Hi there. I'm Amy. I write here about my life and my issues. I also design blogs and websites at Uncluttered Design. I'm a mom to 4 and a former pastor's wife.
Homeschooling
Homeschooling for Free: 20 Science Resources
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KidsHealth – health info, games, recipes, resources & activities about kids from birth to adolescence; sections for kids, teens & parents
Women in Science – biographies of women who made a difference in science
Science News for Kids – “Our goal is to offer Continue reading...
Homeschooling for Free: 31 Social Studies Resources
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Countries & Cultures Coloring Pages -multiple pages for several countries
Xpeditions Lesson Plans – geography lesson plans organized by grade; by National Geographic
Colouring Book of Flags – printable black & white images of just about every flag in the world
The Learning Calendar – Continue reading...
Homeschooling for Free: 26 Fine Arts Resources
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Art
OnlyPencil Tutorials: Tips and Techniques for Pencil Drawing – be sure to check out his portfolio too–AMAZING!
Famous Paintings Art Appreciation Lessons for Kids – activities, bios, worksheets and more
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Interactives – videos & interactives on various topics
Chronological Art Lessons Continue reading...
Homeschooling for Free: 33 Literature Resources
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BOOK IT! – read books, get pizza…what could be better?
Lookybook – read picture books online
Easy Chapter Books – a list for children who are “ready to graduate out of Readers but…not yet ready for full-fledged chapter books”
100 Books Every Child Should Read Continue reading...
Homeschooling for Free: 13 Foreign Language Resources
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Learn Japanese – “Learn Japanese at your own convenience and pace with short, effective, and fun audio podcast lessons…”
Mango Languages – “offers a host of state-of-the-art technologies and features that make learning a new language incredibly fun and simple”
Livemocha – “blends self-paced Continue reading...
Homeschooling for Free: 18 Unit & Theme Resources
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Thematic Units -from Australia to Weather; each unit includes websites, lesson plans and/or books
Unit Study Forms – planning checklist, resource list, reading log
Monthly Theme Units – printables and worksheets
Free Unit Studies – various grades
Virtual Field Trips – “guides you through a sequence Continue reading...
Homeschooling for Free: 15 Math Resources
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World Maths Day – a one-day event, in real time, with students from around the world on a quest to set a world record
That’s a Fact – a fun and simple timed game to practice math facts
Math Facts – customize your own Continue reading...
Homeschooling for Free: 48 Language Arts Resources
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Composition
Descriptive Words – just a big list of really great words
Random Wacky Headline Maker – creative, fun, crazy writing prompts
Get Writing Mini-Courses – creative writing tutorials; beg/int/adv
The Writing Room – how to teach writing; prompts & resources
Writing Bugs – printable story starters; Continue reading...
Homeschooling for Free Series
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, Continue reading...
