Is there anyway to get free homeschooling ideas?

Question

I am homeschooling my 5 year old granddaughter and I would like to know where I can go to get free homeschooling materials. I am willing to go online if anyone has online ideas or even snail mail. She is in kindergarten now, but any and all material will be appreciated.

Answer 1

I have a few free homeschool resource links listed in an online directory I keep.

I particularly recommend St. Aidens - it is a site that is run by a single homeschool mom in S. Africa.  She provides a lot of freebies in the form of e-books - especially for younger students.

Answer 2

Gosh...there are SO MANY great sites full of ideas for OFFLINE activities, as well as online activities. My daughter is 7 now, and I've only just begun to allow her to use the online options.

I've created a list of links on a blog:

http://jenpb.blogspot.com/

You can also find great ideas through the clickschooling. You have to subscribe to the Yahoo Group to get access, but it's worth the effort. She sends out a new link just about every day, and there's an archive by subject.

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

Answer 3

There are online charter schools that provide everything you need for free and there is also The Book Aamaritan ..for more info on this go to http://www.homeschoolinganswers.info email me if you need anything else

Answer 4

I am excited for you!  I regret starting so late with my son.  He was in public school until 8th grade and our family missed so much by staying with the 'professionals'. (smile)

Ok.  Here goes with list:

Number one resource is the library.  The library is so much more than books.  They have audio, video, cd roms, and even computers set up for children with assortment of learning games.

Here are a two online sites:

www.sabine.k12.la.us/zes/kindergarteng...

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/month...

As you teach, you will find that finding sources is not the problem.  Choosing which ones to use, out of the abundance of resources, is the problem.

You may also request cd rom programs for Christmas presents.

Answer 5

I post this list often, and it has a site for just about anything you can think of.

Eventhough the first two do require a small fee of $20.00 per year to gain full access to their site it is well worth it.

Good luck with home schooling your grandchild, it is a wonderful way to spend time with one another.

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This site does require a $20.00 yearly fee to have full use of all their printable materials, but it is well worth it.

You can check them out for free, but it is a lot of curriculum in one place.

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/

http://www.abcteach.com/



Free computer software; just pay a nominal fee for shipping.

http://www.planetcdrom.com/free-homescho...



Educational games.

http://www.educationallearninggames.com/...



Bible.

http://www.bibletopics.com/index.htm

http://www.nestlearning.com/Coloring-Pag...

http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0.htm



Book lists.

http://nancykeane.com/rl/

http://www.classical-homeschooling.org/c...



Poetry.

http://www.poetry4kids.com/modules.php?n...

http://www.poetry4kids.com/index.php



Weather/Meteorology (the weather dude).

http://www.wxdude.com

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jetstream/matrix...

Astronomy

http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/star...

http://www.kidsastronomy.com/

Mr. Donn's history site - unit studies.

http://members.aol.com/donnandlee/



Free Audio Books.

http://www.free-books.org/



On-Line e-mail and communication etiquette.

http://www.onlinenetiquette.com/

http://www.emailreplies.com/



Natural Living, and Environment.

http://www.eartheasy.com/article_enviro_...

http://www.nrdc.org/reference/kids.asp

http://www.bellaonline.com/subjects/9489...



Health and Science.

http://kidshealth.org/kid/

http://www.exploratorium.edu/imaging_sta...

http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/c...





Dewey Decimal System.

http://www.tnrdlib.bc.ca/dewey.html

Free weekly tips, worksheets,lesson plans, resources , and curriculum.

http://www.homeschoolfreestuff...

http://www.free-ed.net/free-ed/FreeEdMai...

http://about.com/education/

http://www.freeworksheets.com/

http://teacher.scholastic.com/

http://www.davis.k12.ut.us/ets/Wwwsites....

http://www.lethsd.ab.ca/mmh/games/top100...

http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?secti...

http://www.starfall.com/

http://www.homeschoolblessings.com/

http://www.oldfashionededucation.com/

Math:

http://www.tlsbooks.com/mathworksheets.h...

http://www.mathsisfun.com/worksheets/ind...

http://www.algebra.com

http://www.coolmath.com/

http://www.coolmathalgebra.com/......

http://www.coolmath4kids.com/

http://www.edina.k12.mn.us/creekvalley/s...

http://www.rainforestmaths.com/

http://www.clc.mnscu.edu/kschulte/mathwo...

http://www.totallyfreemath.com/toc.html

http://www.aaamath.com/

http://www.mathsisfun.com/

http://www.purplemath.com/

http://www.multiplication.com/interactiv...

http://www.learningplanet.com/sam/ff/ind...

Geography

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

http://www.dltk-kids.com

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

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Geograph...

http://members.aol.com/bowermanb/games.h...

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/g...

http://www.weeklyreader.com/kids/games/g...

http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/u...

http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/



History.

http://www.touregypt.net/KIDS/monuments....

http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/resources...

http://kclibrary.nhmccd.edu/decades.html

http://www.foundationsmag.com/civility.h...

http://www.brainyhistory.com/

http://history-world.org/



Library learning.

http://www.lists.webjunction.org/libweb/

http://www.loc.gov/index.html/

http://www.libraryspot.com/

http://www.lii.org/

http://www.demo.openlibrary.org/

Typing-keyboarding

http://www.auntlee.com/easytyp.........

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/



Grammar-writing.

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/i...

http://www.zozanga.com/



Grade Level Core Knowledge site.

http://www.coreknowledge.org/CK/resrcs/l...



Other:

http://www.funbrain.com/

http://www.brainpopjr.com/

http://www.iknowthat.com/

http://www.kidzone.ws/

http://kidsites.com/

http://www.spellingtime.com/

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/...

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/month...

http://www.extremescience.com/

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids...

http://www.studentsoftheworld.info/menu_...

http://parenting.leehansen.com/kids/kids...

http://www.exploratorium.edu/explore/ind...

http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/

http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/index....

http://www.lethsd.ab.ca/mmh/games/top100...

http://www.nsa.gov/kids/

http://www.surfnetkids.com/

http://4kids.org/games/