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General History Resources
Eyewitness History: http://www.ibiscom.com/index.html
First-person historical accounts
Food in history: http://www.gti.net/mocolib1/kid/food.html
History Source Book: Outline and timeline
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook.html
Hyperhistory:
http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html
Primary source documents:
http://personal.pitnet.net/primarysources
School History: http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk
General history site from the UK
Teacher Oz's History Kingdom: http://members.aol.com/Tchrfromoz/frames.html
Links to everything history related
Through the Ages:
http://www.classicalhomeschooling.org/history/eraindex.html
Links to all different historical
eras.
Today in History: http://www.loc.gov/
From the Library of Congress website
World Cultures: http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/WORLD.HTM
Great for logic-stage history and higher
Ancient History
Ancient Adventures:
Interactive site for teaching ancient history
http://members.tripod.com/jaydambrosio/
Ancient civilizations:
Mr. Donn's Ancient History Page:
http://members.aol.com/donnandlee/index.html
Ancient civilizations:
The Ancient World Web:
http://www.julen.net/ancient/
Ancient civilizations:
The University of Chicago site
http://www-oi.uchicago.edu/OI/DEPT/RA/ABZU/YOUTH_RESOURCES.HTML
Includes maps.
Ancient History Links: http://members.tripod.com/jaydambrosio/links.html
Ancient Middle East
music:
http://hometown.aol.com/ricdum/mane.htm
Babylonian Writing:
http://home.korax.net/~websiter/cgi-bin/cuneiform.cgi
Create a cuneiform monogram online
Biblical timeline:
http://www.mustardseed.net/timeline/timeline-top.html
Catal Huyuk: http://www.smm.org/catal/
China, photographs:
http://www.chinavista.com/travel/greatwall/greatwall.html
Chinese history:
http://www.chinavista.com/travel/index.html
http://www.asiaforkids.com
http://www.mrdowling.com/index.html
http://members.aol.com/Donnclass/Chinalife.html
http://members.aol.com/MrDonnHistory/K12east.html#CHINA
Egyptian civilization:
Guardians Egypt
http://guardians.net/egypt/gardmain.htm
Egypt: Hieroglyphics:
http://www2.torstar.com/rom/egypt/sentocar.cgi
http://www.eyelid.co.uk/index.htm
Egypt: Making Mummies:
http://members.aol.com/neferkiki/fruit.html
Simulated mummification -- making
fruit mummies.
Egypt: Pyramids: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid
Greek and Roman civilization: http://www.mrdowling.com/index.html
Hittites: http://members.aol.com/donnandlee/index.html#AFRICA
Medieval & Renaissance History
Interactive Kids' Castle:
http://kotn.ntu.ac.uk/castle/
Enter the castle and explore!
Middle Ages Bibliography:
http://users.massed.net/~mdurant/medievalbooks.htm
The Norman Conquest School Site: http://www.normanconquest.co.uk/
Odin's Castle of Dreams
& Legends: http://www.odinscastle.org/
Modern History
Map outlines that can be colored:
http://geography.about.com/science/geography/cs/blankoutlinemaps/index.html
http://geography.about.com/science/geography/cs/blankoutlinemaps
http://www.eduplace.com/ss/ssmaps/index.html
http://www.mapstoremn.com/free.htm
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/education/xpeditions/main.html
Maps of the continents and of each American state:
http://www.abcteach.com/Maps/mapsTOC.htm
Ancient Atlas: Maps
and Geography of the Ancient World
http://ancienthistory.about.com/homework/ancienthistory/library/bl/bl_maps_index.htm
Links separated by continents.
Outline Map of Late
Medieval Europe:
http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Italian_Studies/dweb/images/maps/decworld/EuropeLateMA.gif
Outline Physical Maps
(1200-1700):
http://www.washburn.edu/cas/history/101pageSTf2000.html
College course page listing for
a medieval history class. 8 blank outline maps.
Medieval Map Collection
http://crh.choate.edu/worldtech/1.Resources/Maps.htm
Short list of maps (not all are
blank outlines)
Regional Maps of the
Middle Ages:
http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Italian_Studies/dweb/images/maps/decworld/polimaps.html
4 pages of various maps
Interactive Mediterranean
Map Index:
http://iam.classics.unc.edu/map/map_idx.html
Scroll down to the bottom for the
Mediterranean Basin maps in .pdf format
Historic Atlas Resource--Europe
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~atlas/europe/maps.html
Maps of Canada:
http://welcome.to/map_of_canada
National Geographic
maps:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/education/xpeditions/main.html
Downloadable maps to color
States and Capitals:
http://www.50states.com/
Newton's Apple (science activities
from PBS)
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/newtons/
Biology
Animal Classification:
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/index.html
Animal Drawings:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/coloring/list.shtml
Website with 522 printouts of animals; each is a black line drawing,
often labeled with parts, suitable for coloring; each includes about
3 short
paragraphs of information about the animal and its habitat.
Microscope Slides to View:
http://www.greatscopes.com/activity.htm
http://www.pbrc.hawaii.edu/~kunkel/
http://micscape.simplenet.com/mag/wimsmall/smal1.html
http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/Geol/opmin/mins.html
http://chroma.mbt.washington.edu/outreach/hands_on_science.html
http://people.clarityconnect.com/webpages/cramer/pictureit/cells.htm
Easy DNA Extraction!
http://gslc.genetics.utah.edu/units/activities/extraction/
Earth Science
Backyard Nature
http://www.backyardnature.net.
Creation Science: Media Angels
http://www.mediaangels.com/
Loess Hills Nature Study
http://www.earthfoot.org/loess/loess.html
Astronomy
NASA: http://www.thursdaysclassroom.com
Lesson plans and educational activities from NASA.
Earth & Sky radio
show and activities:
http://earthsky.worldofscience.com/
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/nineplanets.html
Makes sense of the
less well-known gods/goddesses after whom the planets, moons, constellations
were named.
Chemistry
Explore chemistry at
Chem4Kids:
http://www.chem4kids.com/
Memorize the periodic
table with a silly song:
http://chemlab.pc.maricopa.edu/periodic/lyrics.html
Doc Brown's Chemistry Clinic:
www.wpbschoolhouse.btinternet.co.uk
A growing non-commercial general help and revision site
for UK GCSE, AS and A2 CHEMISTRY
and USA/Canada grades 9-12.
Revision notes, multiple choice tests, structured questions, graphics
and extensive links.
Physics
Algebra lessons and more: http://www.purplemath.com
Math Fact Cafe: http://www.mathfactcafe.com/
Generate custom math fact sheets online
Math Word Problems Online: http://www.mathstories.com
Math Worksheets:
http://www.coastlink.com/users/sbryce/mathwork/index.htm
Printable Worksheets: http://www.brobstsystems.com/kids
Online math worksheets:
http://www.schoolhousetech.com/
(Also vocabulary, word search, and map workshetts)
Daily Grammar: http://www.Dailygrammar.com
Daily grammar review via e-mail
Interactive Grammar Online:
http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/getskill.cgi?
Webster's Guide to Grammar and Writing:
http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/index.htm
Puzzlemaker:
http://www.puzzlemaker.com
Make puzzles
to practice troublesome spelling words; also mazes just for fun.
Spelling
and other resources for dyslexic students:
http://www.avko.org/
Spelling Ticklers
http://www.coedu.usf.edu/~morris/speltic.html
Aesop's Fables online:
http://www.pacificnet.net/~johnr/aesop/
Charles and Mary Lamb's
Tales from Shakespeare online:
http://daphne.palomar.edu/shakespeare/lambtales/LAMBTALE.HTM
http://eldred.ne.mediaone.net
Children's Literature
Database:
http://www.2.wcoil.com/~ellerbee/cgi-bin/db_search.cgi?setup_file+searchnew.setup.cgi
Lists of award-winning literature.
Greek Mythology:
http://homepage.mac.com/cparada/GML/
The Odyssey online:
http://classics.mit.edu/Homer/odyssey.html
http://www.mythweb.com/odyssey/
http://www.robotwisdom.com/jaj/odyssey.html
Helps, summaries, definitions, paraphrases, and text
An
autobiography course online:
http://www.blackboard.com/bin/login.pl?course_id=HMSC200&new_loc=/courses/HMSC200
Designed for
home schoolers aged 12 and up!
Book report help: http://www.homeschoolchristian.com/Books/index.html
Great
writing exercises and teaching suggestions:
http://www.bravewriter.com
Ace Pintura, Art Detective:
http://www.eduweb.com/pintura
Learn about colour theory; examine paintings.
Art Education Adventures: http://www.sanford-artedventures.com/
An art lesson, timeline, and history website
Art, Era By Era: http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/art2/eras/
Art History Resources on the Web: http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html
A wonderful page of links -- art history resources for every era and
country
Art
Takes Time: http://hometown.aol.com/TWard64340/Index.htm
Elementary-level
art projects for each period of history,
from cave
art through modern times.
CGFA Virtual Art Museum
http://sunsite.dk/cgfa/fineart.htm
Chronological
Art Lessons For Art History:
http://www.redshift.com/~bonajo/art_history.htm
Drawing with Children:
http://donnayoung.org/art/art.htm
Extra drawing sheet for those using
Drawing
with Children
Gateway to Art History: http://www.harbrace.com/art/gardner
KidsArt: http://www.kidsart.com
Ideas for art projects
National Gallery
of Art:
http://www.nga.gov/shop/
Art cards
No Fear O' Eras: http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/art2/eras
Pictures to print:
http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/categoryindex.html
Art Online: http://www.spectrumvoice.com/art/index.html
Scanned pictures online
Virtual Tours: http://www.artsreformation.com
Website search engine for visuals: http://www.ditto.com
Classical Composers: http://home.att.net/~mikejaqua/news/march-April-00.html
Classical Net: http://www.classical.net
Classical music, pictures, biographies of the composers and lists by
period
Easy Music Theory:
http://www.musictheory.halifax.ns.ca
A beginning online course in music theory (free!)
Finer Music: http://www.finerMusic.com
Uses music to teach fine arts, social studies, science, and language
arts.
Includes interactive lesson plans, streaming classical music videos,
and animated biographies. (You'll need Realplayer 8, Flashplayer,
and a computer that runs at 200 Mhz or faster.)
Music At School: http://www.musicatschool.co.uk
General site for music study
The Piano Education Page: http://www.unm.edu/~loritaf/pnoedmn.html
The Just for Kids section has composer interviews with
music selections you can listen to online.
Piano
Pedagogy Plus
Resources and a great essay on "Music and Classical Education."
The Dialecticizer:
http://www.rinkworks.com/dialect/
Purely for fun! Reconfigure any page on the net to
sound as though it were written/spoken by Yoda, Porky Pig, etc...
Latin Helps:
http://www.latinteach.com/
Sign Language:
http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/browser.htm
ABC Teach: maps, puzzles, coloring pages, mazes, etc.
http://www.abcteach.com
Enchanted Learning: maps, worksheets, coloring pages on dozens of subjects
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html
Quia: http://www.quia.com
Make your own on-line drills, flashcards, etc.
The Resource Room: http://www.resourceroom.net
Drills for all subjects, designed for LD students
Sites For Teachers:
http://www.sitesforteachers.com/sitesforteachers/index.html
World Book Curriculum Requirements and Standards:
http://www.worldbook.com/ptrc/html/curr.htm
Escondido Tutorial Service:
http://www.gbt.org/
Classical tutorials online from a Reformed Protestant perspective.
The Institute for the Study of the Liberal Arts and Sciences
http://www.islas.org/
Offers online classical education for junior high and high school students.
Pennsylvania Homeschoolers: http://pahomeschoolers.com/
Offers AP courses.
Cindy Marsch's Writing Assessment Services:
http://www.writingassessment.com
Home School Forms: http://donnayoung.org/forms.htm
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