Homeschooling HELP!

This is a list of sites that I have found helpful. As I find more I will list them here. Do you know of a site that will be helpful? Then email me! If I find that it is helpful I will add it to the list. Let's build a list of helpful resources together!


FREE Curriculum/Software/Other resources:

• AAAspell.com (interactive site for spelling and vocab words)
• Ambleside Online (Charlotte Mason Curriculum)
• American Heritage Education (American History Lessons)
• An Old-Fashioned Education (Christian Curriculum)
• Blend Phonics (phonics program)
• Children's Plays (Drama)
• ClickSchooling (Free web-based curriculum ideas)
• Educational Software from Owl & Mouse (Free printable maps and reading software)
• Free K-12 Education (Blog that has list of free online resources for various topics, subjects, and materials)
• Freebie of the Day (Resources)
• Freeprintables.Com (FREE printables including calendars, activities, worksheets, lesson plans, games, AND MORE!)
• Free Reading (open source free reading program for K-6th grade)
• Head of the Class (FREE web-based curriculum)
• Homeschool Math (Math Resources some free; some not)
• Joyful Songs (FREE music lessons and Unit Studies)
• Kids Bowl FREE (Free Bowling for Kids All summer long)
• Kids Know it Network (educational games for kids)
• Learning Pages (FREE worksheets, lesson plans, books, and more)
• Learn To Read (Starfall) (reading/phonics programs)
• LearnersTV.com (FREE video lectures, LiveOnline Tests, Audio lectures etc in the fields of Biology, Physics,Chemistry,Mathematics,Computer Science,Engineering,Medicine, Management and Accounting, Dentistry)
• Lesson Pathways (FREE K-5 curriculum and Teaching resources)
• Mater Ambilis (Catholic-Charlotte Mason Curriculum)
• PHSC (Puritans' Homeschool Curriculum)
• Planet CDROM (discount software; majority FREE just pay for S&H)
• Progressive Phonics (FREE complete phonics program)
• Project Gutenburg (online catalog of e-books)
• SCARCE (Book Rescue in Glen Ellyn, IL FREE public school teacher Low-Cost for homeschoolers)
• SchoolExpress.Com (Thematic Units and eWorkbooks: Geography, Famous People, Science, Social Studies, Mathematics, Phonics, Language Arts, Writing, Handwriting, and More; Some FREE some NOT)
• Sheppard software's: Kid's Corner (educational games for kids)
• That Resource Site (FREE Catholic Homeschooling Resources)
• Through The Phonics Barrier (Free phonics program with audio-MP3 instructions)
• Word2Word (Online Language Courses)

Internet SAFETY for kids/Families

• Littleye (monitor kids activity, blocks "bad" sites)
• Zilladog (FREE safe and easy email for kids; Total Parental Control)

Catholic Homeschooling Resources:

• Angelicum Academy & Homeschool Program
• Homeschool Faith and Family Life
• Homeschool Connections
• Catholic Education Resource Center
• Catholic Homeschooling Resources
• Family-Centered Press
• Homeschool Goodies
• Kolbe Academy Home School
• Love2Learn
• Mater Ambilis (FREE Catholic-Charlotte Mason Curriculum)
• Roman Catholic Catechism
• That Resource Site

Catholic Vendors (curriculum/Software/Other resources):

• Angelicum Academy & Homeschool Program
• Aquinas And More
• The Catholic Company
• Catholic Heritage Curricula
• CatholicScience (online science courses) 
• Holy Heroes
• Kolbe Academy Home School
• Mother of Divine Grace School
• Seton Books

Curriculum/Software/Other resources:

• CurrClick (curriculum and other resources)
• Edify (Ebay for homeschoolers)
• Froguts (virtual animal dissections: frogs, cows eyes, squid, etc)
• Homeschool Connections (Educational Webinars for Parents and Students, Science, Literature, Homeschooling Help, etc)
• Learning A-Z (science, reading, phonics, and writing resources)
• Mother of Divine Grace School (Catholic Curriculum)
• SpellQuizzer (spelling software)
• Simply Charlotte Mason (Charlotte Mason Curriculum)
• Tanglewood School (Charlotte Mason and Classical Curriculum)
• Total Reader Online Reading Benchmarking and Improvement System for Grades 3-12 and Adult.

Other Homeschooling Resources:

• Homeschool Classifieds (find use curriculum, events, groups, activities in your area)
• HSLDA (Homeschool Legal Defense Association)
• The Homeschool Lounge (THL: Social Site for Homeschooling Moms)
• ONLINE Colleges.NET 100 Best Reference Tools for Homeschoolers (list of sites and blogs relating to math, reading, science, history, writing, etc)
• ONLINE Education.NET list of the best 100 sites for Homeschoolers. (list of sites/blogs)
• Home Schooling Today: The Pros and Cons - The Pros and Cons of Home Schooling Today!
• The Homeschool Toolbar: The Homeschool Toolbar brings you the best homeschooling resources the web has to offer to your web-browser.

Record Keeping

• Edu-Track Home School
• Home School Inc- (Free Web Based Record Keeping and Planning)
• Homeschool Skedtrack (FREE online lesson planner, scheduler, and tracking system)
• Homschool Reporting Online (online lesson plans, record keeper, etc)
• Homeschool Tracker: Homeschool Tracker software is a complete reporting, record keeping, tracking and planning software system to organize your lesson plans, assignments, attendance, Reading logs and MORE! (Basic-FREE; Plus-$49)

Standards/Standardize Testings

• Common Core State Standards (a common core of state standards in English-language arts and mathematics for grades K-12)
• Curriculum Standards (educational standards)
• Seton Testing Services (Standardized Testing/Cat-E)
• TAKS (Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills)
• TCAP Achievement Test (Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program TCAP Achievement Test)