Websites Recommended by Members of Veritas Homeschoolers
These links are for information only and do not necessarily reflect the views of Veritas Homeschoolers.
Homeschooling
Crosswalk – Provides articles, curriculum reviews, purchasing, chat, humor, forums, and daily encouragement
Homefires-The Journal of Homeschooling Online – Articles include educational philosophy, learning differences and styles. ClickSchooling is a free e-list service that provides one educational web site recommendation a day.
The Arizona Home School Heart Beat Newsletter – Newsletter from the Covenant Home School Resource Center
Homeschooling on a Shoestring – Ways of cutting costs while homeschooling
Education
Donna Young – Organize your homeschooling, do lesson plans, and get help with different curricular materials, including Apologia and Institute for Excellence in Writing
Teachers Pay Teachers – Teaching Resources and Lesson Plans
edHelper.com – Math, reading comprehension, themes, lesson plans, and worksheets
Learn to Read – Teaching comprehension and phonics
Learn to Read Beginning Readers (Starfall) – Beginning readers download center
All the Write News – Purchase fonts for cursive and handwriting practice
Annenberg/CPB Learner – Explore educational resources and activities for teaching and learning
Discovery Channel Education – Educational resources for students and teachers, including educational games
Discovery Channel Puzzlemaker – Puzzle generation tool
The Well-Trained Mind – Find out more about the book, investigate the newest titles
J. B. Cheaney – Links and study guides to Cheaney’s Shakespeare-related novels, ideas for teaching Shakespeare, a movie list, an approach to creative writing, and a “writing tip of the month”
Ancient Greece – Links and information on Ancient Greece: history, mythology, art and architecture, olympics, wars, people, geography, etc.
Maps – Maps and guides for travelers
Science
Home Science Tools – Provides science fair projects and information, microscopes, curriculum, and related resources
NASA – Lots of NASA photos and short movie clips
Photo Gallery, National Space Science Data Center – A collection of popular and frequently requested imagery from NASA’s data archive (planets, nebulas, etc.)
How Stuff Works – Explanations about form and function in science and technology
Reference
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary and Thesaurus – Dictionary has audible pronunciations
Abebooks – Search the inventory of thousands of independent booksellers located around the world
Alibris – Used, hard-to-find and new books
Project Gutenberg – Project Gutenberg is the Internet’s oldest producer of FREE electronic books (eBooks or eTexts). Many classic books for e-readers are available on this site and Many Books.
Many Books – There are more than 29,000 eBooks available for Kindle, Nook, iPad and most other eReaders, and they’re all free! Many of these books are from The Gutenberg Project, but they are available in more formats.
Bible Reference
LifeWay – Online Bible library
BibleGateway – A free service for reading and researching Scripture online in the translation of your choice. There are advanced tools to search the Bible by keywords or verse.
Fun and Games
Games Kids Play – Descriptions and rules for dozens of traditional children’s games, including indoor and outdoor activities
Recipes, Produce, Coupons
All Recipes – Thousands of recipes submitted by home cooks, searchable database and menu ideas
Top Secret Recipes – Make brand-name products at home with common ingredients. New recipes every month.
The Frugal Shopper – Offline and online coupons, contests, warehouses, sales, free stuff
News
World Magazine – News
Media
Movieguide – Movie reviews
The Dove Foundation – Movie reviews
Common Sense Media – Movie Reviews
Teens
HSLDA Homeschooling Thru High School
TeenPact – TeenPact equips teens to become leaders in politics and society
Veritas Homeschoolers High School & Beyond – Resources for homeschooling high school and getting into college
Veritas Homeschoolers High School – members only resources for homeschooling high school and getting into college
These links are for information only and do not necessarily reflect the views of Veritas Homeschoolers.