Resources by Topic

FAVORITE  RESOURCES

Enchanted Learning (annual fee for members, but many free resources available)

Honey for a Child's Heart (often available at the library)

Jim Trelease's Read Aloud Handbook (often available at the library)

Mott Media- Ruth Beechick's 3 R's

Picture Perfect Childhood at Amazon

Real Learning  by Elizabeth Foss (may be out of print)

Sue Patrick's Workbox System

Welcome To PeggyKaye.com

 
NOTEBOOKING and LAPBOOKING LINKS 

Harmony Art Mom    great post on resources used for notebooking

Lapbooking

Homeschool Share

Notebooking Pages (free resources to get you started)

Notebooking Nook  (many freebies available)

 
FANTASTIC LANGUAGE ARTS LINKS

English Usage Videos at GrammarBook.com

Spelling City - awesome resource that allows you to individualize spelling lists

Dolch Kit

Free Phonics Worksheets

Grammar Practice Park

Tracy Boyd's Games

FunBrain Word Games

Houghton Mifflin English grades K-5

Dolch Words
 
SOCIAL  STUDIES 

50 States Book List  

LINKS FOR THE BOOK BOX


A Year's Illustrated Book Study for the Family

Newbery Medal Winners 1922- present

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

100 Picture Books

Bill Peet's Book List

Author Fiesta

 
MARVELOUS MATH LINKS

Piggy Bank Game- lots of fun!

Free Math Worksheets (very cool)

MathStart Readers - many titles are available through the library

Math Fact Cafe- The Fact Sheet Factory

MathSphere

Homeschool Math Blog

Toad Haven

Critical Thinking Puzzles

Timez Attack (free trial version available- this link is taking to an "oops this page is no longer available" notice. Just click on "home". For some reason, I can't get it to link properly)

The School Bell

MathTacular (DVDs to purchase- I have not used these yet, but they look very cool!)

Living Math!

Let's Play Math

 
SUPER SCIENCE LINKS

Steven Spangler Science

The Happy Scientist Newsletter

The Lab of Mr. Q

Great Products at Your Fingertips (purchase to download)

Pockets of Time

 
INSPIRING ART AND CRAFTS LINKS

Harmony Fine Arts Video Art Lessons

Mark Kistler on YouTube

Free Sample Art Lessons by Mark Kistler


TYPING PRACTICE


Keyboarding Skills

Typing Game (I love this!)

 
Special Education

Handy Handouts

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