F.H.E. Helpful Links

AROUND THE STATE --

Dept. of Non-Public Education

N C State Parks, Recreation Areas and Nature Reserves - Maps and calendar

Mountain Cam - Appnet's live camera at Seven Devils Ski Resort, updated every 30 minutes. Check the slopes!

North Carolina Links

North Carolina's Outer Banks - Lighthouses, Kitty Hawk, Calendar of events, even great background oceans sounds! Pick for 7/7/98

UNC-TV - Our local PBS station.

Winston-Salem Journal - Our local newspaper.

WSJS - The radio station.

Weather for Winston-Salem

ART

Art Projects - Table of contents

The Art of Renaissance Science - Galileo and Perspective

A Trip to France - art techniques and project ideas

The Art of The World: - Hawaii

Art of The World - Russia

Art of The United States - Projects and resources

BIOGRAPHIES--

CLASSICAL EDUCATION - Based on the Trivium

A Classical Conversations - With Leigh Bortins (be sure to click on and read the "Mission Statement")

Masters Academy of the Fine Arts - a branch is being formed in W-S area

The Well-Trained Mind - this book is foundational to the approach, looks like there is a free newsletter

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES--

Educational Resources in Forsyth County - WSFC schools and schools of higher learning

Bob Jones University

Catawba College

Central Piedmont Community College

Elon College

Forsyth Tech

Salem College

Wake Forest University

CATALOGS--

A Five In A Row - Unit Study curriculum for 4-12, including Before FIAR and Beyond FIAR

Greenleaf Press - Rob & Cyndy Shearer, history and more. Corrie's Story Pick for 10/6/97.

Kaplan Educational Center - of course, most of their goodies are back in the bargain corner in W-S store ;o)

Timberdoodle - all kinds of resources and tools

(be sure to see the General Info section below)

Family Education.COM - Parent's Dedicated to Children's Learning, Lots of projects, games and ideasPick for 4/17/00

BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper - InCrEdiBLe resource list for students AND parents. B.J. says,"If you can't find it here, then you just can't find it"Pick for 9/1/97

The Back Pack - America's Affordable Educational Resource. New & Used Textbooks & Supplemental Materials

Resources for Christian Teachers - Audrey Smith on the Pacific island of Saipan has compiled a wealth of resources for teachers of Kindergarten through 8th grade, covering subjects from Bible study to science, crafts links, and even certificates you can print out for awarding to your students. Carefully chosen for their value to the Christian teacher, these useful links are organized into over 40 categories such as Art Lesson Resources, Bible Pictures to Color, Children's Ministry Resources, Coloring Pages, Crafts, Drama, Early Childhood, ESL and Special Education, Home School Links, Language Arts, Math Resources, Lesson Plans, Music Lesson Resources, Online Flashcards, Parent Resources, Physical Education and Health, Printable Worksheets, Printed Resources for Teachers, Puppets, Puzzles and Games. WHEW! It's hard to think of a subject not covered.Pick for 6/8/99

Classroom Connection Online

Christian Articles Archive -- inspirational articles you can read, share, and copy

Exploratorium - teacher resources

Greek 'n Stuff - for homeschoolers and others

The Library Spot - The best of the library, newspapers, etc.

The Rainy Day Resource Page - lots of ideas and recipes, fun for kids and support for parents

Saxon Math

School Librarian Homepage - tons to do here

Univ. of Vienna, Austria - lots to do here!

WebMuseum

Web For Schools - about european schools

HISTORY LINKS

Today In History - Need a quick history lesson?

Lady Jane Grey "Should I, who am so young, and in my few years, forsake my faith for the love of life? Nay, God forbid!" - Lady Jane Grey

MHP Timeline

HOLIDAY LINKS

MATHEMATICS

Saxon Math

FOR STUDENTS--

Go here for many more -- a whole page of their own

GENERAL INFO--

Center for Education Reform

Christian Homeschool Forum

The Eclectic Homeschool - by Beverly Krueger

Growing Without Schooling - John Holt

Homeschool Central - Lots of resources, categorized by subject and more...

Homeschooling Daily - EXCELLENT collection of resources. . Pick for 12/1/97

The Homeschooling Zone

Learn @ Home at CrossWalk.com

School Is Dead, Learn in Freedom! Page

Separation Of School And State Alliance - interesting and thought provoking

The Walters' Family - their story as well as many good links

OLD HOMESCHOOL FAVS--

Homeschool World - Bill and Mary Pride's Place.

The Teaching Home - enough said

Home School Legal Defense Association - protecting the privilege to teach our own. Pick for 9/22/97

ONLINE MAGAZINES (known as ' EZINES')--

National Geographic - go to the kid's page for the 'geobee' quiz

One Income Living in a Two Income World - Home of the Simple Times Newsletter Pick for 8/1/98

World Magazine - Christian perspective from the same people who do "God's World" for kids, based in Asheville

SCIENCE SITES AND INFORMATION

El Niņo Home Page - Weather all over the world is influenced. See what everyone is talking about! Pick for 1/11/97

Exploratorium - teacher resources

How Stuff Works

How Stuff Works Express

Sky Awareness Week - teacher resources and experiments etc.

The Weather Channel

The Yuckiest Site on the Internet - From Discovery

THE SIMPLE LIFE

One Income Living in a Two Income World - Home of the "Simple Times" Newsletter

Northern Hardware - A good source for generators and other tools and equipment. The local store is located at the Sandy Ridge Rd. exit of I-40E (east of W-S), just across Sandy Ridge Rd.

www.homestead.org

Homestead Products - Grain mills, water filters, and much more. Pretty good prices

Lehman's - Non-Electric Catalog

Mr. Solar - All about solar power

Walton Feed

SUPPORT GROUPS

UNIT STUDY APPROACH

A Five In A Row - Unit Study curriculum for 4-12, including Before FIAR and Beyond FIAR

Greenleaf Press - Unit Study Approach, history and more.

Link Pick Of The WWWeek