Homeschool Resources

For my own record keeping, I'm going to attempt to note books and resources that we have found particularly beneficial and enjoyable. I will attempt to record/update this list as my children and I find new things to add during our home school journey.

Planning Resources:
Donna Young Print-ables and Resources
Simple Homeschool
Home School Marketplace
Homeschooling the Early Years; Linda Dobson
Home Schooling on a Shoestring; by Melissa L. Morgan & Judith Waite Allee
Well Trained Mind; by Susan Wise Bauer
Lesson Pathways: free online curriculum, literature based units

Art:
How to Draw Aircraft; Rob Court
A Child's History of Art; V.M. Hillyer
Linnea in Monet's Garden DVD
Degas and the Little Dancer; by Laurence Anholt
Katie Meets the Impressionists; by James Mayhew
Discovering Great Artists; by Maryann Kohl & Kim Solga (art lessons based on techniques of famous artists)

History:


Ancient History-

• ancient Egypt interactive activities
• Drawing History:  Ancient Greece; by Elaine Raphael & Don Bolognese (how to sketch ancient Greek art)
• World History Paper Dolls http://practicalpages.wordpress.com/free-pages/paper-dolls/

Medieval-

• Explore a castle
• The Kids' Book of Chess; Harvey Kidder
• Castle; David Macaulay

US History

• "Choose your own adventure" settling Jamestown Colony

Geography:
US states and capitals online game (identifying/matching locations)

Holidays:

Thanksgiving

• First Thanksgiving Interactive History Lesson
• Molly's Pilgrim; by Barbara Cohen 

Christmas

• Becky's Christmas; by Tash Tudor
• The Nutcracker Ballet; by Vladimir Vagin
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Easy Readers
Frog and Toad books; Arnold Lobel
Balto; Natalie Standiford
Sad Mrs. Sam Sack; Aileen Brothers
Commander Toad series; by Jane Yolen
Dick and Jane books; by William Gray

Readers for Boys:
author Beverly Cleary

Encyclopedia Brown books; Donald Soble

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; James and the Giant Peach; others by Ronald Dahl

Push Cart War; Jean Merrill

author Laura Ingalls Wilder

Boxcar Children series

Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; C.S. Lewis

Stories From Grandma's Attic; Arleta Richardson

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang; Ian Fleming

author C. W. Anderson's Billy and Blaze books

Toothpaste Millionaire; Jean Merrill

Phantom Tollbooth; Norton Juster

author Doug King-Smith:  Dinosaur Trouble;

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler


Ornithology:
Bird Songs: 250 North American Birds in Song

Math:
Schoolhouse Rock, math edition (DVD)
TuxMath (interactive games)
Multiplication.com (interactive games)

Handwriting:
Draw Write Now: A Drawing and Handwriting Course for Kids

Literature:
Pilgrim's Progress color pages 


Science:
(Chemistry) Adventures with atoms and molecules; Robert C. Mebane & Thomas Rybolt

Amazing Leonardo DaVinci Inventions You Can Build Yourself; Maxine Anderson

Spelling:
Spelling City.com


Music:
Peter Ustinov reads THE ORCHESTRA (DVD from the library)
Beethoven's Wig Sing-A-long Symphony series of CDs
For the Love of Music:  The Remarkable Story of Maria Anna Mozart; by Elizabeth Rusch



PreSchool:
Starfall (phonics based early reading skills/online books and games)
Signing Time DVD Series