Homeschool Links (Pre-K-5)

General Subjects

Kidport - Kidport provides a unique, multi-step program to teach K-8 students thinking and learning skills
The Problem Site - Online educational games
Making Learning Fun (all types of print outs & themes / activities)
Kiz Club (Preschool & K)
Ziggity Zoom
Kids Parkz (preschool cut & paste printables)
Preschool Express
Annenberg Learner: K-2
Annenberg Learner: 3-5
www.coolmath4kids.com
www.webmath.com
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing (learn to type)
www.kids.gov (our government resource site)
www.school.eb.com (Britannica On-Line).
Turtle Diary.com - Grades Pre-K to 2nd.  Educational games, lesson plans, skill building, worksheets, etc.  This site is primarily free, but does have a Premium section for a fee.

Interactive Notebooking - An interactive notebook is similar to a lapbook, but it is ongoing like a notebook. Basically an interactive notebook is a lapbook in a binder or notebook.

Edventures Children ages six and up can learn exciting subjects through hands-on activities and guided, online support. Edventures.com was named one of the "Top Ten Teaching Sites for the 21st Century" because of its use of innovative, informative, interactive project-based learning. Subject areas include: Art/Creative Constructions, Physics/Mechanics, Chess, Electricity, Mechanical Engineering, Architecture, Computer Programming and the Internet. (For the Engineering and Architecture classes, you will need a large supply of Legos!)

Pre-K Printables
Prekinders
Preschool Post (monthly theme curriculums)
Child Care Land (printables & YouTube demonstrations for activities)

History/Social Studies

Have Fun With History - A resource for students, educators and those that love history
History at Our House
Learning Through History
Experience State History - Gr. 5
The Lukeion Project - Bring the ancient Greeks and Romans into your home with expertly taught live, real-time online courses and workshops on the Classical World.

Castles - Online information and interactive site regarding castles

Math

Saxon Math - Homeschool - Math curriculum

IXL Math - Online math drills

Khan Academy - Online education resource including videos

Life of Fred Mathematics - Math curriculum
MacMillan/Mcgraw math online - Gr. 5
www.eduplace.com/eservices    Kinder - 5th grades (Math Book Online)Login is: (schoolsubjectgrade)  Password: student
Sample Login for Kinder: thornermathk    Password: student
Login name will change with grade level: thornermath_ (K=Kinder, 1=1st grade, 2=2nd grade, etc.)

Science

Kinetic City - Collection on online interactive science experiments, games, activities, challenges, and more!
 www.eduplace.com/eservices   Kinder - 5th grades (Science Book Online)Sample for Kinder Login:
Login: grkbcsd    Password: student
Login name will change with grade level: gr_bcsd (K=Kinder, 1=1st grade, 2=2nd grade, etc.

English/Language Arts

Spelling City - FREE! A great online spelling program that makes practicing for spelling tests fun. Over 35,000 spelling words and eight spelling games, a real person who says each word and sentence, thousands of free spelling lists (or save your own!), a free forum and newsletter with more resources.

Electives

Art

Drawing Basics with Thomas Kinkade--DVD Curriculum - (Thomas Kinkade / Alpha Omega Publications) Sharpen your pencils and get ready to learn from the best! The Painter of Light himself teaches your budding artist the basics of realistic drawing, including line, shape, form, tone, space, and texture. His fun, skill-building exercises will help you learn to observe and re-create the world around you. For ages 8 to 12. Features five lessons on DVD, plus five student workbooks.

Art Adventures At Home (Grades K - 8) - Art Adventures at Home is a complete art curriculum for parents of children in grades K-8.  All of the objectives for each level are presented in the first year, while activities in the second and third years reinforce the concepts already introduced. 

Jon Gnagy Learn to Draw Kit (Martin F. Weber Co.) - The perfect item for those wanting to explore their inner artist, but aren't quite sure how to get started, Jon Gnagy created this art kit with just such a predicament in mind. Designed for ages 8 and up, Gnagy's book takes you through the basic elements of line, shape, form, shading, composition, perspective, and coaches you step by step through drawing entire scenes. This kit includes everything needed to start drawing, including a 64 page instructional book, sketching paper, 3 regular and 1 carbon pencil, 3 sketching chalks, kneaded eraser, shading stomp, sandpaper sharpener and laptop drawing surface.

Jon Gnagy Art Studio Set (Martin F. Weber Co.) - For the beginning artist who still wants to produce legitimate art, this kit contains the perfect tools. It contains everything needed to create watercolor, oil pastel and sketch drawings, and three different instruction sets for each method. Jon Gnagy's 64 page guide "Learn to Draw" gives you step by step instructions for drawing black and white pictures; it also covers the basics of perspective, realism, shading and other skills needed in any artistic discipline. Two full color fold-outs are also included with instructions particular to watercolors and oil pastels, including blending, neutralizing, measuring and various other techniques. Recommended for ages 8-adult.

The National Gallery of Art - The Art Zone - Interactive Art that you can make online

Music

Classics for Kids
Classical Music Lapbook
Classical Music on Classical Archives
Sound Reasoning - FREE!
This is a music appreciation course with built-in “listening galleries” and an interactive online workbook.

Computer Science

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