Curriculum Fair
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Welcome to our Virtual Curriculum Fair! Here you'll find educational tools that have worked for some members of our group. We'll be updating this page as more ideas come in.
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Online Fun: Dancing Presidents
Homeschool General Good Stuff : Learning Tools for All Ages by Rebecca Rupp, former columnist at Home Education Magazine. The Home School Source Book by Donn Reed. General Studies For over 40 years, Critical Thinking Books & Software has created and published a large selection of quality critical thinking products for K-adult education: http://www.criticalthinking.com/. We like "Editor in Chief" for grammar and editing skills and "Revenge of the Riddle Spiders" for riddles and vocabulary building. They also have a good book on introductory logic called "Critical Thinking." For the SAT question of the day, go to: http://cbweb9p.collegeboard.org/tqod/bin/question.cgi English Daily Grammar is a free service of Word Place, Inc. Daily Grammar sends you e-mail messages with a grammar lesson five days of the week and a quiz on the sixth day. http://www.dailygrammar.com/ For spelling, try McGraw-Hill's Spectrum Spelling Grades 1-6. Geography At GeoBee, you can show your geography smarts right online. Each day they post five new questions from the National Geographic Bee. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/geobee/ Math Singapore Math: www.singaporemath.com. Singapore Mathematics and Science curricula that are gaining popularity in U.S. schools and homes. Hands-On Equations: http://www.borenson.com/index.html A mathematics teacher has made it fun for elementary school students to understand and solve algebraic linear equations. EPGY computer-based distance learning math: http://www-epgy.stanford.edu/ Stanford University's Education Program for Gifted Youth. Math Facts NOW! was written by a homeschooler to help his father with his (eight!) younger brothers and sisters. He's selling it to save for college. According to the author, the program has received great reviews from users and has gotten a "four cow" rating at tucows.com. Who could ask for anything more? http://www.mathfactsnow.com Science In addition to presenting his amazing science shows, Robert Krampf does whatever he can to show people that science can be fun and understandable. Part of that effort is the Free Experiment of the Week list. If you join the Experiment of the Week List, each week you will get a new experiment that you can try yourself. Krampf looks for experiments that are unusual, safe, dramatic, cheap, and fun. To join the list, E-mail him at: krampf@aol.com. Explorer Robert Ballard's JASON project on-line: http://www.homeschool.com/jason/
Now homeschoolers can become scientists by actively engaging in hands-on
research by following the example of real researchers! History Greenleaf Press is committed to "twaddle-free", living history books. www.greenleafpress.com. Joy Hakim's 11-book series A History of US is published by Oxford U. Press. United States history from pre-colonial times to present day, including material that illustrates daily life, social attitudes, contemporary concerns and dilemmas, political climate and trivia. The Brown Paper School USKids History series has sections suggesting books, crafts, projects, and historical sites to call or write for more information. Available through Kids' Art at www.kidsart.com/store/bpsbAmInd.html. Music For Music Theory, try Basics of Keyboard Theory by Julie Johnson (she also has computer-based activities available). J. Johnson Music Publishers: try your local music store or call (714) 961-0257. Foreign Language We like the Rosetta Stone software. Their website says they've been selected by the Peace Corps, the U.S. State Department, and NASA. www.rosettastone.com Current Events Online: CNNfyi.com. News for students, resources for teachers. Print: www.timeforkids.com. Children's editions published by Time magazine. Magazines Spider-Cricket. Good literature and illustrations for different age groups. 1-800-827-0227: www.cricketmag.com National Geographic World. 1-800-NGS LINE (647-5463). www.nationalgeographic.com/world/index.html Stone Soup is the magazine by young writers and artists. 1-800-447-4569, www.stonesoup.com. Cobblestone Publications are fabulous history magazines. Choose from US or world history. 1-800-821-0115
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