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1. KidsHealth - health info, games, recipes, resources & activities about kids from birth to adolescence; sections for kids, teens & parents
2. Women in Science - biographies of women who made a difference in science
3. Science News for Kids - “Our goal is to offer timely items of interest to kids, accompanied by suggestions for hands-on activities, books, articles, Web resources, and other useful materials.”
4. The Yuckiest Site on the Internet - learn the science behind all kinds of disgusting things
5. Newton’s Apple - science videos on a variety of topics; easy to use
6. Cavalcade o’ Chemistry Free Stuff! - worksheets, labs & posters
7. Neuroscience for Kids - information, experiments & worksheets about the brain
8. Nature Journal - an informative article explaining how to keep a nature journal; lots of tips and ideas
9. Science Projects - “projects using household materials, and quick and easy demonstrations”
10. ZOOM Science - lots of science activities, projects, tricks and experiments
11. Eternal Sunset - current sunset webcams, global view of where it is day/night, more
12. World Sunlight Map - see where the sun is rising and setting in real time
13. eNature - wildlife guides, ask an expert, games, local nature, more;
14. Table of Constellations - get facts and diagrams of each constellation
15. Astronomy for Kids - basic facts about astronomy; lower elementary
16. Toys & Simple Machines - make your own
17. Big Dipper - learn to read the sky
18. National Geographic Kids - videos, games, activities about animals
19. Science NetLinks - lots of resources; catagorized by grade and topic
20. Anatomy Dissections - for the future doctor; WARNING: real cadaver

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1. Countries & Cultures Coloring Pages -multiple pages for several countries
2. Xpeditions Lesson Plans - geography lesson plans organized by grade; by National Geographic
3. Colouring Book of Flags - printable black & white images of just about every flag in the world
4. The Learning Calendar - “history-based activities”
5. Free Blank Outline Maps of the Countries and Continents of the World - basic outline maps
6. Geography Online Games - learn maps, countries, capitals, landscapes
7. Netstate.com - in-depth information about the 50 United States
8. Outline Maps - easy to use site, well-organized; downloadable maps from all regions of the world
9. Map Puzzles - test your knowledge of countries and capitals; click and drag online; no downloads
10. United Nations Cyberschoolbus - get an inside look at the UN, current events, ways to get involved in global causes, how Model United Nations works, more
11. Investigating the First Thanksgiving - “You are the historian” and it’s your job to find out what really happened.
12. National Museum of American History for Kids - various games and activities to do at home that pertain to American history
13. History and Politics Out Loud - don’t just read famous speeches, listen to them
14. Encyclopedia Mythica - “the award-winning internet encyclopedia of mythology, folklore, and religion”
15. This Day in History - searchable by subject
16. US State Unit Studies - activities & projects for each state
17. 50 States Book List - a list of books for each state
18. WorldAtlas - “maps, flags and geography facts”
19. Test Your Geography Knowledge - covers countries, states, oceans, etc.
20. A Book in Time - book list arranged according to historical period
21. Online American History Textbook - for middle/high school
22. Mr. Dowling - “browse the world”
23. Best of History Web Sites - “annotated links to over 1000 history web sites” and more
24. Internet History Sourcebooks Project - public domain historical documents
25. The Library of Congress Lesson Plans - organized by theme
26. History & Social Studies Lesson Plans - searchable by category and grade level
27. EconEdLink - economics lesson plans; K-12; searchable by topic
28. 192 UN Recognized States in 10 Minutes - test your knowledge before time runs out
29. 50states - info about the 50 states and capitals
30. Worldmapper - re-sized territories according to subject
31. Bio4Kids - few dozen biographies of famous people

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Art

1. OnlyPencil Tutorials: Tips and Techniques for Pencil Drawing - be sure to check out his portfolio too–AMAZING!
2. Famous Paintings Art Appreciation Lessons for Kids - activities, bios, worksheets and more
3. Smithsonian American Art Museum: Interactives - videos & interactives on various topics
4. Chronological Art Lessons for Art History
5. Famous Artworks exhibition - organized by date/era
6. Masterpiece Art Instruction Free Art Lesson Plans - “projects, lessons and ideas for teachers”
7. The art of sharpening pencils - for the serious artist; ways to sharpen and the pros and cons of each; WARNING: beware of the disturbing doll’s head pencil sharpener
8. How to Read a Painting - “a quick way to approach and appreciate a painting”
9. Drawspace - in-depth drawing lessons (beg, int, adv)
10. HomeschoolArts - art lessons (various media)
11. Draw and Color with Uncle Fred - step-by-step cartoony drawings; lower grades
12. Chronological Art Lessons - for art history
13. Art Sites for Kids - kids’ art, galleries & museums, art lesson

Dance

1. The Dance Store Online - Ballroom and Latin dance instruction

Music

1. Dr. Estrella’s Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers - basic info as well as other resources/links; search by date or name
2. The Music Rack - downloadable sheet music, staff paper & resources
3. Classics for Kids - a radio program featuring one composer each month; great way to get a general overview
4. Classical Magic - 6-year schedule to learn 128 classical music melodies
5. Piano Lessons - printable
6. Online Piano Lessons - with audio
7. Music Theory Workbooks - downloadable
8. Blank Sheet Music - printable staff paper; customizable
9. Online Guitar Lessons - in-depth
10. San Francisco Symphony Kids’ Site - learn about orchestra instrument

Photography

1. Beginner’s Guide to Photography - “for computer geeks who want to be digital artists”
2. Photography - galleries, tips & bios from National Geographic

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1. BOOK IT! - read books, get pizza…what could be better?
2. Lookybook - read picture books online
3. Easy Chapter Books - a list for children who are “ready to graduate out of Readers but…not yet ready for full-fledged chapter books”
4. 100 Books Every Child Should Read Pt 1 - for the early years
5. 100 Books Every Child Should Read Pt 2 - for the middle years
6. 100 Books Every Child Should Read Pt 3 - for the early teens
7. 25 Ideas to Motivate Young Readers - ways to make reading fun; elementary
8. Folk and Fairy Tales from Around the World - search by region
9. Picturing Books - a site about picture books; resources, information, lists, etc.
10. Reading Aloud - hints, tips and ideas for reading aloud to any age
11. Index to Children’s Book Authors & Illustrators - search the list of authors and illustrators to find info, bios and other resources related to them
12. Girls Voices Literature Database - collection of literature with positive female characters
13. eBooks for Young Readers - a selection of popular classics; original images
14. EasyFunSchool Literature Units - activities & ideas to supplement various books (scroll down to find the book titles)
15. Page By Page Books - “read classic books online;” search by title or author
16. PinkMonkey.com - online literature summaries, book notes, study guides
17. FreeAudio.org - “audio books on libery and freedom”
18. Kids’ Corner Story Books - “featuring Beatrix Potter”
19. AudioBooksForFree - adult section and children’s section
20. Free Classic Audio Books - MP3 and M4B for iPod
21. Free Christian Audio Books - Spurgeon, Torrey, Moody, Brother Lawrence, more
22. Database of Award-Winning Children’s Literature - searchable by era, grade, reading level and anything else imaginable
23. 1000 Good Books List - organized by reading level
24. The Great Books - “provides Christians with a detailed, chronological reading list;” grades 9-12
25. The Great Books List - by era; advanced readers
26. 100 Best Books - organized by age
27. Best Online Classic Children’s Books - by genre
28. Storynory - audio stories for kids
29. Project Gutenberg - 1000’s of downloadable books from the public domain
30. No Fear Shakespeare - Shakespear’s works side-by-side with modern translation
31. LoudLit - “literature for your eyes and ears”
32. Historical Fiction Booklist - catagorized by era
33. 19th Century Schoolbooks - 140 schoolbooks from Nietz Old Collection; searchable

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1. Learn Japanese - “Learn Japanese at your own convenience and pace with short, effective, and fun audio podcast lessons…”
2. Mango Languages - “offers a host of state-of-the-art technologies and features that make learning a new language incredibly fun and simple”
3. Livemocha - “blends self-paced lessons, a vibrant community, and interactive tools to help you talk to the world”
4. Learn Spanish - basics are free (complete courses must be paid for); video & audio
5. 10 Foreign Languages Online for Free - choose from Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Dutch, Italian, Russian, Chinese, Korean, Japanese
6. How to Learn (But Not Master) Any Language in 1 Hour - an interesting explanation on “deconstructing” a language in order to learn it more easily
7. Speech Accent Archive - don’t just learn a language on paper, hear how it should sound
8. Wheelock’s Latin: The Musical - grammar rules in rhymes; WARNING: language
9. American Sign Language Browser - with video
10. FSI Language Courses - over 20 languages to choose from
11. BBC Languages - learn at your own pace; several languages
12. Textkit - learn Greek and Latin
13. Free Online Language Courses - links to free courses for over 100 languages

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1. Thematic Units -from Australia to Weather; each unit includes websites, lesson plans and/or books
2. Unit Study Forms - planning checklist, resource list, reading log
3. Monthly Theme Units - printables and worksheets
4. Free Unit Studies - various grades
5. Virtual Field Trips - “guides you through a sequence of Web pages on any given topic”
6. eThemes - searchable by subject or grade level; huge database of resources “organized around specific themes”
7. Monthly Calendars - printable calendars with activities for the days in that month as well as a list of “On this day” information
8. EasyFunSchool Unit Study Index - lots of units for all ages
9. Busy Teacher’s Cafe - themes by subject or by month
10. Preschool Coloring Book - coloring pages arranged by theme
11. Activity Idea Place - preschool/early elementary
12. Theme Links - for preschool/early childhood
13. Themes - lots of topics here
14. Theme Units - “worksheets, printables, activities”
15. Thematic Units - lots of links to a number of thematic units
16. Monthly Themes - activities according to holidays and recognized events
17. How to Plan a Unit Study - an in-depth description of a history unit
18. Homeschool Share - lots of literature-based unit studies

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1. World Maths Day - a one-day event, in real time, with students from around the world on a quest to set a world record
2. That’s a Fact - a fun and simple timed game to practice math facts
3. Math Facts - customize your own game to practice
4. Against All Odds: Inside Statistics - “video instructional series on statistics”
5. Math Worksheets with solutions! - from arithmetic to stats to calculus
6. Algebra Worksheet Generator -create & customize algebra worksheets
7. MathPages - more than must math; upper grades
8. Pre-Algebra - “A complete course of study.”
9. Mathematics Enhancement Programme - complete British curriculum K-8
10. Math Worksheets for Basic Operations - generate your own printable worksheets
11. Michele’s Math - learn how to teach basic math operations
12. Totally Free Math - elementary algebra textbook
13. algebasics - algebra lessons; with audio explanations
14. CuriousMath - “math tricks and trivia”
15. MathWorld Classroom - explanations of over 300 math concepts

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Composition

1. Descriptive Words - just a big list of really great words
2. Random Wacky Headline Maker - creative, fun, crazy writing prompts
3. Get Writing Mini-Courses - creative writing tutorials; beg/int/adv
4. The Writing Room - how to teach writing; prompts & resources
5. Writing Bugs - printable story starters; elementary

Grammar

1. Online English Grammar - extensive information, resources and tips for grammar, writing, punctuation, etc.
2. Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling - printable lessons and exercises; middle and upper grades
3. Online Grammar and Writing Handbook - printable workbooks; gr. 1-6
4. Common Errors in English - huge list
5. Daily Grammar - get lessons & quizzes emailed to you or check out the archive

Penmanship

1. How to Teach Handwriting - discusses three main components and offers lots of tips
2. More Tips for Teaching Handwriting - a “Part 2″ to the article above
3. Handwriting Worksheets and Printable Activities - lots of handwriting resources here
4. Handwriting for Kids: Cursive - printable cursive worksheets
5. Handwriting for Kids: Manuscript - printable manuscript worksheets
6. Writing Wizard - make your own handwriting worksheets
7. Copywork - how it’s done and its benefits
8. How to Hold a Pencil: The Correct Pencil Grip - diagrams and tips
9. Teaching Left-Handers to Write - lots of tips; with diagrams
10. Help for Left-Handed Children - addresses writing as well as cutting with scissors, calligraphy and more
11. The Left-Handed Child in a Right-Handed World - explains how to determine hand dominance, positions for writing for the leftie as well as special problem

Phonics

1. Phonics and Phonemic Awareness Worksheets - for beginners (and adults too)
2. Starfall - “Where children have fun learning to read!”
3. StudyDog - “an early reading (Pre-K thru 2) software program”
4. Dolch Kit - games, flashcards & activities to teach these high-frequency, sight words
5. Dolch Words - word lists and ways to teach them; an article
6. Dolch Sight Words - downloadable lists

Spelling

1. 100 Most Often Misspelled Words in English - with tips and tricks to remember the correct spellings
2. Spelling Rules - “from a 70 year old book”
3. Complete List of Spelling Rules for Nouns and Verbs - “a list of rules for irregular plural formation of nouns, a list of irregular nouns showing singular and plural, and a list of rules for irregular spelling of verb inflections”
4. Spelling: A Lost Art - how to approach spelling logically; an article by Linda Schrock Taylor
5. Absolutely Ridiculous English Spelling! - an attempt to make confusing spellings a little less so
6. 60 Ways to Practice Spelling
7. Spelling Ideas and Activities - individual and group activities as well as games designed to help students learn spelling words
8. Spelling It Right - worksheets, help & advice
9. Spell It! - study words by language of origin; tips, resources, exercises; National Spelling Bee study site
10. Spell Check - get a list of 4 words, choose and rewrite the incorrect one; easy and hard levels
11. Musical Spelling Rules - songs to help remember a few common spelling rules
12. Everyday Spelling - grades 1-8 spelling lists, resources, activities; not a lot of explanation about how to use the program so browsing is required
13. Carolyn’s Corner - a 36-week course intended to prepare students for the National Spelling Bee but could be adapted to homeschooling; lots of resources and tips
14. Free Spelling Course - 30 lessons; for grades 7, 8 & 9
15. Spelling Practice Pages - grades 1-8; a supplement to a paid-for curriculum, but could be useful alone

Vocabulary

1. SuperKids Vocabulary Builders - get a word a day for upper elementary, junior high and PSAT/SAT levels
2. Daily Buzzword - get a random word daily, hear it pronounced, read how it’s used, more; from Merriam-Webster
3. National Reading Vocabulary Lists - “the precise reading vocabulary your student(s) should be learning throughout the school year in order to maintain ‘true’ grade level progress”
4. 5000 Free SAT Words - collegiate words with brief definitions
5. Learning Vocabulary Fun - online games to build vocabulary skills
6. Fake Out! - choose a word and guess its definition; grades K-8

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I have a habit–a habit of creating blogs and websites just because I think it’s fun. Mind you, I don’t like maintaining said blogs and websites, but creating them? Like it.

Anyway, I’ve gotta get all my stuff in one place and stop this cycle of throwing up sites all over creation (focus Amy, focus).  This will relieve some of my brain clutter. So, withpurpose is hereby my official brain dump. Putting it all in one spot equals less maintenance. Less maintenance equals a better me.

I’ll begin with the Homeschooling for Free series. You may have seen the same information at different online locations previously (ahem), but now I’m putting it all here.  It is just as it sounds–a lot of free homeschooling resources.  Because I don’t think homeschooling should cost a lot of money.

Here are the posts in the series:

1. Homeschooling for Free: 48 Language Arts Resources
2. Homeschooling for Free: 15 Math Resources
3. Homeschooling for Free: 18 Unit & Theme Resources
4. Homeschooling for Free: 13 Foreign Language Resources
5. Homeschooling for Free: 33 Literature Resources
6. Homeschooling for Free: 26 Fine Arts Resources
7. Homeschooling for Free: 31 Social Studies Resources
8. Homeschooling for Free: 20 Science Resources

By the way, I know I’ve only barely scratched the free homeschooling resources surface, so if you know of free resources others might find useful, by all means, leave ‘em in the comments (of the appropriate subject’s post. For example, if you know of a great math resource, leave it in the Homeschooling for Free: 15 Math Resources post, not the Homeschooling for Free: 48 Language Arts Resources post.) Thanks!

Happy surfing!