FREE HOMESCHOOLING 101

TYPING

2010-07-28T18:37:00.002-04:00

FREE ONLINE TYPING COURSE

FREE TYPING GAMES AND LESSONS

TYPING WEB There are a lot of advertisements but it is a comprehensive typing class.

PLACEMENT TESTS

2010-07-20T11:33:00.000-04:00

FREE PLACEMENT TESTS: We use placement tests to find learning gaps at the beginning
of each school year. Depending on the tests we use, we can easily take AT LEAST a week to do all of the testing. No matter what grade our child is in they begin with the lowest grade level and work their way up until they no longer know what's going on. We do this so I can review the test, find the gaps and "fill them in" while continuing our educational path. We highly suggest using an assessment and/or placement test at least once per year. It's the easiest way to gauge progress or lack-there-of. The sooner we know, the sooner we can address the issues.

AOP LANGUAGE AND MATH DIAGNOSTIC TESTS: 1st thru 12th grade. Can save as a PDF to use in future years.

EVERY TEST REVIEW IMAGINABLE: ACT, SAT, GED...SO MANY!

Online testing: GRADES 3RD THRU 12TH
**You will have to fill out the online form if you choose the Switched-0n-Schoolhouse testing. K-6 READING

PRINTABLE ASSESSMENT TESTS 1ST THRU 8TH GRADES

ASSESSMENT TESTS FOR JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING K - 12TH GRADES

READING COMPETENCY

MATH

MATH 5TH THRU CALCULUS

READING ASSESSMENT

ENGLISH

LANGUAGE

FREE: ALL SUBJECTS: Educational Videos

2010-01-07T09:35:00.005-05:00

HIGH SCHOOL: MOST SUBJECTS

HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCES: (Most Science Subjects and Computers)

HOW IT'S MADE VIDEOS

EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS FOR KIDS (ALL SUBJECTS)

ALGEBRA 1 Curriculum and Video Lessons Online

ALGEBRA 2 Curriculum and Video Lessons Online

SCIENCE EXPERIMENT VIDEOS

Watch actual Surgical Procedures being performed live.

COMPREHENSIVE site providing VIDEO LECTURES, LiveOnline TESTS, Audio lectures etc in the fields of Biology, Physics,Chemistry,Mathematics,Computer Science,Engineering,Medicine, Management and Accounting, Dentistry etc FREE to its visitors... This site provides free video and audio lectures of whole courses conducted by faculty from reputed universities around the world. Science Animations provide students with fun and innovative ways of learning. Free live timed online tests with instant feedback and explanations will help you refine your test taking skills.

LANGUAGE ARTS AND READING

2010-06-03T18:38:00.001-04:00

FREE reading motivation program for children in grades K-8. Over 7,000 recommended titles, take multiple choice quizzes on the books they've read, and earn points and prizes for their literary successes.

LANGUAGE ARTS: Online lessons for all levels

8TH Grade Reading Comprehension (save e-book to computer or print it)

COMPLETE READING PROGRAM: Just Open Each Link In Order and Save PDF's to Computer. Then print the Curriculum.

Middle/High School: POETRY SYLLABUS/LESSONS AND WORKSHOP

DAILY GRAMMAR MINI-LESSON

PRINTABLE DOLCH WORD FLASH CARDS: Sight Words

FREE READING

CARL'S CORNER: PRESCHOOL READING AND MORE...Mother Goose Themes...etc..

LEARN TO READ: Preschool and beyond

LEARN TO READ FREE AND FUN

READ, WRITE, THINK

BOOK LISTS BY AGE

HANDWRITING

2008-12-09T18:41:00.008-05:00

CURSIVE

MANUSCRIPT

HANDWRITING FOR KIDS

Handwriting Worksheet Maker

KINDERGARTEN PLUS

PARENT SUGGESTED: BEST FREE HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION LINKS

2010-05-19T11:36:00.007-04:00

Are you Ready?!

Periodically I Post a "Get Ready, Go!" Post on our Free Homeschooling 101 Facebook Site that looks something like this...

"When I say "Go", everyone post the most useful Free MATH Website you use with/for your children: GO!!"

For the next day or so, the thousands of members on the site who happen to notice the post will ZOOM into action posting about their FAVORITE sites for their children. I then come along and post the answers to our fun little blog here.

Before Reading the list below...I recommend sitting down and writing a note to yourself about what you NEED for your homeschool for each child. (Interactive? Worksheets? Basic Math? Higher Levels?)

AFTER you write the note THEN check out the links. Pick 1 or 2 per child to help with schooling for one semester then come back when you are ready to reevaluation the educational NEEDS of each child. This will help to keep us from getting overwhelmed with the options on this list.

Here Are The Awesome Parent Approved
High School Level Links

HERE ARE THE TOP 2 PARENT PICKS IN MAY
(click on the word)

1. HIPPOCAMPUS

2. KHAN ACADEMY

The following are the rest of the suggestions from parents.

ENJOY!

(click on the word)

FULL CURRICULUM

Quote from site: "Our program makes even the most difficult subjects simple. We recently did a controlled study and found that on the average, students learn about seven times faster than those using classroom methods. Students with learning disorders did particularly well."

AMBLESIDE COMPLETE CURRICULUM:

a free homeschool curriculum designed to be as close as possible to the curriculum that Charlotte Mason used in her own private and correspondence schools. Our goal is to be true to Charlotte Mason's high literary standards. Ambleside Online uses the highest quality books and costs no more than the cost of texts. The curriculum uses as many free online books as possible, and there is no cost to use this information or join the support group.

LEARNERS TV: Most Subjects: Video Lessons

SCIENCE

SCIENCE DISSECTIONS

SCIENCE: Jefferson labs - LOVE the elements games

SCIENCE: Periodic Table of VIDEOS!

SHAKESPEARE ONLINE

PURPLE MATH

Interested in the TV show Fringe?

Here are lesson plans related to the science from the show that are available each Thursday night.

HAPPY FREE HOMESCHOOLING!

SIGN LANGUAGE

2010-04-15T19:09:00.005-04:00

SIGN LANGUAGE: Skip the box and go down to click the "CURRICULUM MASTER SHEET" and then the links under that also. :o)

SIGN SAVVY Have anything signed immediately on video.

AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE LESSONS

CREATE QUIZZES AND MORE: Created For Teachers

GET READY GO: MATH ANSWERS April 21st Edition

2010-04-22T19:37:00.006-04:00

Periodically I Post a "Get Ready, Go!" Post on our Free Homeschooling 101 Facebook Site that looks something like this...

"When I say "Go", everyone post the most useful Free MATH Website you use with/for your children: GO!!"

For the next 30 minutes, the thousands of members on the site who happen to notice the post will ZOOM into action posting about their FAVORITE sites for their children. I then come along and post the answers to our fun little blog here.

Before Reading the list below...I recommend sitting down and writing a note to yourself about what you NEED for your homeschool for each child. (Interactive? Worksheets? Basic Math? Higher Levels?)

AFTER you write the note THEN check out the links. Pick 1 or 2 per child to help with schooling for one semester then come back when you are ready to reevaluation the educational NEEDS of each child. This will help to keep us from getting overwhelmed with the options on this list.

Are you Ready?!

Here's The Awesome Parent Approved Math List!

THE FOLLOWING 5 WERE DISCUSSED IN DETAIL or MENTIONED OFTEN

on the April 21st Facebook Post.

HERE ARE THE TOP 5 PARENT PICKS FOR APRIL

1. Complete Math Curriculum: Described as...."Everything you need! You can print out and it's a great program. We used it with both my 8th and 2nd graders this year." There is also a YAHOO! Group to help you along with the program.

2. Khan Academy: A not-for-profit organization with the mission of providing a high quality education to anyone, anywhere.We have 1200+ videos on YouTube covering everything from basic arithmetic and algebra to differential equations, physics, chemistry, biology and finance

3. Math Drills Math-Drills.Com includes over 6000 free math worksheets with answer keys.

4. 321 Know Features a comprehensive set of interactive arithmetic lessons. Unlimited practice is available on each topic which allows thorough mastery of the concepts. A wide range of lessons (Kindergarten through Eighth grade level) enables learning or review to occur at each individual's current level.

5. Flash Cards Online Subtraction, Addition, Multiplication and Division Online Flashcard Practice

These Links Were Mentioned 4 Times

1. Cool Math Games Basic Math Thru PreCalculus

2. Multiplication dot com Games/Flash Cards and more

3. The FREE VERSION of Timez Attack from Big Brainz (The Rest of the Site is NOT Free)

MENTIONED 3 TIMES

1. Soft Schools Concepts broken down by grade

2. Math Is Fun The main content of the site is aimed at basic math skills. However you will find some more complex stuff, and some easier bits. Hopefully there should be something for everybody.

3. Purple Math EVERYTHING you need PLUS FREE TUTORING for Algebra.

MENTIONED 2 TIMES

1. Homeschool Math: A comprehensive math resource site for homeschooling parents and teachers: find free worksheets, math ebooks for elementary grades, extensive link list of games, interactive tutorials & quizzes, curriculum guide, and math teaching help articles/lessons. The resources emphasize understanding of concepts instead of mechanical memorization of rules.

2. Math dot Com Includes assessments, on-demand modular courses that target key math concepts, 24/7 live online tutoring, and expert answers to math questions. In addition to solutions, Math.com offers exploratory and recreational introductions to the world of math that will lead to deeper understanding and enjoyment.

MENTIONED ONCE....And may be JUST what we need!

1. National Library of Virtual Manipulatives:
Grades preK-12 "used for years as a public school math teacher"

2. Math Forums:Math Explanations for every "kind" of problem.

3. Free Math Worksheets: Generate mutiple kinds of worksheets for your classroom. Choose from Basic Math, Pre-Algebra, Sudoku, Word Searches, Word Scrambles and more. All worksheets may be printed and reproduced for classroom use.

4. Hartcourt School

5. Sheppard Software: Easy To Use.

6. Worksheet Work NOT Interactive. Just Worksheets.

7. Math Fact Cafe Free math worksheets for elementary school and home use. This includes generators for math drills, flashcards, time, money, and more!

8. Math U See: Free Drills

9. The Math Worksheet Site Create an endless supply of printable math worksheets.

FREE ASTRONOMY

2009-12-03T09:41:00.001-05:00

FREE ASTRONOMY LESSONS: AGES 7 - 18

ALL ABOUT SPACE

NASA For Kids

HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY

2009-11-29T18:33:00.006-05:00

COMPLETE HIGH SCHOOL AMERICAN HISTORY CURRICULUM WITH VIDEO

GROWTH OF A NATION (United States) ONLINE VIDEO

MAPS, MAPS AND MORE MAPS

Geography Games

AMERICAN HISTORY: PICK Elementary, Middle School and/or High School

COOKING BY COUNTRY

ELEMENTARY SOCIAL STUDIES: Scott Foresman

WHITE HOUSE 101

50 STATES AND ALL THERE IS TO KNOW ABOUT THEM

UNITED STATES QUIZ - It's Addictive! :o)

CULTURES ALIVE!!

TRAVEL FOR KIDS

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC LESSON PLANS

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

WORLD ATLAS DOT COM

IMPERIALISM: During the late nineteenth and early twentieth
centuries, the United States pursued an aggressive policy of
expansionism, extending its political and economic influence around the
globe. That pivotal era in the history of our nation is the subject of
this on-line history.

BASIC MATH

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SELF GRADING QUIZZES: Addition, Multiplication, Subtraction

GENERATE PRINTABLE MATH WORKSHEETS

FIRST LESSONS IN ARITHMETIC

MULTIPLICATION ART PROJECT

MULTIPLICATION GAME

MATH WORKSHEETS

MORE MATH WORKSHEETS

MATH HANDWRITING

PRIMARY MATH

PRESCHOOL MATH HAND-ON FUN

LESSONS FROM BASIC THRU HIGH SCHOOL

FREE CURRICULUM SITES

2009-03-01T18:28:00.011-05:00

COMPLETE HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM WITH HIGH QUALITY VIDEO LESSONS

COMPLETE K-5TH CURRICULUM

Learning Pages K - 5th

FREE WORLD UNIVERSITY Kindergarten THRU Pre-Med Curriculum!

FREE HIGH SCHOOL COURSES: MIT OpenCourseWare makes the materials used in the teaching of almost all of MIT’s undergraduate and graduate subjects available on the Web, free of charge, to any user in the world.

Complete Math Curriculum: Described as...."Everything you need! You can print out and it's a great program. We used it with both my 8th and 2nd graders this year." There is also a YAHOO! Group to help you along with the program.
ALL SUBJECTS: Worksheets and PDF downloads for most subjects/grade levels.

BALTIMORE CURRICULUM PROJECT GRADES K - 5TH

SCOTT FORESMAN PRINTABLE TEXTS/WORKSHEETS BY GRADE

CHARLOTTE MASON CLASSICAL EDUCATION

PURITAN CURRICULUM: Religions: Includes Many Subjects Including Greek and Latin. Scroll WAY down their website to see the many Subjects Available.

OLD FASHIONED EDUCATION (Taught through literature)

PRESCHOOL Helped along with Mom's Blog

BOOKLIST FOR ALL GRADES

INTERACTIVE CLASSROOMS (CLICK ARROW TO GET TO OTHER GRADES)

ONLINE EDUCATIONAL GAMES

2007-12-09T18:43:00.007-05:00

GRAMMAROPOLIS

K - 5TH COMPUTER LABS

PHYSICS BASED GAMES

MATH GAMES K-8TH GRADE

MULTIPLICATION GAME

GEOGRAPHY GAMES

PRESCHOOL GAMES

UP TO 10

Pick a Subject and Take The Quiz

WATCH DOCUMENTARIES ONLINE

2010-04-21T12:03:00.000-04:00

FREE DOCUMENTARIES: Documentary Heaven provides the public with a vast collection of documentaries spanning across every genre. They continuously update the site on a daily basis to bring us nothing but the very best.

TEACHING KINDERGARTEN BOYS....AND VIDEO GAMES IN HOME EDUCATION

2010-03-29T11:14:00.000-04:00

I was recently asked to give some advice about home educating Kindergarten boys. At first I wasn't sure I had any insight to give, but then it dawned on me; I have home educated 5 sons so far and I do have a few tricks up my sleeve to create a happy, fun homeschooling environment.

My best advice is to teach in short bursts for the written work and spoken lessons. Boys, especially, have a natural tendency to zone out or begin “playing” during long, boring lessons. When the child is doing worksheets or listening to his parent teach, it helps to allow the child to roll a car under his foot or allow him to hold a squishy ball or toy in his hand. It actually helps the child focus on the task at hand, longer.

Just think about yourself during a long boring meeting at work or during a lecture. How often do you fiddle with a pencil or jot down a note just to pass the time and allow your brain to zone for a second? Now imagine you are held "captive" and cannot leave because the speaker has forbidden you to move, make a sound or even look away for a second. THAT is how our children feel if we make them "sit still," "stop moving around," "stop playing with that pencil," "stay in your seat!" We are holding them captive, for all intents and purposes. In allowing the child to have a release for their mind, a little zone out toy like rolling a car or moving around a little bit, we are actually creating a more conducive learning environment. They are learning more because they aren't focusing on how they will "move" next, without getting caught.

Our children are people, just like us. And, just like us, they need freedom to learn. Our "sit still" tactics only make them want to move around more. (Just like I feel when church service lasts way longer than I had anticipated! LOL)

One of my sons actually sat on a large exercise ball while doing his written work. He would move about a little bit, but the work was completed in a better, quicker fashion because he could use one side of his brain to think and the other to move.

Now, mothers, remember that we are teaching, not dominating our children. Our focus in home education, hopefully, is to instill a love of learning for our children. We need to lose the notion that our kids will sit, listen and focus at all times. It's not going to happen. They will bounce on the ball, fall over and laugh their head off. That is part of the fun. At some point you may want to sit on the ball and fall over too. Having fun with our children and acting goofy with them, and in front of them, helps SO very much to lighten up our homeschool day. It shows the kids that we aren't stuffy, boring people and also creates an environment of relaxation for the kids to do work and feel comfortable doing their work at home.

Expect some play, expect some focused lessons and expect to value the time spent with our children. They are home for a very short time, and then they are grown, gone and on to live their lives. Along with reading, writing and math, hopefully they are learning a great sense of humor and a relaxed, stress free focus to carry into their lives.

Incorporating video games and computer time also helps most children to stay focused and not “zone out" during school time. Games and computer time are great motivators when used as positive re-enforcement. When given more game/computer time for focusing during written lesson time we are encouraging education for longer periods of time in both the written lessons AND the game/computer lessons! That being said, it is important for us moms to play the games they are playing. We need to play the video games and the computer too. This is important for two reasons.

We need to know what our children are playing so we can assess how to "save" the game when "time is up" and how long a person needs to play the game to get to each level. Setting a timer for 15 minutes and expecting a child to turn the game off "right now" is truly frustrating if it takes 30 minutes to reach the next level or cut-off space so that all of their hard work can be saved for the next day.

Just imagine...We are baking a cake. (go ahead...imagine that you are making your very favorite cake and you have all the ingredients just waiting to be put together...Oh yummy!) We have been working on this cake for 10 minutes now and we have JUST tasted the mixture and it is SO good! All of the sudden, just as the oven is at the perfect temperature to put the cake in, we hear a timer (bell) go off. Then we hear our boss say that we have to stop baking the cake right now. Why?! Because...well, because time is up and baking a cake is fun so we have to be timed ya know! But, but...hey! We explain to our boss that it takes 30 minutes to bake the cake so now we have to throw out all of our hard work because the boss says we should only be allowed to do this fun activity for 10 minutes...even though it takes 30 minutes to actually DO the activity! Not only that but the boss won't even LISTEN to us explain WHY we need 30 minutes to bake the cake!

Too bad. We have to toss the cake in the trash and go to time out because we are being unreasonable and won't stop trying to explain. Yes, that's frustrating! And guess what! Tomorrow, when the boss tells me I can have time to make a cake (have computer/game time) if I do my work well...I'm going to mess up my work on purpose and be a pain in my boss's hiney because making a cake (playing a game) is NOT FUN if I can't actually MAKE (play) the cake (game!!!)

The next reason we need to play the games our children play is so we understand the lessons our children are learning while playing the game. If it's educational, we need to know what is being taught so we can incorporate those lessons into the school day. If the game is a shoot-em-up, tactical game, we need to understand the reasoning and strategic skill our children will develop while playing the more fun games.

Even the most "fun" games have value. It's our job as parents to find the value and understand the appeal of the game for our children. Let's not forget that they are wonderful way to bond with our children. Our 17 year old son STILL speaks fondly of the times I would play Metal Gear just to beat his score when he was a pre-teen. Oh yes! I beat him and beat the game and I still rock! He has never forgotten those bonding moments.

For Kindergarten, written work for more than 1 hour per day is usually fruitless. Video lessons, playing outside, climbing…etc…are really the main focus for young children. Gross motor skills rule in Kindergarten. Fine motor skills will kick in as they get older and play video games longer. Using a pencil and crayons will help those fine motor skills develop, but over-use can really deter the child from wanting to do it for the rest of his life. Short, 15 minute, writing and coloring sessions are key to developing skills without creating a hate for using the skills.

I wish I had been taught in this fashion. I would have probably spent way more time doing work and much less time standing in the corner at school for “acting up.” :o)

FREE LEARN TO READ (Reading)

2010-03-21T15:43:00.002-04:00

Online Sight Word Games

DOLCH SIGHT WORD GAMES:
50 to 75 percent of all words in text material are common words which are repeated. These 220 words are called the Dolch Sight Words. Because these words are used to hold thoughts together, these words must be recognized at glance before a child can read with confidence.

LEARN LETTER, SOUNDS AND HOW TO READ WITH STARFALL

FREE READING

ART

2008-12-09T18:42:00.008-05:00

SMITHSONIAN LESSON PLANS: Select Subject and Grade to the right of their screen.

High School Level "Theater/Shakespeare" Studies

ART ATTACK: Demonstrations and Competitions. (clay, drawing... etc)

ART FOR KIDS (Crafts too)

ART LESSON PLANS

TECHY TEACHER'S ART LESSONS

BIOLOGY

2009-08-14T14:40:00.005-04:00

Complete Biology Curriculum with video

Biology in 20 Minutes Per Day - (Printable Textbook)

Online Frog Dissection

Online Salmon Dissection

Online Eye Dissection

ANSWERS TO RANDOM STRANGERS ABOUT HOMESCHOOLING

2010-03-17T14:49:00.000-04:00

Imagine yourself in this situation. You are a normal everyday parent. You believe in God or you don't. You send your children to public school or private school. You are living your life as normal as the next fella when circumstances arise and you find yourself making a decision you never thought you would have to ponder. You are deciding whether or not to homeschool your child(ren).

It may be that your child is having difficulty with rules and regulations at school. It may be that your public or private school has shut down. It may be that you or your spouse is now working afternoons and will never be able to see the kids. It may be because you found out that your child can go to college early if they homeschool...whatever reason, here you are contemplating Home Education of all things!

You are a normal gal or guy. You never really gave it much thought before now but the more you look into the idea the more you see that there are other normal people, just like yourself, who are having a wonderful time with this kind of lifestyle.

You jump in with both feet and begin your new life. You are enjoying the kids, though freaking out a little that YOU have decided to do this but other than that things are going along smoothly.

One day you are wandering around town, in the middle of the day with your children when "IT" happens. You and your children are minding your own business at the grocery store, park, field trip, zoo, museum, nature hike, play date, Science Center, or some other random social activity when a complete stranger walks up to YOU, taps YOU on the shoulder and says,

"Why aren't they in school? Did the school have a day off today?"

You are now staring at a random stranger contemplating your response. For the very first time you are forced to see yourself through their eyes. You now have to say...out loud...

"We are a homeschooling family."

You are about to experience the wonder and awe of the human mind. You are about to witness ignorance at its best. That random stranger, after hearing your answer, will react emotionally to YOUR family...whom they have never met before this conversation....as if you have committed a purposeful attack on their very life. Yes, it will happen to YOU, my good friend.

After you have given your answer, the Random Stranger will say one of the following statements and you...YOU...could very well be standing there, stammering...wishing you had a response....but you won't! Why? Because you did not realize that you are now one of us!

You are now considered....dunn...dunnn....dunnn...."Not Normal!"

To other people you have morphed into whatever that specific person's idea of a homeschooler happens to be. YOU are..."that" homeschooler!!!

Some people understand that homeschooling is a difficult choice made by practical parents. Some may ask questions out of legitimate inquiry, but some people are flat rude, judgmental, nasty and they...need a jolt!

These answers are NOT funny...they are just true.

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HOMESCHOOLING ANSWERS TO RANDOM STRANGERS

Random Stranger:

"Why aren't your children in school today? Did the school have a day off?"

You:

"We are homeschoolers."

1. RS: "I don't have the patience for that. You must be a saint."
You: "If you are doing homework 2 to 3 hours a night, you're already doing it...welcome to Sainthood. We just don't have to do it after a hard day's work and we don't have the stress of having to get it done in some bureaucratic time-frame."

2. RS: "Is that legal?"
You: "Yes."

3. RS: "Do you have a teaching degree?"
You: "Do you have one? You are teaching your children every night when they bring homework to your home. Does your child's school have courses for parent's to take that will give them a degree to teach their own children...after the kids have been at school all day and are tired...and you are tired from working all day....and you now have to force them to get the work done on time, know it on time and memorize it on time or else? 'Cause....that's the degree I needed when our kids were in Public School."

4. RS: "Do you have a teaching degree?"
You: "Do you have hemorrhoids?"
(rude personal question begets rude personal question)

5. RS: "What gives you the right to do that?"
You: "Their birth certificate."

6. RS: "What about Socialization?"
You: "Between sports, camp, clubs, homeschool organizations and field trips we've decided we're going to have to cut back. We just have to decide where."

7. RS: "What about Socialization?"
You: "They weren't allowed to talk in class for 7 hours a day and only had 3 minutes between classes to chat, so we thought we'd take them out of that situation in the hope to teach them to socialize."

8. RS: "What about College."
You: "I know what you're thinking. You've heard about Harvard and Yale grabbing homeschoolers left and right and that colleges are now recruiting homeschoolers but we're not going to push that in our family. We're just going to send them to the local community college when they turn fourteen like many homeschooling families do. That way they can graduate homeschool with an associate degree when they are seventeen or eighteen instead of just starting their higher education."

9. RS: "You can't possibly teach them Algebra and Chemistry!"
You: "Do you remember your Algebra and Chemistry?"

10. RS: "You can't possibly teach them Algebra and Chemistry!"
You: "That's what the community college is for." or "That's what our Co-Op is for." or "That's what tutors are for." or "Sure I can." or ...you get the drift

11. RS: "You are abandoning our public schools! It's our responsibility to fix the schools."
You: "Are you saying private schools need to fold also? The Public Schools get my taxes...they are not entitled to have my kids."

12. RS: "Why would you want to shelter your children like that?!"
You: "Shelter them as in keeping them in the same class with the same kids for 13 years, day after day, year after year?"

13. RS: "Why would you want to shelter your children like that?!"
You: " Well, the horse and buggy became too cumbersome so I learned how to drive a car. We go on field trips and outings nearly every week...unlike most traditionally educated children who may have a field trip once a year."

and my personal favorite...

14. RS: "My brother-in-law/sister-in-law/fiancee's cousin....Homeschools and their kids are bratty/stupid/too shy/too assertive/too fat/too skinny/lazy/clean house all day/talk too loud/breathe too hard/don't have any friends/talk to their friends way too much......

You: "Yes, I'm sure it's because they are homeschooled.....Public Schooled kids are perfect."

SCIENCE

2008-12-09T18:31:00.005-05:00

SCOTT FORESMAN MATH AND SCIENCE CURRICULUM ONLINE: 1ST THRU 5TH GRADES

NEO-SCIENCE - Lots to do!

HOW IT'S MADE VIDEOS

SCIENCE MATE: INTEGRATING SCIENCE, MATH AND TECHNOLOGY

INTERACTIVE SCIENCE

SCIENCE EXPERIMENT VIDEOS

HIGH SCHOOL:
COMPREHENSIVE site providing VIDEO LECTURES, LiveOnline TESTS, Audio lectures etc in the fields of Biology, Physics,Chemistry,Mathematics,Computer Science,Engineering,Medicine, Management and Accounting, Dentistry etc FREE to its visitors... This site provides free video and audio lectures of whole courses conducted by faculty from reputed universities around the world. Science Animations provide students with fun and innovative ways of learning. Free live timed online tests with instant feedback and explanations will help you refine your test taking skills.

RECORD KEEPING

2008-12-09T18:41:00.007-05:00

HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPTS: Check out the various transcripts and save one to your computer. You can then fiddle with it to make it work for your homeschool. :o)

NOTE: FIELD TRIPS CAN COUNT TOO! Virtual Field Trips...Send in videos of your trips too!

HOMESCHOOL PLANNING SOFTWARE: Fill in the forms, Create and/or Edit your homeschool calendar, Track the hours you are actually schooling, Print REPORT CARDS and more...WITH
THE FREE VERSION! :O)

HOMESCHOOL PLANNER FORMS: Lists, Calendars, Forms etc...

ATTENDANCE CALENDAR

FREE PRESCHOOL

2007-12-09T18:44:00.011-05:00

LEARN LETTER, SOUNDS AND HOW TO READ WITH STARFALL

FREE PRESCHOOL

FREE TOTAL CURRICULUM

Wonderful Preschool Educational Craft and Home-Made Game Ideas

MONTHS OF THE YEAR

ACTIVITIES AND CRAFTS

PRESCHOOL ROCK

PRESCHOOL EDUCATION

PRESCHOOL MATH HAND-ON FUN

ZOOLOGY

2009-02-17T22:25:00.000-05:00

ANIMAL DIVERSITY WEB

NATURE STUDIES

2010-02-16T12:12:00.001-05:00

FIELD GUIDES ONLINE: Print information and pictures or read about animals online.

ANIMAL DIVERSITY WEB

BIBLE

2008-12-09T18:36:00.009-05:00

COMPLETE BIBLE ONLINE: Search Features and in Every Version Imaginable.

Free Bible Studies Curriculum for Children: must sign up but it is Free

Sunday School Curriculum

HOMESCHOOL BIBLE CURRICULUM

BIBLE ACTIVITIES/CRAFTS

CATECHIST LESSONS AND MORE

BIBLE CRAFTS AND MANY MORE CRAFTS