Curriculum
Ideas A growing area of curriculum suggestions, as well as ideas on how
to homeschool inexpensively. Realistic, affordable ideas, as well as
reality checks!
Leadership
Position Papers
Opinions, white
papers, and sometimes controversial papers from HSC and others about
homeschooling from a Christian worldview.
State
Laws & Support Individual pages for states and countries to help you with state-specific
questions, including book suggestions, driver's ed, support groups,
and more.
ABCheckers An English language consultancy set up in 1995 by a group of New
Zealand teachers who wanted to use the Internet to help people improve
their English.
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Rules of Writing A concise guide to some of the most commonly violated rules of
writing, grammar, and punctuation. It is intended for all writers
as an aid in the learning and refining of writing skills. From Junket
Studies Tutoring.
Grammar
Bytes Interactive Grammar Review. Includes a grammar index, interactive
exercises and handouts.
Guide
to Grammar and Writing From Professor Charles Darling and Capital Community College.
Contains vast information about writing sentences, paragraphs, essays,
PowerPoint presentations, and also quizzes, quotes and much more.
Jensen's
Grammar A site with a free newsletter, some fun projects, and books available
for purchase on writing and grammar.
On-Line English Grammar By Anthony Hughes of St. John Wood's School of English, U.K. You
could probably do away with some of your grammar books with a reference
like this! From the Digital Education Network.
University
of Victoria Writing Guide A very complete resource for writing information, even includes
common logical fallacies like circular arguments, non sequitors, begging
the question etc. Very comprehensive. (link timed out 4/1/00)
Everyday
Spelling Review tests, frequently misspelled words, cross-curricular lessons
for grades 1 to 8. Puzzles, writing prompts. language facts and more.
From Scott Foresman.
Vocabulary
University This will help prepare the student for SSAT, PSAT, GED, SAT, and
ACT. Remember, however, the information here can also be modified
for a younger student!
Word
Play
A site that lists other fun word sites including dictionaries for
antonyms, slang, cliches, Valley-speak, Internet phrases, Yiddish,
etc. by Judi Wolinsky. This is a must-see if you have a week to play!
Institute
for Excellence in Writing This site is directed by a teacher and homeschool father who presents
a method of teaching writing skills, available in a seminar or video
seminar by grade level. Many helpful free excerpts from newsletters
here.
The
Shurley Method A Grammar and creative writing program using question-answer format
to teach. Students are constantly exposed to "see it, hear it,
say it, do it" activities that meet the visual, auditory, and
kinesthetic learning styles of students.
Literature
Aesop's
Fables Fun place to explore, some with pictures and Real Audio
Aesop's
Fables Traditional and Modern Illustrated and retold by art students at the University of Massachusetts,
Amherst. You need Flash Player 4, available by a link, to view this
Web site.
C.
S. Lewis "Into the Wardrobe": a site filled with Lewis information;
biographies, summaries of his works, photo gallery, and many links
to other C. S. Lewis sites. [privately maintained]
Complete
Shakespeare A complete collection of the works of William Shakespeare, arranged
chronologically, alphabetically, and by category. Full text on-line
for each of the works.
William Faulkner Very unique web site containing everything you could ever want
to know about Faulkner or his works. Presented in a newspaper format.
Maintained by the English Department of the University of Mississippi.
Schola
Tutorials This site helps a homeschool parent with your children in training
them to be prepared quality literature from a young age
Edmund
Spenser
From the University of Cambridge. This page seeks to collect Net materials
pertaining to the works and life of Edmund Spenser. Biography, bibliography,
on-line texts, and a discussion list.
J.
R. R. Tolkien Web site containing biographies, list of literary works, pictures,
text of "Lord of the Rings", and links to other Tolkien
sites. [privately maintained]
Core
Knowledge Home Page Lesson plans and information for E. D. Hirsch's books, "What
Your Nth Grader Needs to Know." Hirsch has reformulated the scope
and sequence that he feels classroom schools should use. Used by many
homeschoolers as a guide. Secular viewpoint.
Education
Index Lists 2,500+ sites in 660 categories, an annotated guide to education-related
sites on the Web. They're sorted by subject and lifestage.
Free
Online Reading Assessment This test will assess your phonics skills and reading comprehension
level. The test is applicable for grades 2 through 10 reading levels.
Literature Study Guides & Lesson Plans
From Lin & Don Donn. Large list of lesson plans, activities and
resources to correspond with children's literature.
RHL
School This website features all new weekly worksheets provided free
for teachers & parent-teachers to copy and use. Featuring English
basics, math problem solving and reading comprehension. Complete with
answer key.
World
Book On-Line Educational Guide This site is similar to the Core Knowledge book series except
it has been around a lot longer. They provide on-line lesson plans,
activities, recommended reading, etc. for preschool through grade
12. Even though both Core Knowledge and World Book are not from a
specifically Christian worldview, much information can be gathered
and placed within a Christian worldview presuppositional context by
the parent(s).
