Here we are, back into the daily routine of school. It’s always so hard to get started again after a vacation, isn’t it? My mind is full of all the things I need to do this week and the things that I meant to do last week. Yet I find myself at the computer, cleaning out my favorite places folder. Well, it’s a step toward organization, right? I found some dead links and some really cool things I’d forgotten all about and I thought it might be fun to share my favorite links in my “homeschooling” folder.
1. DonnaYoung.org What a wealth of information on this site! I particularly love her free forms to print out and use to organize your homeschool efforts. You can find them on the right of her website, in a blue box titled “Homeschool Planning.”
2. The Star Spangled Banner at the National Museum of American History. A great resource for the national anthem of the United States, the flag that inspired the song and the War of 1812.
3. 75 Years of Winnie the Pooh (though it’s actually closer to 87 years now) Lots of ideas here to celebrate Pooh Bear on his birthday (August 21) or any day! Don’t miss the classroom ideas that tie into reading Winnie-the-Pooh.
4. Usborne Quicklinks This website is set up to be used with any of the internet linked Usborne books, but even if you don’t have any, this site is still useful. Check out the list of topics in their left sidebar, then again on the subtopic of your choice. A list of books will appear – click one of them to see a list of related links. Or you may be given a box to type in page number. You can type in random numbers to see what sort of stuff comes up.
5. Free Online Reading Assessment I have used this reading test on my children for 3 years now and the results have been accurate. You will need to provide an email address to receive the results, but I have never received any kind of spam from them. With the test results you will also get recommendations for products to help improve your child’s reading skills – but this small advertising doesn’t get in the way of the results.
6. Basic Handwriting for Kids Make your own handwriting worksheets to print from your computer! With the worksheet generator you can type in up to eight lines of text that will appear on standard 3-line handwriting paper. A variety of line sizes is available. Look around the site for lots of other language arts freebies.
7. Free Math Worksheets and Printables When extra math help is needed, this is the site to go to. Pick the math function you need, then download and print the worksheet. The worksheets on money gave my son just the extra practice he needed to master adding coins. For you Math U See users, did you know they have their own online worksheet generator?
8. Disney Magic Artist Online Why use an unauthorized coloring sheet of Disney characters when the real deal is available for free? And not just coloring pages – calendars, playsets like paper dolls, greeting cards, bookmarks, and even images to print out on sticker paper!
9. Canon Creative Park All I can say is, “wow!” A little paper or cardstock, a full color ink cartridge, some scissors and glue and you’re set! I could spend all day on this site, dreaming of all the wonderful paper crafts I can create. Studying castles? How about making a paper model of Neuschwanstein? What about a paper chess set? Or a paper panda bear? This is my absolute favorite freebie website ever.
So what about you? What are your favorite websites that you use for homeschooling?
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When Lorri is busily avoiding housework, you can find her blogging over at The Mac and Cheese Chronicles.
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I did not know about the MUS generator. THANK YOU for posting it. :-)