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FREE RESOURCES |
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Adventures in Odyssey - Thriving Family |
Adventures in Odyssey presents original audio stories
brought to life by actors who make you feel like part of the
experience. These fictional, character-building dramas are created
by an award-winning team that uses storytelling to teach lasting
truths. Maybe that's why over 20 million products have been
distributed worldwide. So dust off your imagination and join the
kids in Odyssey for inspiring adventures that are flat-out fun! |
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Ancient Roman
Soldier CRAFT |
*NOTE: PDF (205 KB). Requires the
free Adobe Reader.* |
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Bible Reading Plans |
A wide variety of reading plans -- i.e.,
the whole Bible in a year; the OT in a year; the NT in a year; NT
letters three times in a year; etc. |
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DK clipart |
Dorling Kindersley clipart, categorized |
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Educational Freeware |
Free educational software programs, both
downloadable and online. |
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The Effects of Pornography on Individuals, Marriage,
Family and Community |
"Pornography
is a visual representation of sexuality which distorts an individual’s
concept of the nature of conjugal relations. This, in turn, alters
both sexual attitudes and behavior. It is a major threat to marriage,
to family, to children and to individual happiness. In undermining
marriage it is one of the factors in undermining social stability.
Social scientists, clinical psychologists, and biologists have begun
to clarify some of the social and psychological effects, and
neurologists are beginning to delineate the biological mechanisms
through which pornography produces its powerful negative effects."
(from the Family
Research Council)
*NOTE: PDF (175
KB). Requires the
free Adobe Reader.* |
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Freddy the Pig |
Freddy the Pig (Wikipedia article)
Freddy's
website
Teaching the Freddie the Pig Series
Audible audio
book club (search for "Freddy the Pig") |
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FREE Family Films |
The Regal
Entertainment Group offers FREE family movies during the summer. They
run at 10:00 A.M. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Click on the link to
find info for your area. |
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Homeschool Freebie of the Day |
A large variety of quality resources.
Click
here to sign up for the Monday "sneak
preview" for the upcoming week. |
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Home School Heartbeat |
"Produced by Home School Legal Defense Association, Home School
Heartbeat is an informative two-minute daily radio program which
draws upon HSLDA’s considerable involvement and front line experience
in the home schooling movement. Home School Heartbeat began
broadcasting in May of 1991 and is currently airing on over 600
affiliates nationwide. Programs address a wide variety of topics --
educational, legal and spiritual -- all of which are of interest to
any parent, whether they have made the decision to home school or are
considering home education for their children."
Click
HERE for free daily e-mail
transcripts. |
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Home Science Tools |
Click
here to sign up for free
newsletters:
Science Explorations: Ages 10-15.
Step-by-step projects, science news, and cool facts to make science
come alive for your kids! Sent monthly.
Young Science
Explorers: Ages 4-9. Experiments, teaching tips, and fun content
to get young children excited about science each month. |
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INDIVISIBLE: Social
and Economic Foundations of American Liberty |
"Leading
Conservatives Exchange Policy Perspectives"
Topics
covered: Civil Society; Rule of Law; Life; Free Exchange; Marriage;
Profit; Family; Wages; Religion; International Trade; Culture;
Property; Environment; and Education. (from
The Heritage
Foundation)
*NOTE: PDF (880 KB). Requires the
free Adobe Reader.* |
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Johnny's
Teacher |
An insightful and entertaining look at
Deuteronomy 6:1-12, by Paige Patterson.
*NOTE: PDF (492 KB). Requires the
free Adobe Reader.* |
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Josh McDowell e-books |
FREE e-books (in pdf) that cover a
variety of topics. |
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Letter
and Number Formation Charts |
Shows how to correctly form all letters
(both standard and cursive) and numbers. From
Handwriting
Without Tears.
*NOTE: PDF (610 KB). Requires the
free Adobe Reader.* |
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LifeWay's Understanding People series |
*NOTE: PDFs require the
free Adobe Reader.* |
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LivingBooks for the Ears |
Various audio books. |
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The National Free to Speak Campaign |
"The National Free to Speak Campaign helps schools become safe places for
students to express their religious beliefs, as the U.S. Department of
Education has affirmed three times since 1995. Unfortunately, there is
still widespread ignorance regarding this particular freedom of
expression." |
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Online Games for Children |
Links to various games, many of which are very
educational. |
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Online Word
Puzzle Maker |
Makes both word search and crossword puzzles.
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Pizza Hut
BOOK IT! Reading Incentive Programs |
Read books and earn a free personal pan
pizza. |
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Practical ways to teach children about money |
Brief article by the CEO of Crown
Financial Ministries. |
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Practice Writing - Alphabet and Numbers |
*NOTE: PDF (27 KB). Requires the
free Adobe Reader.* |
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Practice
Writing - Genesis |
Key verses from
the Bible book of Genesis, using the Bible in Basic English.
*NOTE: PDF (34 KB). Requires the
free Adobe Reader.* |
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Redeeming the
Rainbow: A Christian Response to the "Gay" Agenda, by Dr. Scott Lively |
"A
comprehensive but easy-to-understand textbook for Christians and other
defenders of God’s design for family and society which explains in
detail 1) the nature, causes and characteristics of homosexual
dysfunction and militancy, 2) the history, philosophy, goals, methods
and strategies of the global 'gay' movement, 3) the urgent, escalating
and imminent danger this movement represents to all aspects of
Christian civilization throughout the world, and 4) specific,
practical principles for responding to each of the many areas of 'gay'
aggression -- all firmly grounded in and supported by both Scripture
and non-religious logical analysis, documentation and terminology."
*NOTE: PDF (810 KB). Requires the
free Adobe Reader.* |
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Roadmap to America: The Last Best Hope |
Several free teaching tools related to
American history and produced in conjunction with William Bennett's two
volume America: The Last Best Hope (vol
1 |
vol 2) |
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Starfall |
"Comprehension and phonics. Primarily designed for first grade, Starfall
is also useful for pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and second grade.
Starfall is perfect for home schooling." |
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Stellarium |
Premier astronomy software program. |
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The Threat of International Law |
What is "international law?"
Who makes it? Is it binding on U.S. citizens?
*NOTE: PDF (173 KB). Requires the
free Adobe Reader.* |
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U. S. Dept of State informational publications |
Informative
publications covering a wide variety of topics.
(NOTE: The following PDF's require the
free Adobe Reader.)
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What parents need to know about porn and their kids |
"Most people probably don't picture kids when they think about who's
viewing pornography. But according to statistics cited by the
non-profit advocacy organization Enough
Is Enough, the largest group of viewers of Internet
pornography is children between the ages of 12 and 17. And there's
more. The average age of first exposure to Internet pornography is
11. Eighty percent of 15- to 17-year-olds have had multiple exposures
to hardcore pornography. Nine out of ten children between the ages of
8 and 16 with Internet access have viewed pornographic websites,
sometimes inadvertently in the course of looking up information for
homework. ... " [975 words] |
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WORKSHEETS |
Phonics Worksheets
Super Teacher Worksheets |
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WorldWide Telescope |
(Requires a 3D graphics card for pc version but not for web version.) |
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NEWS, OPINION, & ADVICE
New
Education Law Makes Homeschooling Illegal
(ref: Sweden)
[link]
HSLDA 07-07-2010
Home School Foundation: Mexican Homeschool Conference a Success
[link]
HSLDA 04-20-2010
First Romanian Homeschool Conference Held
[link]
HSLDA 04-14-2010
Students join in objections to healthcare law
[link]
ONE NEWS NOW 04-08-2010
Home schooling - prepping the nation's future leaders
[link]
ONE NEWS NOW 03-29-2010
Who is rewriting history?
(by Peter Heck) [link]
ONE NEWS NOW 03-29-2010
U.S. Immigration Opposes Asylum Decision [565
words]
HSLDA 03-22-2010
The effect of healthcare reform on home schooling
[link]
ONE NEWS NOW 03-19-2010
Swedish family continues fight for son [link]
ONE NEWS NOW 03-08-2010
Vaccine Equity Bill Speeds toward Enactment [350 words]
ONE NEWS NOW 02-24-2010
'Virtual community' for home schooling [210 words]
ONE NEWS NOW 02-24-2010
German homeschoolers granted US political asylum [125 words]
ONE NEWS NOW 01-27-2010
Home-schooling 'threat' turned away [290 words]
ONE NEWS NOW 01-14-2010
Swedish authorities frown on home schooling [225 words]
ONE NEWS NOW 12-30-2009
The new spanking?
[470 words]
BAPTIST PRESS 12-17-2009
Judge Fines Homeschoolers, No Jail Sentence
[735 words]
HOME SCHOOL LEGAL DEFENSE ASSOCIATION
12-25-2009
Darwin's sad legacy
[985 words]
BAPTIST PRESS 11-24-2009
The three R's in the age of Obama: Rappin', revolution and
radicalism
[805 words] ONE NEWS NOW 09-25-2009
New Hampshire Court orders Christian homeschooled girl to
attend public school [645 words]
ONE NEWS NOW 08-26-2009
Sweden
outlaws home schooling [155 words]
ONE NEWS NOW 08-19-2009
Home invasions would
occur under Obamacare [210 words]
ONE NEWS NOW 08-17-2009
Will feds take over public education?
[240 words]
ONE NEWS NOW 06-18-2009
Is Congress Moving
Toward Nationalized Standards?
[690 words]
HSLDA 05-11-2009
Three NC Home Schooled
Children Forced Into Public School
[1,135 words]
CHRISTIAN ACTION LEAGUE OF NC 03-19-2009
The Threat of International Law
(173
KB pdf) HSLDA
Homeschoolers Targeted for Virtual Charter Schools
[320 words]
HSLDA 01-13-2009
Washington Times Op-ed -- U.N. Treaty Might Weaken
Families [645 words]
HSLDA 01-13-2009
More
Students Make Themselves at Home [250 words]
FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL 01-07-2009
Strong-Willed Kids Aren't Bad Kids
[510 words]
LifeWay.com
Christians called to mass exodus from public schools [305 words]
ONE NEWS NOW 01-02-2009
A Letter from Michael Farris (ref:
UN Convention on the Rights
of the Child)
[650 words]
PARENTAL RIGHTS.org 12-16-2008
Social Skills and Homeschooling: Myths and Facts
[790 words]
FAMILY EDUCATION
When listed as one option, public schools lose [185 words]
ONE NEWS NOW 06-19-2008
Making the exodus from public school indoctrination [260 words]
AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION April 2008
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CBD) |
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America: A Patriotic Primer |
"L is for Lincoln, M is for Madison." Teach your kids the ABCs of
American history with this "stars and stripes" book. Lynne Cheney --
wife of the vice president -- reinforces the godly values, ideals,
people, and events that make our country great. Features delightful
illustrations and explanatory notes. Ages 4 to 8. 40 pages,
hardcover from Simon & Schuster. |
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America: The Last Best Hope (2 vol set) |
Volume 1: New York Times
best-selling author William J. Bennett underscores the heritage of
how our nation became truly great and even today draws millions of
people yearning to breathe free to its shores. Get to know the
pillars of our country's founding-not as dusty pages in history, but
as the flesh and blood that set this great experiment into motion.
It's an inspirational reacquainting with history that will lead you
to embrace America's greatness once again.
Volume 2: Little-known
(and even less taught!) historical information brings U.S. history
from World War I to the Reagan years to life in the second volume of
America The Last Best Hope. Conservative scholar and former
Secretary of Education Bill Bennett offers an entertaining,
enjoyable volume of history that will be treasured by readers young
and old.
volume 1 |
volume 2 |
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Bound for Canaan |
The civil war brought to a climax the country's bitter division. But
the beginnings of slavery's denouement can be traced to a courageous
band of ordinary Americans, black and white, slave and free, who
joined forces to create what would come to be known as the
Underground Railroad, a movement that occupies as romantic a place
in the nation's imagination as the Lewis and Clark expedition. The
true story of the Underground Railroad is much more morally complex
and politically divisive than even the myths suggest. Against a
backdrop of the country's westward expansion arose a fierce clash of
values that was nothing less than a war for the country's soul. Not
since the American Revolution had the country engaged in an act of
such vast and profound civil disobedience that not only challenged
prevailing mores but also subverted federal law. Bound for
Canaan tells the stories of men and women like David Ruggles,
who invented the black underground in New York City; bold Quakers
like Isaac Hopper and Levi Coffin, who risked their lives to build
the Underground Railroad; and the inimitable Harriet Tubman.
Interweaving thrilling personal stories with the politics of slavery
and abolition, Bound for Canaan shows how the Underground
Railroad gave birth to this country's first racially integrated,
religiously inspired movement for social change. |
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Children's Encyclopedia of American History |
Behind today's headlines stretch more than 200 years of rich
American history. Encourage your children to learn about our
country's past so they can understand the influences that shape its
present---and direct its future. Organized chronologically and
thematically, this comprehensive guide pairs stunning illustrations
with accessible articles about important events, trends, patterns,
ideas, and people. Ages 8 and up. 304 pages, hardcover from Dorling
Kindersley. |
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Christian Book Distributors (CBD) - Homeschool
section |
Your one-stop homeschool shop! Step inside and find a comprehensive
collection of reasonably priced homeschool curriculum. You'll find a
wide selection of manipulatives,
study guides,
unit studies, and all you
need to teach your children at home. |
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Explode the Code
Curriculum |
Explode the Code’s child-drawn
illustrations and easy, repetitive exercises provide a friendly
learning experience. Progressively building up a store of phonics
recognition, pronunciation and reading skills, your students will
soon be on their way to acquiring beginning to intermediate reading
skills. Explode the Code’s phonics workbooks contain
exercises that guide students through matching, reading, spelling,
writing, copying, and more. Easy, fun and proven, Explode the
Code is a favorite with moms and kids! |
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Five In A
Row |
(A very effective learning system that involves examining a given book
from several different perspectives: art, geography, history, science,
etc.) |
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Homeschooling with TLC in the Elementary Grades |
Sit down to enjoy this incredibly practical and oh-so encouraging
homeschool help book. Broken down into short, easy-to-read paragraphs on
topics all homeschoolers deal with -- from scheduling to learning styles
to math games -- Homeschooling with TLC in the Elementary Grades
will show you not only how to teach, but how to teach with joy. Filled
with practical tips, new and seasoned parents alike will find ideas that
they can easily put to use in their own family. |
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Parents' Guide to the Spiritual Growth of Children |
Endow your kids with a legacy more precious than gold-give them a
growing faith in Christ. Focusing on the first 12 years of life, this
readable guide offers practical insight on how to mold your children's
spiritual development and God-given strengths; teach them solid
Christian values and customize a spiritual growth plan for your
family. |
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Parents' Guide to the Spiritual Mentoring Of Teens |
Parents' Guide to the Spiritual Mentoring of Teens is one of
the greatest tools you can use to show your teens how to integrate
faith in God with everyday life. Solid, proven advice and techniques
will enable you to succeed in the changing parent-teen relationship
and ignite in your children the passion to become wholehearted
disciples. |
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Saving Freedom: We Can Stop America's Slide Into
Socialism |
High-profile bailouts, controversial economic
stimulus packages, universal health care ... Are we slipping into socialism?
Senator DeMint says yes -- but it's not too late to reverse course! Offering a
comprehensive action plan, he shows how conservative legislation can reduce
debt, fix Social Security, provide tax credits to pay for health insurance,
stop America's cultural decline, and more. |
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Webster's New World Children's Dictionary (2nd
edition, revised) |
With more than 33,000 entries selected in consultation with top educators
and definitions written specifically for children eight and up, this
up-to-date and kid-friendly dictionary is designed to make kids'
enthusiastic about learning. Featuring notes on synonyms, homonyms,
prefixes, spelling and word histories, as well as 750 photographs and
illustrations, this unique dictionary will make a great addition to any
resource shelf. 928 pages, hardcover. |
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