Homeschool C0-Op Resources for the Week.
Good morning. How are you this morning? As I begin our week and work on printing everything out we need for this week for school. I wanted to share some new Homeschool Cop-Op Resources for the Week from ClickSchooling. I hope these Homeschool Cop-Op Resources for the Week make teaching your child easier. As everything is here for each day of the week.
If you have used any of these Homeschool Co-Op Resources from ClickSchooling let me know what you thought of them. Or if there is something here you wouldt like to use but haven’t had the chance to let me know which homeschooling resource and why? Also what grade you would use this homeschooling resource for.
~ Click and Learn ~
It’s Monday, May 23, 2016, and time for Math at ClickSchooling!
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Age Range: All (All grades; children with parental supervision)
This very plain website houses a most unusual math resource. It has a downloadable arithmetic book from 1878! Even if you have a fabulous math program already, it is fun to look at and see what kids learned from over 135 years ago.
When you get to the site you will see a brief introduction explaining that the book, “First Lessons In Arithmetic,” was published in 1878 and handed down from one generation to the next by the Potter family. Don Potter decided to put the antiquated volume on the net because, “This math book will provide home school parents…incomparable tool from the past to help their students master the fundamentals of arithmetic.”
Chapters on the menu include:
- Counting & Addition
- Addition & Subtraction
- Multiplication
- Division
- Fractions
- Notation and Numeration
- Advanced Addition & Subtraction
- Long Multiplication
- Long Division
- Money, etc.
Click on any chapter, and a .pdf file opens with problems and instructions, accompanied by illustrations sure to create nostalgia for a bygone era. In addition to the free textbook, Mr. Potter offers a few other links to math resources on this site as well.
Age Range: 9-18 (Grades 4-12, approximately, with parental supervision)
This website, sponsored by the Science Museum in London, England, provides all kinds of fun and fascinating exhibits that allow you to explore many science topics including:
* Physics and Math
* Space
* Transportation
* Energy
* Engineering
* Environment
* Medicine and Biology
* Chemistry and Materials
Communications and Computing
Click on any topic and a new page opens with a menu of online exhibits presented with interesting text and photographs to help you learn about:
* the human brain
* steam
* atomic clocks
* Marie Curie
* mass consumption
* Ada Lovelace – the world’s 1st computer programmer
* aviation
* genes
* the human life cycle
* the inventor of the gas mask and the 3-way traffic signal
* and much, much more!
When you’re through exploring the various “Subjects” use the menu to explore:
* People – Read the biographies of science personalities.
* Museum Objects – See an archive of common and unusual things that science made possible.
* Games – A fun array of interactive games that teach about science as they entertain.
Bookmark this site because you’ll never see the volume of content here in just one visit.
Age Range: All (All grades; children with parental supervision)
This ad-supported website provides free touch-typing lessons as well as practice games and tests.
When you get to the site use the display menu or the menu tabs at the top of the screen to access:
- Free Typing Lessons – Use your computer’s keyboard and follow the simple instructions on the site to learn to type. The interactive program teaches 2 keys at a time, starting with the “home row.” Beginners will find a proper hand placement guide too.
- Free Typing Games – Choose from several different interactive, fun, arcade-like games that reinforce typing skills. For example, play “Meteor Typing Blast” and protect your spaceships from meteors and hostile UFOs – by using your typing skills to blast them out of the universe! Or for something a little less intense, try “Save the Sailboat Race.” Type the falling letters before they land on the boats and ruin the race!
- Free Typing Tests – Get an accurate word per minute assessment of your typing ability. The tests have timer options of 1 to 5 minutes. When you’re through, submit your speed on the world wide scoreboard for all to see. Or print out a certificate with your name and typing speed.
Bookmark this one to return often.
Age Range: 8-18 (Grades 3-12, with parental supervision)
May 19th is Circus Day. Explore the history of American circuses and sideshows, the performers and the owners with this website.
When arriving at today’s link, read the brief introduction, then select where you want to begin your adventure using the images and links on the left sidebar:
- American Circuses – Discover the history of well-known circuses such as Ringling Bros., Barnum and Bailey, Dailey Bros. Circus and many more.
- Famous Circus Performers – Learn about those performers who made their circus shows amazing including clowns, acrobats, human cannonballs, trapeze and tightrope artists, animal tamers and much more.
- Circus Owners and Staff – Examine the lives of the men and women who owned circuses.
- Circus Life – a brief overview of life in a circus
- Circus Sideshows – Find out what a sideshow is and see some sideshow crews.
- Sideshow Performers – See images of different sideshow performers from the past.
- Circus Candy Butchers – Discover what a “candy butcher” is and their importance to the survival of the circus.
- Circus Lingo and Slang – a glossary of circus terms
- Circus Movies – an affiliate-linked list of movies about the circus
- Circus Train Wrecks – a list of circus train wrecks and some statistics about them
- Circus News – news and announcements related to circuses
- Circus Links and Resources – Looking for more information about circuses? Check this section.
Each page includes text and images about the topic. Look for the red circle with the question mark in it for interesting trivia and a magnifying glass that will allow for a larger view of the image.
This website will provide an fascinating window into circus life and a fun departure from typical history studies.
Age Range: All (All grades; children with parental supervision)
The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco opened May 27, 1937.Take a virtual walking tour of the bridge with this website from the Golden Gate Bridge Highway & Transportation District.
When arriving at the link, click the “Start the bridge walk” text link under the image. A new window will open revealing the image slide show. Use the text link navigational commands to “look” left, right, backwards, up or down as well as to “walk forward” or “walk back”. Each command brings up a new view of the bridge. Click “end walk” to end the tour.
When you have finished your walk, use the menu on the left of the web page to see more images of the bridge by selecting:
- Historic Photos – See images of the chief engineer, Joseph B. Straus and the construction of the bridge.
- Contemporary Photos – View modern images of the art deco elements, beauty shots of the bridge, the Southeast Visitor area, bridge workers in action, and more.
- Then and Now – comparative views of the bridge
You may also want to dig deeper into the history of the Golden Gate Bridge by selecting the “Research Library” link. At this page visitors will find links to other pages filled with historical information, interesting facts and trivia, and much more.
Put on your virtual sneakers and enjoy the tour.
Age Range: All (All grades; children with parental supervision)
This website provides the opportunity to play virtual Gamelan-influenced instruments online for free! What is “Gamelan”? It’s a musical genre that originated in Indonesia featuring gong-like drums, chimes, xylophones, plucked string instruments, and more.
This site is sponsored by a group of musicians called the Gametones who improvise music on homemade Gamelan-type instruments. They offer visitors the opportunity to play virtual versions of their instruments.
When you get to the site you’ll see three main options that include:
- Play the GameGongs – Use your mouse of keyboard as a virtual mallet to play the gongs made out of old paint can lids and hubcaps. You can also play loops of recorded songs and improvise as you play along.
- Play the Drone Gambira – Use your mouse to click on tongs and create your own musical composition. This also offers loops of recorded music that you can use to play along.
- Play the Game Chimes – Click on pictures of metal tubes to create short bursts or sustained tones. Play the pre-recorded loops as you experiment with the various sounds and tones.
Note: It may take a few minutes for all of the sounds to completely load. Be patient, turn on your speakers, and then use your mouse to create your own musical “click compositions” with the Gametone instruments.
Please note that there are other links on this site but they led to error messages when we tried them. Parents, as always, should preview and supervise exploration of this website.
Have a wonderful week and I hope these Homeschooling Cop-Op Resources for the Week from ClicksSchooling are something you can use in your classroom. I will be looking into them in the next couple weeks.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
