Hi, group! Whew! What a week this has been. It seems like we have had to leave the house every day. It is really hard to get much done like that. I think I need to reassess my schedule and prioritize a little better. Learning to say "no" would help a lot, too.
I hope the sites for this week will help you all out. As usual, keep what you like and dump the rest. I try to cover a lot of ground as far as subject matter and grade levels go. That way, there should be a little something for everyone who receives this email. Of course, feel free to pass this email along to anyone you think might be able to use it.
Note: I have kept all the previous sites that have been sent out. If there is something in them that you would like to see again, just let me know. I will be glad to locate it and send it to you.
With no further ado, here are the links I have found this past week:
SCIENCE Science and Math Initiatives. click here
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Learning Shortcuts.
This site has sample tests from the ITBS. It keeps track of the progress so you can see how many you've gotten right!
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The Food Timeline.
This is an interesting twist on history. When you study a period, find a recipe or packaged food product to go with the study. Lots of corresponding links for fun reading.
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The Abacus ~ The Art of Calculating with Beads
The site is really cool. You can spend hours there.
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Smithsonian Encyclopedia or info & resources.
A page of study helps.
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Free educational resources.
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Unit studies: Free unit studies.
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The HomEduStation. Lots of good resources and helps.
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Eclectic Homeschool Online. Articles, homeschool resources and helps .
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Long list of homeschooling links. Warning: The background on this site is really nice, but it makes it difficult to actually read the links.
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Collection of lesson, units, activities for books for preschool to twelfth grade.
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Literature based units.
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Experiment of the Week
Join and get an email with a science experiment in it each week. Most can be adapted even for high school students. They will generally use items you can get your hands on easily.
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Historical Christian Heroes
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Free things for educators
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Studying Planet Earth The Satellite Connection (One Half Unit)
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So you want to have a baby? Well OK, we'll let you pretend you are all grown up and everything. But parenthood comes with responsibilities. You will need to take care of your baby and make sure it gets enough food and rest to grow into a child. This may be a good download for those teens who really don't know what an awesome responsibility raising a baby is!
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That's it for this week. Happy Homeschooling!
Ann