HomeSchooling

Before our boys arrived, J and I discussed homeschooling. A lot. I was an avid proponent. He was not. As time to educate them approached, he agreed to give it a try. We jumped into preschool with our then 3 year old and haven’t looked back. That was six years ago. Our oldest is currently in third grade and our youngest is in first. We try our best. We have fun. And we depend on God to lead.

Over the years, I have bookmarked a number of websites we use to help us along this journey. I have assembled them here, in an effort to help anyone else who may have need. It is by no means a comprehensive list of sites available. This is simply our personal collection of good/helpful educational quality websites. Many sites are free to use or have many free options. The categories organize the websites how we are using them. Some also have multiple subject options.

Jump to MATH, LANGUAGE ARTS, HISTORY, BIBLE, SCIENCE, ART, MUSIC, LEARNING GAMES

MULTIPLE SUBJECTS

• ABCya! • Learning Games and Apps for Kids
• ABC Education Games – Free educational games
• TurtleDiary: Kids Games – Educational Computer Games Online
• ict games – Free Educational Games
• FunBrain – Online Games for Kids
• Crickweb | Welcome to Crickweb
• Toy Theater | Fun Online Educational Games for Kids
• Fun 4 the Brain
• BrainPOP
• Welcome to Professor Garfield
• PurposeGames.com
• Topmarks Education: teaching resources, interactive resources, worksheets, homework, exam and revision help
• Eduplace – Activity Search
• Softschools.com – Online games and activities
• IXL | Math, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, and Spanish

MATH

• XtraMath
• Math Games – Free Math Practice Games and Apps
• Learn with Math Games
• DadsWorksheets.com – printable math worksheets 
• Doctor Genius
• Kidsmathtv.com -Math games
• Math Playground Game Directory | Give Your Brain A Workout!
• Fuel the Brain – Educational Games
• Math Play – Free Online Math Games
• Kids’ Place – Houghton Mifflin Mathematics
• Math is Fun
• Function Game

LANGUAGE ARTS

• The Pizza Hut BOOK IT! Reading Rewards Program
• Spelling City – Vocabulary, Spelling Practice, Phonics Games for Kids
• Teach Your Monster to Read: Free Phonics & Reading Game
• Reading Bear: free phonics & vocabulary…learn to read for free!
• Storyline Online – Where Reading Is Fun!
• Into the Book – Reading comprehension activities
• Welcome to StoryPlace! | StoryPlace
• Interactive Word Puzzles by PuzzleFast
• ReadingGames.com | Free Reading Games for Elementary Students
• Free English Games – Fun Learning Activities for Students
• Become a Book Scavenger! 50 Books Hidden in 50 States

HISTORY

• National Geographic Kids
• NatGeo Kids (Australian website)
• Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
• Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery for Kids
• E-books – Archiving Early America
• Worldatlas.com
• Every Kid in a Park
• Ranger Rick Jr – National Wildlife Federation
• National Park Topics from A to Z (US National Park Service)

BIBLE

• BibleWise – Kids’ Korner
• Elevate Kids Jr. | Making Great Kids Into Great Leaders
• Free Christian AudioBooks
• Cold Case Christianity for Kids | Case Makers Academy
• 52 Kid-Friendly Bible Memory Verses
• Apologetics Resources for Parents and Kids | Natasha Crain

SCIENCE

• Switch Zoo – Animal Games
• Welcome to HighlightsKids.com
• Science Made Simple – Science projects, ideas & topics
• Science Games – PrimaryGames – Play Free Kids Games Online
• Mr. Nolde’s Hands-on Science
• KidsHealth – the Web’s most visited site about children’s health
• The Lab of Mister Q – Science and other Education Resources
• Science Quiz games – prongo.com
• Science for Kids – Fun Experiments, Facts, Games, Activities

ART

• The Artist’s Toolkit: Explore | ArtsConnectEd
• Drawing Technique Lessons & Tutorials -Step by Step Cartoons, Comics, Illustrations, & Photo-Realistic
• Paint – website very similar to Microsoft paint
• DLTK’s Crafts for Kids
• Jigsaw Planet – Free Online Jigsaw Puzzles
• Jigsaw Puzzle Gallery – JigZone.com

MUSIC

• Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
• Mario Paint Music Composer – danielx.net
• The Rhythm Trainer
• Drum kits for virtual drums beats | Free drummer games online
• Virtual Musical Instruments online: play the guitar, piano, drums and flute

LEARNING GAMES

• PBS KIDS – Games
• Scholastic.com – ISPY, Clifford, Magic School Bus and More
• Dr. Seuss – Seussville.com
• Preschoolers Learning Games – Educational Fun – Nick Jr.
• Curious George – Educational Games, Activities, & News
• Sesame Street – Fun Games for Kids
• Disney Junior – Preschool Games
• Starfall.com Pre-k – Grade 3, Online games and activities
• Hubbard’s Cupboard – Preschool to K

Do you have a favorite educational website your kids use? We’d love to know! Leave us a comment below!

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