FREE AND LOW COST HOMESCHOOLING

Unless otherwise noted, all of these resources are free. If you find that any of these sites have become paid sites, please let me know so I can remove them from the list. Thank you. :o)

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In the process of becoming a seasoned homeschool mom I've found many free or low cost ways to educate our children. I've acquired quite the list and today feel the need to pass it along to my blog friends. :-)

I hope this helps someone trying to pinch a penny. :-)

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Learning Pages K - 5th

FREE COMPLETE CURRICULUM

FREE WORLD UNIVERSITY Kindergarten THRU Pre-Med Curriculum!

BALTIMORE CURRICULUM PROJECT GRADES K - 5TH

CHARLOTTE MASON CLASSICAL EDUCAITON

OLD FASHIONED EDUCATION (Taught through literature)

PRESCHOOL & Helped along with Mom's Blog

BOOKLIST FOR ALL GRADES

FREE K-8 ONLINE CLASSROOM

INTERACTIVE CLASSROOMS (CLICK ARROW TO GET TO OTHER GRADES)


SPELLING

ZANER-BLOSER SPELLING PAGES

SCIENCE

http://www.harperchildrens.com/hch/LRFO/stage2.asp

http://www.noeoscience.com/

http://msnucleus.org/membership/index.html

http://www.newtonsapple.tv/

http://www.stellarium.org/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/

HISTORY/GEOGRAPHY

http://www.kewlcartoons.com/show/watch/LibertysKids

http://www.historyforkids.org/

http://www.travelforkids.com/

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/matrix.html

http://www.geomatters.com/products/details.asp?ID=75

http://www.geomatters.com/products/details.asp?ID=266

http://www.homeschoolshare.com

http://www.squidoo.com/geograhyunitstudy

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Stream/1639/BragPage.html

http://alexml.blogspot.com/2007/07/galloping-globe.html

http://www.worldatlas.com/

http://www.recipes4us.co.uk/Cooking%20by%20Country.htm

http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/k-2/index.html

http://50states.com/

http://www.rainbowkids.com/HTMLFiles.aspx?page=KidsActivities

http://www.dltk-kids.com/world/index.htm

http://www.circle-of-friends.com/funColor.aspx

FREE PLACEMENT TESTS: We use placement tests to find learning gaps at the beginning
of each school year. Depending on the tests we use, we can easily take AT LEAST a week to do all of the testing. No matter what grade our child is in they begin with the lowest grade level and work their way up until they no longer know what's going on.

AOP LANGUAGE AND MATH PLACEMENT TESTS: **You do have to fill out the online form to have the kids take the test online. They also offer the test for sale to put on your computer so it can be used over and over each year without logging in each year.

http://www.aop.com/sos/Contact_index.php?form=SOSplacementtest

K-6 READING: https://eprcontent.k12.com/placement/placement/placement_langarts_2.html
MATH: http://www.sonlight.com/horizons-readiness-evaluations.html
READING: http://www.sonlight.com/quick-reading-assessment.html
ENGLISH: http://englishenglish.com/englishtest.htm
LANGUAGE: http://www.peakenglish.com/placement_test/partnerPlacementTest.jsp

FREE HIGH SCHOOL AP COURSES

http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/online_hs.htm#elective

FREE ALGEBRA!

Algebra.help
...a site of lessons, resources, and calculators to aid in the learning/teaching of algebra

AlgebraLAB
...this site focuses on building the connections between science and basic algebra by including lessons, activities, practice pages, study guides, career overviews, and much more

Ask Dr. Math
...an archive of math questions, searchable and arranged by grade level; you can also submit your own questions

Calculators On-line
...over 5000 types of online calculators to use


SPELLING

ZANER-BLOSER SPELLING PAGES

ELEMENTARY BLOG

http://www.spellingcity.com/

BIBLE

http://www.christian-parenting-source.com/homeschoolbiblecurriculum.html

http://www.dltk-bible.com/

http://www.faithfirst.com/html/catechist/downloads/downloads.html

http://www.daniellesplace.com

CHEMISTRY:

Free Online Printable College Level Courses

http://www.chemicool.com/


DRUG AND ALCOHOL INTERACTIVE LESSONS:

http://www.drugs4real.com/portal.aspx?AcceptsCookies=yes

TYPING:

http://www.goodtyping.com/

READING and LANGUAGE ARTS:

SIGHT WORDS PRE-PRIMER THRU THIRD GRADE: http://www.createdbyteachers.com/dolchboardmain.html

http://http://free-reading.net/index.php?title=Main_Page

www.carlscorner.us.com/

http://www.literactive.com

http://www.starfall.com/

http://learntoreadfree.com/

http://www.tanglewoodeducation.com/ReallyReading2.pdf

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/picturematch/

http://bookadventure.com/

http://www.studydog.com/

http://www.headsprout.com/

http://www.funnix.com/

FREE BASIC MATH EXERCISES:

http://www.handwritingforkids.com/handwrite/math/addition/index.htm

http://www.cimt.plymouth.ac.uk/projects/mepres/primary/default.htm

http://www.mathmammoth.com/

http://www.thevirtualvine.com/math.html

http://www.glc.k12.ga.us/seqlps/sudisplay.asp?SUID=242

Charts and Tables

• 100
• Addition
• Times Tables

Checklists

• Addition
• Complete Times Tables
• Skip Counting
• Times Tables

HANDWRITING PAGES:

CURSIVE: http://www.handwritingforkids.com/handwrite/cursive.htm

MANUSCRIPT: http://www.handwritingforkids.com/handwrite/manuscript.htm

http://www.carlscorner.us.com/Handwriting%20Highway.htm

http://www.handwritingforkids.com/handwrite/

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/kplus_writing.htm

RECORD KEEPING

http://highland.hitcho.com.au/attendancecalendar.pdf

http://donnayoung.org/forms/planners/index.htm

http://www.homeschooltracker.com/tracker_basic.aspx

http://www.homeschoolplanner.org/

ART

http://www.crayola.com/

lesson_plans/index.cfm

http://www.dltk-kids.com/

http://www.dickblick.com/lessonplans/2007lessonplans/

http://www.theteachersguide.com/Artlessonplans.html

http://www.geocities.com/theartkids/artlessons.html

http://artkidsrule.com/

http://www.thetoymaker.com/

DOWNLOAD CHILDREN'S STORIES & CLASSICS

http://www.kiddierecords.com

http://librivox.org/

http://www.library.santaclaraca.gov/

http://kids.learnoutloud.com/

MUSIC

http://community.learnnc.org/dpi/math/archives/2005/06/grades_k2_resou.php

http://www.8notes.com/recorder/

http://www.philtulga.com/

http://www.wannalearn.com/Crafts_and_Hobbies/Woodworking/Building_Musical_Instruments/

http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/nametune1.htm

ONLINE GAMES

http://www.learnnc.org/students/K/

http://faculty.usiouxfalls.edu/arpeterson/computer_lab.htm

http://pbskids.org/

http://www.uptoten.com/

LESSON PLANS

http://www.coreknowledge.org/CK/resrcs/lessons/index.htm

http://www.ckcolorado.org/units.asp

http://www.learnnc.org/lessons/

http://teachers.net/lessons/

http://www.awesomelibrary.org/

http://www.lessonplans4teachers.com/

http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/LPview?grade=0

PRESCHOOL

http://www.preschoolpost.com/Months.html

http://www.preschoolrock.com

http://www.first-school.ws/

http://www.preschooleducation.com/

GOOGOL LIST:

Charts and Tables

• 100
• Addition
• Times Tables

Checklists

• Addition
• Complete Times Tables
• Skip Counting
• Times Tables

Certificates

• Addition
• Times Tables

Addition

Understanding

• Counting with Echo
• Facts with Visuals: Mixed Addition

Famous People

• Cleopatra
• Copernicus
• Leonardo da Vinci

Word Problems

• Benjamin Fraklin / Cleopatra
• Flip & Flop in Space / Leonardo da Vinci

Geography

• Midwestern States
• Northeastern US States
• Southern US States
• Western US States
• Canadian Provinces
• Country Flags

Adding Fun

• Baking and Doubling
• Find the Cupcake
• Magic Squares
• Math Squares

Games

• Concentration: Mixed Addition
• Googol Power Bingo
• Matching: Mixed Addition
• Octahedron Dice
• Tic-Tac-Toe

Multiplication

Understanding

• Early Visuals: 2x3
• Echo and Crash
• Equations with Visuals
• Skip Counting: 1-7
• Skip Counting: 1-7 (Answers)
• Facts with Visuals: Mixed Multiplication
• Graph Paper for Arrays
• Array Samples
• Fill-in Times Table Chart

Practice

• Multiplication: 1x
• Multiplication: 2x
• Multiplication: 3x
• 1x (Answers)
• 2x (Answers)
• 3x (Answers)

Famous Sites

• Acropolis
• Colosseum
• Great Wall of China

Word Problems

• Part 1
• Part 2
• Part 3
• Answers

Games

• Googol Power Bingo
• Who is Crash?
• Dodecahedron Dice
• Tic-Tac-Toe

Math Art, Crafts, and Puppets

Puppet Theatre

• Cut-out Puppets 1
• Cut-out Puppets 2
• Cut-out Puppets 3
• Cut-out Puppets 4
• Cut-out Flash Cards 1
• Cut-out Flash Cards 2
• Cut-out Flash Cards 3
• Puppet Theatre

Drawing

• Draw Cardio
• Draw Screech

Funny Numbers

• Funny Numbers
• Pattern Equations
• Polka Dot

Math in Sports

• Parts of the Bike
• Leonardo Running Laps: Conversions
• Bike / Conversions (Answers)
• Olympics

Math Mammoth © 2007 Math Mammoth

• Addition on a Number Line
• Addition - Missing Items
• Addition Review Lesson
• Subtraction - Missing Addend

• Place Value - Counting in Groups of Tens
• Money - Counting Coins
• Multiplication - Word Problems

• Division - Introduction to Long Division
• Geometry - Measuring Angles
• Fractions - Equivalent Fractions
• Decimals - Adding Hundreths

EDHELPER INFORMATION

If you go to edhelper.com and spend $19.99 - $39.99 you will find
everything you need to teach children for an entire year...
Grades K - 12th.

They have the daily review skills packets that you can print off and
have the kids complete daily or weekly.
(I'd recommend 1 packet every 3 days. They are pretty challenging sometimes.
Internet use will be useful for research.) This is good for K thru 12th grade also.

Math skills
Language arts
Vocabulary/spelling skills
Science open-ended question and review
Writing
Social studies questions
Reading Comprehension
Weekly math word problems

All of this and you can even tweek it too.
Here is the link for the Daily skills.

http://www.edhelper.com/daily_review.htm

Or go here to pick and chose what you want to teach them.

http://www.edhelper.com/

Here is the link to the costs.

http://www.edhelper.com/tpreporder.htm

THANKS BROWNIE MOM! :o)