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Language Arts
Handwriting for Kids. This site has instruction
sheets to show how to make all the cursive letters, and they have worksheets
for practicing. They also have math worksheets and a few other things.
http://www.handwritingforkids.com/handwrite/cursive.htm
Writing Fix. Check out their "Interactive Instant Plot Creator" and other writing resources. http://writingfix.com/
Project Gutenberg. Over 20,000 free books, with complete text. These great books are out of copyright, and are free for you to download and read. Titles include books like Tom Sawyer (and other Mark Twain books), the works of Plato, 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, by Jules Verne, Adventures Of Pinocchio, and many more. http://www.gutenberg.org/
Living Books for the Ears. Sign up to get free weekly audio programs of "old time radio adaptations of great books and historic stories." http://www.homeschoolradioshows.com/
Math
Joyful Math - Math Games. We really enjoyed the
Pointing Fingers Game on this site. There are some other interesting games,
too.
http://homepage.mac.com/pamsoroosh/iblog/math/index.html
Roman Numerals. I really like these next two sites. They made learning Roman numerals a lot of fun for us!
Roman Numeral and Date Conversion with Roman
Calculator & Roman Numerals Test. The Roman numerals test on the lower
right side of this page, is great for learning Roman numerals.
http://www.guernsey.net/~sgibbs/roman.html
On Roman Numerals. This page has a good
explanation of how Roman numerals work, and a nice Roman numeral converter.
http://www.novaroma.org/via_romana/numbers.html
WWF'N Proof - Games for Thinkers. We bought their Equations game, and we were very impressed with it. Click on the "Store" link at the top of their page, to see the list of all their games. http://wffnproof.com/
Science
NASA. They have lots of educational photos,
videos, etc.
http://www.nasa.gov/
NASA's video gallery. Watch these videos
with your children.
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/videogallery/
Free Aerodynamics Computer Software from
NASA. They have some great free computer programs here, although most of
them would be better for older children.
http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/freesoftware_page.htm
Popsicle Stick Bridge. Instructions to make a popsicle stick bridge. http://pacifi.ca/popsicle.html
Structures Page - at PBS. Bridges, Domes, Skyscrapers, Dams, and Tunnels. This site has lots interactive experiments to do. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/index.html
3D Models to Build - Papercraft by Canon. All
kinds of models that you can print and build. Check out the Buildings of the
World. All are free to download.
http://cp.c-ij.com/english/3D-papercraft/
Science Toys You Can Make With Your Kids. Has
detailed instructions to build simple electric motors, steam boats, vacuum
pump, spectroscope, kaleidocycle, and more.
http://www.scitoys.com/
Museum of Radio and Technology. They have a nice photo tour of the museum, with radio techonolgy starting from the 1920's. http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~postr/MRT/
Amphibian and Reptile Images. Lots of excellent photos arranged according to classification. http://www.herp-pix.org/
Magnet Man. This is a great site with lots of
information, photos, explanations, etc. on magnetism.
http://my.execpc.com/~rhoadley/magindex.htm
Hilsch Vortex Tube. This is a great thing to look at when you are teaching in basic chemistry, that molecules move faster when they are at a higher temperature. A Hilsch vortex tube, separates a gas (like air) under pressure into hot and cold molecules. Make sure you check out both these sites, because they make a much better lesson together.
Hilsch Vortext Tube Explanation. This
site has short history and explanation of how they work.
http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/content.asp?Bnum=257
Hilsch Vortext Tube Diagram. This site has a nice diagram that shows roughly how they work. http://www.exair.com/vortextube/vt_frmain.htm#howitworks
How Everyday Things Are Made - by Stanford
University. They have lots of awesome videos showing how things are
made. Check out the high speed video showing how an entire jet airplane (a
777) is built, and many others. Click on "How Everyday Things Are Made" at
this page:
http://manufacturing.stanford.edu/
Stellarium. Get this free planetarium program
for your computer. It's great for studying astronomy.
http://www.stellarium.org/
Social Studies
History Central.com. American and world
history, with timelines, and special sections. Lots of great stuff here.
http://www.historycentral.com/
The History Place. This site has mostly recent history, but it has some good articles. http://www.historyplace.com/
Google Maps. It has street maps and satelite
photos of most places. See if you can find your house. Great for teaching
geography and showing how maps work.
http://www.google.ca/maps
World Paper Money Homepage. To see what the
money of various countries looks like, click on the "Bank Notes" button, and
use the maps to choose the country you want.
http://aes.iupui.edu/rwise/
Earth Cam for Kids. Search for live cameras
around the world and see what's going on right now.
http://www.earthcamforkids.com/
Canada Info. Lots of information about Canada.
http://www.craigmarlatt.com/canada/
Home Schooling Leaders
Holt GWS.com - John Holt Growing Without Schooling John Holt is one of the fathers of modern home schooling. This the main page from the home schooling organization that he started. http://www.holtgws.com/
What Is Unschooling?. This is John
Holt's answer:
http://www.holtgws.com/whatisunschoolin.html
Common Objections to Homeschooling, by John
Holt. This article has some interesting home schooling objections, and
John Holt's response to them.
http://www.naturalchild.com/common_objections/
John Taylor Gatto "Challenging the Myths of Modern Schooling." If you want more information on the problems in schools, and why you should home school, check out John Taylor Gatto's books and site: http://www.johntaylorgatto.com/
You can read John Taylor Gatto's book "The
Underground History of American Education" on his site, here:
http://www.johntaylorgatto.com/chapters/index.htm
His other books are here:
http://www.johntaylorgatto.com/bookstore/index.htm
NHERI - National Home Education Research Institue.
This organization does research on home education.
http://www.nheri.org/
Other Home School Sites
Here are some other great home schooling sites to check out.
Home Schooling Adventures on the Web.
http://www.homeschoolingadventures.com/
Homeschool.com.
http://www.homeschool.com/
The Home School Mom.
This site has lots of articles and other home school resources.
http://www.thehomeschoolmom.com/
Home School Reviews.
http://www.homeschoolreviews.com/
Support Groups & Homeschooling Law - Jon's
Homeschool Resources.
http://www.midnightbeach.com/hs/
This page lists support groups for the United
States, by state:
http://www.midnightbeach.com/hs/listlist.html
State Groups & Sites - Finding Homeschool Support
on the Internet. This page lists support groups for the United States,
by state.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/8259/local.html
This is their home page:
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/8259/
Home Schooling Magazines
The Old School House.
http://www.thehomeschoolmagazine.com/
There product review page covers a very large
number of home school products:
http://www.thehomeschoolmagazine.com/Homeschool_
Reviews/
Homeschooling Horizons Magazine,
Canada's Homeschooling Magazine.
http://www.homeschoolinghorizons.com/
Home Schooling Tools
Home School Tracker Program. If you are looking
for a computer program to help you keep track of what you are doing with
each of your children, check out this program. It helps keep track of
assignments, your comments or marks, field trips, appointments, etc. The
basic version is free to download and try.
http://www.homeschooltracker.com
Internet Groups
Yahoo Groups. Yahoo Groups is a site that hosts
e-mail discussion groups, for all kinds of topics, including home schooling.
Some of the home schooling groups are national in scope, some are much more
local. If you are looking for a good e-mail discussion group on home
schooling, Yahoo Groups has lots of them.
If you have never used Yahoo Groups, you have to register with them first
(it's all free), and then you can join any groups you want.
Their main site is:
http://groups.yahoo.com/
Search Engines
The sites listed above are only an extremely small sample of what is available on the Internet for home schoolers. Here are a few search engines to look for more sites.
Google.
http://www.google.com/
Yahoo.
http://www.yahoo.com/
MSN.
http://www.msn.com/