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HISTORY
General History Resources
Eyewitness History: http://www.ibiscom.com/index.html
First-person historical accounts
Food in history: http://www.foodtimeline.org/
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
School History: http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk
General history site from the UK
Today in History: http://www.loc.gov/
From the Library of Congress website
Ancient History
Ancient Adventures: Interactive site for teaching ancient history
http://members.tripod.com/jaydambrosio/
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
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
Egyptian civilization: Guardians Egypt
http://guardians.net/egypt/gardmain.htm
Egypt: Hieroglyphics:
http://www.eyelid.co.uk/index.htm
Egypt: Pyramids: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid
Greek and Roman civilization: http://www.mrdowling.com/index.html
Medieval & Renaissance History
The Norman Conquest School Site: http://www.normanconquest.co.uk/
Odin’s Castle of Dreams & Legends: http://www.odinscastle.org/
Map outlines that can be colored:
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
Historic Atlas Resource–Europe
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~atlas/europe/maps.html
National Geographic maps:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/education/xpeditions/main.html
Downloadable maps to color
States and Capitals: http://www.50states.com/
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://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/Geol/opmin/mins.html
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.backyardnature.net/loess/loess.html
Astronomy
http://nineplanets.org/
Makes sense of the less well-known gods/goddesses after whom the planets, moons, constellations were named.
Astronomy Resources: http://www.surveillance-video.com/astronomy-sept-2009.html
Online Education: Astronomy Resources – http://www.accredited-online-
Chemistry
Explore chemistry at Chem4Kids:
http://www.chem4kids.com/
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
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://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
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/
Aesop’s Fables online:
http://www.pacificnet.net/~johnr/aesop/
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/homer/odyssey.html
Helps, summaries, definitions, paraphrases, and text
Book report help: http://www.homeschoolchristian.com/curricula/langarts/index.php
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 History Resources on the Web: http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html
A wonderful page of links — art history resources for every era and country
Chronological Art Lessons For Art History:
http://www.redshift.com/~bonajo/art_history.htm
Gateway to Art History: http://www.clickinks.com/Ancient-to-Postmodern-Art-History.html
KidsArt: http://www.kidsart.com
Ideas for art projects
National Gallery of Art:
http://shop.nga.gov/
Art cards
Pictures to print:
http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/categoryindex.html
Virtual Tours: http://www.artsreformation.com
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!)
Music At School: http://www.musicatschool.co.uk
General site for music study
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
Escondido Tutorial Service: http://www.gbt.org/
Classical tutorials online from a Reformed Protestant perspective.
Pennsylvania Homeschoolers: http://pahomeschoolers.com/
Offers AP courses.
Cindy Marsch’s Writing Assessment Services:
http://www.writingassessment.com
Laurel Tree Tutorials: http://lt-tutorials.schools.officelive.com
A private homeschooling tutorial service, Laurel Tree offers literature and composition classes along with writing assessment.
Home School Forms: http://donnayoung.org/forms.htm
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