Welcome Homeschool Hackers!

Posted on | September 7, 2008 | No Comments

Welcome to Homeschooling for Free, the site where I have dumped am dumping all my links to free resources I think homeschoolers might find useful. Now, I must be entirely honest with you here. When I was asked to contribute to Homeschool Hacks, I was overwhelmed with feelings of inadequacy. Why? Because all the other contributors seem to have their stuff put together. And I don’t. All my handy dandy homeschool hacks are scattered in about 5 different places. So because I generally overact to things, am so on top of things, I’ve spent the last week putting this new site together. And it’s not finished. Not that I expected it to be finished, because you should see how many resources I have yet to post. Holy Guacamole. Hi, my name is Amy and I’m a resource-collecting addict.

So here’s the deal. Browse the categories to the right. Yes, some of them are pretty thin, but they’re gettin’ plumper by the day. And there will be more categories to come, just you wait. And if you don’t find what you’re looking for, you can check out my other blog where I recently did a Homeschooling for Free series. In that series you’ll find many of the same links, but many more others. Here are the posts:

In any case, I hope you find a few things that are helpful. Homeschooling doesn’t have to cost a lot of money. The internet is ripe with learning opportunities. I hope this site will be a place where you can find them easily.

Enjoy!

Category: Uncategorized

Map games and printable U.S. & world maps

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Maps That Teach: Free U.S. and World Maps and Puzzles

Category: Geography, Map Skills, Social Studies

How to curl fabric ribbon

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How to curl fabric ribbon. This morning at church I was talking to my friend about the cute hair bow in her daughter’s hair. It had lots of curly ribbon like this. But my friend was lamenting the fact that the bows cost so much in the store. I was reminded (naturally) of something I saw on the internet. This is the something. A cheap hair clip, a little hot glue and lots of these curly ribbons and I’m sure you could make your own for pennies. So here ya go J, now you can make all the hair bows you want!

Category: Crafts, For Fun
Tags: fabric > hair > ribbon

How to make a gorgeous scrabble tile pendant with Annie Howes

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How to make a gorgeous scrabble tile pendant with Annie Howes

Category: Crafts, For Fun
Tags: jewelry > scrabble

Printable news stories with related comprehension activities

Posted on | September 6, 2008 | No Comments

News for YOU - Each article is accompanied by various activities and discussion questions to aid in comprehension. The articles are relatively current and “timeless” in nature. These articles are appropriate for grade 2 and up and might be a good introduction to a regular newspaper.

Category: Comprehension, Current Events, Social Studies

Editing worksheets to build spelling, punctuation, capitalization and grammar skills

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Every-Day Edits - for upper elementary; learn about various historical events in the process

Animals A to Z Edits - for lower elementary; learn about animals in the process

Category: Grammar, Language Arts, Spelling
Tags: capitalization > punctuation

Story starters for the young writer

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Writing Bugs - There are some cute starters here to get the creative juices flowing. Some are fun (”You can decorate one room any way you want…”), some are serious (”Write about a goal you’d like to achieve in the year ahead.”)

Category: Composition, Language Arts
Tags: months > seasons