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July Fun Links

2009-07-01T10:39:00.001-07:00

This month I wanted to celebrate summer. I have listed a bunch of fun homemade inventions that I am sure your children will love! Be sure to try at least one...

Playdoe - http://babyparenting.about.com/cs/activities/a/playdough.htm
Bubbles: http://bubbleblowers.com/homemade.html
Slime - http://www.madsci.org/experiments/archive/878680114.Ch.html
Ship In A Bottle - http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to/video/how-to-recycle-an-old-light-bulb-into-a-ship-in-a-bottle-266516/
Bottle Rockets - http://www.instructables.com/id/Homemade-bottle-rockets/
Water Rockets - http://www.ast.leeds.ac.uk/~knapp/rockets/
Homemade Paint - http://babyparenting.about.com/cs/activities/a/paintrecipes.htm
Colorful Bouncy Balls - http://www.hometrainingtools.com/article.asp?ai=1462&bhcd2=1245873545
Volcanoes - http://www.sciencebob.com/experiments/volcano.php
Dog Treats - http://www.homemadedogtreats.net/
Cardboard Castle - http://jas.familyfun.go.com/arts-and-crafts?page=CraftDisplay&craftid=11227
Silly Putty: http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Silly-Putty

June Fun

2009-06-02T15:04:00.001-07:00

Need a fresh new idea for summer? On these long summer days ahead, try one of these fun ideas to unite your family and kick bordom right out your window.

1. Take a bicycle trip.
2. Make homemade ice cream or visit an ice cream parlor.
3. Bake a double batch of cookies and deliver one to a needy family.
4. Visit an airport and watch the planes take off and land, or go to a lake and watch the boats, while you have a picnic.
5. Go on a breakfast picnic.
6. Go to a park and hike or climb trees.
7. Make popcorn, maybe even caramel corn.
8. Enjoy the snow together by building a snowman, snow bears, a huge turtle or other animals, making a snow fort or throwing snowballs. How about making snow ice cream?
9. Go swimming or water skiing.
10. Plan a scavenger hunt for outside. Or plan one for in the house using every letter of the alphabet.
11. Bake plain sugar cookies and let each member of the family take part in decorating them.
12. Make playdoh and sculpt objects or people (even from Bible stories).
13. Read a good book aloud. (C.S. Lewis' "Tales of Narnia" appeals to children and adults alike. 14. Look through photo albums or view family slides, movies, or videos.
15. Play miniature golf or croquet.
16. Make a tape recording of the most recent news and send it to a close friend or relative whom you seldom see.
17. Make a "birthday flag" for the next upcoming birthday.
18. Go fishing.
19. Play a board game that all can enjoy---Monopoly, Sorry, Scrabble.
20. Work on a jigsaw puzzle.
21. Go roller skating or ice skating.
22. Make family silhouettes. Use a slide projector or a bright lamp to project the head profile on a blank wall. Hold paper against the wall and trace the silhouette. Cut out and glue it on a contrasting sheet of paper or poster board.
23. Have a candy treasure hunt.
24. Work on a crossword puzzle.
25. Play "Start a Story." One person starts the story and talks for three minutes (use timer). The next person must continue the story, and so on. After going around the family circle two or three times, the youngest child gets to end the tale.
26. Provide old magazines, scissors and glue. Pick a theme for your collage (families, God's creations, things to be thankful for, etc.). Everyone cuts out pictures and glues them onto a large piece of paper or poster board.
27. Go to the flea market or bright and early one Saturday morning visit ten garage sales and see who can come home with the best bargain for a dollar.
28. Sing favorite choruses, hymns or nursery rhymes around the piano or guitar. You could even use a tape or CD to follow along.
29. Make plaster of Paris hand prints. Put name, year and age on the back.
30. Make a family banner. The banner should be made of felt or the flag fabric found in fabric stores. Decorate with pictures that illustrate interests of family members.

May Spring Weblinks

2009-05-02T14:10:00.000-07:00

Mother's Day
Card/poem - http://www.dltk-holidays.com/mom/index.html
Cards/ Printables, gifts - http://holidays.kaboose.com/mothers-day/index.html
Greatest Mom awards - http://www.billybear4kids.com/holidays/mother/award.htm
Mom's Love Coupon - http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/mothersday/choreflowers/
Butterfly Handprint/poem - http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/1061.html
Love messages for Mom (pampering tips) - http://oldfashionedliving.com/messages.html
Stories about Mothers/Grandmothers - http://www.entourages.com/barbs/mothertogmother.htm
History of Mother's Day - http://wilstar.com/holidays/mothers.htm
History of Mother's Day - http://mothers-day.123holiday.net/index.html
What the Bible says about Mothers - http://wilstar.com/holidays/mothers.htm#bible
Famous Quotes - http://mothers-day.123holiday.net/mothers_day_quotes.html

Cinco De Mayo
History - http://www.kiddyhouse.com/Holidays/Cinco/
Origin - http://aces.nmsu.edu/ESP/
Cinco De Mayo Books - http://holidays.kaboose.com/cinco-books.html
Family Tradition - http://www.helium.com/items/313331-fun-facts-about-cinco-de-mayo
Lesson Plans - http://www.theteacherscorner.net/seasonal/cinco-de-mayo/index.htm
Mexican Jumping Beans - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_jumping_bean
History of the Pinata - http://www.ishopsouthwest.com/pinatas_history_of_pinatas.html
Crafts - http://www.makingfriends.com/cincodemayo_crafts.htm

Spring
Lady Bug Rocks - http://crafts.kaboose.com/earth-ladybug-rocks.html
Coffee Filter Butter Flies - http://crafts.kaboose.com/butterfly1.html
Tissue Paper Carnations - http://crafts.kaboose.com/tissue-paper-carnations.html
Barnyard Cuties - http://jas.familyfun.go.com/crafts?page=CraftDisplay&craftid=11942
Circle of Pins - http://jas.familyfun.go.com/arts-and-crafts?page=CraftDisplay&craftid=10015
Fantasy Flower - http://jas.familyfun.go.com/crafts?page=CraftDisplay&craftid=12160
Flower Pot Chime - http://familyfun.go.com/games/indoor-outdoor-games/feature/famf0400sevenway/famf0400sevenway7.html
Nature Prints - http://jas.familyfun.go.com/arts-and-crafts?page=CraftDisplay&craftid=10012
Spring Flowers - http://jas.familyfun.go.com/arts-and-crafts?page=CraftDisplay&craftid=11407

Educational Spring Worksheets
Word Puzzles - http://holidays.kaboose.com/spring-word.html
Word Searches - http://printables.kaboose.com/spring-flowers-word-search-medium.html
Coloring Pages - http://holidays.kaboose.com/spring-color.html
Gardening Unit Study ($$) - http://www.hln-store.com/servlet/Detail?no=326
Pre-K Unit Study - http://kids-educational-activities.suite101.com/article.cfm/spring_season_prek_unit_study
Spring Lapbook Ideas - http://lapbooklessons.ning.com/
Lapbook Examples - http://www.squidoo.com/spring-lapbook

April Weblinks

2009-04-02T09:03:00.000-07:00

Easter
Easter (Christian) Crafts
http://www.dltk-bible.com/guides/easter-index.htm
http://www.daniellesplace.com/HTML/easter.html

Easter Unit Study
http://www.teachinghome.com/newsletters/vol_2-no_113.cfm

Passover Unit Study
http://www.easyfunschool.com/article2129.html

Traditional Easter Coloring Sheets
Bunny in Egg Car http://www.homeschoolhelperonline.com/worksheets/coloring/bunny_egg_car.htm Dressed for Church on Easter http://www.homeschoolhelperonline.com/worksheets/coloring/easter_dressed_church.htm Easter Bunny with Chick http://www.homeschoolhelperonline.com/worksheets/coloring/easter_bunny_chick.htm Egg Making Machine http://www.homeschoolhelperonline.com/worksheets/coloring/egg_making_machine.htm Painting Easter Eggs http://www.homeschoolhelperonline.com/worksheets/coloring/painting_easter_eggs.htm

Spring Crafts
http://crafts.kaboose.com/holidays/seasons/spring/index.html

Everything spring (lesson plans, activities, etc)
http://www.theteacherscorner.net/seasonal/spring/index.htm

Fresh Spring Recipes
http://food.yahoo.com/search?tp=recipe&p=spring

Easter Lapbook
http://www.ajourneythroughlearning.net/ealawistgu.html

Spring Labpbooks and Notebooking Pages
http://albright-news.com/blog/

The story of Passover
http://holidays.kaboose.com/passover/history/passover-about.html

History of Easter
http://www.history.com/minisite.do?content_type=Minisite_Generic&content_type_id=684&display_order=1&mini_id=1072

Easter Symbols and Traditions
http://www.factmonster.com/spot/easterintro1.html

Earth Day
http://www.currclick.com/product_info.php?products_id=7962&it=1&affiliate_id=27271
Activities and Ideas
http://www.earthskids.com/earthday.htm
History of Earth Day With Activities
http://holidays.mrdonn.org/earthday.html
Lapbook
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/jaminacema/318312/
Theme Units
http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/earth_day_for_kids.htm
Earth Day Crafts
http://crafts.kaboose.com/holidays/earth-day/earth_day_crafts.html

March Madness

2009-03-01T09:17:00.000-08:00

Fun With Spring

Rainbow Magic Spring - Games, Activities, and Music
Online Games -Fun Science, Bird Watcher, Rainy Day Fun
Word Puzzles - Fun For Kids of All Ages
Reading - A List Of Books For All Ages About Spring

Saint Patrick's Day
St. Patrick's Day Riddles and Jokes
St. Patrick’s Day on Funschool - Coloring pages, etc.
What's Different? - Seek and Find
St. Patrick’s Day Puzzles
St. Patrick’s Day Coloring Pages
ABC Teach - St. Patrick's Day Apples 4 the Teacher Billy Bear's Happy St. Patrick's Day
Celebrate Holidays: St. Patrick's Day Family Fun - St. Patrick's Day
Happy St. Patrick’s Day at HolidaySpot.com
History of St. Patrick's Day
How St. Patrick's Day Works
Ireland: Erin Go Bragh
Irish Recipes Irish Trivia Quiz
Marvelicious St. Patrick's Day Page
Sammy McSnake
St. Patrick's Day
St. Patrick's Day 1
St. Patrick's Day at Primary Games
St. Patrick's Day Clip Art
St. Patrick's Day Crafts
St. Patrick's Day Crafts for Kids
St. Patrick's Day Fun at Kids Domain
St. Patrick's Day Games St. Patrick's Day Games 1 St. Patrick's Day Games 2 St. Patrick's Day Games 3 St. Patrick's Games

Spring Crafts
Paper Plate Basket
Butterflies
Baby Food Jar Garden
Bird Biscuit

Lapbook Studies
**Spring Notebooking and Coloring
**Spring Lapbook with Study Guide
Mini Book - Free

Mom's Top Spring Tips

Hygiene Guide

Laundry Control

Get Organized! Cutting Down on Kid Clutter

Understanding Cold and Flu

The Toy Organization Bible

Presidents and Black History

2009-01-28T14:27:00.000-08:00

President's Day

George Washington Birthplace

George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate & GardensIncludes many resources such as an image gallery and electronic trading cards.

The Washington Monument - National Park Service Page

The Papers of George WashingtonLetters written to Washington as well as letters and documents written by him will eventually be published in the complete edition that will consist of approximately 90 volumes. Forty-four volumes are now finished.

Happy Birthday George - Smithsonian Institute

George Washinton Picture Gallery

Short Biography of George Washington

George Washington - Information and resources from Colonial Williamsburg

Internet Public Library Information on the Presidency of George Washington

Abraham Lincoln - The History PlacePhotos, words and timeline.

Abraham Lincon Research Site - Lots of interesting things here including several odd items like the description of the 1901 exhumation of Lincoln's coffin.

The Time of the LincolnsThe film Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided and this companion Web site, The Time of the Lincolns, offer insights into topics in American history including women's rights, slavery, abolition, politics and partisanship, the growth of the industrial economy, and the Civil War. You can use part or all of the film, or delve into the rich resources available on this Web site to learn more, either in a classroom or on your own.

Ford's Theater National Historic Site - Explore this site and discover some of the motivations behind the tragic assasination of Abraham Lincoln and its impact on a nation trying to heal.

Abraham Lincoln Birthplace - National Historic Site

Lincoln's Boyhood Home - National Historic Site

Lincoln Memorial - The Lincoln Memorial was built to resemble a Greek temple. It has 36 Doric columns, one for each state at the time of Lincoln’s death. A sculpture by Daniel Chester French of a seated Lincoln is in the center of the memorial chamber.

Abraham Lincoln Online - Lots of info and links.

Short Biography of Abraham Lincoln

Activities

Mudpie Meets George Washington - comic strip

A Quarter and a Penny - Poem

President's Day Quiz

George Washington Quiz

Who is That? - Can you identify these presidential portraits with just one clue?

Presdent's Day Activities - Lots of different ideas and crafts including several log cabin ideas.

Activities and Crafts for President's Day - More interesting craft ideas including log cabins and a wind sock.

Coloring Pages, Printer Goodies & Crafts
White House Abraham Lincoln Coloring Page

President's Day Coloring Pages

US President's Word Search

Abe Lincoln Maze

Black History

Everyone can study Black History Month - Multi-Generational Programming By Karen L. Simonetti

Celebrate Black History - From the Learning Network, this is a group of assorted links for teachers and parents.

Slaves and conductors of the Underground Railroad - Learn why and how slaves escaped from their owners using the underground railroad, and who ran the underground railroad. Lots of online resources and activities.

Black History at InfoPlease - History & timeline, special features, fun stuff, and other resources

Black History Month from Biography.com - Lots of biographies, a "Who Am I?" interactive quiz, teacher resources (created to accompany History Channel programming), and videos

The African-American Mosaic - A Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study of Black History and Culture; taken from an exhibit of the same name.

George Washington Carver

Black Scientists and Inventors - excellent resource page detailing specific inventors from Infoplease.com

Black History Month Unit Resources

Birmingham Civil Rights Institute - The website of the Civil Rights Museum includes a virtual tour of the museum as well as teacher resources.

Digital History - Children in History - "Young people were involved in all the crucial episodes of American history: They sailed with Columbus; served as go-betweens for English colonists and Indians; toiled as indentured servants; were kidnapped into slavery; fought in the Revolution and the Civil War; labored in coal mines and factories; and stood at the forefront of the Civil Rights movement. Many young people recorded their experiences in diaries, personal letters, and memoirs."

The Underground Railroad - You are a slave. "Your body, your time, your very breath belong to a farmer in 1850s Maryland. Six long days a week you tend his fields and make him rich. You have never tasted freedom. You never expect to. And yet . . . your soul lights up when you hear whispers of attempted escape. Freedom means a hard, dangerous trek. Do you try it?"

Black History Past to Present - People all over the United States and the world have posted information on the Internet that relates to Black history and African-American heritage. This Webquest asks several questions and each website listed holds the answer to one of the questions.

Sampling African America - "Sometimes when studying a topic hard, it's not that the topic is especially difficult or complex; but that you don't feel personally connected to it. It doesn't reach you emotionally, you might not care about it, or you might feel it doesn't touch your life. If you have any of these feelings about the study of Black history, we encourage you to try this Subject Sampler. Instead of learning a lot of facts on the subject, a Sampler gets you personally connected to the topic. We want you to find something about it that interests you. Each of the activities asks you to make a commitment about what you like, believe, or feel. We think that once you care about a subject, it will be easier to learn about it."

Tuskegee Tragedy - CONTENT WARNING - This webquest covers the topic of the medical experimetation done by Tuskegee University and the Public Health Service on African American men from 1932 to 1972. Because of the nature of the topic, discretion should used in determining if it is appropriate for your children. "Imagine that you're a poor person living during hard economic times. Your government offers you free medical care. Sounds good. But what if the real reason you're approached is because you have a disease. But instead of giving you medical care, the doctors are really just watching what happens when this disease goes untreated. Suppose a miracle then happens and a treatment is found for your disease. Instead of giving you the new medicine, the doctors continue the experiment of watching the disease go untreated."

The African-American Mosaic - A Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study of Black History & Culture

Activities and Lessons - From Teacher Views. Grade 3.

African American World for Kids - From PBS.

Preschool Black History Theme - Early childhood education Black history activities and lesson plans for teachers of preschool children. You'll find action rhymes, songs, art and crafts, a game, a skit and even a rap song in this theme that enhances curriculum and celebrates the contributions of African-Americans.

Black History Month in the UK - Scientists - Use to celebrate Black History Month (October) or adapt to inspire for any occasion!

PIONEERS, Inc. - PIONEERS, Inc., a subsidiary of the Hiram and Celia Ray Foundation, is a non-profit organization specializing in the research of Black Scientists and Inventors and dedicated to the preservation of Black American history and culture.

Famous Black Inventors - Famous black inventors - a database list of African American patent holders and individual biographies of African American inventors. Black History month and the historic contributions of black scientists and engineers. African American women in technology. From About.com

African-American History - Scientists & Inventors - From About.com Rosa Parks Library and Museum - The only museum dedicated to the civil rights icon.

100 Top Weblinks - Mom Tested

2009-01-16T16:15:00.000-08:00

Reference
Ed Helperhttp://www.edhelper.com/
School Expresshttp://www.schoolexpress.com/
Learning Pagehttp://www.learningpage.com/
Tools for Educatorshttp://www.toolsforeducators.com/
Britannica http://www.britannica.com/
Discovery School http://school.discovery.com/
Homeschoolers Reference Deskhttp://www.geocities.com/homeschooldesk/
Internet Public Library http://www.ipl.org/
New York Times Learning Network http://www.nytimes.com/learning
Enchanted Learninghttp://www.enchantedlearning.com/

Miscellaneous
Autism Todayhttp://www.autismtoday.com/
Ideal Liveshttp://www.ideallives.com/
Study Stackhttp://www.studystack.com/
Study Spanishhttp://www.studyspanish.com/
How Stuff Workshttp://www.howstuffworks.com/
Living Spanishhttp://www.livingspanish.com/
To Learn Englishhttp://www.tolearnenglish.com/
Songs for Teachinghttp://www.songsforteaching.com/
Education Creationshttp://www.educationcreations.com/freestuff.htm
Lesson Plan Centralhttp://www.lessonplancentral.com/
Time Savers for Teachershttp://www.timesaversforteachers.com/
Great Resource for K-8http://www.kids.gov/
Time4Learninghttp://working.homeschool.com/newsletter/090108/12

Math
The Math Worksheet Sitehttp://www.themathworksheetsite.com/
Math Goodies.com http://www.mathgoodies.com/
Math Playgroundhttp://www.mathplayground.com/
Math Drillshttp://www.math-drills.com/
Math.comhttp://www.math.com/
Algebra Helphttp://www.algebrahelp.com/
WebMath http://www.webmath.com
Cool Math Gameshttp://www.coolmath-games.com/

High School
High School Acehttp://highschoolace.com/ace/ace.cfm
Homework Spothttp://www.homeworkspot.com/
Explore Learninghttp://www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm
Best Collegeshttp://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/college
Preparing Your Child for Collegehttp://www.ed.gov/pubs/Prepare/index.html

Science
BrainPOP http://www.brainpop.com/
Chem4Kids http://www.chem4kids.com/
Exploratorium http://www.exploratorium.edu/
InnerBody http://www.innerbody.com/
Science for High Schoolhttp://www.scienceforhighschool.com/
Cosmeohttp://cosmeo.com/
NASA for Studentshttp://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/index.html
Astronomy for Kidshttp://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=ss&id=127
Nine Planets http://www.nineplanets.org/
StarChild http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/
The Electronic Zoo http://netvet.wustl.edu/e-zoo.htm
Smith Life Sciencehttp://www.smithlifescience.com/
The MAD Scientist Network http://www.madsci.org/
Try Science http://www.tryscience.org/
Science & Technology Educationhttp://www.ftexploring.com/

Arts & Crafts
Art Lessons for All Gradeshttp://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/lessons.html
Kinder Arthttp://www.kinderart.com/
Crayolahttp://www.crayola.com/
Draw Spacehttp://www.drawspace.com/
Draw Your Worldhttp://www.drawyourworld.com/index.html
Drawing/Sketching Lessonshttp://drawsketch.about.com/
Kids Arthttp://www.amazingmoms.com/htm/kidsart.htm

Reading
Starfallhttp://www.starfall.com/
Reading A-Zhttp://www.readinga-z.com/samples/preview.html
TLS-Bookshttp://www.tlsbooks.com/
Project Gutenberg http://www.gutenberg.net/
Wowio.comhttp://www.wowio.com/

Writing
ABC Teachhttp://www.abcteach.com/
Scholastic – Student Activitieshttp://www2.scholastic.com/browse/learn.jsp
Online Writing Guidehttp://oswego.org/staff/tcaswell/wg/para.htm
The Write Site http://www.writesite.org/
Spelling Cityhttp://www.spellingcity.com/
Teacher’s Labhttp://www.learner.org/teacherslab/

Geography, History and Virtual Travel
Colonial Williamsburg: Electronic Field Tripshttp://www.history.org/trips
Natural Wonders of the Worldhttp://www.field-guides.com/sci/natwon/index.htm
Teacher’s Guide Virtual Field Tripshttp://www.theteachersguide.com/virtualtours.html
CyberBeehttp://www.cyberbee.com/
Global Online Adventure Learning Sitehttp://www.goals.com/Index.htm
The Jason Projecthttp://www.jasonproject.org/
Virtual Field Tripshttp://www.uen.org/utahlink/tours
Xpeditions @ National Geographichttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions
K-12 Africa Guide http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Home_Page/AFR_GIDE.html
States and Capitals http://www.50states.com/
Life in the Middle Ages http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/ma/mahome.htm
New Perspectives on the West http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest
The American Civil War Homepage http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war
The Civil War Homepage http://www.civil-war.net/
The Oregon Trail http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/Oregontrail.html
Geography Worksheetshttp://homeschooling.about.com/od/freeprintables/qt/geogprintables.htm
White House for Kids http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids
Lewis and Clark http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark

Homeschooling
Homeschool.com http://www.homeschool.com/
Homeschool Reviewshttp://www.homeschoolreviews.com/
Homeschool Bloggerhttp://www.homeschoolblogger.com/home.php
Homeschool Buyers Co-Ophttp://www.homeschoolbuyersco-op.org/
Homeschool Freebie of the Dayhttp://www.homeschoolfreebieoftheday.com/
Homeschool Classifiedshttp://www.homeschoolclassifieds.com/
The Well Trained Mindhttp://www.welltrainedmind.com/

Educational Games
Family Funhttp://www.familyfun.com/
Teach With Movieshttp://www.teachwithmovies.org/
Fun Brainhttp://www.funbrain.com/
Discovery Kids http://kids.discovery.com/games/games.html
I Know Thathttp://www.iknowthat.com/

Arts, Coloring, Crafts

2009-01-10T12:42:00.000-08:00

Coloring:
Coloring Pages -Free coloring books. Popular characters and good illustrations.

Homemade Projects:
Homemade Toothpaste
Homemade Butter Homemade
Play Dough
Homemade Bubbles

Crafts:
Kids Crafts - Wood crafts, holiday crafts, patterns and educational crafts. For all ages.
21 Quick Links For Craft Ideas - Many ideas for every occasion
KinderArt - Recycled craft ideas from your recyclables
Free Crafts For Kids - Foam craft ideas, paper, paint, and paste
DLTK - Kids Crafts -Printable crafts for kids
Justkidsrecipes -Tons of crafts and recipes that involve creativity
Block Publishing -Camouflage art and learning activities

Teacher Help:
A Lifetime of Color - Includes lesson plans up to Grade 8 or according to subject matter, such as Art and History or Art and Science. There is a link for techniques, projects and featured artists, as well as the study of art that includes a glossary, artists and timeline. Lots of great information!Art Tales - Telling stories with Wildlife Art. Encourages the student to come up with their own story based on a work of art. You can add music to it and even publish it online.
The Love of Reading Through Art -Reading printable books and activities for grades K - 6
Art Gallery Through Games -Learners will be able to identify paintings, artists and art movements (genres) from 20th century Art History given representations or examples of paintings, or other information or clues telling them about artwork or an artist.

Bible Resource

2009-01-10T12:40:00.002-08:00

Bible For Kids:
Bible topics that is very thorough. Here is how thorough it is: I was writing a science lesson about Big Cats. I knew there were some scriptures about lions in the Bible, above and beyond the Daniel story. So I looked under “Lion” in this index. There are over 70 entries!
Mssscrafts Children and Bible Lessons - Bible crafts and Bible stories
Calvary Chapel Bible Coloring Pages and Bible Curriculum - Costa Mesa California children's department released this curriculum to the public through this website . This curriculum is a standard on Sunday mornings.
Charlotte Mason Scripture Memory System The Charlotte Mason method of Recitation is not cumbersome, yet works amazingly well.
Bible Memory - AWANA - A family opportunity to find an AWANA club near you. Perfect for confidence building and Bible memory.
Kids4Truth Devotions is a site for kids to read daily from the Word of God. It is a great help tool for Bible devotions in the morning or whenever you wish.
Calvary Kids Pages- This site has things for kids to do online and to print. There is also a "safe surf" area if you allow your kids to do that.
Adventures in Odyssey - This is an online daily broadcast of Focus on the Family's Adventures in Odyssey.
Noah's Art - A study of Noah's Ark and the history of the earth.

Teacher Help:
Calvary Chapel Children's Ministry Curriculum- This site is amazing. There are lessons for the entire Bible. They also have the lessons available in Spanish.
Preschool Sunday School Lapbooks- This site has so much more than just lapbooks but being a very active lapbooker that is my favorite part of this site. Seriously so much more here than I can possibly tell you.

Grammar

2009-01-10T12:40:00.001-08:00

Worksheets and Activities:
Daily Grammar Lessons - Grammar archive lesson plans and worksheets. Workbooks and E-books. Some are purchase products while others are offered free of cost.
Scott Foresman - Teacher resource with grade level selections. Activities and worksheets. PDF printables.

Teacher Help:
Guide To Grammar - Explains all those mind boggling terms like what is a preposition and how it is different from a direct object and how they used. Great pin-pointed exercises that are easy to print.

Product:
*Easy Grammar Grammar curriculum for all grades. Only teaches the rules and use of grammar. Highly recommended. Very affordable.

Science

2009-01-10T12:38:00.000-08:00

Fun News:
Science News - A place where kids can see the latest scoop on thing happening around us
Science Alert - A more serious news reporting site that will help students see what is being studied by scientist

Science Experiments:
Science Experiments - Lots of fun science experience and learning tools that can be tried at homeScience For Kids - Fun activities to learn more about chemical and physical change.

Topical Science:
Animal Science - Discovery Kids offers a fun interactive site where you can learn first hand about animals and much more
Space Science: Study about the Supernova and the Solar System with fun videos and fact cards
Environmental Science: Lots of different links from the National Institute of Environment concerning the environment through song, jokes, worksheets, videos, and much more
NASA Kids - A great scientific approach to studying space with suggestions for viewing real life photos from the NASA channel
Kids Corner - Worksheets and visual science for the topic of BiologyGeneral Science Weblinks:Science With Me - Help Your Children Learn Science the Easy, Hands-On Way with Science
Cool Science - At Cool Science, real live scientist entertain questions of all kinds through interactive computer programs. They encourage young scientists to get their hands dirty-virtually. Great for junior high and high school students
.Dr. Universe - Lots of great tools for studying anything from dinosaurs to gravity

Human Body Science

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Homeschool Share Human Body Lapbook - This lapbook is geared more for kindergarten/1st grade.
Human Body Lapbook by Jimmie - This lapbook is not a premade lapbook but more of a resource so you can prepare your own unit study to lapbook or notebook.
Human Body Unit Study (pdf) - This is a unit study on the human body that has some great pictures.
Do You Know Anatomy - This is an interactive label me.
A Look Inside the Human Body - Geared for 4th graders, this site has the basics of the body broken up into the different systems.
Brain Hat - This is a really cool idea for constructing a "hat" of the brain.
My Body - This book is available through teacher created resources (You can purchase an actual book or purchase it as an e-book).

Reading, Writing, Vocabulary, Language

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Reading:
TLS Books - You'll find a variety of free printable worksheets for home and school use. Tlsbooks offers numerous worksheets to supplement your early childhood education program, home day care, elementary school classroom or home-school.
Reading Books - Author Jan Brett has put together this website dedicated to free activities and books for download. Recipes and much more.
Beginning Reading - Preschool material and lesson plans. Printables.
Interactive Reading - Preschool through 2nd Grade. Get help with reading through these fun interactive activities.
Kidsread.com is an excellent website for the younger readers. Lots of helpful advice for parents/teachers with resources about authors, books made into movies, series, new paperbacks, and so much more.
The Reading Tub - is a great reading site for children's book reviews. This site is dedicated to promoting reading and literacy. Jump in to find great books you and your children will love to share, and learn about ways to encourage your child's love of reading.
Vocabulary:Learning Vocabulary - The Fun Way to Build Vocabulary Skills. Lots of games and interactive on-line worksheets. Test Preparation & Vocabulary Building.

Writing:
Homeschoolwriters - A writing website for homeschoolers, which lists details about dozens of writing contests for kids ages 5-19 in chart format. .
*Handwriting Without Tears (Product Sales) Handwriting curriculum and teacher help material for teaching cursive and printing
MidLink Magazine - Highlights student work from around the globe.
Zaner-Bloser Online. Instead of using a workbook for handwriting, Zaner-Bloser offers the opportunity to make your own handwriting or copywork sheets.
Take Our Word - One of the best educational resources on the Web by StudySphere. StudySphere is one of the Internet's fastest growing sites of educational resources for students, teachers and parents. Great writing material and FAQ
What Makes a Good Story? - This website will guide viewers through topics including the atmosphere, oceans, and ecosystems, as well as the impact of human activities and population growth on water and food resources, biodiversity, energy use, and global pollution.

Language Arts Worksheets/Activities:
EnglishForKids - Kindersay is a free online video website designed to help preschool kids & English as Second Language (ESL) children learn English words. Over 500 online activities are available in a special Word Show format.
TUT World -Tutorial World provides free questions for your practice in English, Maths and Science at primary school level
Happy Child Worksheets Project HappyChild is non-profit and this site is here to offer free educational resources
English Banana Free downloads for activities and worksheets. Resource books and activities books - free.
RHL School This section features original grammar worksheets for teachers and parent-teachers to copy for their kids.
Brightly Beeming Resources Pre-school Curriculum.
Ambleside - a free curriculum designed to be as close as possible to the curriculum that Charlotte Mason used in her own PNEU schools.
Free Sight Word Help - Government required site word list for early elementary.

Lapbooking Resource

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Lapbook Templates:

Lapbooking (No Membership Requried) Walks you through the lapbook process with colorful photos and examples. Step by step application. Resource links and "What's New" with materials and supplies.

HomeschoolHelper - Homeschool Helper has a collection of free homeschooling unit studies and lapbooks, free homeschool worksheets, coloring sheets and notebooking pages, free character studies, free computer lessons and other homeschooling helps.

*HandsOfaChild (Purchasing Site) Fun Hands-on Learning with Lap book style Project and Research Packs. Easy ordering system and great examples to follow.

*Knowledgeboxcentral -(Purchasing Site) Supplies-Lapbooking & Notebooking · Tapestry of Grace Lapbooks

Fun Lapbook/Folder games and mini-books:

Kids Heart - A file folder game about Jesus that you create. Instructions and colorful examples.

TXChess.com/minibooks.htm (Free, but limited. Offers Membership) Great site for mini-books for your lapbook folders, lots of different styles and examples. Easy to navigate through website.

Lapbook Examples:

Lynn's Lapbook Lessons - (Blog) Great ideas for lapbooking with helpful links and examples. Easy to navigate and see past postings.

Jimmie's Lapbooking - This educational method, you make mini-books covering details that you've studied. After making a variety of mini-books about a larger topic, all the books are put together in a large folder.

Online Community:

Lapbook Lessons - This is a Christian-Run site for Free Lapbooks and Lapbook Video Lessons. You'll find quick and easy tips for making your Lapbook experience more enjoyable for your children. Watch our Lapbook video's and learn how to make your own Lapbook templates and books, print our Free Lapbooks or make your own!

Math Games, Worksheets, Teacher Help

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On-line Games and Activities:
Superkids Math Worksheet Generator make your own printable worksheets
Money Instructor -learn all about money, sign up required, you can get free limited access, if you want full access there is a subscription fee
.Money Instructor –learn all about money, sign up required, you can get free limited access, if you want full access there is a subscription fee.
US Mint for Kids –coin history and more
Measurement Conversion Charts Multiplication.com –games and practice for learning multiplication tables
Math.com –practice work, tutoring and more for basic math to advanced math(trig.)
Math Tracks –upper elementary and high school math help
Math Forum--Middle School --basic, algebra, stats, probability
Cool Math 4 Kids math lessons and games
Math Playground - Welcome to Math Playground, an action-packed site for elementary and middle school students. Practice your math skills, play a logic game and have some fun!
Times Tables- Reinforce those multiplication tables
Play Kids Games- The best way to sharpen your math skills. Timed practice for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. This game contains multiple skill levels and a printable results chart.
Ed Helper - Practice your multiplication skills wtih fun games and crossword puzzles.
Multiflyer - On-Line Multiplication Math Games - Brainormous
Multiplication Millonaire Game

On-line interactive Games
Batter's Up Baseball Game- Multiplication Math Baseball
Rainforest Math- Math games, math tutor, basic math, and printable worksheets. Listings of other great math sites associated with Rainforest Math. All grades.

Worksheets:
SuperKidsWorksheet Generator - Basic to intermediate worksheet generator
Teacher's Corner Printable Worksheets -make your own worksheets
BlackDog's Math Worksheets --basic Math and number concepts
Super Teacher Worksheets -printable worksheets for Math and beyond!
Measurement Worksheets Improving Education, Inc. Math Worksheets --printable worksheets for grades K-5
Math Fact Cafe –printable math worksheets, flashcards, includes time and money.
Super Teacher Worksheets –printable worksheets for Math and beyond!
LizardPoint Math –online math or printable worksheets
Math Is Fun Worksheets --printable worksheets K and up or create your own worksheets, basic math and fractions, decimals, and time
Superkids Math Worksheet Generator make your own printable worksheets
Soft Schools –worksheet generator and more!
Teacher's Corner Printable Worksheets –make your own worksheets
APlus Math Worksheets –use the worksheets provided or make up your own using their pdf. Worksheet generator
The Math Worksheet Site - Free on-line math sheet creator. Create addition/subtraction facts, multiplication facts... division...etc.

Teacher Help:
Money Math:Lessons for Life teaching 7th-9th grade real life issues with money-download a free book. This is just a sampling of what you will find on the internet!! What are your favorite Math websites? Tell Me and I'll add them to the list.
Apples 4 Teachers --preschool and elementary math games and activites
Web Math - Middle school and high school math tutor. Computer generated help.
Purple Math - Algebra. Purplemath's algebra lessons are written with the student in mind. These lessons emphasize the practicalities rather than the technicalities, demonstrating dependable techniques, warning of likely "trick" questions, and pointing out common mistakes
Living Math - Teaches math through living history books. This site has many great ideas to make math more interesting in our lives
Ask Dr. Math - A donation site that is designed to handle Q/A about all sorts of math problems.
Scholastic lesson plans - Free Curriculum and lesson plans for all grades
*MathMammoth Provide easy-to-use math materials for grades 3 - 12. Some material is offered at a low price, others need to be purchased.
Illuminations- Math lesson plans and activities for grades K - 12
A A A Math - for all grades Comprehensive set of interactive arithmetic lessons
Visual Math Learners This program is designed to provide parents and classroom teachers with the means to better employ visual imagery. It is designed as a supplementary resource to help students in their mastery of mathematics. Pre-Algebra - older grades
.XPMath - Download free math curriculum E-books. No cost and great for older grades.
Homeschoolers Math Contests - A comprehensive chart of dozens of math contests which are open to individual homeschoolers, as well as a state-by-state list of 184 regional math meets sponsored by colleges and universities.

Spelling Help

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Spelling Word Help:

Every Day Spelling - Find spelling words based on grade levels given to students all over the country.

Spelling Online Games:

Spellingtime for elementary - An interactive online spelling program for children grades 1 through 5

DiscoveryEducation - Easy to use site to make spelling puzzles and crossword puzzles out of your own spelling words.

AAAspell - Spelling words and online activities for grades 1-8. Create and store lists. Practice activities and word games.

Spellingcity - An online spelling program where children can practice their spelling words through games and much more.
Spelling Time - Designed specifically as a state of the art, interactive learning tool, SpellingTime.com will change your child's attitude about spelling giving them the confidence they require to succeed in school.

Spelling Product (Product For Sale)

ACSI Spelling - Homeschool curriculum and supplemental resources including student workbooks, student textbooks and teacher's editions

Sing, Spell, Read and Write Popular phonic program. Usually is accompanied with a language arts curriculum

Teacher Help/Resource

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Online Communities:
Homeschool Launch - The resource sharing platform for home educators. You'll find a ton of great files created by homeschool moms like YOU. It's a networking site where you can join and share your homeschooling skills with other moms. Take a look, browse through the files and consider sharing some things you've made. You'll find lots of notebooking, lapbooking and different ideas that can help you better your homeschool journey.
The Homeschool Lounge is a FREE online community exclusively for Homeschool Moms. The vision of The Homeschool Lounge is to connect Homeschool Moms from all corners of the web! Get advice, give advice, share, learn and laugh with those who truly understand you.

Teaching Weblinks:
Help Me To Teach - Over 2000 Safe, Educational Links for Children, Parents and Teachers. Updated Daily. Use as a Complete Curriculum or to find Supplemental Material
Homeschool Haven -Find reviews of homeschooling products and sites, articles written by home school veterans, lists of lesson plans found on the internet, home schooling bookstore and a scope and sequence chart.

Teacher Material:
The Homeschool Planner - An all inclusive site for the parent/teacher. Find web-based planners, homeschooling forums, curriculum books and much more. Mom's and kids can sign in and get the plans for the day, plan the semester, etc. You can keep your grades and all of your records there too for free!!

Quick Links:
Gateway Educational Materials - http://thegateway.org/
Ed Helper - http://www.edhelper.com/
Learning Page - http://www.learningpage.com/
Educator's Reference Desk - http://www.eduref.org/
Discovery School - http://school.discovery.com/

Dictionary/Library/Research:
Britannica - http://www.britannica.com/
Internet Public Library - http://www.ipl.org/
Merit Badge Research Center - http://www.meritbadge.com/
New York Times Learning Network - http://www.nytimes.com/learning
ThinkQuest - http://www.thinkquest.org/Open Dictionary -
Kids and teens. Everything from ABC's to your 123's. Great free resource for practice printables.

Printable Material:
Donna Young Forms and Much More Find teacher planners, notebooking tips, notebooking pages, printables all free of cost.
Danielle Place Find Bible theme crafts, holiday craft activities, VBS craft ideas and other ideas for lapbooks and much more.
Reacheverychild Find miscellaneous material for History, Language Arts, Science, Math, Social Studies and Special Needs.
The Homeschool Hut - Lots of homeschooling resource links. Mother created unit studies and much more!
Classbrain.com (No membership Required) Great site for your teen. Helpful ideas for studying history, making reports and projects. Fun ideas for teachers and interactive games for students.
Homeschoolhelperonline -Homeschool Helper has a collection of free homeschool worksheets, coloring sheets and notebooking pages free - character studies, free computer lessons and much more.
SiteForTeachers - (No Membership Required) Great resource links for every subject. Lots of printables and graphics for worksheets.
*CharlotteMason - Great resource for homeschool teachers. Everything offered from books, curriculum guides, to books.
LessonSnips - Lesson Snips is created by teachers. It has free lessons, lesson plans, and worksheets.

Burgess Books - FREE

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Burgess books on Gutenberg.org

Bugess Bedtime Stories

The Adventures of Peter Rabbit

Bobby Coon’s Mistake

A Great Joke on Jimmy Skunk

The Neatness of Bobby Coon

A Merry Coasting Pary Paddy’s Surprise Visitor

The Three Bears

Reddy Fox’s Sudden Engagement

Grandfather Frog Stays in the Smiling Pool

A Robber Meets His Match

Peter Rabbit Proves a Friend

Young Flash the Deer

Preschool Help

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Reading Help:
Beginning Reading - Preschool material and lesson plans. Printables.
Interactive Reading - Preschool through 2nd Grade. Get help with reading through these fun interactive activities.

Alphabet and site Words Fun:
Preschool Education - Alphabet ideas, calendar fun, incentives, games, books to read, preschool math, printables and much more.
Free Sight Word Help - Government required site word list for early elementary
*PreschoolPrintables (product for sale)- Fun file folder activities for your little one. Colorful ideas and help CD's to show instruction and colorful examples.

Teacher Help:
Toddlers At Home - Activities, articles, music learning and much more
Preschool On-line Education - Great links to preschool topic of discussion

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Puzzles, Puppets, and Folders

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Fun Puzzles:
Puzzlers Paradise has a very large amount of online logic puzzles - you know the kind where you have a chart and you have to put an "X" in the box? That's what you'll find here - very fun!Puzzle Playgrounds has a variety of conundrums to solve.
Logic Games has some online flashplayer logic puzzles to do.

Sock Puppets
Animal Sock Puppets: Lion, Dog, Camel, Dinasour, Alegator, and Lamb (many photos for examples and templates available)
How To Make A Sock Puppet: Step by step instruction for sock puppets of all kinds
People Sock Puppets: Step by step instructions of how to make people sock puppetsHand Puppets
How To Make Hand Puppets - This simple hand puppet can be made from any type of fabric you like.
Felt Puppets - Great for younger children.
Broom Stick Puppets: A fun way to turn a normal broom into a fun friend
Hand Puppets: YouTube instructional

Sewn Puppets
How To Sew A Puppet Pattern: It is easier than you think to create a cute puppet. You just need to learn the steps to get to the end of your craft.
Ministry Puppet Patterns: Lots of patterns for the characters in the BibleFinger Puppets
Animal Finger Puppets - Great for small fingers
Paper Finger Puppets Enchanted Learning Finger Puppets

Folder Games:
Christian Preschool Printables - This site has Biblically themed games. You have to scroll down a bit to get to them. They also have several other printables on this site.
The Dow's Schoolroom - This site has some folder games to print that can be used to help with memorization of Matthew 7:24-27. Scrolling down, they have two other games also.
Games for Learning - This site has more than just folder games. It has several different game ideas that you can use to reinforce many different concepts.
Enchanted Learning - This site has several folder games for you to print. I use this site all the time for different resources.
Pooh Bear Key Signature Folder Game - This is a really neat folder game to help with music theory. You match the keys on honey pots with the appropriate key signature honey pots.

Special Needs

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Teacher Help:

SEN Teacher - Free Special Needs Teaching Resource. A wide range of special needs categories. Many helpful links with free downloads and printables.

Information On Special Needs:

NATHHAN National Challenged Homeschoolers Associated NetworkChristian Families Homeschooling Special Needs Children

What is ADHD . . . of the Christian Kind?

The Institute for Multi-Sensory Education - ideal for dyslexia.

AVKO Educational Resource....ideal for learning disabilities

Teen Homeschool Help

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Teacher/Student Help:
TeenCentral - Teen topics of discussion, teen opportunities for developing writing skills, homework help.
The Homeschool Hang - Curriculum review for teen curriculum choices (A Beka, Apologia, Sonlight).
Natural Family Home - (opinion based article) Why you should homeschool your teen
OlderKids - Teenage Help For Homeschooling Opportunity.

Tutor Help:
*AskDr.Callahan (Geometry) - Classes taught on DVDs with college-level textbooks, will develop your child's skill in math and prepare him for higher levels of high school or college math.
*AskDr.Callahan (Algebra 2 and Trig) - Classes taught on DVDs with college-level textbooks, will develop your child's skill in math and prepare him for higher levels of high school or college math.
*AskDr.Callahan (Calculus) - Classes taught on DVDs with college-level textbooks, will develop your child's skill in math and prepare him for higher levels of high school or college math.

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Homeschool Laws

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Need to know what the laws are for homeschooling in your state? Now you can click on any state listed below for information.

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U.S. TerritoriesAmerican Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico Virgin Islands

Family Support For Homeschooling

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Family Education--Select an age group and get parenting advice, child development, and family resources.

MommyLinks - Weblinks to a number of different devotions and websites for mom's of all ages.

Information On Homeschooling:

About Homeschooling - http://www.homeschooling.about.com

Homeschool Learning Network - http://www.homeschoollearning.com/approaches/

A to Z Home's Cool - http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/

Homeschool Buyers Co-Op -http://www.homeschoolbuyersco-op.org/

Homeschooling Forms - http://www.donnayoung.org

Homeschool Oasis - http://www.homeschooloasis.com/

The Well Trained Mind - http://www.welltrainedmind.com/

Family Support:
All Pro Dad - A dedicated site for dad's of all children (homeschooled or not). Great ideas of how to strengthen your relationship with one another through "play of the day" e-mail devotions.
iMom - (No Membership Required) Get the support you need through daily e-mails or monthly newsletters. Learn what makes your child tick and how to coach them through life.
Family Research Council - A website dedicated to defend the rights of parents, family, faith and freedom.
MomSense - Family devotions for every day use.
HomeWord - Devotions and articles to help you understand your teenager.
Christian Mommies - online community and on-line newsletter