Covid-19 Resources

HERE ARE SOME LINKS TO FREE HOMESCHOOLING RESOURCES TO GET YOUR STARTED DURING COVID-19. I'll be adding to this list. Feel free to share with anyone who might need it. The original list was shared by Joy-Filled Days,  Joy-Filled Days FB Page I highly recommend following her always there to encourage others and she has so much wisdom to share. I am continuing to add to it as more resources become available.

ALL SUBJECTS

Homeschool Buyers Co-op
They offer many resources at the best price and there are a lot of free trials to test our before you buy or just to carry you through.

School House Teachers
Over 250+ subjects for Pre-school through High School. You can purchase by the month to get you through.

Skrafty list of courses
For those Minecraft kids, all subjects can be taught with this program. They are given Minecraft tasks related to their assignments on a moderated server.

Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool K-9
Easy Peasy is a totally free online homeschool curriculum for preschool through ninth grade, generously shared by a homeschooling mom named Lee Giles. The methodology is an eclectic mix of traditional and "Charlotte Mason" with lapbooking and online resources. It uses real books, picture studies, copy work, and narration techniques, but it also has activity sheets and incorporates other online courses that are more traditionally designed.

Easy Peasy All-in-One Highschool
This is also done by Easy Peasy All-in-One K-9 but is just for Highschoolers. She is continuing to add new courses, which she says are college prep.

BOOKS & RESOURCES TO HELP YOU GET STARTED HOMESCHOOLING

7 Steps to Start Homeschooling
HSLDA preserves our rights to homeschool and has numerous resources to know the laws and requirements for each state. They also have help with special needs and homeschooling high schoolers

Educating the Wholehearted Child
Is a wonderful book that explains the differences between public, private and homeschool and helps you will many resources on how to make your home a center of learning. I highly recommend.

102 Top Picks
by Cathy Duffy To learn about how to pick the best resources and identify your children's learning style

Home Ed Expert
Home Ed Expert is a powerful tool developed by home schooling specialists to help you find the curricula and resources that best fit your goals and teaching style, as well as your students’ unique needs and learning styles.

Homeschool Consulting
I also offer Homeschool Consulting if you would like personalized help one-on-one.

Learn Everywhere FB Group
This group was created to help parents at home to have guidance and support during this time from experienced homeschoolers.

HSLDA Special Needs
This site will answer your questions as well as guide you to the various teaching methods that work for these children, curriculum, testing, and therapies that are available to you.

Homeschooling Preschool thru Middle School
HSLDA is here for you as you embark upon this incredible journey! Our Early Years consultants are available to answer HSLDA members’ specific questions, provide general advice, and offer encouragement.

Homeschooling Thru High School!

Mass Hope
Massachusetts Homeschool Organization of Parent Education

FREE MATH HELP

Khan Academy https://www.khanacademy.org/math
Better Explained https://betterexplained.com/
ViHeart on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/Vihart/videos
Numberphile https://www.youtube.com/user/numberphile

MATH CURRICULUM

CTC Math
This is like have a private tutor teach all levels of math with instant feedback. You can download a free trial or short membership that includes all of your children for one price.

Math
DreamBox combines a highly personalized math learning experience with a rigorous curriculum for a deep understanding of math concepts, so students learn to solve real-world math problems. They are offering a 90 day trial

ENGLISH

Parent Guide to Free Language Arts Lessons from IEW
Writing
We are offering the first three lessons for grades 3–12 (Level A: Grades 3–5, Level B: Grades 6-8, Level C: Grades 9–12) of Structure and Style for Students. Level A can also be used for SPED students.

Grammar
Fix It! Grammar is our award-winning grammar program for students in grades 3–12.
We are providing the first three weeks of lessons in three different levels.

Poetry Memorization
Linguistic Development through Poetry Memorization is an optional course that introduces students to the beauty of language and literature. In learning and memorizing poetry, students learn sophisticated syntax and vocabulary as well as elocution skills. We are providing downloadable teacher’s manual, student pages, and the MP3 audio for the entire first level of the course.

FREE SCIENCE HELP

NASA https://www.youtube.com/user/NASAtelevision
Minute Physics https://www.youtube.com/user/minutephysics
Tell Me Why https://www.youtube.com/user/minutephysics

INTERACTIVE SCIENCE TEXTBOOK

Discovery Educational K-8 Science Techbook
This is an online interactive textbook for Science you can also try it out with a free trial.

JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL Classes

Free Software and Web Development Online Courses
Since the owner has started homeschooling he is offering these classes free to homeschoolers. Self-paced courses available include courses on web development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, etc.), Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc), Photoshop, Dreamweaver and many others.

Interactive Online Courses from the Best Universities
EdX offers interactive online courses and MOOCs from the world’s best universities, and institutions. Online classes are available from MITx, HarvardX, BerkeleyX, UTx and many others. All edX courses can be audited for free.

Hillsdale Free Online Courses
You’ll study with the same Hillsdale faculty who teach on our campus. It’s a great way to experience aspects of Hillsdale’s Core Curriculum, as well as learn from some of today’s best teacher-scholars in the fields of politics, history, economics, and English.

FREE GUIDED STUDY

Easy Peasey https://allinonehomeschool.com/
Ambleside Online Emergency Lesson Plans https://www.amblesiHdeonline.org/HELP.shtml

VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS

Google Literature Trips https://www.googlelittrips.org/litTripLibr…/alphabetical.php (sign up for free access.)
Smithsonian http://www.mnh.si.edu/panoramas/
STEM related https://www.discoveryeducation.com/com…/virtual-field-trips/
Plimoth Plantation https://www.plimoth.org/learn/just-kids/virtual-field-trip
Louvre https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne
Mars https://accessmars.withgoogle.com/
Farm Tour http://www.farmfood360.ca/
Colonial Williamsburg https://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/

Virtual Field Trips by Discovery Education
Maybe take time to explore somewhere new with your kids.

FREE UNIT STUDIES

NATURE STUDY
Handbook of Nature https://handbookofnaturestudy.com
All About Birds https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/
National Geographic Kids https://kids.nationalgeographic.com

FINE ARTS

Classical Music for Kids
Come Listen, Play, and Learn about classical music.

PRESCHOOL
Alphabet Coloring Sheets http://www.alphabet-soup.net/dir6/alphacolor.html

LIVING BOOKLIST (books that are well written and do not talk down to a child) http://livingbookslist.com

ONLINE BOOKS

FREE AUDIOBOOKS Loyal Books http://www.loyalbooks.com

Baldwin's Online
This is a library of beautifully illustrated children's books in many genres.

FAMILY FUN

13 Crafts & Activities for Families
Just some fun to build memories with your family