Links for Homeschooling Resources

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Please post the homeschooling links/resources you have found helpful in this thread.

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1. Science Kits & Educational Toys

http://www.sciencekits.com/index.htm

http://www.discoverthis.com/index.html

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2. Education Helpers

http://www.edhelper.com/

http://www.learningplanet.com/

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3. Art

http://www.everydayart.com/index.html

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4. Study guides to literature...

Free site for most ages:
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/

For high school (some features free, some fee based)
http://www.enotes.com/

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5. Resources with lesson plans

For all ages:
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/

For grades 6-12
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/index.html

[Shrek]

6. A good math curriculum

My son seems to be doing well with it.

www.mathusee.com

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8. This is the one I'm using...

My children love it.

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7. This one might seem odd

It's a website for vegans & vegetarians. But for some reason they've got a robust discussion group for religious and secular homeschoolers. My wife finds lots of bargains there.

And they won't cast you out if you happen to be a carnivore :).

http://www.vegsource.com/homeschool/

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9. Hey, I post there also...

I like their Homeschooling Issues Forum-- we mainly discuss politics.

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10. This is one of my favorites...

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html

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11. John Taylor Gatto

http://www.johntaylorgatto.com/index.htm

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12. Sight Words

http://createdbyteachers.com/sightfreemain.html

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13. Math Games/Puzzles

http://www.geocities.com/math_land/

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14. The kids like this...

http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/

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15. Creating an Ecosystem

http://iitc.tamu.edu/1998and2000/lessons/lesson31.html

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16. A couple more

http://www.rainbowresource.com/index.php

http://www.saxonhomeschool.com/index.jsp

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17. Educational Software

http://www.smartkidssoftware.com/home.shtml

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18. Music Theory

http://www.musictheory.net/

All free music theory lessons.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

19. Very cool!

Thanks!

[Native]

20. The TAGMAX support community

is awesome. You can sign up via www.tagfam.org. This is a community for families of the talented & gifted. The tagmax forum is specifically for families that homeschool. The search engine is fantastic. You can easily find posts on just about any subject.

[Katarina]

21. I no longer home school

but here is another link. They have some really cool themes.

http://www.learningpage.com

BTW - Membership is free.

[mzmolly]

22. Wow great thread. I will try not to duplicate. Lots here:

http://teacher.scholastic.com/

http://sitesforteachers.com/index.html

http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/

http://www.abcteach.com/

http://www.awesomelibrary.org/

http://www.janbrett.com/classroom_helpalongs.htm

http://www.compassionatekids.com/

Google for Social Studies:

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&q=social+studies+for+kindergarten

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=active&q=social+studies+ideas+for+kindergarten&spell=1

Great Social Studies links:
http://www.csd509j.net/staff_info/Teachers/soc_studies.htm

http://www.homeschoollinks.com/

http://www.homeschoolingadventures.com/k3.html

http://tlsbooks.com/kidspagearchive.htm

http://www.starfall.com/

http://www.dositey.com/

Native American Studies:
http://www.kathimitchell.com/Natam.htm

http://bookadventure.com/

:hi:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

23. Houghton Mifflin's kids site........

I like this because their games coordinate with the books we're using http://www.eduplace.com/

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24. Yahoo Group for buying & selling items for Homeschooling

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TeachingTotstoTeens/

Description-

WELCOME! This group is for public, private, and homeschool teachers to post their "For Sale" and/or "Wanted to Buy" ads for curriculum, resources or other schooling materials, new or used, for Grades PreK - 12.

Teaching texts, curriculum, living books, the classics, chapter books, readers, children's story books, manipulatives, audios, videos, CDs, CD-Roms, art supplies, and supplies in general may be posted.

Fiction that may be posted: Children's storybooks, a story that "teaches", historical fiction, classic literature, or chapter books.

*Only post school related items and do *not* post anything with witches, ghosts, and/or occultic overtones.

All transactions are between buyers and sellers personally. The list owner /moderator assumes no responsiblity for any sales transactions.

*NOTE* - All memberships require an e-mail address *other than Yahoo or Hotmail*



I have gotten their email list for about eight months now. It is a very active list. I have purchased a few things for my kids with no problems. Most of the things listed are for children who are older than mine (my oldest is 3).

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