Free Printables/Schedules/Resources

I've got a collection of FREE printables/schedules/resources that I'm going to list here for those who'd like to have it all in one place like myself.  I have placed the author/creator of each source by the link and a website if I had one for it.  On the right side bar of my blog, I have some handy links with games, cool websites, Spanish curriculums/videos, art sites, electives, and other handy resources that I won't be sticking on this list. So check there from time to time and you might find something you haven't seen before.  Also, I will be adding some Free High School Resources at the bottom of this page and above that, don't forget to check out the Organizer links.
**One more bit of info to add....On my State Study Notebook Page you will find free resources & videos that we use to study our state.  If you live in NC, then I've done the work for you!**
(Please leave a comment if there are any links not working...thanks!)

History/Social Studies/Geography/History Readers

Science
  • Hippo Campus Videos for Math, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, and Humanities. Very helpful website!
  • PBS.org Nova: Hunting the Elements.....a collection of resources.  Lesson plans, documents, video clips, multimedia....Make sure to print out the Elements periodic table handout where the kids can color code the element groups!
  • BFSU Flowcharts by Explorations in Learning & Anabel F.  These are amazing!  There is also a supply list & book list for each volume. Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Vol.3(coming soon)
  • Lucid Education: Derek Owens has free videos on youtube and they are indexed here. These are not all of the videos for each math or science lesson. You do have to register for his class to access the entire collection of videos for each course you choose. This could be used as a supplement or for you to sample his class before joining.
  • Fizzics Education: Free science experiments and project ideas.  Links to good science websites, too.
  • Ellen McHenry's free resources (printables/activities/videos)....Physical Science, Chemistry, Botany, Animals, Human Body, Earth Science.  She has a lot of other great resources and products in other subjects.  I enjoy looking through her website!
  • CK-12 Foundation  Free Online Textbooks(flexbooks), flashcards, exercises, simulations in math, history, and sciences.
  • Free Model Printables: Geoblox.com....History and Science related. Make a model of landforms, Handrian's Wall, a Strato-Volcano, and more.
  • Free Science Worksheets/Templates by Learning Workroom.com
  • Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Science Lesson Plans FREE!  These are pdf files.  Grades 1-6....Here is the link to the Fact Sheets for each grade with ISBN numbers.
  • Holt Science and Technology Lesson Plans:  Earth, Life, Physical Sciences for middle schoolers grades 6-8: Fact Sheets with ISBN numbers
  • Mr. Q's Free Life Science curriculum....Just print student and teacher copy and you have a whole year of Free science plans.
  • Hooked on Science It is stocked full of science curriculum, games, experiments, worksheets, videos, and more....and it's all free!  Here is the page where he explains his two approaches to teaching science!
  • Magic Schoolbus Experiments, activities, printables,games, and more...
  • Physical Science Brain Pop Videos
  • MSNuleus: K-12 Science Curriculum
  • FOSSweb....very cool science resource from K-middle school
  • Engineering Adventures  (EA) is an engineering curriculum created especially for out-of-school time programs. In EA, children are introduced to the Engineering Design Process as they ask questions, imagine, plan, create, and improve solutions to real-world problems.  They have units that are FREE, just download.  If you are interested in the materials used then you will have to purchase these.  This is STEM related and used in conjunction with science but can definitely be a stand alone engineering program for younger elementary.
  • Free Earth Science/Astronomy Curriculum by Water On the Floor Blog:  This is for grades 1-3 & 4-5; scheduled 2 days of the week; Based on The Well Trained Mind theory. 
  • How to Smile.org This site is full of math & science activities.  Very much STEM related.
  • Physics Central is filled with lots of discovery & experiments for grades 6-9.
  • The Biology Corner: quote "The Biology Corner is a resource site for biology and science teachers and students.  It contains a variety of lessons, quizzes, labs, web quests, and information on science topics for all levels, including introductory life science and advanced placement biology.    You can find lessons related to biology topics in the links  listed under “topics” on the sidebar as well as specific curriculum for biology classes taught in high school."  This is an amazing resource....there are even worksheets for science videos like Myth Busters, Eyewitness Series, Dirty Jobs, National Geographic, and more.
  
Math
  • Mc-Graw Hill Pre-Algebra Workbook
  • Khan Academy Learning almost anything for FREE!! Over 4100 videos, practice exercises, and you can even have a coach! Physics, Math, Art History, Economics, History, etc.....too many to list! Signing up is totally free!
  • How to Smile.org This site is full of math & science activities.  Very much STEM related.
  • Free Homeschool Math Courses by Homeschool Math Online (Pre-Alg., Alg.1, Geometry, Alg.II complete full lesson videos and resources to include quizzes, worksheets, and articles.  This site uses TabletClass.com videos.)
  • MasterMath Middle School Math Curriculum...Free!  This has a 5-15 minute video on the math topic and then worksheet.
  • Free AoPS Math Videos, Alcumus,  by Art of Problem Solving (these videos go along with what is in the text books)
  • CK-12 Foundation  Free Online Textbooks(flexbooks), flashcards, exercises, simulations in math, history, and sciences.
  • Middle School Math Step 1 lessons (using Khan Academy),  Steps 2 & 3 (using various resources) by Easy Peasy All in one Homeschool
  • Lucid Education:  Derek Owens has free videos on youtube and they are indexed here.  These are not all of the videos for each math or science lesson.  You do have to register for his class to access the entire collection of videos for each course you choose.  This could be used as a supplement or for you to sample his class before joining.
  • Pre-Algebra Textbook, by College of the Redwoods Mathematics.  This also has a Solutions Manual.  Textbook and Manual are 2012-2013 2nd edition.
  • Math-U-See free worksheet maker and drill sheets.
  • Algebra: The Supplement by Dan Meyer.....he taught high school math for 6 years.  These are not videos...they can be viewed as a pdf, keynote, powerpoint, or handouts.  They are organized by weeks and each week is broken down into days. 
  • Math Stars Newsletters grades 1-8:  These are newletters that you can download/print as a pdf.  They are given out each month I believe and are suppose to help challenge the student with mathematical problem solving and geometrics.  A free supplement to keep those minds working through the summer or over the weekend.
  • Week by Week Essentials K-2: these are printables for the kids to work through given out each week!  There are also assessments to print out to give your kids and other resources. Essentials 3-5; Essentials 6-8; Algebra I Resources; See grades 9-12 below which consists of Alg.I, Geometry, Alg. II, and much higher.
  • Hippo Campus Videos for Math, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, and Humanities. Very helpful website!
  • Education Unboxed Very cool Math videos by category!  Great for hands on learners!
  • Classroom Professor:  These are videos and you can print out worksheets from it!  Sign up to receive free worksheets on your facebook or inbox.
  • Free Math Worksheets

Language Arts

 Art

  • Meet the Masters:  this is the program manual; pdf file; it is an art history/art appreciation program; it is layed out in grade levels of what they will be studying. Lots of great resources here for art.
  • Fiber Art:  Free lesson plans from grades K - High School.  These look awesome! I plan on using some of these lessons and when I do I'll post on it.  They have put together a materials list as well of things you can purchase through them or your local art/craft store.
  • Picturing America:  A collection of masterpieces of American Art.  Beautiful site!!
  • Famous Artist Idea Sheet:  Print out.....can't remember where I found this but it's cool!
  • BLICK:  Lesson plans for Art Education, free!
 News/Daily Current Events
  • CNN Student News it shows about a 10 minute news story for middle & high school students.  There are also teacher resources to use free to quiz your student or to discuss what they have watched.
  • Current Events by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.  Shows current events in subject areas like American History, World History, Civics/Government, American Diversity, Economics, Psychology, Sociology, Breaking News, Top Stories, This Day in History, BBC Lead Stories, and more. 
  • Current Events, In the News, for Elementary kids
 All in One Curriculum
  • DiscoverKids Free Lesson Plans , This is a board on my Pinterest!  You should follow this if you use any of the Discover Kids Magazines!  They are a wonderful supplement!  This is primarily History/Social Studies/Geography/Science.
  • Virtual Homeschool Group is a site where volunteers offer at your own classes or live classes.  These are free to us and free to register.  Numerous courses are offered in each subject!  A wonderful resource for us!
  • PBS Learning Media:  This is grades K-12 and full of wonderful lesson plans, videos, games, and a bunch more resources.  It is free; just sign up!  I have it sent to my Facebook page so I don't forget about it!
  • Kids.gov:  For grades K-adult....learn stuff, play games, watch videos.  All subjects.
  • Class Zone:  This is a McDougal Littell resource but all the activities are free.  First select your subject in middle or high school.....(I can see my elementary kids getting in on this, too), Select your location, and hit GO.  This will take you to all sorts of free resources for that book.  For example, Biology for High School:  there are virtual dissections and labs, simulations & animations, reviews, research, assessments, and activities. 
  • Practical Pages by Nadene.  She has some beautiful printable pages in all sorts of categories.  A beautiful blog! Here are her handwriting pages...
  • Education.com has lots and lots of worksheets/activities/ideas in every subject and grade level.
  •  Lesson Pathways Year K - Year 5.....Includes lesson plans, activities, links, art, music, worksheets, etc for each year and each subject.  Subjects include Science, History, Math, Language Arts, Reading & Phonics, Life Skills, Fieldtrip ideas, and a ton of resources!  I use this to supplement activities and projects!  I wouldn't think you would have to use science and history, and possibly some of the reading activities, with any certain year level.  For example, Homer Price is used in their Year 3 Language Arts for reading, but I'll use their lesson plans for it in Year 5.  Great for Mix and Matching!
  • Homeschool Share is a free literature based unit study site!  I stuck this resource under all in one because the unit study plans pull in all subjects!  This is a great free resource to use if you are wanting to throw in any activities with a book you are reading!  We love it!
  • Starfall Learning: Free or upgrade to a subscription to get more.  This includes reading, phonics, printables, math, songs, and more!  They now have material for 1st grade learning!
  • Ambleside Online  A free Charlotte Mason homeschool curriculum.  Uses a lot of free online books as much as possible!
  • Simply Charlotte Mason: packed with plans, copywork, etc. Love it!
  • Charlotte Mason Help:  Free schedules in all subjects, book lists, and just some great suggestions!
  • GCF Free Learning.org-  This site has free online learning.....reading, math, technology, and more.  It is aimed for middle, high school, and continuing education.
  • Khan Academy Learning almost anything for FREE!! Over 4100 videos, practice exercises, and you can even have a coach! Physics, Math, Art History, Economics, History, etc.....too many to list! Signing up is totally free!
  • Coursera Watch short video lectures, take online quizzes, and interact with instructor & students live!  Over 300 courses to choose from!  Instructors are from colleges/universities from 16 countries!  This may be geared towards older children through adult.  I haven't looked through all of the courses yet.
  • Easy Peasy All in one Homeschool  There is so much on here!  It might take you awhile to dissect this site!  I've got my eyes on her Computer lessons done by grade! Very thorough!
  • Free Worksheets/Templates by Learning Workroom:  Math sheets & resources, Language Arts, Graphic Organizers, Name Plates for desks, Social Studies, Awards, and miscellaneous. 
  • The Sunny Patch....by Tonia in Canada.  She has a wonderful blog full of charts, homeschooling plans, and a load of ideas.  You may find what you are looking for! 
  • Interactives at Learner.org:  These are interactives for History, Math, Language, Science, and Arts.  This could add a little more to your studies!  Go to the "Choose One" down arrow box to choose which interactives you would like to see/read.  If you look to the left side of the same page, you will find a small box with a link to 100 or more lesson plans.  That is pretty cool, too!  Here is a book discussion strategy video helping teachers help students find their way into a piece of literature.

Organizing Tools for Students

  • Graphic Organizers:  These are worksheets with all sorts of diagrams, charts, and models!  Great for writing!
  • Donna Young:  Lots of homeschool resources and planners.....charts, curriculum, printables, comic paper printables, etc.....





High School 

Language Arts

  • Discovery Education: English Homework help: Free videos for English for grades K-12! Super cool!
  • Charlotte Mason Help:  Free schedules in all subjects, book lists, and just some great suggestions!
  • Free Rice:  Free Vocab that donates rice to those who are hungry for every question you get right!
  • Vocabulary.com is a free online vocabulary program.  It tracks your progress as you master your words and reviews the ones you need work on.  Love this site....for kids and adults!
  • K-12 Reader  Spelling, handwriting, reading, grammar, comprehension, writing, and graphic helpers....elementary - high school
  • Pink Monkey Study Guides  including guides from sciences, math, SAT exam, GRE exam, History, Government, literature summaries and book notes.
  •  Lit2Go : A collection of stories & poems in Mp3 Audio format!  LOVE THIS!! They can also be downloaded as pdf to read along.
  • Teach With Movies  is such an awesome resource if your kids learn best with movies or love to compare the movie to the book.  There are movies in every area of study. 

 Math (See Math above for more resources with videos for Alg.I and up) 

  • Indicators for Math 9-12 This includes resources for Alg. I, Geometry, Alg. II, Technical Mathematics 1 & 2, Advanced Functions & Modeling, Discrete Mathematics, Pre-Calculus, Integrated Mathematics 1-4.
  • Khan Academy Learning almost anything for FREE!! Over 4100 videos, practice exercises, and you can even have a coach! Physics, Math, Art History, Economics, History, etc.....too many to list! Signing up is totally free!
  • Hippo Campus  Videos for Math, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, and Humanities.  Very helpful website!
  • Purplemath: A help site for Algebra 
  • CK-12 Foundation  Free Online Textbooks(flexbooks), flashcards, exercises, simulations in math, history, and sciences.

History American & World/Geography/Government/Economics

  • US History Course:  This is an indepth course for high schoolers.  The course does not use a textbook, but rather history lectures on DVD, interesting books and even movies to study the information.  This is course is considered to help prepare for the AP Exam.  Click on the link to find out more and to download the pdf schedule.

 News/Daily Current Events
  • CNN Student News it shows about a 10 minute news story for middle & high school students.  There are also teacher resources to use free to quiz your student or to discuss what they have watched.
  • Current Events by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.  Shows current events in subject areas like American History, World History, Civics/Government, American Diversity, Economics, Psychology, Sociology, Breaking News, Top Stories, This Day in History, BBC Lead Stories, and more. 

Science

  •  MSNuleus: K-12 Science Curriculum
  • The Physics Classroom...FREE and an AMAZING high school resource/curriculum!
  • Holt High School Science Lesson Plans FREE Grades 9-12
  • Biology Corner:  "The Biology Corner is a resource site for biology and science teachers and students.  It contains a variety of lessons, quizzes, labs, web quests, and information on science topics for all levels, including introductory life science and advanced placement biology."  This is an amazing resource....there are even worksheets for science videos like Myth Busters, Eyewitness Series, Dirty Jobs, National Geographic, and more.
  •  CK-12 Foundation  Free Online Textbooks(flexbooks), flashcards, exercises, simulations in math, history, and sciences.
  • Physics Central is filled with lots of discovery & experiments for grades 6-9.

Electives

  • Music Theory:  This site contains pdf music theory sheets to teach piano theory.


All in One Curriculum

  • Homeschool College USA  by Freely Educate.  This is a Full Free high school curriculum.  Most of the courses line up to the CLEP exams so they are earning college credits in high school.
  • Virtual Homeschool Group is a site where volunteers offer at your own classes or live classes.  These are free to us and free to register.  Numerous courses are offered in each subject!  A wonderful resource for us!
  • PBS Learning Media: This is grades K-12 and full of wonderful lesson plans, videos, games, and a bunch more resources. It is free; just sign up! I have it sent to my Facebook page so I don't forget about it!
  • Class Zone:  This is a McDougal Littell resource but all the activities are free.  First select your subject in middle or high school.....(I can see my elementary kids getting in on this, too), Select your location, and hit GO.  This will take you to all sorts of free resources for that book.  For example, Biology for High School:  there are virtual dissections and labs, simulations & animations, reviews, research, assessments, and activities. 
  • Education.com has lots and lots of worksheets/activities/ideas in every subject and grade level.
  • GCF Free Learning.org-  This site has free online learning.....reading, math, technology, and more.  It is aimed for middle, high school, and continuing education.
  •  Ambleside Online A free Charlotte Mason homeschool curriculum. Uses a lot of free online books as much as possible!!
  • Khan Academy Learning almost anything for FREE!!  Over 4100 videos, practice exercises, and you can even have a coach!  Physics, Math, Art History, Economics, History, etc.....too many to list!  Signing up is totally free!
  • Coursera Watch short video lectures, take online quizzes, and interact with instructor & students live! Over 300 courses to choose from! Instructors are from colleges/universities from 16 countries! This may be geared towards older children through adult. I haven't looked through all of the courses yet.
  • Easy Peasy All in one Homeschool  There is so much on here!  It might take you awhile to dissect this site!  I've got my eyes on her Computer lessons done by grade! Very thorough!

8 comments:

  1. I came over from TWTM forums.

    Thanks for taking the time to organize this. There are a couple history resources I haven't seen before...very useful!

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    1. You are welcome Michelle! I'll be posting some more soon.....so check back!

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  2. Oh, my goodess... this is amazing! Thank you for sharing this wealth of information! (Popped over from TWTM forum) Thanks also for kindly answering my questions there!:-) I'm new there an feel rather intimidated:-/

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  3. Not a problem minnemie! Thank you for stopping by and commenting! I'm slowly adding in more links. We have been super busy with end of year testing and fieldtrips with our homeschool group. I'll get back on here soon when I can slow down a bit!

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  4. Thanks for creating this list!!
    I followed your link over from TWTM - so pleased I did.
    I'll be popping back to link hop ;)

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  5. Roger that! Thanks for stopping by!

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  6. This is great!! Thank you so much for putting this together and sharing :)

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  7. Wow this is amazing. Thank you for taking the time to do this. Can't wait to read more on the blog

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