Mommy Bear's Home-Education Page!!!!


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Welcome to Mommy Bear's Home-Education Page!!! Here are a few sites which I hope you like as much as I do. Be sure to check-out my HS Resource List page. On it, besides resources, you will find a list of questions I feel every potential homeschooler should ask themself.

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My homeschool resource list!

Scope & Sequence

Website for World Book Scope and Sequence

Some Homeschool Methods

Dorothy Sayer's, 'The Lost Tools of Learning'. (This article started the modern classical education movement.)
Trivium Pursuit, A Website for Applying Classical Christian Education to Homeschooling
Charlotte Mason Method
Educationese (Great for portfolios/lesson plans/etc.!)
Unschooling Links and Information Site
Articles, FAQs & Info on Unschooling
The Scroll (Tyler) Homeschool Seminar Schedule-I highly recommend them!

Homeschool Commentary

Mary Hood article on the Dangers of Accreditation

NPL & SFASU Library Links

Nacogdoches Public Library (NPL and the SFASU Library have many resources local homeschoolers may use with their homeschooling whether it is for unit studies, literature, etc..)
Another NPL Site
Ralph W. Steen (SFASU) Library Catalog

Sites for Lesson Plans, HS Links, Etc.

Scout School (A HS Mom has categorized scout badge/patch books into corresponding educational elements.)
Unit Study Site
TV Watch: Educational TV Schedules/Lesson Plans for Month/Week
Educational TV, Videos and DVDs
A to Z Teacher Stuff (lesson plans, etc.)
Yahoo's Home Schooling Directory
About.Com (Mining)Guide to Homeschooling
EdHelper.Com~Free Lesson Plans, WebQuests, Worksheets and Teacher Tools
Christian Liberty Academy (many people use this their first year of homeschooling)
A Fabulous List of Homeschool Secular Links
Sites for Teachers: Regularly updated with only educational resource sites
Teach-At-Home Links
Homeschooling On The Cheap
Homeschool Your Preschooler Site
Rudolph's Ranch Homeschool Site
Index to Internet Lesson Plans for K-12
FREE-Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
The Perkins' Family Homeschool Site
Caron Family's Homeschool page
Richter's HS Page
MomPaint's HS Site (Awesome Links!)
Open Here Resources(Great home-ed and life resources, and includes discussion boards and chats. This site was formerly the Zia Home-Ed Site from many years ago.)
Homeschool~Peggie's Page (a great link page!)
Popcorn and Peanuts Homeschool Page
Sassafrass Grove School
A to Z Home's Cool Homeschooling Page
Research It!
Homeschooling Daily
Fantastic HS Resource Site
Homework Helper Site
Coyle's Where in the Web Homeschool Page...(Has categorized links and link descriptions)
Donna Young's Home School Site
StudyWEB (Lots and lots of Links!)
The Swap's Links!
Jon's Homeschool Resource Site
Bernie Poole's EdIndex (a comprehensive resource for teachers and students)
Renae's Room - Collection of Over 1000 Links
Prodigy Homeschool Resource Guide
Another Homeschool Link Site
ABC Teach
Mr. Baldwin's School-Library Teacher Resources
SurfPlans (Lesson Plans)
Cool School Sites!!
Discovery Channel Online
Marco Polo, A Source of Classroom Content on the Internet
Comcast Online Schoolyard
Best on the Web for Teachers
Lesson Plans via Encarta Online
Health/PE Lesson Plans for Gr. 9-12
Oodles of Educational Links

Homeschool Forms

Free Terrific On-line Homeschool Forms!
Free Great On-line Homeschool Forms!
Free Home School Form Site

Online Worksheets/Forms

Laura Candler's File Cabinet (contains great forms and blackline masters)
Worksheets Unlimited
Amazing Teacher Genie!
Free On-line Worksheets for All Ages
KidsRCrafty Online Activity Sheets, Worksheets, etc. (in both French & English)
Ivy's Coloring Page Index
I love that teaching idea!
Discovery.Com Worksheet Generator

Unit Studies

Awesome Unit Study Site from Yale
Renaissance Faire Homepage
Another Unit Study Directory
Quilting Unit Study - Children's Literature Based
Unit Studies for Everyone Site
Mr.Donn's Unit Studies
FAA Aviation Unit Study
Unit Study Help & Links
International Recipe Site(great for unit studies, home ec, or social studies)
Theme Library
Pathfinder Homeschool Publications Site (Includes unit study information, natural health, homeschooling, etc...)
Alaskan 2002 Iditarod Sled Dog Race, An Interactive Unit Study
Educational Resource Center
PBS: Frontier House
PBS: Seabiscuit
PBS: They Made America
PBS: The Alamo
2002 Winter Olympics Links
Medieval Recipes updated for today
PBS: 1900 House
Middle Ages Unit Study for Gr. 3-8
MEDIEVAL PROJECTS
Virtual Renaissance
Medieval History Unit Study Resources
Unit Study on the Crusades/Middle Ages
President and Elections Unit Study
PBS: Colonial House
Shipwreck Central

Foreign Language Sites

BBC Free Language Lessons
Greek Grammar on the Web
Free Foreign Languages Online
Language Museum
Sounds of the World's Animals
Translator!
Google's Web Translator

Homeschool Contests

Contests for Homeschoolers
Academic Contests

Jr. High & High School Section

High School Help from Donna Young's Site
High School Hub
Quail Haven Academy's High School and Homeschool Links
Barb Shelton's Website (Her Senior High: A Home Designed Form+U+La book is an excellent resource)
Homeschool Curriculum Links for Middle and High-Schoolers!
The High School Homepage
NHEN: High School & Beyond
ACT Assessment Homepage
SAT/ACT Online Study Help
Online SAT/ACT Test Prep Help
SAT/ACT/GRE/Etc. Test Help
Notetaking: Your Academic Lifeline
Cafi Cohen's: And What About College? Website (Cafi has retired and this page will soon disappear~)
Karl M. Bunday's List of Colleges Which Admit Homeschoolers (recently offline, but a mirrored site is available in the next link)
Mirrored Site for Karl M. Bunday's Learn in Freedom Site
Creating a Transcript
Free Scholarship Search Engine (Broke Scholar)
Texas Tech Distance Education
Virtual College of Texas

Teen Drivers

Teen New Drivers' Information Site
IIHS-HLDI Beginning Teenage Drivers

Literature & Language Arts Section

Grammar and Writing - Tips and Tests
Spelling it Right - Learn to spell Confidently
Ms.E's High School English/L.A. Resources
Parts of Speech - English Site
EncompassEnglish
Classic Literature from Classicreader.com
1000 Good Books
Information Skills Lesson Plans & Thematic Units
Puzzlemaker
Acronyms & Abbreviations
AcronymFinder.Com
Author Index
Palindromes
Free Classic Books Online
Literary Travels
Truly Great Books List
Favorite Books List
G/T World Reading Lists
ALA Booklists
Classic Reader.com
Robin Hood Project at the University of Rochester
Literature Books to Supplement History
CLWG: Children's Literature Web Guide
Chicago Manual of Style FAQ
The Five Paragraph Essay
Paragraph A Week-Yearly Writing Program
Online Grammar Course
Guide to Grammar & Writing
Picky Grammatical Site :o)
Sentence Grammar I
Sentence Grammar II
Florida Recommended Reading List for Grade 8, but there are links from this page for grades 2-12
Discussion Forums for Children's Literature
SparkNotes: On-line Literature Guide
Novel Units in PDF Format
Classic Literature Notes by GradeSaver
Literature Guides created by Florida State University
Online Kids Lit Book Club (specializes in African-American literature)
Novel Guide: Novel Analysis
Jr. High Spelling Word List and L.A. Links
Online Spelling Course
The Doucette Index (Literature)
PBS TeacherSource for Arts and Literature
Lesson Plans for Language Arts and Library Skills
Book Discussion Forum Site
Christian Perspective on Harry Potter
Heaps of Harry Potter Spots
NY Times Learning Network for Grades 6-12
CyberGuides (Online Literature Units for Grades K-12)
Bulfinch's Mythology Online
Neurotic Poets
Chiasmus - Witty Wordplay
MythWeb - Greek Mythology
Winged Sandals-Greek Mythology Website
20th Century Literature
Author Pseudonyms, Aliases, Etc.
Easy Bibliography.Com
Encyclopedia Mythica
Medieval Manuscripts
Play Database
PBS: Shakespeare
11 Rules of Writing
Word Think: Word of the Day

Mathematics Section

On-line Mathematics Practice
Algebra Comics
Mathematically Correct
Math Word Problems for Grades 5-12
Helpful Math Links for Grades 9-12
Pi Trivia Game
Online Conversions
The Mint.Org-Money mgmt, etc.
Math Magnets

History/Social Studies Section

American Civil War Portal (extensive)
World History Site
Picture History
Test Your Geography Knowledge
Map Collections
Pop History
U.S. History.Org
HistoryBuff.Com
Best of History Websites
About Famous People (online biographies)
Salem Witch Trials
Clio's Eye-A Historical Movie Accuracy Monthly Electronic Magazine
Teach With Movies Site
Library of Congress Map Collection
Online Great Cultural Mirror
US State Dept. Site - Great for Geography/Current Events
CIA World Fact Book
Country Reports.org
MultiMaps - Online Maps to Everywhere
Learning Guide for the movie, Tora! Tora! Tora! (esp. interesting if studying Pearl Harbor)
National Geographic's Pearl Harbor Site
National Geographic's Underground Railroad
Scholastic's Pearl Harbor Site (offers eyewitness accounts, chronology of events, a timeline of three centuries of relations between the U.S. and Japan, and a teacher's guide).
King Tutankhamun's Tomb
Eternal Egypt
K-19: The Widowmaker: Companion Site
Within These Walls
Online Time Line Maker
Timeline
Country Reports
Great Questions of History
Home Front During WWII
From Revolution to Reconstruction
Timelines of History
History Timelines on the Web
World History Timeline
Timeline of Toys and Games
Technology Timeline
Timelines
Rulers.Org
Library of Congress presents America's Story
National Archives: Picture the Century
Information on Cultures
Online Biography of America
Smithsonian's Portrait of George Washington
Info on the 50 States
Freedom Timeline 1777 to 1948
EducationPlanet's Women's History Month Site
Britannica.Com's Women's History Month Site
Women in World History
About.Com's Women's History
ProTeacher's Women's History Site
Educating Jane's Women's History Site
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids (Gr. K-12)
Online Geography Games/Quizzes
PBS History Detectives
Lewis and Clark: Online Exhibition

Discussion Boards, Support Groups (online & offline), Etc.

The Scroll's (Tyler HS/Christian Bookstore) Discussion Boards
Kaleidoscapes Discussion Board for Home Educators (will go to no-posting on 2-28-02...please see next link)
Kaleidoscapes Refugees' Site
Homeschool Message Board @ VegSource
The Swap Forums
Homeschooling E-mail Interest Groups
Karen's Awesome E-mail Lists and Homepage Link
Christian Home Education Support Group
Finding Homeschool Support on the Internet

Science Section

A Look Inside the Human Body
Your Amazing Brain
Answers to Bird Questions
Bizarre Stuff You Can Make in Your Kitchen
Chemistry Coach
Froguts: Virtual Online Frog Dissection
Astronomy for Kids
Plants & Seeds
Intro to Nanotechnology
Star Child - A Learning Center for Young Learners
High School Level - Astronomy
Human Anatomy Online
Another Anatomy Site
Science of Cooking
Science Explorer
NASA Solar Power/Chaco Culture National Historical Park
I.ScienceMate - Integrating Science, Math and Technology
Biology Sites
Deep Sky Astronomy
Cool Science for Curious Kids
Unique Periodic Table
NASA's Water Balloon Experiments
How Things Work!!!!
What's that stuff? (Chem./Eng.of 20 common products)
Wild Weather
Amusement Park Physics
Paper Airplanes
Dr. Universe
100 Yrs. of Popular Mechanics Covers (It's interesting to read their scientific predictions through the years.)
National Geographic: Nature's Fury
Lightning Stalker
Images from the 2001 Leonids Meteor Shower
PBS Nova X-Planes
Online Natural History Guides
Junk Box Wars
Northern Lights
What's in Tonight's Sky???
PBS: Red Gold - Blood History Timeline
NASA Impact Reports & Facts
NOVA Explore the Moon
Weird Science: Taos Hum
Tour the International Space Station
INSECTS!!!!!
Science News for Kids
Bug Bios
Tree Identification Site
National Zoo's Elephant Cam
Molecular Expressions
Periodic Table Online
Plants in Motion
Intuitor Insultingly Stupid Movie Physics

Home Economics

Grade 9-12 Home Ec Links
Family & Consumer Science Lesson Plan Links
EasyFunSchool Home Ec Links
The Old Homeschool House's Home Economics
The Cook's Thesaurus
Kitchen Math (great for recipe conversions)
Cooking for Crowds Recipe Conversion Site
Medieval Cooking Updated for Today
Managers of Their Home Website
Stain Removal Tips & Information
The Flylady.net (gets you organized!)

Homeschool Magazines

The Teaching Home Magazine (They have not published an issue since Jan-Feb/2001!)
Home Ed Magazine Resource Site

HSLDA & Homeschool Info Center Section

Homeschool Information Center
Home School Legal Defense Association
Home Ed Mag Article, HSLDA STUDY: Embarrassing and Dangerous (Please Read This!)
HSLDA Scholastic Achievement and Demographic Characteristics of Home School Students in 1998 (See above HEM Article link and message regarding this study!)

Texas Homeschool Information

Information Regarding Home Education in Texas
HomeSchooling Texas Discussion Board (this does not have frequent postings)
Texas Home School Coalition Site
TAFFIE (Texas Advocates For Freedom In Education) An excellent Texas Home Education Site
TAFFIE's List of Upcoming Homeschool Events
TEA's Suggested Graduation Requirements
Homeschool Law in TX (This is an excellent article by a lawyer!)
Southeast Texas Homeschool Association Hompage
Texas Education Network(Even though it is for public schools, it does have good resource links.)
Harvard Article - The Harmful Impact of the TAAS System of Testing in Texas: Beneath the Accountability Rhetoric
An Interesting Viewpoint Regarding the Future of Homeschooling in Texas
Texas Online Handbook/Encyclopedia
Info Regarding Astroworld Homeschool Day--May 20, 2004
Info Regarding San Antonio: Sea World HS Sleepover in July, 2004
Texas Home School Site(currently off-line)
North Texas(DFW) and Other Texas Events/Resources/Etc.

Miscellaneous

Letterboxing North America: fun hobby-- treasure hunting, art, naviation, etc.
Hooked on Facts
Family Style Movie Reviews for Parents
Homeschool Curriculum Reviews
Logical Fallacies
Paper Plate Education (Neat activities!)
Calligraphy for Everyone
Tour the USA Via Vintage Postcards
Explanation of the Great Seal found on the $1 Bill
Educational Software from Owl and Mouse
Free Things for Teachers
Flamingo World! Discount Shopping, Clearance, Closeouts, Coupons and Free Offers!
HS Freebies
Freebies for Homeschoolers
Free School Fonts for Print, Cursive & Trace
Braille Info & Message Boards
Speech Therapy
KidChef.Com
Fact Monster Online Almanac, Dictionary, Encyclopedia, and Homework Help
Children's Art Gallery
Museum of Musical Instruments
Virtual Museum Field Trips
Online Museum Websites
Museums Online
Virtual Library Museums Online
Online Exhibition from Guggenheim.Com
National Gallery Exhibit- Century of Drawing: Works on Paper from Degas to LeWitt
Leonardo da Vinci @ the Metropolitan MOA
American Religion Data Archive
Texas Shakespeare Festival
Library of Congress: Bob Hope Retrospective
Music Trivia
Africam.com
Mazes, mazes, mazes!
Quia! Quizzes! Check it out!
Newspapers in Education
The Link, A HomeSchool Newspaper
British Library Website
Stock Market Simulation
Haunted Houses Index
Public Lettering - Walking Tour of London
Used Homeschool Curriculum Sites with Reviews
Center for Voting and Democracy (study of voting systems)
Invisible Web Search Engine
On-line Comparison Search of Book Prices
Bird Source Resource Guide
Pop Culture from the 40s - Today
Crazy Fads
Miniature Kites
The Toymaker (paper toys)
Official Rock/Paper/Scissors Strategy Guide
Webcams Around the World
New Zealand Achievers
EWTN's Lent Site
Belief Net: The Passion of the Christ

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