| Book/ Curriculum Reviews |
Homeschool Book Reviews
Read book reviews and curriculum
reviews by other homeschoolers. Link immediately to price comparisons. Click a link to find a book in your local library. FREE |
| Christian Services |
Christian Cinema
A for fee service, an online dvd rental program similar to NetFlix, but Christian. Also sells christian dvd's. |
| Classical Education |
Logos Press
curriculum and resources published by Logos School/Doug Wilson , http://www.logosschool.com/ , in Moscow , Idaho. See also - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logos_School |
Memoria Press
also provides Classical Curriculum as well as an On-line Academy. |
Classical Conversations
We are a nationwide network of classical, Christian communities providing academic programs, events, and services to local home school communities, parents, and educators.
Our supplemental academic programs meet once a week and provide a committed Christian community of structure and support, along with great fellowship for the students and parents. Each of our programs utilizes the classical tools of learning and emphasizes life-long learning skills. |
Veritis Press
one of the best sources for classical home school curriculum. |
The Great Books
curriculum by Jeff Baldwin with a balanced Christian Worldview used in a four year cycle for History and Literature. Jeff Baldwin is a home school dad, and the research director for Worldview Academy Leadership camps: http://www.worldview.org/
( Jeff Baldwin, research director for Worldview Academy, served as the creative editor for Understanding the Times by David A. Noebel, and co-authored the Understanding the Times Curriculum. He has written several books, including The Deadliest Monster, a Christian introduction to worldviews. Jeff is a freelance writer and is completing work on a classical literature curriculum for Worldview Academy’s TheGreatBooks.com. His articles have appeared in The Teaching Home, World, and New Attitude. Jeff, his wife Linda, and their three children live in Colorado.) |
Progeny Press
Has great Literature study guides. |
King's Meadow
is the new site for George Grant’s Humanities curriculum. Formerly known as Gileskirk, will now be re-published and renamed King's Meadow Curriculum .
- Audio and DVD versions of Dr. Grant’s lectures are available used.
A review -- http://www.curriculumconnection.net/gileskirkreview.htm
- There is a yahoo group for home schoolers using this curriculum , too
GileskirkFamilies@yahoogroups.com . There are good book lists in the database, and files there.
- Sample overview of the curriculum ( Christendom ) is in a 21 pg pdf posted at http://www.gileskirk.com/PDF/CHR2006.pdf
- Dr. Grant’s blog http://grantian.blogspot.com/
( and Dr. Grant has some footage on you tube – not from his curriculum, but a 7 part interview series http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmR1D1FMMqc&feature=related ) |
| Co Ops |
Homeschool Buyers Co-Op
School Districts get volume pricing, Why Not Homeschoolers? Now we can! Join us today and get the best curriculum at the best prices. Lots of free resources like ?Field Trip Finder?, ?Free Curriculum?, ?Local Educators Discounts?, etc FREE |
| Current Events |
God's World News
Biblical Worldview
It is the most important goal of Christian education. It's also the mission of God's World News monthly magazines using current events to develop Christian thinking and character.
News, Knowledge, Wisdom, and Action
Each issue of God's World News provides engaging and challenging content written from a Biblical viewpoint.
News ? Stories are selected and presented to show how our merciful, sovereign God is active in the world.
Knowledge ? Loaded with practical tools (explainers, maps, charts, graphs, and illustrations) to educate and provide students the knowledge needed truly to understand important issues and events.
Wisdom ? Written to build discernment and biblical perspective, so young people learn to think in a Christian way about what is happening in God's world.
Action ? Students are encouraged to recognize ways to act upon what they have learned?to become not only ?hearers,? but ?doers,? in the spirit of James 1:22. |
| Field Trip Locations |
History Museum
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Magic House Children's Museum
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Missouri Botanical Garden
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Missouri Dept of Conservation
Be sure to sign up for "Making Tracks" which contains listings of educational events |
St. Louis Art Museum
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St. Louis County Parks
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St. Louis Science Center
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St. Louis Zoo
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MO History Museum K-12 2009 Brochure
PDF brochure of the 2009 / 2010 Missouri History Museum K-12 program brochure |
| Fine Arts Links |
Only Pencil Tutorials
Tutorials and videos demonstrating drawing using only a pencil. |
Art Appreciation Lessons for Kids
Studies of famous paintings, written on an elementary level. |
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Fine Arts resources and interactives |
Chronological Art Lessons for Art History
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Famous Artworks Exibition
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Masterpiece Art Instruction
Free projects, lessons, and ideas for educators |
The Art of Sharpening Pencils
"Welcome to the world of pencil sharpening - this may sound like a dull topic but there is actually a lot more to it than you think. There are a number of different sharpening styles and methods; all good artists should know them. The trick is using the right one at the right time." |
How to Read a Painting
"Art is a great status symbol in modern society and because of that it can be quite intimidating to the casual viewer. For many the first impulse is to blow it off, to see it as a worthless plaything for the rich and boring. This is too bad, not only because art can be a great source of pleasure in our lives, but because even a passing acquaintance with art can enrich and deepen our understanding of the world around us." |
Drawspace
Drawing lessons for beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels. |
Homeschool Arts
"A free visual arts lesson site dedicated to teaching the visual arts to all who would be interested. To help the parents of the home schooled, distance learned, and to teach the arts with our support to adults that want to begin a new hobby or expression in the visual arts." |
Draw and Color with Uncle Fred
Learn to draw some cartoon-like characters. |
Ballroom and Latin Dance Instruction
In the "learning center" you will find free instructions and videos on how to do the Foxtrot, Tango, Polka, and much more. |
| Free Online Curriculum |
How To Teach Science
Free newsletter on how to teach science, one element of the periodic table per newsletter. Sent every 2 weeks. FREE
Plus many other resources, most for purchase. |
Kids Wealth Giving
Get this free e-book and teach your children about biblical money management and giving. |
Homeschool Share
Homeschool Share (HSS) is a on-line cooperative effort of several homeschooling moms to provide free but quality literature-based unit studies and resources. |
| Free Resources |
Home School Radio Shows
Sends out one free radio show each week. They also sell some really awesome radio dramas. |
| History |
American Heritage Education Foundation, Inc
Offers a FREE cd curiculum. American History |
| Homeschool Conferences |
Greater St. Louis Area Home Educators Expo
An annual homeschool conference located in the St. Louis County area. The conference has excellent speakers and a huge selection of homeschool exhibitors. |
| Homeschool Legal Association |
Families for Home Education
Families for Home Education
Missouri Lobbyists for home educators since 1983 |
Home School Legal Defense Association
Home School Legal Defense Association
The Home School Legal Defense Association is a non-profit advocacy organization established to defend and advance the constitutional right of parents to direct the education of their children and to protect family freedoms. Through annual memberships, HSLDA is tens of thousands of families united in service together, providing a strong voice when and where needed. |
| Homeschool Sports |
Christian Homeschool Sports of Greater St. Louis
Want to volunteer, start up or coach a homeschool sports team and don't know how to get started? Check out this site. Sign up for emails and get updates on local homeschool sporting events. |
St. Louis Area Patriettes Homeschool Girls Basketball
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St. Louis Area Christian Homeschool Volleyball
Teen Girls and Teen Boys/ Mens teams |
St. Louis Patriettes High School Soccer
Girls High School Scoccer, 3yr old sporting orginization as of March 2008. |
St. Louis Patriots Homeschool Boys Basketball
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St. Louis United Homeschool Boys Soccer
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St. Louis West County Christian Homeschool Softball
Softball for Homeschool dads and older boys |
| Homeschool Statistics |
Nationwide Study Confirms Homeschool Academic Achievment
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Progress report 2009: Homeschool academic achievement and demographics
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| Learning Centers/ Enrichment Classes |
Ballwin Christian Learning Center
Ballwin Christian Learning Center (BCLC)
( there is no public BCLC web site, data is maintained on an on-line data base for registered families)
A ministry of Ballwin Baptist Church on Manchester Road, administered by home school volunteers.
Contact: click on "links" on the WCCHE member side of this web site, please do not call Ballwin Baptist Church
40 classes for K thru 12th, register for one class or a full day. Classes on Tuesdays in Literature, Composition, Science, Geography, Spanish, Sign Language, Drama, Music & Choir, Art, Computer Skills, Sewing and more. Two, 12-week semesters. |
Broadway on the Driveway
Broadway on the Driveway
(636) 541-2813
Email: broadwaydriveway@prodigy.net
P.O. Box 1079
Ballwin, MO 63022
Classes
Vocal Training (private and group)
Tap Dancing
Ballet Classes
Beginner I & Beginner II
Intermediate
Musical Theatre Workshops
* Schedule Broadway on the Driveway?s Musical Theatre Workshop to come to your school, coop, learning center, church, scout troupe, birthday parties, etc. This exciting one-day workshop can be scheduled for a minimum of 8 students.
*Call or e-mail for class schedule, tuition, and instructors |
Day Spring School of the Arts
DaySpring Centre for Arts & Education is a Christian non-profit organization dedicated to training our students in the arts & academics with excellence and to equip them to use the arts & their skills effectively in their lives however, God intends. |
Home School Network
Chesterfield Presbyterian Church
Contact: Noel Kellogg, Director, noelk@chespres.org at 636-779-0323
or Linda Thompson, Assistant Directory, at dclrthomp@aol.com or 636-273-5017
The Home School Network is designed to supplement the home school family's regular core and non-core curriculum, offering morning and afternoon sessions. Classes in music, art, Spanish, science, and communications for elementary grades. Call or e-mail for more information. |
Pillar Foundation
15820 Clayton Rd.
Ellisville, MO 63011
Contact: Mike Cordner
636-386-7722
http://www.thepillar.org
Specializes in junior and senior high school and adult American Christian History, Constitutional Law, economics, science and precept bible studies. Classes differ each year. |
Providence Fine Arts Center
New Hope Baptist Church
4450 Edmundson Rd.
St. Louis, Mo 63134
Contact: Terri Blackwell a@ terri.blackwell@gmail.com
Learning center for the arts, providing instrumental, vocal, and drama programs; including, four orchestra groups, four choirs, and several instrumental classes for students in preschool through high school. Meets only on Thursdays. |
St. Louis Family Church
Contact: Brenda Carrington
636-532-0226
e-mail: TLC@slfc.org
The Learning Center hosts summer camps in the arts, sciences and technology, as well as the Adventures in Science and Geography program. Contact Brenda Carrington at the Learning Center for more information on these programs. |
| Online Field Trip Planners/ Local |
Explore St. Louis
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Visit Mo
Find local attractions by using this free trip planner. |
| Online Homeschool Resources/ Local |
St. Louis Homeschoolers
A listing of local venues, attractions, classes and organizations that are of benefit to St. Louis area homeschoolers.
To sign up for email updates contact: Laurasconnections@msn.com or jeanninesconnections@charter.net |
St. Louis HE Connection Special Educ
This yahoo group is comprised of parents who are educating their children at home under the law of Missouri. The method which they choose to do this is totally unique to each family. This is a Christian support group encompassing many different denominations. The Apostle's Creed is what joins us together. The goal is to help connect one another to available resources in the St. Louis community and encourage one another in the endeavor of Home Education. The focus of this group is home educating children with special needs, learning disabilities, and gifted. |
| Political Activism Sites |
Library Watch
A site organized by our own Laura Kostial, for the purpose of keeping watch on our local library system. |
Missouri Eagle Forum
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Parental Rights
Stay updated on laws regarding parental rights and make your voice heard. |
| Reading Programs |
Pizza Hut Book It program
Each homeschool family must enroll themselves, no more group sign ups. |
| Record Keeping |
Homeschool Tracker
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My Homeschool Plan
FREE ( while still in beta version) web based program for keeping track of records/ hours |
| Science Links |
Kids Health
This website has health information, games, recipes, resources and activities all about kids from birth to the teenage years. There are sections for kids, teens, and parents. |
Women in Science
A selection of 16 significant women contributors in the field of science. |
Science News for Kids
Science News for Kids is a new Web site devoted to science news for children of ages 9 to 14.
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.
Our emphasis is on making the Web site appealing by offering kids opportunities to comment on and grade the subject matter, get ideas for science projects, and try out mathematical puzzles. At the same time, we offer teachers creative ways of using science news in their classrooms |
Yucky Discoveries
The "yuckiest site on the internet." Enough said? |
Newton's Apple
An archive of videos on a variety of science topics. |
Neuroscience for Kids
Neuroscience for Kids has been created for all students and teachers who would like to learn about the nervous system. |
Nature Journals
Nature journals - how to make them and why. |
Science Projects
Provides science project ideas utilizing materials found around the house with quick/easy demonstrations. |
ZOOM Science
From the show on PBS; provides activities, projects, tricks, experiments, etc. |
Eternal Sunset
"Eternal Sunset endeavours to ensure you can enjoy the sunset live from any location, at any time. As the sunset moves westward, Eternal Sunset continuously tunes into different webcams, chasing the sunset around the globe. This service is currently provided through the use of 248 west-facing webcams across 46 countries. " |
World Sunlight Map
A world map showing current sunlight and cloud cover |
eNature
"eNature.com is the web's premier destination for information about the wild animals and plants of the United States. Over past years, eNature has consistently been one of the Internet's most-visited sites for nature and wildlife information and has won numerous awards and accolades." |
Table of Constellations
A listing of the constellations |
Astronomy for Kids
Geared toward younger kids, basic facts on the solar system. |
Toys and Simple Machines
Photos, explanations, directions to make your own |
The Big Dipper
Learn to read the night sky. |
National Geographic Kids
Stories, games, activities, videos - like the magazine, only on the web. |
Anatomy Dissections
Videos of actual dissections on a real cadaver. |
Art for Kids
Links to galleries showcasing art for kids plus art lesson links. |
| Special Needs Homeschooling |
FHE Special Needs Section
Another list of links to special needs helps.. After you get to this page, scroll down and click on resources then again on the next page, scroll down and click on resources. |
Yahoo Group for homeschooling parents of austic children
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HSLDA's page for Special Need Students
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Yahoo Group for Homeschooling Parents of Special Needs Students
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