Links
These are some favorite resources:
http://sherigraham.com This is Sheri Graham's very encouraging and informative blog. She features healthy recipes, devotional ideas, homeschooling suggestions, and her own personal anecdotes. Why would I recommended Sheri's blog when there are 1000's of other homeschool blogs that are also wonderful? Simply this: I think this one is a special gem.
Look at this blog post, as an exmple:
http://sherigraham.com/how-i-decorate-my-home
www.knowledgequestmaps.com Ever feel like you are drowning in curriculum choices? This helpful website provides a selection of history and geography materials with lots of samples to download-- you can see for yourself what the books are like, instead of making hopeful guesses.
We have used the A Child's Geography books (they are excellent!) and the Star Spangled State book and workbook.
For world geography there is a book that tells some interesting info about every country in the world: Expedition Earth-- My Passport to the World. We have been using this as a backbone text for a multiple-year geography study.
www.gravitaspublications.com These science books are actually understandable by me, a "non-sciency" homeschool mom. This is the website for the Real Science 4 Kids (Focus On . . . series) materials. These books have helped me (yes, ME!) to have confidence and enjoyment in teaching (and learning) science.
www.periodicvideos.com Nothing to buy here-- just come and watch these short, interesting videos from the fine and friendly chemists at the University of Nottingham, and learn things about every element in the periodic table.
www.ellenjmchenry.com This is an amazing collection of science/history related curriculum and board/card games made by Ellen McHenry-- there are lots of free pdf files that you can print out and use to make board/card games for chemistry and other topics.
www.pcieducation.com/world-history-shorts-binder-1.aspx These are great for independent study in middle school, bringing an overview of world history from ancient times up to the 21st century. Or you could use them as the framework for a world history study for upper elementary kids, with mom reading aloud.
http://www.spellingcity.com Spelling City is a website with a FREE customizable spelling drill. You can input the words yourself, or use some of their premade lists. We have used this drill for the past few years, and highly recommend it. If a word is misspelled in the drill, the student cannot go on unless he spells it correctly, AND that word will come up again after going through the rest of the list. The words are presented audibly, and a sentence (from the site's huge database of sentences) is said aloud for each word, too.
www.currclick.com is a great resource for all kinds of homeschooling curriculum-- they specialize in e-books, but also have printed materials and audios, and "live" online classes. It's like a gigantic homeschooling superstore . . .
Homeschool Conventions are a good way to preview a variety of materials-- although at present we aren't able to exhibit at conventions, here are links to some regional conventions:
Alabama Homeschool Expo
Southeast Homeschool Expo
Chicago Homeschool Expo (coming in 2004)
http://sherigraham.com This is Sheri Graham's very encouraging and informative blog. She features healthy recipes, devotional ideas, homeschooling suggestions, and her own personal anecdotes. Why would I recommended Sheri's blog when there are 1000's of other homeschool blogs that are also wonderful? Simply this: I think this one is a special gem.
Look at this blog post, as an exmple:
http://sherigraham.com/how-i-decorate-my-home
www.knowledgequestmaps.com Ever feel like you are drowning in curriculum choices? This helpful website provides a selection of history and geography materials with lots of samples to download-- you can see for yourself what the books are like, instead of making hopeful guesses.
We have used the A Child's Geography books (they are excellent!) and the Star Spangled State book and workbook.
For world geography there is a book that tells some interesting info about every country in the world: Expedition Earth-- My Passport to the World. We have been using this as a backbone text for a multiple-year geography study.
www.gravitaspublications.com These science books are actually understandable by me, a "non-sciency" homeschool mom. This is the website for the Real Science 4 Kids (Focus On . . . series) materials. These books have helped me (yes, ME!) to have confidence and enjoyment in teaching (and learning) science.
www.periodicvideos.com Nothing to buy here-- just come and watch these short, interesting videos from the fine and friendly chemists at the University of Nottingham, and learn things about every element in the periodic table.
www.ellenjmchenry.com This is an amazing collection of science/history related curriculum and board/card games made by Ellen McHenry-- there are lots of free pdf files that you can print out and use to make board/card games for chemistry and other topics.
www.pcieducation.com/world-history-shorts-binder-1.aspx These are great for independent study in middle school, bringing an overview of world history from ancient times up to the 21st century. Or you could use them as the framework for a world history study for upper elementary kids, with mom reading aloud.
http://www.spellingcity.com Spelling City is a website with a FREE customizable spelling drill. You can input the words yourself, or use some of their premade lists. We have used this drill for the past few years, and highly recommend it. If a word is misspelled in the drill, the student cannot go on unless he spells it correctly, AND that word will come up again after going through the rest of the list. The words are presented audibly, and a sentence (from the site's huge database of sentences) is said aloud for each word, too.
www.currclick.com is a great resource for all kinds of homeschooling curriculum-- they specialize in e-books, but also have printed materials and audios, and "live" online classes. It's like a gigantic homeschooling superstore . . .
Homeschool Conventions are a good way to preview a variety of materials-- although at present we aren't able to exhibit at conventions, here are links to some regional conventions:
Alabama Homeschool Expo
Southeast Homeschool Expo
Chicago Homeschool Expo (coming in 2004)
