Homeschooling
DOWNLOADS
BASIC SKILLS
- Learn the Months: Five-page worksheet set to help learn the months of the year, their order, and their numbers. [Read my blog post about this download.] Download
- Learn to Understand Centuries: Two-page pdf with an explanation of why centuries are named the way they are (17th century, 6th century, etc.) The second page includes written drills for practice. [Read my blog post about this download and see images of the worksheets.] Download
LANGUAGE ARTS
- Wordly Wise 3000: Generic test answer sheet for use with the Wordly Wise 3000 test booklets. [Read my blog post about this download.] Download
- English From the Roots Up (Vol. 1): PDF to print all 100 roots on your own 4×6 flashcards. [Read my blog post about this download.] Download
- Homophones List: A list of more than 2000 homophones, compiled by my father and me over the course of 20+ years. [Read my blog post about this download.] Download
- "d" and "b" Buddies: Colorful PDF illustration to help kids differentiate between lower-case "d" and lower-case "b" (the "b" is a bee, and the "d" is a dog.) See the color illustration here. See the BW coloring pages here. Download color PDF | Download BW | Coloring pages
- Glossary for The Golden Goblet, by Eloise Jarvis McGraw [ Download ]
LATIN
- Latin Verb Conjugations Chart: First and second conjugations in present, future, and imperfect tense, laid out in an easy-to-read, color-coded format. I designed this chart for use with Latina Christian I. See what the chart looks like here. Download
- Latin Noun Declensions Chart: Includes first and second declensions. I designed this chart for use with Latina Christiana I. See what the chart looks like here. Download
HISTORY
- Story of the World: Generic test answer sheet. [Read my blog post about this download.] Download
- Outline Maps: [ See images of the maps here ]
- Glossary for The Golden Goblet, by Eloise Jarvis McGraw [ Download ]
GEOGRAPHY
- U.S. States/Postal Abbreviations: Eight-page worksheet set (includes maps) for learning the U.S. states and their postal abbreviations. [Read my blog post about this download.] Download
- Where in the World is Mrs. Waffenschmidt: Answer key to Education World's excellent geography worksheets. Find the original 36 Waffenschmidt worksheets here. Download answer key
- Geography A to Z: Places that start with…: Answer key to Education World's excellent geography worksheets. Find the original A to Z worksheets here. [Read my blog post about this download.] Download answer key
- Outline Maps: [ See images of the maps here ]
BIBLE
- Books of the Bible Word Puzzle: Find thirty books of the Bible hidden in paragraph. A challenging puzzle. [Read my blog post about this download.] Download Puzzle | Download Hints | Download Solution
ONLINE RESOURCES
A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING
- WorksheetWorks.com, and incredible worksheet generator for math, English, handwriting, geography, and more.
BIBLE
- Bible Class Books: Download curriculum for Old Testament, New Testament, book studies, and values. This fabulous site has more resources for Bible study than you could probably teach in a lifetime.
LANGUAGE ARTS
- ABC printouts for handwriting and letter-learning practice from Starfall.com.
- Handwriting Worksheet Generator: trace or copy printing or cursive writing. Create your own wording, download, and print. Fabulous site!
- Reading & Writing Journal Pages (Level 1): This writing journal is designed for K-1 readers who have a basic understanding of letter-sound relationships. It will help you teach long, short, and r-controlled vowel sounds, and provide practice with digraphs, blends, word families, and creative writing. From Starfall.com.
- Reading & Writing Journal (Level 2): Children write using words from a picture dictionary. Encourages budding writers. From Starfall.com.
- Cut-Up/Take-Home Books (Level 1): Written with a high percentage of decodable words to avoid frustration, all of the words, including decodable and high-frequency sight words, are taught explicitly on the Starfall.com interactive website.
- Phonics Activity Worksheets: Various phonics puzzles that help reinforce what is learned from Starfall.com's Learn to Read website.
- Learn to Read—Zac the Rat and other tales: This is Starfall.com's absolutely wonderful interactive website with online readable books, phonics activites, and short animated videos about reading. Phonics is presented in a systematic, sequential manner.
- Word Building: Interactive online game. Learn to sound out and spell words as you move letters around and build small words into big words by replacing letters and reshuffling letters. [See a picture of the game at my blog post.]
- Apple Catch: Interactive online game. Move a fox around and collect falling words or letters. You can set the game to Parts of Speech, Vowels and Consonants, or Rhyming Words. [See a picture of the game at my blog post.]
MATH
- Printable math worksheets: Print your own customizable math drills and worksheets. A plethora of worksheets at your fingertips! Probably the best worksheet source on the Web. The Math Worksheet Site
- Online learning modules: 11-14 yrs | 14-16 yrs
- Basic facts online drills: Fact Monster | Math U See
- Learn to Tell Time: Interactive online game. Set the hour hand and the minute hand to match the digital time given. Several different levels available: Time on the hour, Time on the half hour, Time on the half hour and hour, Time on the minute. [See a picture of the game at my blog post.]
GEOGRAPHY
- Sheppard Software has World Geography and U.S. Geography learning games and quizzes.
- Seterra: Downloadable freeware. A complete, interactive geography outline map program. [Read my blog post about Seterra.]
- Maps that Teach: Website that offers both printable and interactive world maps.
- Lizard Point, online geography quizzes.
SCIENCE
- Interactive astronomy lesson about constellations
- Online learning modules: including biology, chemistry, and physics. 11-14 yrs | 14-16 yrs
HISTORY
- Make your own Ancient History coloring sheets using free fonts. Download the free Ancient History fonts here. [Read more about how to make these coloring sheets at my blog post.]
HOMESCHOOLING LINKS
- AAM Homeschool Program
- An Old Fashioned Education
- Answers in Genesis
- Book Adventure
- Bureau of Communication
- Education World
- Educational “Arcade” Games
- Eternal Perspectives Ministries
- Free Audiobook Downloads
- Free eBook Downloads
- Hewitt Homeschooling
- Home Ec 101
- Home School Starter
- Letterboxing
- Library & Education Services
- Nourish Interactive for Kids
- Reading/Phonics Games
- San Francisco Symphony for Kids
- Skillswise [English/Math]
- The Rebelution
- Virtual Field Trips
- WorksheetWorks.com
SCIENCE
- Geosense
- Google Earth
- Maps of War
- Maps that Teach
- Online Geography Quizzes I
- Online Geography Quizzes II
- Online Geography Quizzes III
- Seterra: Free Geography Software














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Thank you for sharing all of this excellent information and resources. I REALLY appreciate it!
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What a great resource page!! Thanks for putting this all together! I just got your States and Abbreviations ebook and can't wait to use it with my kids. I am planning to put together a US geography unit for the fall and this will fit right in!!
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I just have to let you know how awesome it was to find you!! Thank you for making all of this available. So many things I have printed off in the last 10 minutes and many more things saved to favourites, I'm in homeschool heaven!
~Shannon
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