The following are links to some of our favorite websites.
If you have a link you’d like to add, please email Todd and Tamara Erickson.
General and Support
http://www.iche.org/ ICHE – Illinois Christian Home Educators
http://www.homeschoolcentral.com/support/illinois_homeschool.htm
http://www.homeschoolernetwork.fen.com/hs/
Buying and Selling Curriculum and Books
http://www.booksalefinder.com/ – Scroll down and click on your state to find all of the upcoming book sales in your area.
http://www.vegsource.com/homeschool – Buy and sell used curriculum, etc
http://www.addall.com/ – Search here for books for sale. Just enter the title, author or ISBN number and it will list every online store that has the book and the price (including shipping). You can also use their “used book” link to search for used or out of print books.
Curriculum
http://oldfashionededucation.com/fullcurriculum.htm
http://www.cimt.plymouth.ac.uk/projects/mep/default.htm
http://www.notebookingpages.com/ – Offers free and affordable notebooking pages.
http://www.amblesideonline.org/ – This is a free curriculum site that’s designed to follow the Charlotte Mason philosophy of teaching.
http://www.khanacademy.org educational videos approximately 10 minutes long mostly math and science
http://www.homeschoolshare.com literature based unit studies and lapbooking
Foreign Language
http://www.lib.chattanooga.gov/databases/DBtext.htm Chattanooga Hamilton County Library (foreign language software) – This library in Tennessee has online patron library cards. They cost $30 per year and you can access all of their foreign language programs. All you have to do is call the library at 423-757-5310 and request the card – they will send an application – you send it back with $30 and they send you the card.
History
Library
http://lincpac.lincolntrail.info:8080/#focus – Lincoln Trail Library : You can search for books here and reserve them online. Your local library will then call you when your books are in. To reserve a book you just need your library card number and your password (which is the last four digits of your phone number).
http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page has over 20,000 free ebooks you can either print or read online.
http://www.hepn.com/library/content/splash.asp This is a FREE lending library. They ship FREE and they include a return envelope with FREE postage.
http://digital.library.pitt.edu/n/nietz/ has digital copies of many books.
http://www.effinghamlibrary.org Hellen Matthes Library in Effingham
Math
http://www.mathfactcafe.com – Create your own math fact sheets
http://www.aleks.com/ Online math program.
Music
http://www.acousticeidolon.com
http://www.justinguitar.com free guitar lessons
Reading
http://www.bookitprogram.com/enrollment/k6enroll.asp - Pizza Hut Book-it Program Receive coupons for free pizza for meeting reading goals. This program is for K-6th grade only.
http://www.starfall.com/. This is a great site to help kids learn to read.
http://readtosucceed.discoveryeducation.com/homeschool.cfm 6 Flags Reading Program. Log your hours to earn free ticket to 6 Flags.
Science
http://www.hometrainingtools.com
http://www.homesciencetools.com
http://www.donnayoung.org Lesson plans for Apologia.
http://www.brainpop.com short videos on all sorts of topics, plus quizzes to gauge how much kids have retained
Typing
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/
Worksheets and Printables
http://www.doverpublications.com – Offers coloring books, workbooks, puzzle books, etc. about many different subjects.
http://www.learningcalendar.com – Historical events for any date. You can also order a printed calendar with all of the events listed.
http://www.softschools.com/ – Allows you to create free worksheets in various subjects.
Writing
http://www.rosettastone.com/homeschool/articles/teaching-creative-writing
