales with some of my all time favorite resources like Nest Videos, The Devine artists, composers and inventors series and more