Have you become overwelhmed by the sheer volume of what's available in your search for free, high quality educational resources on the internet? I've spent years gathering links to use in the home education of my children. Join me on a World (Wide Web) tour as we visit some of the best sites I've found.
Math
- 1. Living Math
- A site dedicated to sharing resources for learning, exploring and enjoying math in a dynamic and holistic manner, for all ages. You might also want to visit the Living Mathematics Project.
- 2. Mathwire
- Mathwire.com is designed to provide activities and appropriate worksheets for teachers to use in their classrooms. All activities and worksheets support the constructivist approach to learning mathematics and the NCTM Standards.
- 3. Let's Play Math
- This blog is about learning, teaching, and playing around with K-12 mathematics.
- 4. Centre For Innovation in Mathematical Teaching
- A free COMPLETE math curriculum based on the Hungarian method. If you decide to use this, you might want to join the Yahoo support group for homeschoolers who are using this program. And check out this YouTube video which shows Hungarian math teachers in action.
- 5. Googol Learning
- A family run business, commited to creating great music products that make learning fun. You can watch some of their videos online for free.
- 6. Hand Made Manipulative
- Instructions can be found at this site. You can also visit the Create a Graph site to make five different kinds of graphs.
- 7. Money Instructor
- Teach and learn basic money skills, personal finance, money management, business education, career, life skills and more with lesson plans, worksheets, and interactive lessons including counting money, coins and bills, spending, saving, investing, check writing and checking, budgeting, basic economics. You might also want to look at this money unit study which incorporates not only math, but also social studies and art.
- 8. Educational Java Programs
- This site contains educational java applets in the areas of mathematics and science with emphasis in problem solving. Or download the trial version of Timez Attack a multiplication tables computer game from Big Brainz.
- 9. Mathematical Games
- Mathematical (board) Games Links
- 10. Fun Mathematics Lessons
- Mathematics lessons for elementary, middle, and high school including geometry, fractions, and algebra.
- 11. The Math Worksheet Site
- With The Math Worksheet Site you can create an endless supply of printable math worksheets. Or visit Homeschool Math to create customizable free math worksheets for basic operations, decimals, for all fraction operations, percent problems, square roots, and telling time (clock).
You can purchase all of the Fast Math Tricks videos to watch on your computer for $25.00. I just bought these and they are amazing! So simple, yet so amazingly fast. And I'm not getting paid anything for saying that.
learn how to multiply 2-digit numbers without using a calcultor. it works!!
Science
- 13. Cells Alive!
- Tons of information on cells.
- 14. 3-D INSECTS
- If you like real insects, you'll love virtual insects because you can see them big without a microscope. Virtual insects are clean and have no smell, they will not bite or sting you. And some times they look even better than real insects. For more information on insects, visit Insect Lore, an insectlorepdia of info on bugs. You might also want to build some paper bugs.
- 15. Science With Me
- A free educational website for kids to learn science. It offers animations, movies, games, coloring pages, worksheets, fun science projects for kids and stories to help young children learn scientific principals and science the fun way.
- 16. Singing Science Records
- Free online songs to teach science. For more musical science fun, you can listen to Tom Lehrer singing "The Elements". Be sure to download the lyrics so you can sing along.
- 17. Planet Science
- FREE interactive fun and resources. Be sure to check out the free Little Book of Experiments
- 18. Waterford Press
- Tons of free geology, weather & astronomy activity pages. Jefferson Lab also has some free worksheets and puzzles as well as some fun hands-on activities.
- 19. The Virtual Laboratory
- Large collection of interactive JAVA applets for use in pysics, astronomy, or enviromental science courses
- 20. YES Mag's Projects
- Science is more fun if you get to do something. Speaking of doing something, Energizer has a series of lessons on electricity for some great hands-on learning.
- 21. Frank Potter's Science Gems
- More than 14,000 Science Resources sorted by Category, Subcategory, and Grade Level
- 22. Geologic and Paleontologic Cook Book
- How to make edible goodies for teaching and fun!
- 23. Neighborhood Rocks
- a good site on rocks for young children
- 24. Weather Wiz Kids
- This website was designed especially for kids to allow them to learn more about the fascinating world of weather. It's also a wonderful educational website for teachers and parents that gives them the right tools they need to explain the different types of weather to children.
- 25. Snowflakes and Snow Crystals
- Your online guide to snowflakes, snow crystals, and other ice phenomena.
- 26. Stellarium- freeware
- Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope. You might also want to make some Astronomy Flip Books.
- 27. Windows to the Universe
- Windows to the Universe is a user-friendly learning system covering the Earth and Space sciences for use by the general public. Our goal is to build an internet site that includes a rich array of documents, including images, movies, animations, and data sets, that explore the Earth and Space sciences and the historical and cultural ties between science, exploration, and the human experience.
- 28. Biosphere Printable Shoebox Dioramas
- The American Museum of Natural History FAMILY
ACTIVITIES website where parents and children, ages 4-7, can explore and observe nature
together. You can learn more about animals and their habitats at All About Animals. - 29. Animal Coloring Books
- Birds, Butterflies, Flowers, Frogs, Lizards, Fish, Mammals, Ocean Mammals, Seals & Walrus, Wild Cats. National Geographic also has some nice coloring pages.
- 30. Listen to nature
- Listen to Nature contains hundreds of wildlife sounds recorded from all over the world, including birds, mammals, insects and soundscapes. It also features an illustrated indroduction to understanding the language of birds.
- 31. Treasures@Sea
- Treasures@Sea is a literature based unit about the ocean. It contains web based lesson plans, interactive games, puzzles and quizzes, print activities, and experiments. Sea World also has some nice teacher's guides you can download for free and you can watch some videos on ocen life on the Ocean Channel.
- 32. KidWings.com
- Home of the Virtual Owl Pellet Dissection
- 33. Slime Science
- Let's face it, most kids love to make a mess! And, yes, slime can be messy. But it is truely amazing how many different things you can learn about just by playing with this oohey gooey goop. Come on, admit it. The kids aren't the only ones having fun!
- 34. Free Creation Science Videos
- A creation science resource megasite where you can find an assortment of free curriculum, participate in discussion forums, and browse an exhaustive number of internet references.
- 35. Visible Body
- The Visible Body is a free virtual human anatomy website with detailed models of all human body systems. Register to view 3D animation of the human body systems.
- 36. TryScience
- TryScience is a science education resource for children, parents and educators. We feature information for kids on science museums, science fair project ideas, dinosaurs, and other science discoveries.
Language Arts
- 37. How To Teach Your 3 or 4 Year Old To Read
- Teaching your child to read can be one of the most enjoyable things you will ever do. Preschool aged children are eager to learn and have an amazing capacity to absorb information. The key is to keep it simple and keep it fun.
- 38. Spelling
- Make spelling fun with games and hands-on activities. You may also want to try some free Bible based spelling lessons.
- 39. Dance Mat Typing
- A fun colourful website with animation and games introducing touch typing to children aged 7 to 11.
- 40. Handwriting Hints and Helps
- Fonts, handwriting sheets, and instructions.
- 41. Shakespeare for Children
- Although your ultimate goal is for your children to read and enjoy Shakespeare's original works, don't wait until they can before offering them a taste of these classic works. Child-appropriate chunks of the Bard's works will lay a foundation for reading his original works later. At that time, they can focus their attention on the beautiful turns of phrase and poetic descriptions rather than the complicated plot lines which they already understand.
- 42. Poetry in Homeschool
- April is National Poetry Month. Does your homeschool language arts curriculum include the study of poetry? Whether you're striving to incorporate more poetry into your curriculum or whether you are looking for a poetry unit study, this webpage should offer some resources.
- 43. Audio Books for Kids
- Hundreds of Talking Reading and Colouring Books for Kids of All Ages. All FREE to Download.
- 44. FreeRice
- Give free rice to hungry people by playing a simple game that increases your knowledge.
- 45. Little Explorers Picture Dictionary
- A multi-lingual picture dictionary with links to educational activities and games. Even preschoolers can surf carefully chosen kids' sites on the web. The format is an easy to use, illustrated word book.
History
- 46. Archiving Early America
- Understanding Early America through primary source documents-- scenes and portraits from original newspapers, maps and writings.
- 47. History in Song
- Song lyrics pertaining to the various stages of American history.
- 48. SchoolHistory.co.uk
- Online history lessons, revision, games, worksheets, quizzes and links.
- 49. EyeWitness to History
- First hand accounts, illustrated with vintage photos, original radio broadcasts.
- 50. Timelines for Homeschool
- Timelines are an important complement to any homeschool history curriculum. They are especially good for visual learners because they offer a view of historical events in a pictoral way. Even very young children can use a timeline to see the span of time between events. Use the dMarie Time Capsule to find out the prices of common items, songs and books of the day, political leaders, and more.
- 51. Medieval Quest
- Develop your child's love for history as you undertake a hands-on exploration of the Dark and Middle Ages. There are many exciting themes relating to this time period and a wealth of excellent literature written about it. On this page you will find links to a wide variety of projects, ideas, and resources to enhance your studies of Medieval history.
- 52. Utopia
- If you need portraits for notebooking or building your own timeline, Utopia has "A selection of portraits of historical figures from the Perry-CastaƱeda Library, University of Texas at Austin. The images in this collection are in the public domain. You do not need to ask for permission to use these images."
- 53. Old Testament Bible Lessons
- Your studies of ancient history start with a look at the facinating stories and peoples found in the Old Testament of the Bible. The links, project ideas, and resources found on this page will help you to bring these stories to life, making learning more real and permanent for both you and your children.
- 54. Ancient History Lessons
- On this page you will find links to a wide variety of projects, ideas, and resources to enhance your studies of Ancient history.
Geography
- 55. Bringing the World To Your Living Room
- So, you've made the decision to do a geography unit study. You've finally let go of your boring (but safe!) textbooks and made a trip to the library. But now what? Just follow these easy steps and soon you will find yourself touring the world from the comfort of your own home.
- 56. Creating Geography Treasure Boxes
- Continent Boxes are sort of like treasure boxes- one for each continent- which contain maps, books, and artifacts from the countries on that continent. You can buy or create things specifically for your continent boxes, or you can do a "scavenger hunt" around the house to see what objects you can come up with.
- 57. Online Geography Games
- World geography quizzes galore - over 250 fun online map games teach capitals, country locations, and more. Also info on the culture, history, and much more.
- 58. Climate Zone
- Contains climate information for countries all over the world.
Arts & Crafts
- 59. Art cyclopedia: The Fine Art Search Engine
- The Artcyclopedia is an index of online museums and image archives: find out where the works of over 8,000 different fine artists can be viewed online.
- 60. Segmation
- Paint by number masterpieces you can do on the computer.
- 61. A Lifetime of Color
- Lesson plans, activities, and history. You can also find some printable art posters at Northumberland.
- 62. Art History
- Resources on the Web
- 63. Drawing lessons
- Illustrated lesson notes for teachers and students. The Drawing Blog also has tips and lessons on drawing and sketching.
- 64. Home School Arts
- A free visual arts lesson site dedicated to teaching the visual arts to all that would be interested. If you are wanting to create an art kit for your children, you may want to read about art supplies for kids.
- 65. Learn To Draw
- How to draw over fifty animals, explained in whimsical rhyme. Ages two to ninety.
- 66. The Crafty Crow
- This site is children's craft collective. Girls may also want to try making a yarn doll.
- 67. Art Projects for Kids
- Hundreds of easy projects for teaching art to children.
Learn how to knit using your fingers as the needles.
Step by step how to finger knit
Music
- 69. Classics for Kids
- Classical music's great composers come to life through music and stories.
- 70. ArtsAlive.ca - Music
- Learn all about orchestral music, the NAC Orchestra, its musicians and friends, great composers, conductors and much more! Check out the Essetials of Music for more information or learn more about instruments /www.datadragon.com/education/instruments/">here.
- 71. Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids
- The Dallas Symphony Orchestra's magical doorway to a world of musical fun and learning for students, parents and teachers! You may also want to create a lapbook on the Orchestra, play an interactive game, or color some pictures of musical instruments.
- 72. Kiddie Records Weekly
- Records from the mid forties through the early fifties. There are a lot of records with music, but a lot with stories as well.
- 73. Free Music Theory Workbooks!
- Download music theory workbooks for free
Phys Ed
- 74. Daily Physical Activities and Games
- A to Z activities and games for primary elementary school students.
Bible
- 75. Explorer Bible Study Online
- Weekly lessons available for each member of the family - from Preschool through Adult. Each course consists of 30 lessons - each with 5 daily sessions. It's easy to get started - and it's FREE!
- 76. The Bible Gateway
- A tool for reading and researching scripture online -- all in the language or translation of your choice! Advanced searching capabilities allow readers to find and compare particular passages in scripture based on keywords, phrases, or scripture reference. You might also want to download some free Bible maps so you can see the areas you are reading about.
- 78. Gospel Hall
- Make and take activities you can print for Sunday school class teachers, for youth, and children. You can find more printable actvity pages at ChildrensBibleStudy.com.
- 79. "Unshackled!"
- On this program, are related the true stories of individuals who had been saved at Pacific Garden Mission. You can listen to past episodes from their radio archives.
- 80. Old Testament Bible Lessons
- Links to a wide variety of projects, ideas, and resources to enhance your studies of Biblical history.
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