Links 2 Learn by

Free Posters, PowerPoints, PDF's

2008-03-15T20:50:00.001-07:00

Science Posters

YFree Posters from the EPA
From all appearances, you'll need to call the number provided (not toll-free) at this link in order to request the free posters. There are two full-colored posters featuring ocean life that would beautify any homeschool classroom!
YNASA PowerPoints and PDF's
Great supplemental materials from NASA.
YNASA Science Serving Society Series Full color pdf's, brochures, and fact sheets.

YTeacher Created Materials
Grades K-8th, free pdf's offer a variety of learning activities in full color
This site also offers other free printables including monthly calendars, brain teasers, and activities.

Free Printables: Calendars, Lesson Planners & More for Homeschoolers

2008-03-07T09:58:00.000-08:00

Calendars, Lesson Planners, Forms, & Teaching Tools (free printables)

YHighland Heritage Forms
Countless homeschooling printables including such things as: teacher planning & organization sheets, reading forms, spelling forms, math and science forms, awards, forms for music and art, and field trips.
YThe Home School Mom
Free printable homeschool planners and organizers including menu planners, chore charts, school records, and planners.
YDonna Young
Free printable school calendars, study plans, grade forms, book list forms, lesson planners and more.

Free Online Homeschool Planners/Organizers/Record Keeping

YHomeschool Tracker
Offers a free basic version and a paid version. Online record keeping of student assignments, attendance and hours, scheduled activities, and reports.
YHome School Incorporated
Offers a free online record keeping program/planner. We're currently experimenting with this now. :)
YOklahoma Homeschool
Offers free planners, worksheets, and forms. Be sure to scroll down the page to view all the free pdf's!

Activity Calendars

YReading is Fundamental
offers some great printable calendars, providing daily activites for your homeschool. You'll find the Leading to Reading category for ages birth to 5 and the Reading Planet category for ages 6-15. I highly recommend taking a peak!
YMonthly Calendar from Teacher Created Resources

Free Lesson Plans

YReading is Fundamental
offers a handful of free lesson plans.

Behavior Charts

2008-03-07T09:57:00.000-08:00

Discipline & Behavior (free printables)

YChart Jungle
Great resource for free printable behavior charts, rewards, certificates, diplomas and behavior bucks, homeschooling charts, calendars, day care printables, home budget, baby sleep charts, chore charts... just to name a few. Colorful and attractive with good quality resolution.
YLatitudes
Great behavior chart for very young kids. Colorful, quality resolution, attractive design.

Charlotte Mason Link List

2008-03-07T09:56:00.000-08:00

Charlotte Mason

YAmbleside Online
Curriculum guide and booklist following Charlotte Mason's method
YThe ABC's of Charlotte Mason Simply Charlotte Mason.com
Top notch Charlotte Mason site, includes a free eBook, planning tips, time savers, events and more.
YHomeHearts

Homeschooling Special Needs Children

2008-03-07T09:54:00.000-08:00

Special Needs

YAnother Path
Homeschool for the deaf
YAutism in the Christian Home
Homeschooling advice and information for children with Autism
YBorn to Explore
The Other Side of ADD/ADHD
YBrightWord
10 Steps to Successfully Homeschool Children with Special Needs (article)Includes a list of resources and suggested reading.
YHomeschool Diner
Strategies for Teaching Children with Asperger's.
YNATTHAN
(National Challenged Homeschoolers Associated NetworkChristian families homeschooling children with special needs.Government Homeschool

Handwriting Practice for Early Homeschoolers

2008-03-07T09:51:00.000-08:00

Handwriting Practice

YHome Education Resources
Reference shees, printing, cursive writing, and more using A beka fonts.
YAmazing Handwriting Worksheet Maker
print from home, worksheets to aid in basic print, D'nealian style or cursive.
YWriting Wizard
Create your own writing practice worksheets

Free eBooks for Homeschooling

2008-03-07T09:46:00.000-08:00

Free eBooks... our growing list:

Science

YEssential Principles of Ocean Literacy
Made available by: National Marine Educators Association, this is very cool, full color... which makes it appealing to even younger students. The target audience is K-12.

General

Y"Education is an atmoshpere, a discipline, a life"
Simply Charlotte Mason
Angelfire.com offers these eBooks for homeschoolers:
YLearning My Letters
Basic handwriting practice (37 pages in length, loads slow)
YLearning My Numbers
Handwriting practice for numbers 1-20, w/ some letter practice too (10 pages in length)
YMy Color Crayons
Pages to color, with room to practice writing color names (11 pages in length)
From funlearningexpress, we found:
YFriendly Gifts Craft Recipes for Kids
(recipes for play-dough, clay, finger paint, silly putty, soap crayons, and many baked goods like banana bread, muffin mixes, and hush puppies. (218 pages in length, loads fast)
YShel Silverstein
Every kid’s favorite poet offers 2 free eBooks and a printable bookmark. The eBooks include a poetry kit and a drawing and activity booklet!

Homeschooling Arts and Crafts

2008-03-07T09:43:00.000-08:00

Arts and Crafts

YCreativity Portal
Best I've seen for arts and crafts. You'll love this!
YCrayola
This site being owned by Crayola, will encourage you use their products, but the art lesson plans are free... and um, you can use whatever brand you want! tee hee.
YDanielle’s Place
Great source for fun crafting projects for young kids. Includes animal, historical, holiday, music, learning crafts and more.
YEnchanted Learning
YMake Pen & Ink Drawings from Stills
Learn to draw people in pen & ink best suited for older students

Elementary Homeschool... Teaching Music

2008-03-07T09:41:00.000-08:00

Teaching Music

YOso Kids
See picture of instrument, the sound it makes, a song played with the instrument and a brief overview of the instrument itself.
YHomemade Instruments by Nancy Stewart
Make your own musical instruments... additionally, check out Nancy's other pages for great music learning games, activities and printables.
YNickJr.
Make your own musical instruments
YInstruments of the Orchestra
Let your child hear the sound of a musical instrument, then see if they can identify it's source. Great online tool and works well with the Muscial Instruments Coloring Book that's sold as a part of My Father's World.
YSFS Kids Fun with Music
Here the sounds instruments make, learn about tempo, pitch, harmony and more!Songs for Teaching appropriate for all age levels. A homeschooling favorite.
YPBS Kids Music
including music from PBS kids television programming
YMusic from Starfall
Pre-K through 2nd grade, listen and learn
YInstrument Encyclopedia

Elementary Geography Links & Lessons

2008-03-07T09:36:00.000-08:00

World Geography

YAlphapedia Online
Full color maps (free downloads), key facts and stats from around the world. This site is easy to navigate and serves as a great resource.
YOutline Maps
Free printable maps of US and World
YExpeditions
National GeoLesson Plans (K-12), activities, atlas and an interactive museum!
YUSGS Earthshots
Satellite images of environmental changes
YCountries of the World Coloring Pages

US Geography

YKidSpace
The Internet Public LibraryStately knowledge (this site additionally offers countless other subjects)
YMapmaker
Grade levels 6-12, learn to evaluate historical and geographical info through map study... comparing maps spanning 16th- 19th centuries. Will also create their own maps.
YEnchanted Learning
State Map Printables (portions of this site are free, others require membership, but it's well worth the price)
YWorld Atlas Travel
Stats from around the globe including population, wealth, size, tallest mountains, deepest lakes, driest and wettest inhabited places on earth, language, temperatures and more.
YWorldAtlas.com's
homepage... there's a lot there.
YReliable Answers
GoogleEarth-Virtual GeographyThis site also offers a wealth of homeschooling articles and information.

Bible Geography

YBible Maps
More than just maps, history too!

Homeschooling Science

2008-03-07T09:26:00.000-08:00

Field Trips Online

YeField Trips
I've not registered for one as of yet, but they appear to be free!

Science Notebooking

YNeoScience
Cool!! Free printables for your science notebooks.Science/Nature

Various Science Links

YHurricanes
Links for all grade level, photo gallery, storm history, online tracking, lesson plans and more
YKids National Geographic
What a great site! Great information and activities for grade school aged children. I also strongly recommend the magazine,
YNational Geographic for Kids
We make it a part of our science curriculum by reading a portion of it every Monday. It’s proven to be a highlight to the kid’s day!
YChildren’s Butterfly Site
Great for young and more mature kids alike. Even adults will love the photos and butterfly information on this site!
YSongs of Insects
Listen to the songs of a variety of crickets. Sure to please even the youngest of learners!YThe Gorilla Foundation
Kids can write to Koko the gorilla, learn about animal preservation and about the Maui Ape Preserve. There’s a kid’s club and free teaching materials for schools requesting information. The free materials are sent via email and include printable materials for your classroom. I’ve registered using the name we’ve given our homeschool. You can request free materials for any grade level, even as high as college!
YNature Journal
Explore nature with your kids! Print free
YNature journal forms
along with scavenger hunts, seasonal poetry, folklore, Bible verses, weather data collection sheet, and more.
YK-12 Science Curriculum
Offers free online curriculum, great resource!
YPlanet Earth
A Discovery Channel site, with some cool visuals, videos and information on animals, climate and environment.

Science Fair Projects/Science Experiments

YScience Buddies
Free science fair project ideas. First rate site! Each experiment is ranked by rate of difficulty (includes grade level recommendation, K-12)
YSteve Spangler Science
More free science fair project ideas.Recycling
YFreecycling-
find a new home for what you'd otherwise toss into a landfill. Make a family project out of sorting through yesterdays treasures, while teaching your kids how to love the environment.

Astronomy

YAmazing Space
Best suited for Jr. High and High School, but you can incorporate some of the information found here into lesson plans for younger kids as well. Offers free downloads, teaching tools, homework help, for learning astronomy basics.
YThe Size of Our World
Great reference for comparing the sizes of the planets in our own solar system to one another, to our sun, and to larger sun’s outside the Milky Way. This site is appropriate for all grade levels.
YHubble Heritage Image Gallery
Breathtaking images of galaxies. Great for building an appreciation for Astronomy. Images include “fast facts” to build knowledge of constellations, planets, nebulas, and so forth.
YPhoton-Echoes
Beautiful photographs of our solar system.
YLunar and Planetary Institute
This is a pretty extensive site, rich in information suitable for homeschooling, however... if you're teaching from the young earth perspective, you'll want to be prepared. This site provides a fascinating timeline of what they call the evolution of our solar system , which theorizes that the universe is 4600 million years old.
YAnswers in Creation
The perfect spot for Christians who reject the theory of macro-evolution
YRobGendlerAstopics
More Beautiful shots of the Universe
YNASA

General Science

YUSGS
Science resources for grades K-6. First rate site for supplementing education on biology, geography, geology, and water. Middle School through High School, visit same site at
YUSGS Secondary
Beautiful Photo's of Planet Earth
YScuba Photography
beautiful underwater paradise

Elementary Reading Links & Resources (Free Reading!)

2008-03-07T09:24:00.000-08:00

Reading

YTop 100 Books for Children
Categorized by age. Lists book title and author.
YAmerican Folklore
Free stories online! Examples include Brer Rabbit, Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill as well as nursery rhymes and tongue twisters. The site also offers free lesson plans, ghost stories, States lore, Native American stories and more!
YChildren's Books Online
Free stories online! The Rosetta Project Library is yet another source for complete stories, organized by reading level.
YeBooks for Young Readers
Free stories online! Use your discretion here... some books may not be appropriate for young children (this despite the web pages title!). The site offer such classics as Little Women, Aesop's Fables, A Little Princess, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, A Christmas Carol, The Jungle Book, Adventures of Tom Sawyer and more. I had a bit of trouble trying to open the offered e-book links, but had no problem with the web versions.
YJust So Stories
This is more like an eBook, in that it’s a book of stories, but it’s not in PDF format. The stories are over 100 years old, offering your kids different style of story telling than what they’re likely accustomed to! The stories are fun and each includes a rhyming poem towards the end. The Just So Stories are recommended as part of the Charlotte Mason program.

Lapbooking Links, Freebies & Resources

2008-03-07T09:20:00.000-08:00

Lapbooking

YNotebookingPages.com
Free templates, mini-books and cutouts to print. Great resource.
YLapbooking on Squidoo
YLet's Try Lapbooking
YDigital Lapbooking
YMinibook instructions for lapbooking
YLapbooking Ladies
YHomeschool in the Woods

Lapbooking Freebies

YAll About Me
Free lapbook project in PDF from Live and Learn Press
YEgyptian Studies Lapbook
Free project in PDF from Lamp Stand PressFree Online College Courses
Y10 Colleges and Universities offering free history courses online
just in case you want to take a class!

Budgeting Homeschool Resources

2008-03-07T09:06:00.000-08:00

YBudget Homeschool
YHomeschooling on a Shoestring Christian WAHM's
Homeschooling on a Budget, mostly a links list
YWhat it Costs to Homeschool (article)
This is an interesting read, but quite honestly... you don't need to spend even close to what they project you will. Don't let their figures scare you out of the decision to homeschool. Although our kids are young, we're only spending about $500 a year. Some of the things on this list would likely be an incurred expense whether you were to homeschool or not. It's all part of raising kids... am I right? I speak of things like gymnastics classes and bookcases. That's not outside the norm for any family with children, regardless of how or where they're schooled.
YHow to Homeschool on a Budget (article)
YObtaining Homeschooling Curriculum When Your Budget is Tight
(article) Written from a Christian perspective
YAccess my Library
article and a handful of links

Free Curriculums

YOld-Fashioned Education
Christian based, offers books for sale or free online downloads. Complete curriculm for grades K-12.
YThe Book Samaritan
Free books and curriculum to low income homeschooling families.

Homeschooling Poetry Links

2008-03-07T08:49:00.000-08:00

Sites on Poetry

YShel Silverstein
Includes printables, games and the tools for your kids to practice being a poet. A fun site for children of reading age. Their site offers a printable bookmark, poetry kit and drawing and activity book… all free!
YCanTeach
Songs and poems for young learners. Seasons, holidays, animals, vegetation, food, math, family and friends, language arts, school, and more! This site makes it easy to add a dose of rhyme or song to your school lessons!
YOgden Nash
A handful of cool poems to share with your children... really cute by the way!

Writing Poetry

YGigglePoetry.com
A wide assortment of poetry classes to choose from.
YPoetry Forge
For older children and parents, but this is a great interactive to generating poetry and lesson plans. The poetry generator is fun to use. On sight forum allows you to discuss ideas.
YPoet's Corner

Homeschooling Poems

YLovetolearnplace.com
YBestHomeschooling.org Poem
"I Took His Hand and Followed" School Themed Poems for Kids
YPoetryTeachers.com
Not homeschool mind you, but some are cute none-the-less. For additional poem themes, visit the main page.

Homeschooling Magazines

2008-03-07T08:36:00.000-08:00

YHome Education Magazine
Homeschooling info, resources, and support
YHome School Digest
Family Discipleship
YHome School Enrichment
Encouragement, teaching ideas, and inspiration
YHomeschool World
Practical homeschooling, also includes news and political information effecting homeschoolers
YHomeschooling Horizons
Encouragement and advice
YHomeschooling Today
Christian views and resources for homeschoolers
YLife Learning
Unschooling magazine
YPractical Homeschooling
Homeschooling articles, methods, contests, product reviews and more
YThe Link
Product information guide, articles, getting started, learnings styles, Charlotte Mason, Unschooling, and more. Free of charge.
YThe Old Schoolhouse
“Like a convention in a journal”, quarterly publication, information and inspiration for homeschoolers
YThe Teaching Home
Christian perspective, free newsletters by email

Google Adsense Privacy Disclosure

2008-02-17T20:28:00.000-08:00

Privacy Policy for Links 2 Learn by.

The privacy of our visitors to Links to Learn by is important to us.

At Links to Learn by, we recognize that privacy of your personal information is important. Here is information on what types of personal information we receive and collect when you use visit Links 2 Learn by, and how we safeguard your information. We never sell your personal information to third parties.

Log FilesAs with most other websites, we collect and use the data contained in log files. The information in the log files include your IP (internet protocol) address, your ISP (internet service provider, such as AOL or Shaw Cable), the browser you used to visit our site (such as Internet Explorer or Firefox), the time you visited our site and which pages you visited throughout our site.

Cookies and Web BeaconsWe do use cookies to store information, such as your personal preferences when you visit our site. This could include only showing you a popup once in your visit, or the ability to login to some of our features, such as forums.

We also use third party advertisements on Links 2 Learn by to support our site. Some of these advertisers may use technology such as cookies and web beacons when they advertise on our site, which will also send these advertisers (such as Google through the Google AdSense program) information including your IP address, your ISP , the browser you used to visit our site, and in some cases, whether you have Flash installed. This is generally used for geotargeting purposes (showing New York real estate ads to someone in New York, for example) or showing certain ads based on specific sites visited (such as showing cooking ads to someone who frequents cooking sites).

You can chose to disable or selectively turn off our cookies or third-party cookies in your browser settings, or by managing preferences in programs such as Norton Internet Security. However, this can affect how you are able to interact with our site as well as other websites. This could include the inability to login to services or programs, such as logging into forums or accounts.