Showing posts with label Homeschool Supplies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Homeschool Supplies. Show all posts

Wednesday, 22 January 2014

Homeschool 4 FREE Resource Lists {Homeschool Essentials}

Welcome to day three of this weeks 5 Days of Homeschooling Essentials posts brought to you by the Homeschool Review Crew.  We have 89 homeschool Mom's like you sharing their top homeschool essential lists with you.

Today I would like to share about my third essential homeschool item: the Homeschool for FREE resource list.


This list is Updated and Expanded

**ALL graphics below are links and will take you to the resources shared. **


Charlotte Mason Method

Teaching Blog Addict
If you've got the time then this is a one-stop shop for you to browse. With over 6000 blog hop links to browse.


Print-a-Palooza
This blog hop was hosted last year and has some wonderful resources for you to choose from.


 Homeschool Share
This site has many topics, unit studies, printables and ideas.
How to Homeschool for FREE!

Home Learning Family

Has the most amazing list of FREE resources 100+ links divided into the following topics
  • Arts
  • Music
  • Current Events
  • Writing/Grammar
  • Reading
  • Foreign Language
  • Math
  • Technology
  • Science
    General Science
    Biology
    Earth Science
    Physics Environmental Science 
    Astronomy
    Weather
    Inventions/Inventors
  • Social Science
    Geography / Cultures
    World History
    Us History
    Economics
    Government
  • Typing
  • Unit Studies
  • Testing
  • Multi - Subject Resources
  • Home Education Info and Resources
Happy Homeschool
This is a new one for me.  I am stunned at the number of links on this site.  It is amazing
Only Passionate Curiosity

This blog has a comprehensive list of FREE links which are updated often

  • Fine Arts
  • Foreign Language
  • Health
  • History
  • Kindergarten
  • Language Arts
  • Mathematics
  • Multiple Subjects (curriculum)
  • Preschool
  • Science
  • Social Science
  • Supplemental Resources


Homeschool Mosaics
The list on the Homeschooling for Free post is long and well set out into the following categories
  • Whole Curriculum
  • Whole Curriculum Guides/Schedules
  • Preschool Curriculum and Resources
  • Phonics and Beginning Reading
  • Math
  • Literature/Reading Guides and Units
  • Free Books
  • Audiobooks / Stories
  • Spelling /Vocabulary
  • Grammar
  • Writing
  • Penmanship
  • Copy Work
  • Memory Work / Flash Cards
  • History and Government
  • Timelines and Figures
  • Geography
  • Current Events
  • Science
  • Nature Study
  • Computer Science
  • Art
  • Music
  • Typing
  • Foreign Language
  • Home Economics
  • Educational Video's
  • Virtual Field Trips and Webcams
  • High School and College
  • Unit Studies / Notebooking / Lapbooking
  • Planning / Forms / Papers / Worksheets
  • Freebie Sites
  • Blogs with Freebies and Helps

Homeschool Resource List
This is an ever growing list of links. Please be aware it uses Google Ad Choices.
Cheap Homeschooling over at Squidoo.com
  1. Homeschooling by Grade
    1st Grade
    2nd Grade
    3rd Grade
    4th Grade
    5th Grade
    6th Grade
    Jr. High
    High School
  2. Lapbook, Notebooking, Scrapbooking And Project Resources
  3. Language Arts Resources
  4. Math Resources
  5. History Resources
  6. History Lapbooks
  7. Geography Resources
  8. Science/ Nature Resources
  9. Science/ Nature Lapbooks
  10. Animal Resources
  11. Animal Lapbooks
  12. Art Resources
  13. Literature Resources
  14. Lapbooks- General
  15. Lapooks- Seasonal
  16. Lapbooks- Holiday
  17. Getting Your Homeschool Organized
Some blogs sharing Freebies
These ladies regularly share some great finds on line.

The Notebooking Fairy -- printables and how-tos with a pinch of pixie dust

This is an amazing resource for any and all home schoolers as long as it does not paralyze you into doing nothing. Pop on over and explore Every Bed of Roses currently has over 200 boards arranged in alphabetical order. Here are some of the categories to whet your appetite.

Every Bed of Roses
Homeschoolers on Pinterest
Homeschool for FREE boards on Pinterest


The internet is full of information and can sometimes be a frustrating resources but I would encourage you to hang in there until you find a homeschooler you can connect with and whose resources you enjoy. Here are a few I've used in the past.


What is on your must have on your homeschool for FREE list ? If you have a list or use a homeschool FREE resource not listed here please leave a link in the comments to be added.

Blessings
Chareen

5 Days of Homeschooling Essentials Don't forget to check out and see what my fellow Homeschool Review Crew mates are sharing this week. Here are some to get you started. Some of these links will not be live until tomorrow due to time zone differences as these bloggers are from across the globe. Here are some from the crew to get you started

Note: This article is part of a reprint from my post in April 2013 and has been  
updated and expanded.

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Tuesday, 21 January 2014

Magnetic Book Marks {Homeschooling Essentials}

Welcome to day two of this weeks 5 Days of Homeschooling Essentials posts brought to you by the Homeschool Review Crew.  We have 89 homeschool Mom's like you sharing their top homeschool essential lists with you.

Today I would like to share about my second most essential homeschool item: the magnetic book mark.  I have owned and lost so many book marks over the years that I have lost count of them.  I have been using these for the last couple of years and I am impressed with their performance and price.  They are a great investment in any home that has books.  

Details:

Each clip measures 57 mm from tip to tip when open, 18 mm wide and 28 mm from edge to tip when closed.

Because they are magnetic they do not fall out of the book.



Meaning you can use either side to mark the exact spot on the page you stopped reading.


They are 2 mm thick when closed and do not damage the book you are reading.

They are available as 

They are fairly popular and sell out fast but be persistent till you get the ones you want.  I buy mine from Book Depository.  They come in a pack of eight and Sir N loves choosing the one we use for each new read aloud.

Blessings
Chareen

5 Days of Homeschooling Essentials Don't forget to check out and see what my fellow Homeschool Review Crew mates are sharing this week. Here are some to get you started. Some of these links will not be live until tomorrow due to time zone differences as these bloggers are from across the globe. Here are some from the crew to get you started


Note: This articile is part of a reprint from my post in 2011
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Monday, 20 January 2014

Stationery {Homeschooling Essentials}

Welcome to day one of this weeks 5 Days of Homeschooling Essentials posts brought to you by the Homeschool Review Crew.  We have 89 homeschool Mom's like you sharing their top homeschool essential lists with you.  Today I would like to share about my essential stationery list for homeschooling.  For me they are Pencils, eraser, scissors and glue.

Pencils
One of my pet hates is sharpening a pencil and the lead is broken inside.  Grrrr it frustrates me endlessly.  When my teens were younger this drove me to Warehouse Stationery NZ where I spent a while reading the backs of all the coloured pencil boxes in an effort to find a better pencil that I did not need to sharpen and sharpen and sharpen again!

I discovered that Faber-Castell had a new type of pencil on the market and were advertising SV bonding.

Faber-Castell Tri Grip Colour Pencils
What is SV Bonding ?
SV stands for the German word "Sekuralverfahren" meaning secural bonding or (secure-all bonding). The SV Bonding is a process of gluing the lead to the wood on both sides and the full length of the pencil. This results in strengthening the lead to prevent breakage, provides for better sharpening, which produces a fine point. All Faber-Castell pencils are SV Bonded. SV Bonding is a Faber-Castell trademark.

Faber-Castell Jumbo Colour Pencils


I ended up buying a set of Faber-Castell Jumbo Colour Pencils and have never looked back.  They have lasted for over 10 years of almost daily use in our house.  I highly recommend these pencils.

This is what three of my daughters pencils look like after 12 years of use.  Miss used to colour in every day!


They hardly ever need sharpening and when they are dropped the leads do NOT break inside. They are more expensive to purchase than other brands but well worth the price as you do not sharpen them very often and the leads do not break.  In fact I have had a set for Sir N which he uses often and I sharpened them for the first time yesterday.

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Eraser
Although the children like fancy erasers and the ones that come on the backs of pencils I find it frustrating when I use them and they leave a dirty great big smear across the page!  I finally bit the bullet and purchased a couple of good erasers.  My two favourites are the Faber-Castell PVC free eraser and the Staedtler Plastic Eraser Holder.


Scissors
Cheap scissors are a waste of time and your finances.  They don't cut the paper well and end of being a frustration to you and your student.  Go to the store and try out the types they have their.  See if fingers fit the grips and whether they are comfortable.  Next check the blades. Are they sharp ? Straight ? Even ? Well made ?  Spend more than 99 cents and you will get years of happy tidy cutting from your students.

Glue
Years ago I was introduced to the UHU line of glues by a friend and I have never looked back.  We had tried all sorts of glue sticks and were getting really frustrated.  Some would dry before you even had a chance to adhere it to the page and others would simply peel off a couple of weeks later.  This is no longer a problem since we now use UHU Stic Glue.  I look for this and stock up when it's on special.  We use UHU glue sticks for most of our notebooking and timeline glue needs.



What is on your must have homeschool stationary list ?

Blessings
Chareen

5 Days of Homeschooling Essentials Don't forget to check out and see what my fellow Homeschool Review Crew mates are sharing this week. Here are some to get you started. Some of these links will not be live until tomorrow due to time zone differences as these bloggers are from across the globe.  Here are some from the crew to get you started


Note: The pencil part of this articile is part of a reprint from my post in 2011
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Monday, 24 June 2013

2013/14 Schoolhouse Planners now available

It's that time of the year again when my blog friends in the Northern hemisphere are trying to organise themselves for the new year.  This year when I joined the TOS Crew my very first assignment and review product was Schoolhouse Teachers. This week I discovered that they have designed specific planners for home school families.

Their are five planners available. You can purchase them individually or receive them FREE as a part of your Schoolhouse Teachers membership by joining for $3 for the first month, $12.95 per month thereafter. You will gain access to the Planners immediately upon joining ST.com


High School Schoolhouse Planner $29
  • Encouraging articles
  • Calendar 
  • Planning pages
  • Planning guide for high school
  • College Checklist
  • Logs
  • and more
 Intermediate Schoolhouse Planner $19
  • Articles 
  • Planning sheet
  • Calendar
  • Forms to formulate goals and objectives
  • Bible reading schedule
  • Address Book
 Primary Schoolhouse Planner $9.95
  • Engaging articles for primary students
  • Information lists (grammar rules, story starters, math tables etc)
  • Calendar
  • Planning pages
  • Field trip report pages
  • Recipes

 
 Special Learners Schoolhouse Planner $29
  • Encouraging Articles
  • Interactive Calendar
  • Planning Pages
  • Medical forms
  • Therapy Forms
  • Task analysis cards
  • Teach life skills
  • and more

And this one is for Mom: The Schoolhouse Planner
  • 800+ pages
  • Helpful articles
  • Interactive calendars
  • Planning pages
  • Trip logs
  • Bible reading plans
  • Transcripts
  • Household forms
  • and more . . .

I have not used any of these yet I have just downloaded them.  I am still in the process of exploring them to find out what is inside them and how they work.  For those of you who would like to know more there is a list on the Schoolhouse Teachers site about each planner.
Blessings
Chareen

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