Today is Day 29 useful resources and homeschooling tips for beginners. You’ll love the other tips on my 31 Day Free Boot Camp for New Homeschoolers.
It can take a long time when you are new to homeschooling to find unique things that are free.
I don’t think spending a lot of money always equals an excellent education.
Also, there are just some really talented parents in the homeschool community who share their work freely to benefit others.
Day 29: Homeschooling Tips For Beginners
By sharing this list of wonderful finds and freebies they will be at your fingertips when you decide to vary your day.
Some are newer freebies and others have been around as long as I have been homeschooling.
And remember this is just a small sampling of the thousands of free resources available to you. It helps to bookmark some of these time treasured ones now.
They are homeschool treasures hidden at times for new homeschoolers. Now you know!
Home Organization Help
Just Mommies – Excellent website that creates list and tasks for you to do that are doable. Helping the organizationally challenged with their home.
Fly Lady – Also helps with the organization of home and time. You do not need to purchase anything to follow and understand how to manage your time and zones.
Free Homeschool Curriculum Guides
AmblesideOnline. Grades K-12. Reading schedules. AmblesideOnline is a free homeschool curriculum that uses Charlotte Mason’s classically-based principles to prepare children for a life of rich relationships with everything around them
Old-Fashioned Education. Grades K-12. With links to older books.
Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool Grades K – Highschool. Hands down my favorite all around resource for all free homeschooling. I have “known” Lee Giles on line for a long time and when she started this free curriculum, she was determined to see it through and it has grown tremendously. She provides links to just about every subject and grade.
Hippocampus For middle to high school
Khan Academy. Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom. We tackle math, science, computing, history, art history, economics, and more.
Free Lapbooks
I have many lapbooks here on my site and free unit studies.
Great Free Resources for Homeschoolers
Free Homeschool Deals. The purpose of Free Homeschool Deals is to help families afford the homeschool life.
Freedom Homeschooling. At Freedom Homeschooling you will find the best selection of free homeschool curriculum available online,
Freely Homeschool. Freely homeschool.
Free Preschool and Kindergarten Resources
Starfall. Starfall.com opened in September 2002 as a free public service to teach children to read. Since then it has expanded to include language arts and mathematics for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, and third grade.
Wee Folk Art. Free preschool companion guides. Homeschool Companion Guides. Look where it says “This is the original free online version.”
A collection of free homeschool companion guides and resources for Preschool-Kindergarten (4-6 years old). Three 12 week units that flow with the seasons. Enjoy a gentle start to your child’s education while you read, explore and craft together.
Letter of the Week. Preschool Curriculum.
Free Science Resources
Thunderbolt Kids. Comic book style science books Grades 4 -6
Star Materials Academy. Free Middle School Science Book
South Florida Water Management Scroll down for free teaching materials and coloring book
Fave Crafts. Free recycle ebooks
Free Math Resources
Don Potter Math. Free math lessons
The Math Page. Free Arithmetic and Skill in Algebra
Free Geography/History Outlines/Resources
Art/Fine Art Resources
Art Curriculum for grades 1-8. Free
Free Language Arts Resources
Middle and High School Homeschool Language Arts Free
Homeschooling Tips for Beginners
BEST Free Kindergarten Homeschool Curriculum With A Gentle Approach
Interactive Free Vocabulary with WordlyWise. There are 11 levels. Click to hear pronunciation and listen to the definition.
Free Grammar ebook – Sheldon’s Primary Language
EnglishBanana. Another grammar book. We publish worksheets, books, podcasts, videos, learning material, and other resources for teaching and learning English, ESL, ESOL, and EFL.
Free Older Books
This is not an exhaustive list by any means, but again a small sampling to get you on your way armed with some “back up” that is not costly.
New to Homeschooling Start with the Basics
1 – 7 Start with the Homeschool Basics
- 1 Learn The Lingo (& free glossary)
- 2: Homeschool Roots Matter
- 3 What is NOT Homeschooling
- 4: Confronting Relatives & Naysayers
- 5: The Wheels on the Bus Go ‘Round & ‘Round
- 6: Homeschool Hangouts & Socialization Situations
- 7: Tied Up with Homeschool Testing?
8-14 Homeschool Organization 101 for Beginners
- 8: Organize Your Home – Then School
- 9: Carpe Diem: Homeschool Schedule by The Day, Month, & Year
- 10 Grocery Shopping Cooking Laundry
- 11: Swoonworthy Learning Spaces & Homeschool Rooms
- 12: Creative Storage Solutions for Homeschool
- 13. Streamlined Record Keeping
- 14 Homeschool Supplies List
15 – 21 Best tips for New Homeschoolers Choosing Curriculum
- 15: Discovering Learning Styles
- 16: Practical Tips for Learning Styles
- 17: How to Choose a Homeschool Curriculum
- 18 Teaching Young Children – Elementary Homeschool
- 19: Guiding Homeschool Teens
- 20: Homeschool Lesson Planning
- 21 Time Tested Tips For Homeschool
22- 28 Homeschool Preschoolers, Highschoolers, Resistant Learners, Homeschool Mom Burnout
- 22 Homeschooling Preschoolers
- 23 When Your Child Hates Homeschooling
- 24 Finding Homeschool Curriculum For Unique Learners
- 25 Homeschool High School
- 26: Tips for Resistant Learners
- 27 10 Homeschool Tips to Break Out of a Homeschool Rut
- 28 Homeschool Mom Burnout
Great roundup of resources. Thanks for listing my site!
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