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StillJulie
05-21-2007, 04:56 PM
Books

100 Top Picks For Homeschool Curriculum: Choosing The Right Curriculum And Approach For Your Child's Learning Style by Cathy Duffy
Complete Guide to Getting Started in Homeschooling - Mary Pride
So You're Thinking About Homeschooling: Fifteen Families Show How You Can Do It by Lisa Welchel
The Homeschooling Book of Answers: The 101 Most Important Questions Answered by Homeschooling's Most Respected Voices by Linda Dobson
So - Why Do You Homeschool? by Mimi Davis
Homeschooling Handbook by Mary Griffith
Dumbing Us Down by John Taylor Gatto
The Relaxed Homeschool and The Joyful Home Schooler both by Mary Hood
The Well Trained Mind
A Mom Like You

The Way They Learn by Cynthia Tobias (http://www.amazon.com/Way-They-Learn-Cynthia-Tobias/dp/1561792535/sr=8-1/qid=1161218959/ref=sr_1_1/104-5514485-6059114?ie=UTF8&s=books)
Help for the Harried Homeschooler by Christine Field (http://www.amazon.com/Help-Harried-Homeschooler-Practical-Education/dp/0877887942/sr=8-1/qid=1161219021/ref=sr_1_1/104-5514485-6059114?ie=UTF8&s=books)
For Kids: Kandoo Kangaroo Hops into Homeschool
The Language Police by Diane Ravitch
Things We Wish We'd Known (50 Veteran Homeschoolers Share) Daina Waring
Homeschooling on a Shoestring - Judith Waite Allee
The Teenage Liberation Handbook - Grace Llewellyn

Magazines

Home Education Magazine (http://www.homeedmag.com/)
The Old School House - the magazine for homeschoolers (http://www.theoldhomeschoolhouse.com/Magazine/Promos.php)

Resources

Homeschool Curriculum Reviews (http://homeschoolreviews.com/default.aspx)
Home School Legal Defense Association (http://www.hslda.com/)
Oklahoma Homeschool (http://www.oklahomahomeschool.com)
A to Z's Home's Cool (gomilpitas) (http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/)
Donna Young's Homeschool Printables & Forms (http://www.donnayoung.org/index.htm)
Lots of Forms (highland.hitcho) (http://highland.hitcho.com.au/Forms.htm)
Articles, Links & Ideas (redshift) (http://www.redshift.com/~bonajo/index.htm)
Activites/Games/Worksheets/Resources (schoolexpress) (http://www.schoolexpress.com)
Websites & Links for Preschool & Elementary (http://www.suelebeau.com/primary.htm)
Teaching Mom (http://www.teachingmom.com)
Lesson Plans Page (http://www.lessonplanspage.com/index.html)
Free Educational Clipart (http://www.theteachersguide.com/Freebies.html)
Homeschooling Boys (http://familyclassroom.net/hsboys/index.html)
Budget Homeschool (http://budgethomeschool.com/?f=/&o=5)
The Homeschool Library (http://www.thehomeschoollibrary.com)
Make Crossword Puzzles (puzzlemaker) (http://www.puzzlemaker.com)
EdHeads (http://www.edheads.org)
Book List w/Corresponding Reading Levels (http://www.fergflor.org/CL/docs/Reading-Practice-Quiz-List-Report-by-Book-Level-Preview.pdf)
Paula's Archives: http://www.redshift.com/~bonajo/index.htm (has Story of the World resources as well as lots of other stuff)

Blogs
Spunky Homeschool Mom Blog (http://www.spunkyhomeschool.blogspot.com)
Booshay Blog (Quiet Life) (http://www.booshay.blogspot.com)
Mental Multivitamin (http://www.mentalmultivitamin.blogspot.com)

Links for Ordering Curriculum/Homeschool Stuff

Christian Book Distributors (http://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/home?event=AFF&p=1026167) Using this link helps HAH
Amazon (http://www.heartsathomeboard.org/forums/showthread.php?t=206) Using this link helps HAH
Rainbow Resource (http://www.rainbowresource.com/index.php)
Math U See (http://www.mathusee.com)
How Great Thou Art (http://www.howgreatthouart.com)
Sonlight (http://www.sonlight.com)
Homeschool T-shirts, tote bags, bumper stickers (http://www.greathomeschooltshirts.com)
Educational Products to Buy (http://www.homeschoollinks.com)
Homeschool Swap/Chat Board (vegsource) (http://www.vegsource.com/homeschool)
The Swap (http://www.theswap.com)
ABC School Supply (http://www.abcschoolsupply.com)
Well Trained Mind (http://www.welltrainedmind.com)
Tapestry of Grace (http://www.tapestryofgrace.com)http://www.timberdoodle.com - Timberdoodle

Websites

Preschool:
Preschool Games/Learning Activities (childcareland) (http://www.childcareland.com)
Preschool & Kindergarten Themes of the Week (letters, sounds, science, countries, etc) (http://www.letteroftheweek.com)
Crafts/Ideas (the idea box) (http://www.theideabox.com)
File Folder Games (http://www.preschoolprintables.com/filefolder/filefolder.shtml)

History/Geography:
Best of History Websites (http://www.besthistorysites.net)
Research Info for All Fifty States (http://www.50states.com)
Facts & Links for All Fifty States (abcteach) (http://www.abcteach.com/States/StateTOC.htm)
US Govt for Kids (http://bensguide.gpo.gov/)
Outline Maps (worldatlas) (http://worldatlas.com/webimage/testmaps/maps.htm)
Blackline Maps (National Geographic) (http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/index.html?Parent=nameri&Rootmap=&Mode=d&SubMode=w)
Interactive USA Game (sheppardsoftware) (http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/states_experiment_drag-drop_Intermed_State15s_500.html)
Helps teach states and capitals (http://sheppardsoftware.com/Geography.htm)
History Based Activity and Trivia Calendar (http://www.thelearningcalendar.com/index.cfm)
President Coloring Pages (http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/presidentsday/color/)
History (http://www.history.com/media.do)

Math:
Online Money Game (http://www.gamequarium.com/money.html)
Math Games (playkidsgames) (http://www.playkidsgames.com/mathGames.htm)
Multiplication Interactive Online Games (http://www.multiplication.com/interactive_games.htm)
Telling Time Online Game (http://www.lil-fingers.com/games/time/index.html)
Thinkport Math Game (http://villainyinc.thinkport.org/default.asp)
Math & Other Games (http://www.theproblemsite.com)
Count On Math Games (http://www.counton.org/games/)
Cool Math 4 Kids Games (http://www.coolmath4kids.com)
Math Worksheet Generator (http://themathworksheetsite.com)
The Math Page (http://www.themathpage.com)

Language Arts/Reading:
Book Lists/Suggestions Organized by Theme (http://www.thebestkidsbooksite.com)
Reading Incentives (bookadventure) (http://www.bookadventure.com/index.asp)
Reading Level Assessments (http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/articles/060899.htm)
Tips for Using Spelling Power (http://www.redshift.com/~bonajo/SPhow.htm)
Grammar (http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/) Go to word & sentence level and scroll down to diagramming sentences- check out the Power Point presentation if you can. It is neat!
Understanding Shakespeare (http://www.shkspr.com)
www.starfall.com (http://www.starfall.com/) (free interactive reading .. ITS amazing! wish i would have found it 5 years ago!)
and
free interactive typing.. alll my kids LOVE it!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/levels/level1.shtml
http://www.earobics.com/gamegoo/gooeyhome.html

Science:
Answers in Genesis (http://www.answersingenesis.org)
Dr. Dino (http://www.drdino.com)
Can label a skeleton here (http://www.senteacher.org)
Periodic Table of Elements (http://chemlab.pc.maricopa.edu/periodic/lyrics.html)
National Geographic (http://nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons)

Printables:
ABC Teach (printables) (http://abcteach.com)
TLS Books (http://www.tlsbooks.com/gradelevel.htm)
Garden of Praise Printables (http://www.gardenofpraise.com/index.htm#teach)

Unit Studies:
Little House Books (http://www.littlehousebooks.com/)
Teach with Movies (http://www.teachwithmovies.org/index.html)
Bizzare and Unique Holidays (http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays)

Art:
Crayola Creative Projects & Ideas (http://www.crayola.com/index.cfm)
Printable Crafts (dltk-kids) (http://www.dltk-kids.com)
Craft Ideas and Products (hobbycraft) (http://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/INDEX.htm)
Art Lessons for Kindergarten (kinderart) (http://www.kinderart.com/index.html)
Lots of Craft Ideas & Supplies (makingfriends) (http://www.makingfriends.com)

Health/Nutrition:
American Heart Association Curriculum (http://americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3003357)
ABC Snacks (http://www.fastq.com/~jbpratt/education/theme/alphabet/abcsnacking.html)

Character:
Raising Godly Tomatoes (http://www.raisinggodlytomatoes.com)

Handwriting:
Zaner-Bloser: http://zaner-bloser.com/educator/products/handwriting/index.aspx?id=4296
http://www.handwritingworksheets.com

Freebies

Enchanted Learning (http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html)
A to Z Teacher Stuff (http://www.atozteacherstuff.com)
TLS Books Free Printable Worksheets (http://www.tlsbooks.com/gradelevel.htm)
Homeschool Free Stuff (http://www.homeschoolfree.com)
Freebies for Teachers (http://www.justfreestuff.com/teacher.html)
Harcourt Books Freebies for Teachers (http://www.harcourtbooks.com/freeforteachers/)
http://www.spellingcity.com
http://www.time4learning.com

Amy F in LA
10-09-2010, 09:25 PM
some of these links didn't work on my computer last week when I clicked on them.

I can't remember which ones now but is there a way to purge some of these that don't work?

BCatherine
04-29-2011, 02:25 PM
Here is Lucy's list from another thread:

reading list
i was looking around for reading lists, and saw this list:

Books for Children Ages 9-12 - More Books by Grade Level from TeachersFirst

Charlotte's Web by E. B. White
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Little House on the Prarie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
The BFG by Roald Dahl
The Giver by Lois Lowry
James and the Giant Peach: A Children's Story by Roald Dahl
Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh by Robert C. O'Brien
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
Matilda by Roald Dahl
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary
The Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White
The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder - Laura Ingalls Wilder Webquest
Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar
Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard Atwater
My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett
Stuart Little by E. B. White
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis


Books for Young Adults - More Books by Grade Level from TeachersFirst

Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls
The Cay by Theodore Taylor
The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare


of this list of 46 books, i've read all but 8 (but i've read other books by the authors of the 8 i haven't read, and really liked those books)

i would say this is a good list
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Cindy M.
05-22-2011, 06:21 PM
Linda here is a link to many common "homeschooling" abbreviations and some have explanations of the curriculum.

IE: FIAR “Five In A Row,” lower elementary grades literature-based curriculum, ages 4-8

abbreviations for homeschoolers (http://www.welltrainedmind.com/board-abbreviations/)

JDPudge
05-22-2011, 06:25 PM
It's definitely the latter.

I'm sorry Linda.

Perhaps we can do a sticky up top with abbreviations, similar to the smilie and other "techno" abbreviations. I know when I talk to a live person I don't use the abbreviations, but for some reason when I'm typing I can't help myself. Here are some by subject that may help.

AAS = All About Spelling
SS = Sequential Spelling
NS - Natural Speller

SOTW = Story of the World
MOH = Mystery of History
GTG = Galloping the Globe
CTC - Cantering the Country

LfC - Latin for Children
RS - Rosetta Stone
LC - Latina Christiana
PL - Prima Latina (often shortened to Prima)

HWOT - Handwriting Without Tears
WS - Writing Strands

TOG - Tapestry of Grace
FIAR - Five in a Row
BFIAR - either Before Five in a Row or Beyond FIAR depending on age/grade level
HOD - Heart of Dakota (has years like MFW that get abbreviated within the curriculum:
BH4HG - Beyond Hearts for His Glory
PH4HG - Preparing Hearts for His Glory
Bigger - Bigger Hearts for His Glory
LH4HG - Little Hearts for His Glory
LHtH - Little Hands to Heaven

MFW = My Father's World
ECC = Exploring Countries & Cultures (a particular year in MFW)
SL = Sonlight
AOP = Alpha Omega Publishers
R&S - Rod & Staff Publishers
HOP = Hooked on Phonics
PP = Phonics Pathways
TR = Turbo Reader
RME = Reading Made Easy
100EZ = 100 Easy Lessons (also abbreviated EZ)
MUS = Math-U-See
BJ = Bob Jones
EG = Easy Grammar
DG = Daily Grams (a supplemental to Easy Grammar)
FLL = First language Lessons

Kim2005
07-23-2011, 07:25 PM
Books and Websites to help you on your homeschool journey Continued

High School Planning
http://thehappyhousewife.com/homeschool/high-school-credit-planner/

tepupmommy
10-26-2011, 12:53 PM
http://abcya.com


http://academicskillbuilders.com

Flautista
02-21-2012, 11:22 AM
http://www.helpingwithmath.com/

This is very helpful. I just printed division tables and division flash cards for my third grader. They have math help for all grade levels!