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1+1+1=1
You will find a lot of preschool and kindergarten information for teaching your children on this site. You can buy or find preschool plans, printable, Montessori materials, calendar numbers. You'll find curriculum reviews. If you have young children you might find something helpful on this site.

Hubbard's Cupboard
This site has lesson plans written for Tots, Preschool, Pre-K and Kindergarten. She approaches it from a Biblical point of view. She has sight words, and little booklets you can print. Math, science and social studies ideas. If you're teaching younger children you might want to have a look at her site.

Confessions of a homeschooler
She sells curriculum for the early years, but also lists some curriculum picks for all the grades if you might be looking for ideas.

Christian Classics Ethereal library
This site makes classic Christian literature widely available to all Christians... Seekers and scholars.

Bible Gatewaw
This is a great site to look up verses, compare different versions, look at a specific word to do word studies, etc. It's a great tool to help study the Bible.

Mrs Perkins' site words
This site has a list of sight words, you can print off games and other worksheets to help work with the kids on these sight words.

Drops in a bucket
You may use this this to review last year's concepts or use it to teach new concepts or just use it to make sure your children are covering all they to.

Storybird
This site encourages students to write. You can have a free account or pay for family membership.

Math-U-See
The Math-U-See Curriculum is a complete and comprehensive K–12 math curriculum. Each level concentrates on a specific set of skills, while continuously reviewing and integrating topics and concepts presented in previous levels. By using tools such as videos, manipulatives, and other resources, the Math-U-See Curriculum is designed to appeal to all types of learners in a variety of learning environments.

teaching textbooks

Bob Jones Math

Abeka math

Horizon math

Miquon math

Rod and Staff math

Life of Fred Math

Saxon math

XtraMath
Are your children struggling with those math facts? Tired of doing flashcards with your children? Look into XtraMath. In 5 minutes or less a day your student can practice math facts on the computer. You can know what facts they know and what they still need to work on with no effort on your part. And when they learn those facts you can print off a certificate for your student. Definitely worth looking into.

Khan Academy
Are you or your students struggling with a math concept? Check out Khan Academy. You can watch videos that explain how to do different math concepts. Or your student can work problems to see if they understand the concept. Easy to use and free with no ads.

Online Math worksheet Generator
Are you writing your own curriculum? Does your student need more practice than your math curriculum is giving you? Check out this website. You can print a few worksheet for free. If you want everything the website offers it's only $27.50/yr for a family (or $2.75/month, $8.25/3 months, $16.50/6 months). Worth every penny if you're writing your own math curriculum. Did I tell you that every worksheet it generates is different, even in the same practice problems or you can slowly increase the difficulty in certain math concepts.

Mathwire
Are you looking for a way to help your student learn math concepts in a fun way? Looking for game ideas for math? Want to do writing in math class? This site has lots of hands on ideas for teaching math.

Math curriculum comparsion

Math K-2 games
This site has games, lessons and black line masters for K-2nd grade.

Math 3-5 games
This site has math games, lessons and black line masters for grades 3-5th

Math 6-8 games
This site has games, lessons and black line masters for 6-8th graders.

home science tools
This site has everything a homeschooling family needs for science experiments.

Nature's worship Plus
Sells science, nature, art and music items and curriculum.

Apologia science for Elementary students
Author of the younger Apologia science. She has a lot of variety of things on her site including history, language arts, nature journals, etc.

Answers in Genesis
This is the answers to Genesis website. They answer creation questions, sell curriculum, have activities for kids, tell you about creation vacations. Lots of good information on this site.

All about birds
This is a fun site to learn about birds, listen to their calls and even watch web cams of some nests.

Beautiful feet books
A curriculum that uses literature to teach history.

Greenleaf Press
A curriculum that uses books to teach history.

Sonlight
A curriculum that uses living books to teach history.

My Father's world
Another literature based curriculum with a missionary emphasis

Veritas press
This curriculum is a classical curriculum

Tapestry of Grace
Each of our curriculum collections was designed with a range of applications in mind, and there are at least half a dozen combinations depending on whether you are shopping for one student (or your whole family), for home use (or group use), and for one subject (or several integrated subjects). Rather than letting you get lost in all the options, it is our pleasure to give you a guided tour.

Home School in the Woods
They do a great job teaching history using activities, lap books and 3 ring binders. You can do it with all your children (set up for 3-8th grade, but can be modified for younger or older grades.

tippecanoe Tornados
Sports for home schooled boys and girls
Soccer, volleyball, and basketball. they are trying to get a high school baseball team together as well. See website for ages and prices

YMCA gym and swim
The YMCA healthy living team works to help our future leaders build a healthier spirit, mind and body. We are excited to offer Homeschool Youth Gym and Swim program. This guides your youth to develop healthy living habits! This 4 week program will include fun and interactive skill building, a variety of youth sports, swimming and a chance for youths to gain experience working as a team.

When: Friday 1-3 PM
Recurring Monthly
Pricing Members $35/ additonal child $30
non-member: $45/ additonal child $35
Contact mary (mary@lafayettefamilyymca.org
or Noah (noahmartel@lafyettefamilyymca.org

Easy Peasy All-in-One homeschool
Someone wrote up curriculum for their whole family and shares it with whomever for donation.

Ambleside online
This is a Charlotte mason based curriculum that is free.

Old fashioned education
This is another free curriculum. Even if you don't use it as a curriculum it has some interesting old books you can look at and enjoy online.

STEM with STEVE
STEM with STEVE takes science to new levels with resources and activities that connect teachers, students and parents to the creation around us. Join us as we apply science, technology, engineering and mathematics with video lessons and budget friendly hands on DIY activities and projects.

Andrea Walters
A home school consultant and math tutor

812-572-7063
andreawalters2011@gmail.com

website: https://andrea-walters.com

Forest Academy
Our educational Philosophy
-- children learn best through play
-- nature organizes our sensory systems, which prepares our brains for learning
-- appropriate risk-taking helps children to gain confidence and independence
-- low student to teacher ratios helps us to coach our students through appropriate risks
-- spending time outside in all weather helps build resilience and improves immune function.
== Multi-age classes help to improve social-emotional skills

Benefits of Forest schools
-- Multi-sensory experience improves sensory integration
-- Improved executive functioning skills like problem solving, working memory, self-control, focus, and perseverance
-- better physical health
-- improved communication
-- mental health benefits include decreased depression and anxiety
-- development of social-emotional skills
-- builds confidence and independence

want to learn more? check out website

Imagination Station
A fun place for children to have play based learning and hands on discovery.. They also have many classes. See website for information about classes and prices and hours.

Ivy Tech
Dual enrollment is a great opportunity for home schooler's in older grades to either get a head start on college credits (that also count for high school) or to get a degree before they graduate from high school. If you would like more information either check out the website or email jallen433@ivytech.edu

Trail life USA
interested in finding a Trail Life meeting near you. Contact Nelson at jnhowell@outlook.com

Voyageur ancient Fif and Drum Corps
For ages 8-18 Price: Free

Fifing experience is not necessary, although knowledge on another instrument can be helpful. Drummers will need knowledge of rudiments and may require lessons. Fifers will receive a black fife and music book for learning to fife. Drummers will need to purchase their own sticks recommended by our drum instructor and practice pad. Drums are property of the Corps and will be issued to each drummer who is expected to take care of their drum. all musicians should bring their music books to every practice. We'll share information about song titles that represent an historical place or event and a number of marching techniques and facing movements will be learned.

Rehearsals are held on Monday night from 6:30-7:45 at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 1005 N 21st St. Lafayette, IN For more information call Stephanie Maurer 765-412-2449 or email ssgarner@live.com

Civil Air Patrol (CAP)
Civil Air Patrol, an auxiliary of United States Air Force, is a good opportunity for anyone 12 years old or older to participate in youth education, aerospace, STEM, and character development. Young people can participate in O-flights and flight academies with the goal of solo piloting and eventually obtaining private pilot license. This is also a good program for the cadets to learn leadership skills, military customs and courtesies, color guard, and can provide the opportunity to enlist at a higher rank if you are planning on joining the Air Force or any other military branch including ROTC.
Adult members may participate in youth education, search and rescue, and those who have pilot license may use that to fly CAP planes for cadet training and search and rescue.

There are two local squadrons. One meets in Camden at the American Legion Tuesdays at 7 PM. The other meets in Lafayette at the National Guard Armory. Check website for more information.

Indiana Association of Home Educators (IAHE)
he Indiana Association of Home Educators (IAHE) is Indiana’s state organization that has been here since the early days of the modern homeschool movement. We were founded in 1983. The freedom that we enjoy today in Indiana is from efforts of the IAHE founders.

Our primary functions are maintaining visibility as home educators with civil government leaders, influencing the legislative process to protect our freedom to home educate, publishing information of interest for home educators, and sponsoring seminars and events to encourage families

They can also be found on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/IAHEfb

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