updated 8/24/2005

 

Favorite Websites and Resources

click here for sites specifically about homeschooling

 

as submitted by our members

 

Homeschooling Laws in Kansas

(We're just providing the link, not legal advice)

Kansas State Department of Education

National Home Education Network

KansasHomeschool.Org

 

Other Area Homeschool Groups

 

KSHomeschool.net

 

GAHN (Gardner Area Homeschool Network)

 

MAHN (Manhattan Area Homeschool Network)

 

TAHN (Topeka Area Homeschool Network)

 

 

Great Sites for All to Explore

 

Exploratorium

An interactive site with many fun things to explore... science of music, ancient observatories, explore Saturn, microscope imaging station, and lots more!

 

Newton BBS

Ask a scientist! - 18,000 questions answered since 1991.

 

Joyful Math

There's fun in math / patterns. Who knew?

 

Math Cats

More fun with math -- and math cat photos of the week.

 

Freecycle

"Changing the world one gift at a time."

A popular site with many of our homeschooling families. Communities for giving away as well as receiving.

 

Google

It may seem obvious, but this is the place you must know for the what-do-elephants-eat questions at 9 o'clock in the evening.

 

Ask Jeeves Kids

Another great search engine for all those great questions.

 

StarFall

An interactive website to help kids learn to read.

 

Kids Reads

Keep up on your favorite series books and learn about new books here. From picture books to chapter books, the information is all here with links to the authors.

 

Earth Calendar

A great site for looking up holiday celebrations around the world.

 

Rosetta Stone

Free online demos and samples of the Rosetta Stone language CDs. Considered one of the best ways to learn a second language.

 

Kids Seek

Many links for kid activities: crafts, games, news... all ages!

 

GeoSense: An Online World Geography Game

Great for kids and adults alike! Test your geography knowledge alone or against another online player.

 

Electronic Naturalist

Provides weekly environmental education units. Great archives section - just pick the topic you want.

 

Quia

Free activities under the "shared activities" link. Loads of games (most created by teachers) including speech articulation games and lots of other hard to find things.

 

Funbrain

Lots of online games.

 

 

 

Favorite Sites Dedicated to the Subject of Homeschooling

 

Jon's Homeschool Resource Page

A huge collection of resources from a homeschooling dad - one of the largest homeschooling websites on the Internet.

 

Unschooling.Com

Home Education Magazine's site.

 

Radical Unschooling

Sandra Dodd's site: articles, advice, encouragement.

 

Heather Madrone's Homeschool Page

Personal website of a family homeschooling since 1993. Interesting articles and some great introductory pieces on unschooling.

 

 

 

 

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