Free Curriculum Resources
Homeschooling can cost as much or as little as you like. Free is always good, right? Here is a list of free resources that I have found to be very valuable.
Curriculums:
Supplements:
- Spelling City
- Education.com
- Kinder Printables
- File Folder Fun
- The Crafty Classroom
- Lapbook Lessons
- Learning Page
What are some of your favorite free curriculum resources?
Science Experiments
Earlier this year, I talked a little about my Kinesthetic Learner. Realizing that I have a kinesthetic learner was an eye opener for me. Suddenly, I realized that all those lessons I have tried to teach for the last year or two were not what she really needed. Obviously, you can’t get away from workbooks and book work totally, but I have come up with a few things that I think will make this year better for both of us.
1. Explode the Code. She just had a terrible time sitting through the Teach Your Child to Read in 20 Easy Lessons book. As soon as we sat down with that book the wiggling began. On the second day of using Explode the Code a light bulb went off in my brain when she said, “Mom, I really like this book because I’m actually doing something.”
2. File Folder Games. I think that doing a lot of memory work will be easier if she can play a game at the same time. I hope!
3. Nature Walks. This child loves nature and nature walks are one of her favorite things.
4. Lots of Crafts. Keep her hands busy with educational crafts!
5. Science Experiments. She has begged me to do science experiments. In the past I have always put off doing experiments because they seem so time consuming and messy. This year I decided that as a reward on Fridays we will do science experiments. I am going to print out her lesson plan for the week and each time she completes her workbox lessons I will have her put a star or other sticker on the lesson plan. If she gets all of her stars we’ll do the experiment. Hopefully, this will be a great motivator!
I have found a few neat websites that have experiments for children:
We’ll see how things go. I have a lot of really fun things planned for this year!
Workbox Lesson Planner
Summer has been flying by! We have had so much going on, that I haven’t had much time for the computer. My two oldest girls are at horse camp this week and my 19 year old son has decided to move in with my mom and dad for the time being. So… this week, it’s just me and my husband along with our two youngest girls at home. It’s really been quiet.
So, with all of this quiet time… I have been catching up on all that laundry I got behind on during two weeks at campmeeting/ my two week bout of the flu/ten days in Atlanta/two weeks of company/and 1 week of VBS. I have also been deep cleaning my family room/homeschool room in preparation for the new school year. I have also been planning my curriculum for 2010-2011. I love planning for our school year!
I want to share my new Workbox Planner Form with you. It is simple, nothing fancy, but is what I am using this year. I do only have space for 10 boxes as that is what I am using. I hope you enjoy!
I let you know which books we’ll be using this coming year soon!
Homeschool Freebies – June 15, 2010
Photo Credit: The Ramblings of a Crazy Woman
- Free Worksheets
- Ocean Worksheets from Learning Page
- The Island-below-the-Star Unit Study
- How to Raise Tadpoles
- Frog Lapbook
- Another Frog Lapbook
- God’s Amazing Sea Creatures Unit Study
- Nature Study at the Beach
- Handprint Crabs Craft (scroll down)
- National Geographic Sea Animals Coloring Book
Book Recommendations:
- The Island-below-the-Star by James Rumford
- Frogs by Nic Bishop
- The Frogs and Toads of North America
- Frogs Toads and Turtles by Diane Burns
- Days with Frogs and Toad by Arnold Lobel
Homeschool Freebies – May 18, 2010
- Preserve Backyard Flowers
- Holly Bloom’s Garden Unit Study
- Dandelion Lapbook and Unit Study
- Wildflower Crown
- Edible Flower Recipes
- Time of Wonder Lapbook
- WhatBird.com
- Cornell’s Bird Coloring Book
- Create Your Own Field Guide
- Recycled Bird Feeder Craft
Book Recommendations:
- Holly Bloom’s Garden by Sarah Ashman
- Backyard Birds (Peterson Field Guide for Young Naturalists)
- Time of Wonder by Robert McCloskey
- Dandelion by Don Freeman
- National Audubon Society’s Field Guide to Wildflowers
Homeschool Freebies – May 4, 2010
- Luna Moth Life Cycle – video
- Luna Moth Coloring Page
- Stellaluna Lapbook
- Journey to the Bottomless Pit Unit Study
- How to Build a Bat House Plans
- Adventures of Echo the Bat
- Scratch Paper Art
- Lunar Landing – Moon Craft
- Skymaps Downloads
- Glow in the Dark Constellations
Book Recommendations:
- Stellaluna by Janelle Cannon
- A Luna Moth’s Life by John Himmelman
- Journey to the Bottomless Pit by Elizabeth Mitchell
- Insect World – Luna Moths by Sandra Markle
- How to Draw Insects by Justin Lee
Homeschool Freebies – May 11, 2010
- Worms are Fun! Recycling with Worms
- Online Field Guides
- Earth Day Mini Lapbook Helper
- The Trellis and the Seed Lapbook
- The Tale of Three Trees Lapbook
- Botany Unit Study
- Earth Day Word Search
- Nature Words
- Reed Basket Craft
- Handprint Butterflies
Homeschool Freebies – April 27, 2010
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar Unit Study
- The Very Tasty Caterpillar
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar Lapbook
- Nature Study Notebook – Journaling Pages
- Butterfly Lapbook
- “B” is for Bee Craft
- Butterfly Lapbook II
- The Monarch Butterfly – Amazing Migration – video
- Butterfly Project Ideas
- Monarch Butterfly Clipart
Book Recommendations:
- From Caterpillar to Butterfly by Deborah Heiligman
- Monarch and Milkweed by Helen Frost
- Arty Facts – Insects, Bugs, and Art Activities by Polly Goodman
- Origami Insects and Their Kin by Robert J. Lang
- Garden Insects of North America by Whitney Cranshaw
Happy Arbor Day!
Each Tuesday on A Virtuous Woman you can find a great list of Homeschool Freebies! Today is no different!
Seeing as today is Arbor Day, I have a number of great “tree” themed finds for you. Perfect for studying all month!
I took my four girls down to the courthouse here in Harlan today where they were passing out free trees. We were given a number of saplings:
5 persimmon trees
2 black walnut trees
1 pawpaw tree
I hope to get these in the ground tomorrow! The girls were excited about the trees. The saplings were pretty small and it will take years for them to reach maturity, but it will be fun to watch them grow and take note of the changes they make over the years.
Happy Arbor Day!
Homeschool Freebies – April 20, 2010
- Guide to Sketching Trees by Claire Walker Leslie
- Tree Shape Book
- Leaf Prints
- Leaf Flashcards
- Tree Study and Lapbook
- Miss Twiggley’s Tree Unit Study
- Chipmunk’s Unit and Lapbook
- How to Draw a Chipmunk
- Seasonal Tree Study
- Spring Tree Study
Book Recomendations:
- Miss Twiggley’s Tree by Dorothea Warren Fox
- National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees
- Drawing Trees by William Powell
- Keeping a Nature Journal by Claire Walker Leslie
- The Handbook of Nature Study by Anna Botsford Comstock
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