Favorite websites

[hearttender4]

Let's make a thread here of the sites we've used and found helpful in our homeschooling. Here's a few to get started:

http://www.letteroftheweek.com/ (online preschool curriculum)
http://www.edhelper.com/ (printable worksheets)
http://www.littleexplorers.com/school/ (Enchanted Learning)
http://www.amblesideonline.org/ (online Charlotte Mason curriculum)
http://www.zionfriedheim.org/acceleratedreader/ARquizlist%20letterO.htm (accelerated reader booklist to tell you what grade level different books are)

[Sara]

http://www.starfall.com (reading)
http://www.enchantedlearning.com (worksheets and tons of info. on many different subjects)
http://www.beginningreading.com/Free%20Workshe.htm (worksheets)
http://www.homeschoolmedia.com/register/index.phtml (find other HSers in your area)
http://www.howstuffworks.com/ (great website to help you explain answers to those questions about how things work)
http://www.juliasrainbowcorner.com/html/funandgames.html (really fun online game for preK kids)
http://www.learningpage.com/ (more worksheets)
http://www.redshift.com/~bonajo/socialization.htm (good article on socialization)
http://www.homeschoolnewslink.com/index.html (a free newspaper you can subsribe to)
http://www2.worldbook.com/wc/browse?id=pa/tcs (a "course of study" to help you see what kids might be learning in school at different grade levels)

[Sandy]

A great place to find used materials (and lots of other good info):
http://www.vegsource.com/homeschool/

For those interested the The Well Trained Mind...also a good place to find used materials:
http://www.welltrainedmind.com/

Another good source for used materials:
http://www.homeschoolclassifieds.com/default.asp

[Leslie]

FREE books! - http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/
Free texts also at - http://www.mainlesson.com/main/displayarticle.php?article=feature
and - http://www.worldwideschool.org/library/

FREE poetry! - http://www.theotherpages.org/poems/index.html

FREE Art! - http://cgfa.sunsite.dk/fineart.htm

FREE educational TV! - http://www.pbs.org/

[JessicaTX]

Games my kids love to play:
http://www.kindersite.org/
(click on new directory)

Worksheets to keep my younguns busy while the older ones are working:
http://www.first-school.ws/

Basic household management: (kinda like flylady)
http://largefamilylogistics.lifewithchrist.org/

Math games
http://www.funbrain.com/brain/MathBrain/MathBrain.html

Character lessons
http://www.characterjournal.com/

I don't think any of those are doubles =)

[waremock]

http://www.schoolexpress.com/
http://www.amblesideonline.org/
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/categories/k-2math.shtml
http://www.abc-read.com/
http://www.readingtarget.com/index.htm
http://www.tampareads.com/phonics/c-digraphs/index-di.htm
http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/
http://www.home-educate.com/fieldtrip.shtml
http://www.homeschoolunitstudies.com/Bible/Worksheets/NT.htm Our Favorite :thumbsup

[waremock]

Thanks Jessica..This will be my new favorite site , there is loads to read!! http://largefamilylogistics.lifewithchrist.org/ I'm going to be up all night reading now :lol Thanks for the great site thou :) ~Michelle

[jmh1013]

www.urbanhomemaker.com (http://www.urbanhomemaker.com)

[erinee]

This is a really, really cool science website that my mom told me about. She works in a museum in the hands-on children's section, setting up projects and helping people as they need it. Some strips from this website were displayed once as part of an exhibit:

http://www.howtoons.com/

Enjoy!

[erinee]

I thought this was fascinating. It tells you what people ate when and when and where various foods originated. You can click on links to learn more about the food. Probably good supplement for all kinds of history lessons.

http://www.foodtimeline.org/index.html

[Moon]

This is a newly discovered one for us, big ds loves it, or should I say enjoys clicking his answers rather than writing them. :lol

www.teachrkids.com online math practice for grades K-3

[prayerbear]

www.bbc.co.uk they have loads of things here is one of our fav sections:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/laac/menu.shtml

[joandsarah77]

Trying not to repeat any :think

http://www.kizclub.com/ lots of print outs, some great stuff for lap books.
http://www.arthursclipart.com/ the most terrific clip art site, both colour and black and white.
http://www.fisher-price.com/au/playtime/default.asp on line games for babies and toddlers.
http://www.dltk-kids.com/ all kinds of stuff
http://www.first-school.ws/ heaps and heaps of stuff
http://www.mothergoose.com/index.htm lots of fun things
http://www.christiananswers.net/creation/home.html heaps of information and print outs on creation.
http://atozteacherstuff.com/ heaps of stuff here
http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/unit.htm lots of themes.

Thats a few anyway :)
Jo

[prayerbear]

http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/home_schooling/curriculum/

[PrincessMommie]

http://www.digis.net/~gardnerp/

www.amblesideonline.org

www.tanglewoodeducation.com

www.puritans.net/curriculum

[Chris3jam]

http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/

This is a really good website. It has a lot of links in it.

[prayerbear]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/9_10/earth_sun_moon.shtml

[heartofjoy]

I don't think I saw this one. Reviews of just about every curriculum.

http://homeschoolreviews.com/

[joyfulmomof2]

Thank you all so much for compiling such a great amount of info!!! wow!!! this is so helpful!!! :)

[SunnyMeee]

The gal who put together this group is awsome! She goes through the website www.bookcloseouts.com and looks for new arrivals that might be of interest to home school families. She also lists coupons that can be used at bookcloseouts. It's always great when I find a book I'm looking for at a discount! Hope this helps someone...

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BCOnewbooks/

[erinee]

I just found this today:

http://members.learningplanet.com/directory/index.asp?lev=1

Lots of learning games for preschool through high school, online games and printable worksheets. Zach detests doing worksheets, so I am going to let him do the math games here in place of our usual math stuff a couple times a week. He'll love it!

[ShangriLewis]

I just found a new site with a great list of good books.

http://www.classical-homeschooling.org/celoop/1000.html

[ShangriLewis]

http://www.madrone.com/Home-ed/hewelcome.html

I really enjoy this mailing list. There are a lot of different styles and families here, but I never see bickering. They are actually uplifting, kind, caring and quite thoughtful in their replies.

[Celeste]

http://www.welltrainedmind.com/activeboards.php

[HavynDaveigh]

www.triviumpursuit.com
www.classical-homeschooling.org

[ShangriLewis]

http://jeanniefulbright.com/index.html

This is the author of the new Exploring Series for Apologia Science. It is Elementary Level Science from a Christian perspective. It's Charlotte Mason/Classical in approach.

[ShangriLewis]

I didn't see this one yet.

http://edsitement.neh.gov/

[happyhousewife]

I am so thankful for this thread!!

[apmommyto4]

www.wizardsspell.com Wonderful spelling website--you customize each child's list according to their curriculum. Our 8yo loves it and can finally spell!

[Anginj]

http://www.popsci.com/popsci/how20/e5fb1e4e0fca9010vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html

This is a cool site with a really neat save-a-snowflake-for-posterity project. It's probably too late for most of us to try this Winter, but don't worry, December's a'comin'!! :mrgreen

[rosesnsnails]

Just found a neat site. You can read many library books online! www.childrenslibrary.org
Enjoy!

[rosesnsnails]

http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/modeng/modengW.browse.html

Lots of ebooks

[fairolivia]

What a great list! Thanks.

[blessmybirth]

I'm trying to remove this post because I meant to put it in the books thread. Ooops, sorry.

Thanks for the awesome resources, anyhow, everyone! :clap

[mama j]

http://www.timberdoodle.com/

A friend of mine who has hs'ed 4 kids gave me this catalog/website and it is chock full of amazing resources!!

[WI Mama05]

i dont know if this was added or not

http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/

but looks good for the little ones!

[Firebird Rising]

http://www.michaelbach.de/ot/ (animated optical illusions)
http://www.kiddierecords.com/ (old records of storybooks with reading/pictures)

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http://steventill.com/2009/05/15/google-maps-of-medieval-castles-cathedrals-and-abbeys/ (maps and medieval history time-lines, etc)

[Quiltingmama]

Awesome! Bookmarking like crazy here!

[amychristine]

Thank you for these resources. :)

One article I have appreciated along the way is this one:
The 10 Most Important Things You Need to Know About Homeschooling (http://www.homeschool.com/articles/mostimportant/default.asp?Hover_NoThankYou=true)

[Teribear]

For those of you who remember the old Elijah Company Catalog's amazing resources on methods and styles of homeschooling. Those articles are FINALLY available online!

http://www.homeschoolmarketplace.com/choosing/index.html

[pastelsummer]

just bumping up to say thanks for the links i am find a ton of links to use for the kids!!