Websites

Home Ed doesn't  have to cost £££ 

Almost all of the resources here are free. 

This is not a complete list - there are associated links on various posts.

Remember there is a saying in HE circles: A homeschooling mum and her money are easily parted... Well, not on this blog!!

Home Schooling in the UK:

http://www.home-education.org.uk/

http://www.educationotherwise.net/




Our Home Based Classroom - a general idea:

http://www.pennygardner.com/  Charlotte Mason style of learning. 

http://ourjourneywestward.com/category/math/living-math/ Great ideas

http://www.amblesideonline.org/  Charlotte Mason style of learning

http://www.newchildmontessori.com/homeschool.html [there are lots of Montessori sites, not all aimed at HE but the ideas are there for you to use.  There is a good one on Face Book]

http://www.geocities.com/perkinshome/homeschool.html

http://www.currclick.com/ Hundreds of e-books and lapbooks to download for a few pence and regular freebies

http://www.learningpage.com/index.html Free to join. 100's of themed worksheets for all
ages.

http://www.homeschoolshare.com  Unit studies/lapbooking/Five in a Row 

http://www.evan-moor.com/c/63/history  Excellent projects.  Though these cost a few £'s, you can use them again and again.

http://www.free-range-education.org.uk/ Ideas and experiments

http://www.schoolexpress.com/  Worksheets

http://www.hop-skip-jump.com/images/stories/pdf/ks12.pdf Ideas and worksheets for Beatrix Potter

Homeschool Classroom

Weird Unsocialized Homeschoolers

Free Montessori Materials

Charlotte Mason ideas

Ruth Beechick - Tonnes of Beechick common sense advice

Project Based Learning [PBL]:

As I have said before, the children like to learn this way and it makes for a far more interesting teaching experience too.  This lady's website sums it up far more eloquently than I could.  Please see my Project Gallery page too.

Project Based Learning



Nature activities:

http://www.rspb.org.uk/birdwatch/how.aspx RSPB birdwatch

http://www.bigbutterflycount.org/ Count the butterflies in your garden

http://www.opalexplorenature.org/surveys Many ideas and project packs

http://www.naturedetectives.org.uk/ Lots of ideas to get you out in the fresh air

http://gyop.potato.org.uk/ Free kit to grow your own potatoes

http://www.rspb.org.uk/Images/Outofclassroomlearningbrochure_tcm9-133061.pdf Info for parents/teachers

http://www.rspb.org.uk/youth/join_in/climate/index.aspx Climate awards

http://www.wildlifewatch.org.uk/ Learning Projects and even certificates

Wildlife Gardening

Gardening is Child's Play

Weather

Natural Disasters - FEMA for kids

Weather Unit Study

Gardening with Children



 Our Flat Stanley went around to world to visit other HE families

Geography Projects

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/postcardkids/ Send and receive cards from around the world.

http://www.flatstanley.com/ Create your own Stanley and send him on his journey around the world.

Ordinance Survey site have an Outdoor Skills tab, and on there you will find Have Fun Map Reading with your Children. And a quiz.

Learning about Geography with the 5 senses

Worthwhile magazine and e-mags [chose which pages to print & do] subscriptions:

http://www.currclick.com/product/28763/%22Artistic-Nature-Magazine%22-annual-subscription?it=1 Children's Christian e-mag

http://www.rspb.org.uk/youth/join_in/index.aspx RSPB kids mag

http://www.yac-uk.org/ya Young Archaeologists Club





Educational Children's' sites:

http://kids.nationalgeographic.co.uk/kids/

http://www.show.me.uk/games/games.html Collection of games brought to you by museums

http://www.rspb.org.uk/youth/play/ RSPB game site

http://www.starfall.com/ Learn to Read

http://www.eduweb.com/pintura/ Game about styles of Fine Art

http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiments Weekly email of experiments

http://funschool.kaboose.com/ Games and ideas

http://www.kidsonthenet.org.uk/ Centred around writing skills

Answers for Kids Bible centred on-line Magazine

BBC Science Clips Aimed at various age levels

Science Bob Experiments

Home Ed and Family Matters

http://chfweb.com/index.php?cat=1
These ladies are HE experts!! They are pioneers and even second-generation HEdders. They embrace full quivers and frugality. They are always welcoming. For those first months before I met another HE mum in the flesh, they kept me on track, even though they are the other side of the Pond. The articles are immensely helpful and not sugar-coated.

Our Journey Westward Fantastic site

Above Rubies - Womans Magazine On-line

Frugal Queen - good budgeting sense

Busy Mom - Christian HEd and marriage advice - Excellent

Flylady - Become organised and manage your home more efficiently