My Favorite Links
Welcome to
my Favorite Links page! Pour yourself a cup of tea and
plan on staying a while! There are a LOT of links here! I
have listed at the top some of my favorite, inspirational
websites. So start there....and then move on to the HUGE
list of links below that! I have them listed by category
so they are easier to find ~ but I will be working on
getting these better organized. Happy browsing!
START HERE!
Biblical
Womanhood
Biblical
Womanhood Online
Crystal Paine has done a wonderful job providing
many Godly resources for the family!
The
King's Daughter
You’re about to discover a wide variety
of inspirational articles, rooted in Biblical truth
and written to reach the hearts and change the lives of
Christian women and girls around the world. Originally
published in The King’s Daughter magazine, the full
text of these articles is now accessible here online for
the first time ever. In addition to over two hundred
articles, you’ll also find on this website a
fifteen-week girls’ Bible study, published here
in its entirety to give you an inspirational guide for
personal or mother/daughter study, and to provide you
with an easy-to-use teaching resource suitable for any
girls’ ministry.
Homemaking
The
Family Homestead
Crystal Miller has a wonderful website and blog! Crystal
shares many recipes, healthy cooking tips, gardening
tips, sewing and craft ideas, and budget tips. Check out
her menu planning eBooks! They are wonderful!
Joyful
Momma
This is Kimberly Edy's website! Kimberly has some
wonderful resources! I have her new Advent eBook, as well
as her Thriving On One Income eBook. They are both
excellent!
Homeschooling
Barb
Shelton's Website
This is one of the BEST sites for homeschoolers!
Especially check out Barb's Article Chart for a ton of
great articles on homeschooling. If you are discouraged
or need some direction in your homeschooling, Barb will
point you to the One who can help you - Jesus! Don't miss
out on this website - check it out now!
Lifestyle
of Learning
The Howshall family ministers to homeschooling families
through some wonderful materials on homeschooling and
living a Spirit-led life! I have read almost everything
from Marilyn Howshall and the Lord has used her to do a
might work in me! No longer am I burned out on school,
but learning to live led by the Spirit and walking in
obedience to Him. Like Barb Shelton and Cindy Rushton,
Marilyn points you to the only One who can guide you in
this path of homeschooling - Jesus!
Cindy
Rushton's Website
This is another one of the BEST sites for
homeschoolers! Cindy has a ton of great materials on her
website - from Bible studies to notebooking books to menu
planning books! Cindy is best known for her
"Homeschooling the Easy Way" books. I highly
recommend Cindy's materials!
The
Old Schoolhouse Magazine
This is a WONDERFUL homeschool magazine, full of
encouragement, practical articles, product reviews and
more! Sign up today and receive 19 FREE gifts!!!
Apologia
Elementary Science by Jeannie Fulbright
I just LOVE Jeannie's science curriculum for
elementary students! These books are written to the child
in a conversational style, with notebooking activities,
assignments, and experiments throughout! Check them out!
A Child's
Geography by Ann Voskamp
I had the privilege of helping Ann compile these
wonderful lessons into an eBook! An original work in the
lively style of Hillyer, "A Child's Geography"
will take you and your fledgling geographers on
adventures through our Father's world that you will never
forget! With Charlotte Mason-type narration prompts
throughout the text, and notebooking suggestions at the
end of each "journey", you and your children
will soon be singing exuberant praises to Him for the
glorious creation of our home--Earth! You can download
the first two lessons free! Take a look!
Grapevine
Studies
Dianna Wiebe has put together a wonderful Bible
curriculum called "Stick-Figuring Through the
Bible." Teach all your children together as you work
through a timeline of the Old and New Testaments! I have
this curriculum and it is GREAT! Take a look! Samples
available online!
Notgrass
Company
The Notgrass family has put together some
wonderful resources for homeschool families! They
currently have high school history curriculums for world
history and American history, an elementary science
curriculum, a couple of drawing books, a homeschool
planner book, and more! Check out their website for more
details on their products!
Trivium
Pursuit
The Bluedorns provide many wonderful resources
for Christian homeschooling with a Classical style. This
is another great resource for homeschoolers!
Don
Potter's Website
This is the "Education" page of Don's
website. You will not believe the multitude of materials
that Don has provided online to download for FREE! Some
materials include: free phonics courses, Noah Webster's
Blue-Backed Speller, Math books, and much more! I have
downloaded the "Word Mastery: A Course in Phoncs for
the First Three Grades" and am working through it
with my son. It is great!
The
Character Journal
This website is the home of the Character
Journals. Each unit covers a character trait and can be
downloaded FREE! These lessons are excellent!
Daily
Grammar
This link takes you to the Daily Grammar archives with
ALL the grammar lessons available to download FREE! Check
it out!
Donna
Young
This is a HUGE website with all kinds of resources and
FREE printables! You absolutely HAVE to check out this
website! You will be there a while!
Sheri's
HUGE List of Links!
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Cookbooks & Meal
Planner!
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Free Web Site Pages
Homemaking
Links
Home
Organizing Sites
Home
School Sites
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Bible-Character
This site has Old
and New Testament studies and
pictures to print out!
This site has
several hundred lessons on Old
and New Testament stories.
Includes pictures to color,
memory verses, puzzles, etc. Take
a look!
This site is
great! They have done 4004 BC-500
AD done so far!
This site has
FREE Bible curriculum for
preschoolers through adults!
Daily online
devotional for kids!
Here is another
timeline!
You can purchase
the book "Our 24 Family
Ways" at this site. I am
currently using this book with my
daughter and it is excellent!
Boards
Classical Education
Stuff
Crafts
This site has a
ton of great paper dolls to
print!
Also includes a
Learning @ Home Craft Activities
Guide you can download!
Curriculum Sites
You can purchase
American history textbooks that
are written from a Christian
perspective. Similar to the
History of US books by Joy Hakim.
The Colors, The
Rainbow, and The Spectrum Science
Curriculums!
This looks like
neat curriculum for early
childhood! It includes phonics,
Bible & math and everything
is "Christ-centered"!
This site has a
free curriculum plan that
includes booklists and reading
schedules for 6 years patterned
after the Charlotte Mason
approach. They also have links to
a bunch of online books! Take a
look!
Educational Games
This site has
online educational games for kids
of all ages (6 & under
through 17 & up)!
This site has
instructions how to create some
educational games!
This is a
wonderful site for children age
2-12! It has games and activities
for geography, math, reading,
art, sticker book, and games!
Foreign Language
Online Spanish
curriculum for Kindergarten -
Grade 8!
This is a neat
site - learn a Greek letter or
word - learn a Latin word each
month - access previous word
lists too!
This site has
other language courses as well,
but includes 3 Spanish Vocabulary
courses.
History-Geography
This is a neat
site with maps, articles, etc. on
American history.
Links to
thousands of biographies,
autobiographies, memoirs,
diaries, letters, and more!
This site takes
you step by step through writing
a biography!
This site has
games, puzzles, coloring pages,
stories, etc. on Egypt.
This site has
tons of links about voyages of
discovery and exploration. There
is even an alphabetical list of
explorers.
This site has map
quizzes to take that cover
Africa, Asia, Canada, Europe,
South America, United States,
World-Continents and Oceans,
Central America, and the
Caribbean!
This site has a
ton of information and pictures
on Rome! Take a look!
This site has a
TON of links and info!
Download this
free software to make US and
World maps from 1-64 sheets of
paper big!
This site teaches
a special memory association and
retrieval strategy to memorize
the state capitals.
Browse the world
in a Virtual Classroom! This site
has study guides, worksheets,
etc. to print out!
This is a
wonderful resource for history!
They have a different feature
each month, with access to past
months' features in the archives.
There is also an essay contest
kids can be involved in!
Search for all
kinds of pictures (US States,
presidents, plants, animals, WW
II, and much more)
This is a wealth
of information, timelines,
pictures, documents, maps, etc.
Click on a state
to go to a printable quiz on the
geography of that state.
This is a neat
site on explorers. It has some
animated maps, timelines,
pictures, and even quizzes to
take!
This site
includes Map tests and Outline
Maps to print!
Holidays &
Seasons
Christmas
Lots of
cute craft ideas!
This site
has recipes, links,
crafts, origins of our
traditions, and beautiful
Christmas music!
Why We
Celebrate Christmas -
this site has a printable
book and ornaments that
reflect the true meaning
of Christmas!
Fall
Art
projects, writing ideas,
songs, fingerplays,
stories, books, etc. for
K-1
Spring
Thanksgiving
Includes
activities, books,
recipes
This is a
mini-unit to go along
with a unit on
Thanksgiving (for grades
1-3)
Art
projects, songs,
fingerplays, stories,
books, writing ideas, PE
ideas, science & math
ideas, field trip ideas
for K-1
Native
American Report, Shape
Books, Word Searches,
Crossword, etc.
Winter
Art
projects, songs,
fingerplays, stories,
books, writing ideas,
math & science ideas,
PE ideas, and some
cooking ideas
Homeschooling - How
Tos/Legal Advice
Join the HSLDA
and receive free legal counsel if
it is ever needed. You also
receive updates to law suits in
your area/state. You can also
look up homeschooling laws and
organizations in each state!
This site has
online tests to help students
prepare for these tests.
This site has
online tests (all subjects) for
grades 3-12 using the
"standard" subject
matter to be learned for each
grade level. This site also
includes ACT/SAT preparation
tests, GED tests, and
Proficiencies testing practice!
HS Family Web Pages
Visit Brenda's
Life in America site! Her website
is beautiful and she has done
lesson pages for LIA as well!
Visit Cindy and
her husband's site. You will be
blessed!
This site has a
ton of great homeschooling links!
Investing
Take a visual
tour of the currency of America.
This site has a
lot of great information to help
you teach your kids how to manage
their money God's way!
This site has
lesson plans and worksheets for
each grade level (Preschool-Grade
2, Grades 3-6, and Grades 7-12)
Language Arts
This site has
"Reading Kits" for each
grade level (K-3) that include
100 worksheets related to reading
and writing. Also includes
dictionary skills, writing books,
etc. You can download these free
with Acrobat Reader.
This site takes
you step by step through writing
a biography!
Receive a grammar
lesson each day by email (for 5
days) then receive a quiz on the
6th day!
This is a free
online comprehensive typing
tutor!
This site has
print and cursive flashcards, as
well as Playing Card style. Take
a look!
If you are
interested in putting out a
little effort to get approved,
this free phonics course is
available! You can print out the
lessons (once approved) that
include schedules, games, etc. to
teach reading! Take a look!
Type in your list
of words and choose what you want
in your glossary: pronunciations,
syllables, inflected forms,
definitions, synonyms, derived
forms, examples, similar words,
cross references!
Complete online
grammar and writing guide!
Includes quizzes, lessons, rules,
etc.
Search this
database for over 1100 picture
books - it will tell you the
reading level of the book!
This site has
instructions how to make the
following books: peek a boo,
mini, dougle hinge, graduated,
lift up, cloth covered, pull tab,
unfolding, pop-up, and wallpaper!
This site has a
lot of neat phonics worksheets -
take a look!
This site has
tons of spelling lessons!
Enter in your own
word lists on this site for
spelling practice!
Life in America
Life Before
America
This site
connects you to sites of
art, biographies, daily
life, maps, pictures and
research on A |