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Links to Curriculum and Study Guides Resources
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Homeschooling Curriculum
- Five In a Row
"... literature-based unit study for children ages 2-12!"
Some Five-in-a-Row Internet Resources
- Oak Meadow
"Children are sensitive, intelligent, creative spirits seeking to learn, to grow,
and to express their unique excellence, and we believe the purpose of education is
to provide a safe, supportive environment that will enable them to do this. Thus, at
Oak Meadow, education begins with respect for children and appreciation for who they
are. From that, everything else arises quite naturally."
- Live Education
"Live Education! produces homeschooling supplies for families inspired by a Waldorf
perspective."
- Singapore Math
"If you are looking for the Singapore Mathematics and Science curricula that
are gaining popularity in U.S. schools and homes, then you have come to the right site."
- Math-U-See
A low-cost manipulative-based K-12 curriculum
- Calvert
I do know some people who are using the Calvert curriculum through a cyber charter school in PA. Everyone seems to be pleased with Calvert.
- Real Science 4-Kids
"The goal of this curriculum is to provide the basic knowledge and structure so that every homeschool teacher, no matter what his or her background, can give students a good understanding of what science is and what it says about the world around us."
- American Montessori Consulting
I have also found really good ideas for multicultural
activities at [this] Montessori site. They have lots of
links and with some digging, I've had good luck.
- Saxon Homeschool
Over the years, Saxon has become the premier choice in countless homes around the country as homeschoolers have discovered the unique approach of Saxon and the success it brings.
- HomeschoolReviews.com
To provide a home where all sorts of home schooling curriculum reviews can be written, reside, and be read.
- Nebel's Elementary Education
A complete guide for both subject matter and teaching strategies for an entire K-5 curriculum.
- FOLC Homeschoolers' Curriculum Reviews
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Used Homeschooling Curriculum
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Study Guides/Testing
- Core Knowledge
"An Idea. . . that for the sake of academic excellence, greater fairness, and higher literacy, elementary and middle schools need a solid, specific, shared core curriculum in order to help children establish strong foundations of knowledge, grade by grade."
- The Mental Edge
"Over the years, and with the help of many award winning teachers, we have built the most comprehensive and effective collection of review software in the industry, The Mental Edge. This is the program teachers turn to when they need to improve test scores."
- Students Against Testing
Students Against Testing was created to be a strong force against the score-obsessed education machine known as standardized testing. At the same time, SAT also exists as an advocate for bringing positive, creative and real-life learning activities into the schools.
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Lesson Plans
- NYTimes Lesson Plans
- State Standards
"StateStandards.com, a free service from EdVISION, is a single site for accessing lesson plans based on state curriculum standards."
- Enchanted Learning
"Enchanted Learning produces children's educational web sites and games which are designed to capture the imagination while maximizing creativity, learning, and enjoyment."
- Columbia Education Center Lesson Plans
"These lesson plans were created by teachers for use in their own classrooms. We hope that you'll find some of these useful in your classroom as well."
- LessonPlanz.com
"...searchable directory of free online lesson plans and resources for all grades and subjects."
- edHelper.com
"edHelper.com is dedicated to providing teachers a single shop for educational resources. edHelper was created by a team of teachers who have edhelped (!) in its development. edHelper is funded by its sponsors, whom you will see on our pages."
- Lesson Plans Page
"The Lesson Plans Page is a collection of over 1,000 lesson plans, primarily at the elementary level, that were developed by Kyle Yamnitz, students, and faculty at The University of Missouri."
- Teachers First.com
"TeachersFirst is a web resource for K-12 classroom teachers who want useful resources and lesson plans to use with their students."
- AskERIC
"This collection contains more than 1100 unique lesson plans which have been written and submitted to AskERIC by teachers from all over the United States."
- abcteach.com
"Free Printables for Home and Classroom"
- A to Z Teacher Stuff
"This site was designed to help you find online lesson plans and teacher resources more quickly and easily. Online since 1997, the site has grown to thousands of pages."
- United States Mint
"Welcome, Teachers, to your reuseable, cross-curricular classroom resource. Strike it rich and help your students make heads and tails of coins!"
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General Learning Guides
- electronic Teaching Assistance Program
"eTAP is a non-profit education corp., whose purpose is to provide K-12 curriculum for the core subjects of Mathematics, English, Science, and History on the Internet as a FREE service."
- High School Hub
"The High School Hub is a noncommercial portal to excellent free online academic resources for high school students."
- Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
"...a categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It is updated often to include the best sites for teaching and learning."
- Discovery.com
"DiscoverySchool.com is dedicated to making teaching and learning an exciting, rewarding adventure for students, teachers, and parents."
- Learning Network
"We empower learners of all ages to reach their full potential."
- Education Planet
"Education Planet delivers high quality educational resources, tools and services that empower K-12 teachers, students, parents and administrators to effectively and creatively utilize the web for education."
- ClassBrain.com
Educational resource site.
- KidsHub.org
KidsHub.org is a noncommercial educational website that features free online interactive learning games, puzzles, and quizzes.
- Sites for Teachers
- World Book's Fun and Learning
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Worksheets
- LearningPage.com
"Teachers, Parents, Homeschoolers...this is the place for lesson plans, worksheets, activities and more."
- Homeschooling on the Cheap
Homeschooling suggestions on the following pages are aimed towards both elementary and middle school students.
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Homeschooling Supplies
- FUN Books
"We want our catalog to appeal to parents who understand that the traditional school model of learning is very limiting. Too many other catalogs are centered on pre-packaged curriculum materials."
- Chinaberry
"Chinaberry offers items to support families in raising their children with love, honesty and joy to be reverent, loving caretakers of each other and of the earth."
- ETA/Cuisenaire
" ETA/Cuisenaire, a leading supplier of math manipulatives, science materials, and reading/language arts products, is proud to be the educational partner of teachers across the country."
- The Elijah Company
Christian-oriented, but has some secular materials as well
- Timberdoodle Company
Meeting the needs of Home Educators for more than 15 years!
- Family Pasttimes
PLAY AS FRIENDS, NOT AS ENEMIES.... Our games foster the spirit of co-operation.
- Animal Town
Animal Town offers a fine selection of quality boardgames that stress cooperation instead of competition.
- SpacecraftKits.com
...a cool resource for the space and model kit lover in your family! The prices for these kits are more than reasonable, and there are even some free ones from NASA listed.
- Computer Products for Education
Cheap software for Homeschoolers!!!
- Captioned Media Program
Free-lending library of open-captioned videos for the deaf and hard of hearing. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education. Collection of over 4,000 captioned videos. Great for homeschooling deaf and hard of hearing students.
- Museum of Science
Science Rental Kit Program
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Online Classes
- Classroom Connect
They have a home school rate, which we thought was very reasonable....The service offers us a good mix of flexibility and resources, at a nice price.
- free-ed.net
"Free-Ed is committed to providing an online, virtual university where users from around the world can study, take courses, and participate in community activities at no cost."
- Barnes & Noble University
"We have combined your passion for knowledge with our love of books, music, software, and video to bring you the future in learning."
- BestVocab.com
"You've found the first true online vocabulary course. While so many web sites give you only lists of words or only quizzes, our course actually teaches 3000 words arranged in five levels."
- Merlin's Academy of Alchemy
"...a method specifically designed to teach chemistry over the Internet. Students may range from the bright child demanding an accelerated program to someone seeking his/her own self-fulfillment by learning chemistry. Alchemy is for everyone and Alchemy is specifically designed with the needs of home schoolers in mind."
- Florida Virtual School
"The Florida Online High School (FHS) officially began in 1997, for the purpose of creating high school curriculum online."
- Laurel Springs School
Even though I've never actually signed up, I have used some of the text books that they use in their curriculum, and I've been happy with all of them.
- Waterford Academy
"Our Focus: The advancement of the Home School student."
- Aleks.com
"ALEKS is a fully automated math tutor -- available only on the Internet."
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