On the Web . . .

Mom|Homeschooling Blogs:

Diamonds in the Rough – Rach loves meeting and connecting with new people. Faith, Family, Food, Frugal and Fancy, Growth, Homeschool, Love, Recommended Reads, Top Ten List, etc. are all great topics she covers.

Teach Through Play – Alex is a stay at home, homeschooling Mom. She says she is addicted to her children and can’t get enough of them.

Homemaker's Heart – Kaitlyn is a mother of 4 children and wife. She is a stay at home mom, homeschooling mom, and loves just about every second of it! She is Passionate about Family  and uses her blog to share her passion.

Where Imagination Grows – Lisette is a wife and mother of one child. She does child care in her home and loves spending time observing them discovering new things!

The Married Mommy – Michelle is a married, homeschooling mom who is currently doing a Video Log of her days. So interesting!

Kartwheels – Karen writes about homeschooling, kids projects, education, art, mom stuff, Sequoia National Forest & Park and More. Her tag line is: Straight-up kids projects and more by a homeschooling, semi-homesteading, 40-something mom on the loose!

Teaching Two Stinkers – “My adventurous tales of homeschooling boys”. Jenn is new to homeschooling and blogging and loves having comments and advice. (Don’t we all? :)

3 Wittle Birds – Katie is behind the creativity and life of this blog. She says, “I am a lot of things and the list is too long to tell. I write about what’s important in my life and that is Family, Education, Natural Health & having a little laugh.

LDS Blogs|Sites:

MMB – Visiting teaching handouts

Cute Girls Hairstyles – YouTube – Great hair styles for girls of all ages.

Marbles the Brain Store – great song for learning the States and their capitals.

Inkablinka – free printables for visiting teaching, YW, Personal Progress and YW leadership helps.

SugarDoodle – Great resources for all your calling needs – including Visiting Teaching!!

Make it a great one!!

About Tammy: Daughter, Sister, Wife, Homeschooling Mother of 7 (ages: G13, G12, B10, G7, B6, B3, G2). Stepmom of 2. Mother in law to two, Grandma to Peyton, Mattix and Andrew. Writer at BellaOnline. Blogger at Latter-Day Homeschool and JuddzWorld!! Happy & Satisfied!!

On The Web . . .

Educational Games Here are some fun links for the children to enjoy!

Games:

Learning Games – Here is a whole section of games under all kinds of topics (Animal, Educational Songs and Video’s, Preschool, Math, Art & Music, Spelling, Vocabulary, Keyboarding, US State Games, Geography, etc.)

Educational Computer Games for Kids! – ABCYA.com has great games for your phone!!

PBS Kids – great games for learning and playing

The Kidz Page – Fun Learning Games – Smart & Entertaining

Fun Brain Kid Center – Games by grade – math, reading, arcade, playground

ABC Mouse – Early Learning Academy – but, MY children think it is FUN! ;)

Kaboose – FunSchool, We Make learning FUN!

LeapFrog – Their most popular learning games ONLINE!

Educational Games – about 14-16 games to play (reading, words, math, etc.)

GamesGames – Free online games – LOTS of choices – some mobile alternatives, as well.

CoolMath4Kids – lots of choices for math games, lessons, etc. Puzzles, geometry/art, lessons/practice, science, etc.

 

Electives:

Typing Games -

• Power Typing features lesson plans combined with games
• Free Typing Game has customized and goal-oriented games, lessons, and tests
• BBC features a Dance Mat Typing game with four levels for children aged 7-11
• Typing Test has online typing games like "KeyMan" and "Bubbles"
• Free Typing Games has over 40 games for kids
• Alta Typing has five additional games
• Peter's Online Typing Course

 

Make it a great one!!

About Tammy: Daughter, Sister, Wife, Homeschooling Mother of 7 (ages: G13, G12, B10, G7, B6, B3, G2). Stepmom of 2. Mother in law to two, Grandma to Peyton, Mattix and Andrew. Writer at BellaOnline. Blogger at Latter-Day Homeschool and JuddzWorld!! Happy & Satisfied!!

On the Web. . .

 

Preschool to 2nd Grade:

Circle Time – Teach Preschool gives 10 tips to having a successful circle time. I thought this was a great idea for children of multiple ages.

Mystery Letters – Structured Play shares a great game for helping children with letter recognition.

Sight Words – Hands on As We Grow has great tips and resources. This particular one is about Sight Words.

Shape Posters – Teachers Pay Teachers has a lot of FREE downloadable resources that teachers put together. Membership is free, although there is a lot of price oriented content.

Teaching Sight Words –Make Take Teach has phenomenal resources for small ‘groups’ aka FAMILIES!! :) This one is on teaching sight words.

Coloring Rice for projects – My Honey’s Place shares DIY projects, Recipes and AMAZING Information. :) This one is one coloring rice for projects.

• earlyreading.com- At this site there are three series to download (series 1, series 2, and series 3)
• progressivephonics.com- There are also three levels to download (beginner, intermediate, and advanced)
• freephoneticreaders.com- There are short vowel books and long vowel books.  These have great illustrations you child can color.
• starfall.com- This is a popular program and all the readers are online, with animations.  There are also worksheets you can download and print out for further practice

  The Prairie Primer–This unit study curriculum based on all of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House books is supposedly intended for grades 3-6, but can work for older or younger students as well.  It is awesome!  

  Math-U-See 

  Handwriting Without Tears

  Spelling Workout

  First Animal Encyclopedia

  Kingfisher History Encyclopedia

  Timechart History of the World

  Leap Frog Learning DVD Set–

3rd Grade to 5th Grade

Division Lapbook  -  Homeschool Share has resources for all kinds of educational things. This one is a Division Lapbook.

Teaching Adjectives – Write a ‘boring’ adjective (walk, cry, good, short, fun, little, fast) on the bottom of a paint strip. Have the child/children look up the word in a thesaurus (if they need too) and write more colorful adjectives above their word. (got this idea off of Pinterest) War Math Card Game – Another Teachers pay Teachers resource. This one has a $3 download cost. Directions are on the page – you might be able to adapt it to fit your needs.

10 Ways to Practice Multiplication Facts – Teaching with Simplicity shared this post on Multiplication Facts.

I AM Poem – One Extra Degree Shares this FREEBIE.

Homemade Butter – Living Well Spending Less – the adventure of find the GOOD LIFE on a budget -  shares this recipe that can make buttermilk, as well! :) Great Science/Homemaking Project!

Books that Shape Homeschool – Blog, She Wrote gives us the inside scoop as to what shaped their homeschool via BOOKS they have read.

Homeschool Curriculum Planning – The Crafty Classroom  shares her homemade curriculum planning sheet and some clever ideas on saving money.

Teaching "Another Point of View" – This is a cute book that can help your children see ‘the OTHER point of view’ in a story. (Or create one of their own.)

Math Games – Education.com has some great resources for Math game.

 

6th Grade to High School

LDS Youth – Great online resource for the older children

Homemade Butter – Living Well Spending Less – the adventure of find the GOOD LIFE on a budget - shares this recipe that can make buttermilk, as well! :) Great Science/Homemaking Project!

Sewing for Beginners -  HubPages shares 18 different projects for beginners. Great for teaching our Daughters (& Sons) some sewing and stitchery!!

Learn to Sew with Sewing School – Curriculum Choice shares her preferred Sewing Curriculum for her children.

Guggenheim – Making Art projects

Writing Prompts – A fun way to look at art and point of view.

 

General Homeschooling Ideas:

FREE Homeschool Resources – Kirsten Joy Awake shares some free resources that she loves. (one is FREE Phonics Readers)

Homeschool Mission Statement – Blessed Beyond Doubt has some great tips for making your year successful!! (I know what we are doing for FHE on Monday!! :)

Calendar for School Year

 

Homemade Wendy’s Frosty

Ingredients:

1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 8 oz. tub Cool Whip
1/2 gallon chocolate milk

Directions:

Mix all the ingredients FIRST, then pour it into the ice cream maker. Mix for 20 to 30 minutes until it reaches frozen perfection, pour in a big glass, insert straw and drink!

 

LOW-CALORIE VERSION:

Ingredients

• 1 cup fat-free milk
• 2 tablespoons low calorie (sugar-free) chocolate instant pudding
• 2 tablespoons Cool Whip Free
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 8 ice cubes

 

Directions:

Place all ingredients in blender and blend until smooth.

 

Make it a great one!!

About Tammy: Daughter, Sister, Wife, Homeschooling Mother of 7 (ages: G13, G12, B10, G7, B6, B3, G2). Stepmom of 2. Mother in law to two, Grandma to Peyton, Mattix and Andrew. Writer at BellaOnline. Blogger at Latter-Day Homeschool and JuddzWorld!! Happy & Satisfied!!

On the Web . . .

Following are some Homeschooling Blogs that you may know about already and some you may not. Enjoy!

In Erica’s words: Confessions of a Homeschooler is a blog full of homeschooling ideas, resources and printables. I began the site in August of 2009 with the start of a new school year. It started off as a way for my husband to ‘see what we do all day’. And has really helped him interact with the kids about what they’ve learned each day. It quickly morphed into a place for sharing ideas and resources with other homeschoolers!

I looked all over her Blog “Anegelicscalliwags” for her name. I didn’t come across it. If you are looking for some inspiration, some curriculum ideas, things to do with your children and just feeling loved, then this is the blog for you!

Beth Gordon shares about her blog: You will find 150+ free printables for Preschool – 6th grade organized by subject. But what I really like to share are my hands-on units in history, science, and art units. I want to inspire you to make your homeschooling days fun so you can enjoy the ride! As I still have younger children at home you will also find ideas for your youngest learners as well as seasonal ideas, family crafts, and ideas for intentionally living day by day.

Kris Bales is the classically eclectic, slightly Charlotte Mason homeschooling mom to three amazing kids, the Christ-following, sweet tea addicted wife to one unbelievably supportive husband, and the formerly obese, couch-potato-turned-healthy runner of a bunch of 5K races and two half-marathons.

The Tiger Chronicle: Homeschooling - Walking our own path

The Tiger Chronicles shares the following information:

To get an idea of how science is learned by other homeschooling families, please visit the other contributors to this series:

• Chareen feels that Science in the Junior Years is about exploring the world around you.

• Lucinda shares her tips on How to Make Sure Science Gets Done When You're Not Using A Curriculum. 

• Julie shares her expertise on Creating Your Own Science Curriculum.

• Savannah offers a guest post by Claire who teaches science without a formal curriculum in Science with My Scalliwags.

• Bernadette shows how she tackles science shoes off and hands on in Scientifically Speaking.

• Nicole addresses the issue of Science: The Epic Failure that Wasn't by sharing her realisation that science is so much more than a curriculum.

• Erin shares how her family kindles an interest in scientific matters and how they keep that interest alive in Kindling & Fanning Scientific Minds.

The Homeschool Classroom is a group blog made up of homeschooling Moms sharing tips, ideas, resources, and other inspirations to help all those who are currently homeschooling or discerning the call to do so.  We are all Moms that believe in home educating our children, and in sharing what we have experienced with others.

To read more about the wonderful writers that make up The Homeschool Classroom, please check out our authors page.

The Homeschool Classroom is part of Tiny Owl LLC.  Sites under the umbrella of Tiny Owl LLC include:

• Many Little Blessings
• The Homeschool Classroom
• Catholic Mothers Online
• Tiny Owl Designs
• Just a Tiny Owl (etsy shop)
• The Catholic Gadget

 

ArtClubBlog

Bella Manu says: This blog arose from the desire to share project ideas, experiences and inspirations with others. It’s also about encouraging children and adults alike to make and create. We don’t need a special reason or a perfect outcome. The journey just feels good.

May you find something that will spark your homeschooling journey to even greater heights.

 

Make it a great one!!

About Tammy: Daughter, Sister, Wife, Homeschooling Mother of 7 (ages: G13, G12, B10, G7, B6, B3, G2). Stepmom of 2. Mother in law to two, Grandma to Peyton, Mattix and Andrew. Writer at BellaOnline. Blogger at Latter-Day Homeschool and JuddzWorld!! Happy & Satisfied!!

On the Web. . .

Here are some interesting finds from the Web. I hope you enjoy them!

Teaching Home Keeping Skills to Children:

The Complete Girl’s Guide to Home Skills:

This is a great $10 resource that comes in PDF form for you to print and reprint no matter how many daughters (and granddaughters) you might have. There are other freebies and things at http://www.thehomemakersmentor.com/

 

Teaching Kids to Clean: Tips, Age Appropriate Cleaning Lists, & Free Chore Charts

FreeHomechoolDeals offers another resource for teaching all of your children to clean

Other Resources:

The Preschool Book of Everything

Campfire Themed Printables - Poetry Station

These resources are from FreeHomeschoolDeals. Jamerill has spent a lot of time finding the best homeschool deals and sharing them with others. 

Innovative Homeschool Helps Review

The Curriculum Choice shares some wonderful insights into different Curriculum choices that one might use. They have reviews for all grade levels.

Make it a great one!!

About Tammy: Daughter, Sister, Wife, Homeschooling Mother of 7 (ages: G13, G12, B10, G7, B6, B2, G1). Stepmom of 2. Mother in law to two, Grandma to Peyton, Mattix and Andrew and blogger at BellaOnline and Latter-DayHomeschool !! Happy & Satisfied!!

On the Web. . .

The Physics of Baseball
Age Range: 11 and up (approximately, with parental supervision). What are the chances? Recently, my husband Cliff (a real estate broker) was touring...
Science, Online Interactive
LaserPablo.com
11-18

Free Egg-Science Activities!
Age Range: Varies (with parental supervision)....
Science, Online Interactive
Various
All

Free Math Activities with Eggs
Age Range: Varies (with parental supervision)...
Math, Online Interactive
Various
3-18

See How Violins Are Made
Age Range: 8 and up (with parental supervision). At this website you can take a simple virtual tour of a violin factory through pictures and text. Se...
Factory Tours, Music, Online Interactive
Violin Makers Shop Tour
8-18

India's Festival of Holi
Age Range: 5-13 (approximately, with parental preview and supervision). This ad-supported website was developed by entrepreneurs, journalists, curricu...
Social Studies, Online Interactive
Pitara Kids Network
5-13

Free Spring Poems with Activities
Age Range: 4-11 (approximately, with parental supervision). Spring has sprung! The return of longer and warmer days, and the rebirth of flora and fau...
Science, Online Interactive
DLTK
4-11

Free Virtual Farm for Kids
Age Range: All (Designed for kids in Pre-K and Elementary grades, but fun for everyone with parental supervision.). Call the kids over to the compute...
Animals, Virtual Tour
Kids Farm
All

Fun Math Games & Printables for Kids
Age Range: 5-13 (approximately, with parental supervision). I stumbled upon this ad-supported website that offers a wide variety of free, online, int...
Math, Online Interactive
Kids Math Games
5-13

Foreign Language Learning Games
Age Range: All (with parental supervision). This website offers a variety of interactive online games that help foreign language learners acquire bas...
Foreign Languages, Online Interactive
Digital Dialects
All

See How "Crazy Good Snacks" Are Made
Age Range: All (with parental supervision). At this website you can watch a video of how “Crazy Good Snacks” are made. As explained at the website, ...
General, Virtual Tour
MaggieBell Naturals
3-18

Free Women's History Month Lessons & Activities
Age Range: 10 and up (approximately, with parental supervision). March is Women's History Month that recognizes and celebrates the importance of wome...
History, Online Interactive
The Library of Congress
10-18

Free Audio Literature for K-12
Age Range: 5-18 (Grades K-12). The University of South Florida provides this extensive collection of free audio books to help teachers of grades K-12...
Language Arts, Online Interactive
The University of South Florida
5-18

The MET's Awesome Art Adventure for Kids
Age Range: 6 and up (approximately, with parental supervision)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art offers this free, online, read-aloud, short story about...
Art, Online Interactive
The MET: Aaron’s Awesome Adventure
3-18

Einstein's Birthday & Pi Day on March 14th
Age Range: Varies (with parental supervision)...
Math, Online Interactive
Various
All

Free K-12 Math Videos & Games
Age Range: 5-18 (Grades K-12, with parental supervision). This is one of the most innovative math sites I've seen. A Canadian mathematician/teacher d...
Math, Online Interactive
Math Pickle
5-18

See How U.S. Coins Are Made
Age Range: 7 and up (approximately, with parental supervision). At this website you can take a virtual tour of the United States Mint coin making pro...
Social Studies, Virtual Tour
United States Mint
7-18

Free Virtual Trips to World Wonders
Age Range: 6-18 (Grades 1-12, with parental supervision). “Cloudschooling” and “Hackschooling” are revolutionizing the way we learn – and this websit...
Social Studies, Virtual Tour
World Wonders Project
6-18

Free Writing & Spelling Worksheets & More
Age Range: 4-10 (Grades PreK-5th, with parental supervision). A Maryland ClickScholar told me about this ad-supported website (developed by the folks...
Language Arts, Online Interactive
Best Worksheets
4-10

Make Asteroids Collide with Earth
Age Range: 10 and up (approximately, with parental supervision). This is so cool! Purdue University sponsors this free, web-based computer program th...
Science, Online Interactive
Impact Earth
10-18

Simpsons Math Activities
Age Range: 10 and up (approximately; parents should preview and supervise). In many episodes of the popular animated sitcom, The Simpsons, there are ...
Math, Online Interactive
The Simpsons
10-18

Free Child's Intro to Jazz
Age Range: 5-14 (approximately, with parental supervision). At this YouTube website you can listen (for free) to an entire album, released in 1961, t...
Music, Online Interactive
A Child’s Introduction To Jazz
5-14

See How WD-40 Is Made
Age Range: 9 and up (approximately, with parental supervision). Do you have a can of WD-40 at home? Most U.S. households do! At this official website...
General, Virtual Tour
WD-40 Company
9-18

"Liberty's Kids" History Videos
Age Range: 7-14 (approximately, with parental supervision). History comes alive with these free, animated, educational videos about the experiences o...
History, Online Interactive
Liberty's Kids
7-14

Free Crash Course in English Literature
Age Range: 13-18 (Grades 9-12 approximately, with parental supervision). Best-selling author of young adult fiction, John Green, offers this new, fre...
Language Arts, Online Interactive
Crash Course
13-18

Twelve Animated Plays by Shakespeare
Age Range: Varies (Designed for Grades K-12 students, with parental supervision.) The massive “Open Culture” websites offer a terrific series of twel...
Language Arts, Online Interactive
Open Culture
4-18

Lab Science Videos, Activities, Worksheets, & Games
Age Range: 11 and up (approximately, with parental supervision). ClickScholar Laura suggested this website, sponsored by The Thomas Jefferson Nationa...
Science, Online Interactive
Jefferson Lab
11-18

Free Interactive Chinese Lessons with Games
Age Range: All (with parental supervision). The BBC offers this free, multi-media, ten-part introduction to Mandarin Chinese. ...
Foreign Languages, Online Interactive
BBC
All

Thought-Provoking Math Activities for K-12
Age Range: 5-18 (Grades K-12, with parental supervision). This website, sponsored by Cambridge University, seeks to enrich math curriculum for learn...
Math, Online Interactive
University of Cambridge
5-18

Virtual Tour of George Washington's Home
Age Range: 9 and up (approximately, with parental supervision). February 22nd, according to many sources, is the birthday of the first U.S. President...
Museums, History, Virtual Tour
George Washington's Mount Vernon
10-18

Free Social Studies Video Dictionary
Age Range: 10 and up (approximately, with parental supervision). The Georgia Department of Education offers this terrific free “Video Dictionary” to ...
Social Studies, Online Interactive
Georgia Department of Education
10-18

Free Valentine Language Arts Worksheets
Valentine's Day is February 14th. Here are some sites that provide free Language Arts worksheets themed around Valentine's Day. Age Range: Varies (wi...
Language Arts, Online Interactive
Various
All

Free Science Videos
ClickScholar Rita suggested this YouTube channel where ASAP Science offers free, short, entertaining videos that explain biological concepts. Created ...
Science, Online Interactive
ASAP Science
12-18

Free Valentine Science Activities
Here are some Valentine's Day science activities. Age Range: Varies (Grades K-12 approximately, with parental supervision).
...
Science, Online Interactive
Various
4-18

Free Valentine Math Activities
Here are some Valentine's Day Math Activities. Age Range: Varies (Grades K-8 approximately, with parental supervision).
...
Math, Online Interactive
Various
4-13

Free Virtual Literature Field Trips
Age Range: 5-18 (Grades K-12, with parental supervision). A teacher convinced Google to sponsor this unique idea to use a digital book from children'...
Language Arts, Literature, Online Interactive
Google Lit Trips
5-18

Free Art Assignments
Age Range: All (with parental assistance and supervision). This ad-free website offers free, simple-to-do artistic assignments (created by real arti...
Art, Online Interactive
The Sprout Fund
All

Virtually Pick Cacao Beans & Make Chocolate
Age Range: 9 and up (approximately, with parental supervision). Take a virtual field trip (sponsored by the Field Museum) and learn how to pick cacao...
Science, Virtual Tour
Field Museum
9-18

Free Interactive Math Worksheets, Flash Cards, & Quizzes
Age Range: 5-14 (approximately, with parental supervision). This ad-supported website provides free, interactive math flash cards, math worksheets, q...
Math, Online Interactive
Mr. Martini's Classroom
5-14

Free National Jukebox from Library of Congress
Age Range: All (with parental supervision, see warning)...
Music, Online Interactive
Library of Congress
All

Get Freebies & See How Bubble Gum Is Made
Age Range: 5 and up (with parental supervision, see notes)...
Manufacturing, Virtual Tour
Various
3-18

Free Geography Games & Kits
Age Range: 6-17 (varies, depending on game/activity, with parental supervision). Did you know that a National Geographic survey showed half of young ...
Social Studies, Geography, Online Interactive
National Geographic
6-17

TechNovelgy - Where Science Meets Fiction
Age Range: 10 and up (with parental supervision, see note below). This website offers a free archive that enables you to explore the inventions and ...
Language Arts, Online Interactive
TechNovelgy
10-18

Bios of Scientists & Much More
Age Range: 11 and up (approximately, with parental supervision). This website offers an incredible encyclopedic-style archive of information on scien...
Science, Online Interactive
Eric Weisstein
11-18

Free Online Math Games & Worksheets for K-8
Age Range: 5-13 (grades K-8, with parental supervision). This ad-supported website offers over 1000 free math activities, including games and workshe...
Math, Online Interactive
Johnny's Math Page
5-13

Free Spanish Lessons, Games, & Apps for All
Age Range: All (with parental supervision). This ad-supported website offers engaging, FREE, introductory Spanish lessons for children and their pare...
Foreign Languages, Online Interactive
Online Free Spanish
All

Games to Learn about Europe
Age Range: 9 and up (approximately, with parental supervision). This website offers over 25 free, interactive games and activities to help kids learn...
Social Studies, Geography, Online Interactive
Europa
9-18

Virtual Tour of Scotland
Age Range: 9 and up (approximately, with parental supervision). Today is January 25th, the birthday of the Scottish poet, Robert Burns, who was born ..
Social Studies, Virtual Tour
Scotland: A Virtual Tour
9-18

Free, Fun Literature Guides & Essay Tools
Age Range: 10-18 (Grades 5-12, with parental supervision). This ad-supported website offers free, web-based reference guides for studying literature...
Language Arts, Online Interactive
Shmoop
10-18

Terrific Science Freebies
Age Range: 5 -18 (grades K-12, with parental supervision). This website, developed by two enthusiastic chemistry teachers named Mickey and Lynn, prov...
Science, Online Interactive
Terrific Science
5-18

Free Offline Math Games & Much More
Age Range: 5-16 (approximately and varies by topic and activity; with parental supervision). This website provides free downloadable games and curric...
Math, Online Interactive
Ellen McHenry
5-16

Make it a great one!!

About Tammy: Daughter, Sister, Wife, Mother of 7 (ages: G12, G11, B8, G6, B5, B2, G1). Stepmom of 2. Mother in law to two, Grandma to Peyton, Mattix and Andrew and blogger at BellaOnline and Latter-DayHomeschooling and JuddzWorld!! Happy & Satisfied!!