10 Days of Homeschooling For First Year Families: Day 4

I’m a Day behind on the 10 Days of Homeschooling Fr First Year Families. We should be on Day 4 but David was home yesterday. Our family spent the day together. This morning I will be posting Day 4 and 5 for 10 Days of Homeschooling For First Year Families.

In 10 Days of Homeschooling For First Year Families Day 4 we will be covering websites you can use to teach your children. The websites can be used in addition to workbooks or places of books.

10 Days of Homeschooling For First Year Families Day 1 Laws

Preschool and Toddlers:

ABCMouse.com

Reading and Math for children 2 to 8

The Reading Curriculum Includes:

Uppercase and lowercase letter recognition
Phonics
Rhyming words and word families
More than 450 books and beginning readers
Sentence structure
Parts of speech

ABCmouse.com’s reading curriculum spans the entire range of early reading, from learning the names of each letter and the sounds they represent to being able to read books, starting with a few words on a page and gradually advancing to paragraphs. The curriculum for first grade also includes writing and language skills, such as sentence structure and punctuation, parts of speech, and practice with writing genres.

The Math Curriculum Includes:

Recognizing and counting numbers 1–120
The base ten system
Place value
Addition and subtraction
Names and attributes of 2D and 3D shapes
Length, time, and money measurement

ABCmouse.com teaches numbers, addition and subtraction, shapes, patterns, thicknesses, and more! Our games and creative activities make math fun while giving young learners the practice they need to build a strong foundation for success.

www.sproutonline.com a free alternative to ABC Mouse

If your children have a favorite cartoon character, then chances are they can play and learn with them on Sprout Online. Charlie loved Thomas the train when he was little, and there are puzzle games which keep Charlie thinking and growing. Sprout Online has several levels of difficulty once your child masters a game they can up the stakes.

There are free printouts and activities. Sprout Online is very organized and easy to navigate so our toddlers can jump around without sending up red flags all over our desktop. Bonus they can do activities that have a chance to be featured on TV. So there is always a chance your little one will see their name in lights! Ready for this mom, its free!

www.pbskids.org a free alternative to ABC Mouse

PBS Kids is similar to sprout online but has different cartoon friends to play. The games are high quality, and the learning possibilities are endless. However, PBS has advice for parents such as healthy recipes and parting tips. Does your child have a birthday coming up?

PBS Kids has excellent ideas for party themes to go with your kiddos favorite cartoon characters. This site is excellent for parents and kids alike!

www.starfall.com a free alternative to ABC Mouse

Starfall was a website which recommended to me by a Charlies school and teacher. Charlie loves the phonics! Starfall focuses on ABC’S and helping kids learn to read. Starfall does however have mathematics and songs as well.

Starfall Education Foundation is a publicly supported charity. This site is free but does have upgraded options that you can pay for. We have used the free resources on the site and have enjoyed it very much.

ABCya

abcya abc mouse alternatives

ABCya has one of the best kid gaming environments online. ABCya lets you pick your child’s grade level, ranging from kindergarten all the way to grade 5. Many different types of online kid games are available to choose from and they are all educational. ABCya has been featured in major media outlets including The New York Times, Scholastic, Parents, USA Today and many more.

Funbrain

Funbrain sites like ABC mouse

Funbrain is another excellent website like ABC mouse that lets your children learn as they play. Funbrain has many different game genres such as Math Baseball, Word Raider and Pig Pile.

They all teach your kids a different subject such as math, reading and more. If you’re looking for free sites like ABC mouse, you’re going to love Funbrain and your kids will too!

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Seussville

seussville educational games online

Seussville is the online playground of Dr. Seuss. Just as you would expect, this site has tons of Dr. Seuss books online, kid’s games, activities and more. If your children love Dr. Seuss, they will absolutely love spending time on Seussville.

This kid gaming site is entirely free to use and will keep them entertained. Check out Seussville if you’re looking for the best sites like ABC mouse online!

I hope you enjoyed learning about these websites. I’m sure there are many more websites Charlie and I should check into and I would like to ask you if there are websites you use I missed would you leave me a comment. I will get them added as soon as possible.

Also, I will be back and adding websites for other Grades soon. If you know of websites for Kindergarten through High School leave me a link to them so I can make sure I cover each grade.

Thank you,

Glenda, Charlie and David Cates