LATEST ADDITIONS
http://www.mathantics.com Good (and funny!) video explanations of a variety of math topics, roughly 4th-8th grades.
https://newsela.com – provides high-quality news articles, historical documents, and other texts for students in grades 2-12, covering science, law, health, arts, sports, opinion, and economics.
https://www.readworks.org – This free site has more than 2,600 K-12 informational and literary passages, paired texts, text sets, lessons, comprehension units, and novel study units, all accompanied by question sets. Topics include civics and government, technology and engineering, and world history.
https://www.quill.org – This free website has grade 1-12 Common Core-aligned digital worksheets in grammar, vocabulary, and writing skills.
http://writelike.org – This free, game-like middle-grade site aims to improve students’ writing craft through analysis, writing exercises, and emulation of master authors. Self-guided lessons.
http://www.homeschoolmath.net/worksheets/ Printable math worksheets for a multitude of topics that you can customize.
https://newsela.com Non-fiction articles on a wide variety of subjects and current events; can change the reading level.
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com Fun games for facts review on a variety of subjects.
typingweb.com - a free online typing tutor & keyboarding tutorial for typists of all skill levels.
CNN Student News - 10 minute daily news video geared toward middle and high school students.
MULTI-SUBJECT
studenthandouts.com - Free Educational Materials for Teachers and Students of All Grade Levels and Subjects.
TeachersPayTeachers.com - Many free resources for all subjects and grades.
The Kids Should See This - Lots of videos that have cool content the kids would like to see, organized by subject areas.
Easy Peasy - Links to tons of free, online resources, organized as lesson plans and by subject.
SAS Curriculum Pathways - 6th-12th grade, English, Math, History, Science and Spanish.
khanacademy.org - Terrific You Tube video tutorials with a library of over 2,600 videos covering everything from arithmetic to physics, finance, and history and 211 practice exercises.
quizlet.com Access thousands of pre-made "flashcard" sets in all subjects, all levels, or make your own. Games to play for review, "learn" option if you get the answers wrong, and a quiz option.
raftbayarea.org - Simple, hands-on activities for all subjects, all grades.
thehomeschoolden.blogspot.com - pictures of completed lap books and links to other sources.
yeeshallknow.com/science/ has instructions and printable patterns for science lapbooks.
discoveryeducation.com - Science, English, social studies and math. Activities, video tutorials, lesson plans, and more. Go to the bottom of the home page for free parent and teacher links.
raft.net - Activity worksheets for science, social studies, language arts, and art for all grade levels. Many have a short video explanation. Activities use simple materials.
superteacherworksheets.com - thousands of printable worksheets - all free! Includes spelling, phonics, grammar, math, social studies, science and award certificates.
edsitement.neh.gov - humanities for older students (and parents!), including art and culture.
homefires.com - Diane Flynn Keith "Journal of Homeschooling Online"
Educational games sites:
theheadoftheclass.com
alphabetsoup.net
funbrain.com
Also check out these Chrysalis teacher pages for some great links:
missemilyscorner.com
chrysalischarterschool.com/crystal/
OTHER USEFUL RESOURCES
Well Trained Mind links - Links by subject to websites for homeschoolers, some free, some not.
Nurturing Competent Communicators - With humor and insight, Andrew Pudewa shares the two easy but unbelievably powerful things parents can do to build language patterns and nurture competent communicators in your family.( 96 min. audio recording)
duolingo.com - Interactive website to learn Spanish, French, German, Italian or Portuguese. Some basic knowledge needed to start, but great for review or to supplement another curriculum.
printfreegraphpaper.com - Free graph paper you can resize and print
shastalibraries.org - Shasta Public Library resources and activities.
Shasta County eLibrary - free downloads of ebooks and audiobooks.
California Dept. of Ed. Content Standards Links to a PDF document for each subject. These contain detailed information about what is taught at each grade level.
California Dept. of Ed. Reading Lists Allows you to generate lists by grade level, genre, classification and awards. You can also search by author or title. Gives a brief description ("annotation") for each book.
MATHEMATICS
SCIENCE
LANGUAGE ARTS
SOCIAL STUDIES
ART
http://www.mathantics.com Good (and funny!) video explanations of a variety of math topics, roughly 4th-8th grades.
https://newsela.com – provides high-quality news articles, historical documents, and other texts for students in grades 2-12, covering science, law, health, arts, sports, opinion, and economics.
https://www.readworks.org – This free site has more than 2,600 K-12 informational and literary passages, paired texts, text sets, lessons, comprehension units, and novel study units, all accompanied by question sets. Topics include civics and government, technology and engineering, and world history.
https://www.quill.org – This free website has grade 1-12 Common Core-aligned digital worksheets in grammar, vocabulary, and writing skills.
http://writelike.org – This free, game-like middle-grade site aims to improve students’ writing craft through analysis, writing exercises, and emulation of master authors. Self-guided lessons.
http://www.homeschoolmath.net/worksheets/ Printable math worksheets for a multitude of topics that you can customize.
https://newsela.com Non-fiction articles on a wide variety of subjects and current events; can change the reading level.
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com Fun games for facts review on a variety of subjects.
typingweb.com - a free online typing tutor & keyboarding tutorial for typists of all skill levels.
CNN Student News - 10 minute daily news video geared toward middle and high school students.
MULTI-SUBJECT
studenthandouts.com - Free Educational Materials for Teachers and Students of All Grade Levels and Subjects.
TeachersPayTeachers.com - Many free resources for all subjects and grades.
The Kids Should See This - Lots of videos that have cool content the kids would like to see, organized by subject areas.
Easy Peasy - Links to tons of free, online resources, organized as lesson plans and by subject.
SAS Curriculum Pathways - 6th-12th grade, English, Math, History, Science and Spanish.
khanacademy.org - Terrific You Tube video tutorials with a library of over 2,600 videos covering everything from arithmetic to physics, finance, and history and 211 practice exercises.
quizlet.com Access thousands of pre-made "flashcard" sets in all subjects, all levels, or make your own. Games to play for review, "learn" option if you get the answers wrong, and a quiz option.
raftbayarea.org - Simple, hands-on activities for all subjects, all grades.
thehomeschoolden.blogspot.com - pictures of completed lap books and links to other sources.
yeeshallknow.com/science/ has instructions and printable patterns for science lapbooks.
discoveryeducation.com - Science, English, social studies and math. Activities, video tutorials, lesson plans, and more. Go to the bottom of the home page for free parent and teacher links.
raft.net - Activity worksheets for science, social studies, language arts, and art for all grade levels. Many have a short video explanation. Activities use simple materials.
superteacherworksheets.com - thousands of printable worksheets - all free! Includes spelling, phonics, grammar, math, social studies, science and award certificates.
edsitement.neh.gov - humanities for older students (and parents!), including art and culture.
homefires.com - Diane Flynn Keith "Journal of Homeschooling Online"
Educational games sites:
theheadoftheclass.com
alphabetsoup.net
funbrain.com
Also check out these Chrysalis teacher pages for some great links:
missemilyscorner.com
chrysalischarterschool.com/crystal/
OTHER USEFUL RESOURCES
Well Trained Mind links - Links by subject to websites for homeschoolers, some free, some not.
Nurturing Competent Communicators - With humor and insight, Andrew Pudewa shares the two easy but unbelievably powerful things parents can do to build language patterns and nurture competent communicators in your family.( 96 min. audio recording)
duolingo.com - Interactive website to learn Spanish, French, German, Italian or Portuguese. Some basic knowledge needed to start, but great for review or to supplement another curriculum.
printfreegraphpaper.com - Free graph paper you can resize and print
shastalibraries.org - Shasta Public Library resources and activities.
Shasta County eLibrary - free downloads of ebooks and audiobooks.
California Dept. of Ed. Content Standards Links to a PDF document for each subject. These contain detailed information about what is taught at each grade level.
California Dept. of Ed. Reading Lists Allows you to generate lists by grade level, genre, classification and awards. You can also search by author or title. Gives a brief description ("annotation") for each book.
MATHEMATICS
SCIENCE
LANGUAGE ARTS
SOCIAL STUDIES
ART