Homefire's Homeschool Links

Ten Signs Of a Frustrated Mother

1. Your children know how to read html codes but can't operate a vacuum cleaner.
2. Your children tell you you said "yes" and you don't even remember the question.
3. You go to the grocery and find yourself having a good time.
4. Your husband asks how your day went and you rate it on a scale of 1-10 repeats of "stop that!" or "no!".
5. You can't remember the last time you didn't have to share your drink.
6. You mistakenly tell the kids it's "sanity" time when you meant to say "bed"time.
7. The laundry seems to have taken on an evil nature and you begin to feel that it's out to get you.
8. You dread hearing the phone ring because it's a sure sign there's about to be trouble amongst the children.
9. It's finally your turn on the computer and "Touched by an Angel" is just coming on.
10.You go to sleep with "I'm bored" or "I'm hungry" still ringing in your ears.

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What they don't want to make "public" about "Public Schools"

Links to Educational Helps for Homeschoolers

Science

Whales!
TORNADOES
EXPLORING SCIENCE free lessons
Cells Alive-A learning resource for subjects like growing bacteria and other such things.
Science Education Resources-Biology, Chemistry, References, Search, Physics, Earth and Space.
Worm World-Fascinating study on earthworms, planarians and other simple celled organisms.
Foutch's Virtual Zoo
Earth Science Associates
Creation/Evolution
Smithsonian Gem and Mineral Collection
Imagine the Universe-Astronomy
StarChild: A learning center for young astronomers

Social Studies/History/Geography

50 States and Capitols
American Frontiers
Atlapedia Online-Provides online key info on every country in the world.
The Betsy Ross Page-Betsy Ross facts, flag etiquette and trivia, pictures and the meaning behind the flag.
Chronology of Holocuast Events from 1933-45
History/Social Studies site for K-12.
Holocaust Museum
L'CHAIM: A Holocaust Project
U.S. Civil War Center
U.S. Founding Documents-Constitution, Declaration of Independance, Federalist Papers.
U.S. Historical Documents
Addresses of U.S. Government Officials
A&E Channel "Biography" Series
BYU Social Studies Index
Globalearn
Internet Resources for Geography and Geology
United States Census Bureau
The White House
World Atlas
Geography Lesson Plans
William Wallace The Truth-and other Scottish Heros in History
The History Place - The Rise of Adolf Hitler

Math

Math Counts-A national math coaching and competition program for 7th and 8th graders
Moving With Math
The Math Man-Math materials for K-12
Free Math Worksheets!
Mega Math
MATH BASEBALL

English/Grammar/Reading

Childrens Literature Resources-A childrens lit. web guide and compilation of internet resources related to books for children and young adults.
Language Arts-Grades 5-8
Shakespeare-The webs first additon of the complete works of William Shakespeare.
Young Writers
The New England Primer-one of the original homeschool textbooks
English Grammar Clinic
VIRTUAL ENGLISH

Art

Eyes on Art

Bible

David Yuan's Bible & Christian Resource Page

On-line Lesson Plans and Worksheets

Resources, Lesson Plans, Teaching Materials
Classroom Connect-A premier web site for K-12 educators and students.
Education Calendar and WWW sites-Unit Studies, lesson plans, neat ideas for educating.
Big Sky Misc Lesson Plans
Lesson Plans on the Net
EDUCATORS PROGRESS SERVICE Page-FREE teaching materials
Faculty Sites

Curriculum/Books

Christian Curriculum Cellar
Faithful Servant's Books-FREE CURRICULUM-No catch
Homestead.org - Home and Family Suppliers
Bob Jones University Press Curriculum and Books
Elijah Company-Outstanding teaching materials for home educators.
Discount Christian Books-Nuff said.
Homeschool Seller-Over 700 homeschool items used or never used.
Homeschoolers Swap-Used book swap
Homeschool Used Curriculum Links
Manna Tree Homeschool-Offers info for Bible, math, reading, language, science, history, geography, special needs, suppliers, and curriculum
Seed Sowers Christian Books
The Sycamore Tree Homeschool and Catalog
Timberdoodle-Great resource for low cost homeschool materials

General Homeschooling Information

Open Arms-a magazine published for mothers!
NightRose Educational Resources
Lambslight's Homeschool Homepage-This one is my sister's.
Homeschooling on a Shoestring
Homeschool Legal Defense Home Page
HSMom's Homeschool Page-Lots of useful things.
Homeschooling Laws
Homeschool laws for every state
Official Learn at Home:How to Begin
AIMS Education Foundation-I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand.
American Homeschool-A free service providing communications and networking for homeschooling families
A Charlotte Mason Education-Author of the six-volume set, "The Origional Home Schooling Series"
Education Free Forum-Online forum of the best in education news and advice.
Frugal Homeschool-Useful links for the homeschool teacher, low cost links.
Homeschool Train Up A Child (HSTUAC)
Homeschool Central-The place created to meet all of your homeschool needs.
Homeschool Tips Message Board
Homeschooling Conferences by State
KidsWeb-contains a list of links to information that is understandable and interesting to schoolkids
Homeschooling in the hills of Wild and Wonderful West Virginia
Wysdom's Windows
Dorna's Lighthouse

Support Groups

Homeschool Support Groups-Find a local support group.
Ohio Homeschoolers Page

Fun and Games

4-Kids Treehouse
Christian Connection, Games file area.
Christian Games for Kids to Download!!!
Kids love... Professor Pockets' Games Page
Kids Space
HANGMAN

Miscellaneous

American Sign Language
Youth's Educator For Home And Society - Etiquette
Pitsco's Ask an Expert: Answers questions on any subject
WARD SCHOOL MAD LIBS

A Few Thoughts to Share on Homeschooling
Sheltering our children from "social contagion": the habits, manners, gestures, vulgarities, obscenities, deceptions, ridicule and rivalry that runs rampant in the schools today.
Forming moral, hardworking, diligent and Godly individuals to go into the world and form moral, hardworking, diligent and Godly individuals.
The Home is the origional school and public school is just a poor substitution. The State cannot out-parent most parents.
Recent finding showed that fully half of the teacher applicants scored lower in math than the average high-school junior, and a third scored lower in English. Personality ratings were deplorable.
It is better for children to be possitively socialized by parents and the examples set by parents than to be negatively socialized by peers, becoming more dependant and influenced by other children than by mother and father.
Public school students are learning more about how to conform to society than how to read and write. How to measure up against peers than obedience to parents and kindness to others. They are involved in a vicious game of tug-o-war, with parents on one side pulling for values and respect and selflessness, and society on the other, pulling for self-first and "make your own values" concepts. A child will be drawn to the side that pulls the hardest.
According to God, the responsibility for a childs soul does not rest on the shoulders of society, but on the parents to whom that soul was gifted.
In short, parents have a bigger stake in their childs future and eternity than does ANYONE else.

Thank you, Dr. Raymond Moore for some
of the facts in the above statement.

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