Homeschool Resources

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Homeschooling Resources

As I begin to work with Charlie on his lessons for this week, I wanted to share Homeschool Resources we will be using including ABCMouse.com.

ABCMouse  [AGES 2-8] — With ABC mouse you can access games and learning materials for your students/child. If your a teacher in a public or private school, you can sign up for free.
If your state considers homeschooling a private school, then as a homeschooling parent you can sign up for free as well!

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ABCya [PK-5th] — Games and learning activities for PreK through 5th grade!

CK12 [K-12] — Learning resources and textbooks for all level of learners for free!

DIY [AGES 6-16] –DIY is a safe online community for kids to discover new passions, level up their skills, and meet fearless geeks just like them.

Doulingo[LANGUAGE LEARNERS] — Practice a second language with this program, for free!

Easy Peasy [PK-12] — This is an online curriculum that goes from PK tthrough 12th grade that is free and entirely online.

edhelper [K-6th] — This site offers a lot of free resources to supplement your child’s education.

EngageNY [K-12] — Free full ELA and Math curriculum for all grades!  I use the math curriculum and make small modifications to the lessons for my kids to better suit their learning preferences.

Epic [Elementary] — This site is free for elementary school teachers and librarians. Students can read books or can have the app read books to them. There is a small monthly fee if parents wish to use this site.

Khan Academy [K-ADULT] — This is another free site many parents use to help teach their kids.  This site has activities for all learners, even adults!  We used this site for a while but ultimately chose a different route as my daughter did not care for it much.

MobyMax [K-8th] — We have been using Moby Max for our Kindergartner, and so far we like it.  Part of the program is free for use, and some of it will be a paid access.

MrNussbaum[K-6] — Free Games for reinforcing essential skills.

ReadWorks [READERS] — This site contains a vast array of readers for students to read and they include comprehension and other literacy activities.

Starfall [EARLY LEARNERS] — This site has math and literacy games for students learning to read and learning necessary math skills. (This site has a small fee).**

Starfall

Teach Your Monster to Read [EARLY READERS] – Free for the computer (paid for the app) this site does what it says, helps to teach your little ones to read!

TeachersNotebook [ALL LEARNERS] — Most of the resources on this site paid for, but you can find many free resources by clicking the link provided!

TeacherPayTeacher [ALL LEARNERS] — While most of what you can find on this site paid for, you can find many free resources to use with your students!  The link takes you to the free search!

Teachers Pay Teachers

The Good and The Beautiful [1-5] — While offering more than just literacy, this site does offer their first through fifth-grade literacy curriculum for free!

 TFO Free educational games for children from 2 to 12 years old
 TFO is the French-language television channel in Ontario. Discover the website of TV series in French, free streaming movies, games for kids and much more!
Online homeschool platform & curriculum for pre-k to 12th grade:

Seven standard courses: Language Arts, Reading/Literature, Math, Science, History/Social Studies, Visual/Performing Arts, and Physical Education.

View: Curriculum by Grade

  • Over 16,000 Lessons
  • Weekly Spelling Program
  • Quizzes and Tests
  • Grading and Reporting*
  • Classic Literature eBooks
  • Non-Common Core
  • Fun and Easy-to-Use
  • Parent/Teacher Account*

Everything you need to independently homeschool.

Prodigy Math The most engaging math platform in the world. Join over 20 million students, teachers, and parents using our free, curriculum-aligned math game for Grades 1 – 8.

Sheppard Software At our site, we have hundreds of free, online, educational games for kids. For children interested in online learning they can use our website. We have so many subjects – (geography, math, animals, science) and many levels, games, and activities for learners of any age. 
Vocabulary.co. Il One Thousand Free English Vocabulary Building Games The Fun Way to Build Vocabulary Skills!

VocabularySpellingCity

Our Pre-K – 5th Grade resources support children in all the different ways they learn, so parents and teachers always have what they need to boost each kid’s unique potential. Jump in and explore more than 30,000 games, lessons and activities.
Seterra Geography Free Map Quiz Games
Become a geography expert and have fun at the same time! Seterra is an entertaining and educational geography game that gives you access to over 300 customizable quizzes.Seterra will challenge you with quizzes about countries, capitals, flags, oceans, lakes and more! Introduced in 1997 and available in 35 different languages, Seterra has helped thousands of people study geography and learn about their world.
Xtramath is a free web program for students, parents, and teachers.

Xtramath® is a Seattle 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to math achievement for all. Our goal is to develop effective, efficient, adaptive, and intrinsically rewarding supplemental math activities.

Wartgas.com For Kids and Teachers – Thousands of Free Games, Activities, Essays, Reports, Powerpoints, and More
SKrafty.com  Minecraft Adventure, Every lesson in each course, includes a Minecraft Build Adventure!

 An Educational Resource Company Designed for Homeschoolers

Funcation Academy

Funcation Academy is an online educational resource company designed for homeschoolers. We spend countless hours searching for new educational resources at EdTech Expos, conventions and online. Our goal is to continually find new and exciting resources to share with the homeschooling community.

In addition to our exceptional resources, we provide a rigorous homeschool curriculum for K-12 students. Our curriculum is self-paced, and we offer features that take the students beyond the lessons. We use our online platform to host a variety of collaborative groups and clubs for all students. We provide a very well-rounded homeschool program that is exciting and effective.

I have worked hard to compose this list for you to use so, Please let me know if you check out these resources and find a broken link so I can update the list.

If I missed a site that you think should be on here. Please leave me a comment, and I will get it added as soon as possible.
If you have used one of these resources and you and your children really liked it or even hated it, Please let me know why as I would like to keep my readers informed of what others think about the resources I bring to them.

I have a quick note for everyone Charlie, and I haven’t tried all of these sites as we are just beginning our Homeschooling Journey. As I was researching things for Charlie and me to use these were sites I saw other teachers and homeschooling parents recommend to separate and I thought if I had everything in one place it would be easier on Charlie and I. So I thought other parents might like to have this information as well.

Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates