California Homeschooler
Published bi-monthly by the HomeSchool Association of California (HSC),
and is a benefit of membership in HSC. This newsletter/magazine is
filled with helpful articles and resources for homeschoolers.
EducationalFreedom.com
Endorses and advocates total and complete separation of government from school.
Home Education Magazine
Each issue presents the very best feature articles, columns by
experienced and acclaimed writers, political commentary and analysis of
events affecting homeschooling freedoms, timely news reporting and much
more!
Homeschool Digest
You'll find practical tips, simple suggestions and bold biblical
challenges that make up an open forum for wrestling through the complex
issues that affect home-schooling families.
Homeschooling Horizons
Our goal is very simple: to provide you with the encouragement and tips needed to provide your child with a superior education.
Homeschooling Parent
A bi-monthly publication focusing on stories of interest to
homeschooling families, products, that can be used in the home
classroom.
Homeschooling Today
A focus not only on the mechanics, but also the mission and metrics of homeschooling.
Kids' Town
The Magazine for Homeschool kids by Homeschool kids.
Learning Through History
Bringing you the best in history knowledge, ideas, and resources to enrich your child's education.
Life Learning Magazine
Articles in provide inspiration and information about self-directed learning and natural parenting.
Live Free Learn Free
A magazine for unschoolers and relaxed homeschoolers in which to share
ideas, stories, and experiences. All material is written by those who
home educate – both parents and children.
The Old Schoolhouse
"Purpose of The Old Schoolhouse™: To honor our Lord and Saviour,
Jesus Christ, to support and encourage homeschool families around the
world, to glorify God as we educate our children, to help parents
embrace their God-given responsibility to prepare the next generation
to walk with the Lord."
The Teaching Home
Our purpose has always been to provide information, inspiration, and
support to Christian home-school families and Christian home-school
state and national organizations.
Competitions & Contests
2006 National High School Essay Contest
Topic: Analyze and explain how the members of the Foreign Service
promote United States national interests by participating in the
resolution of today's major international issues.
CAPCO Science Class Challenge
The CAPCO Science Class Challenge is a classroom contest for grades
4-9. The purpose of the competition is to encourage students and
teachers to learn about the Earth's protective upper ozone layer, CFCs,
and the environment by using the provided activities or their own
creative methods.
Global Virtual Classroom Contest
A global team cooperation and website-building activity for students
from 7 to 18 years of age. Using Internet technologies to communicate,
up to 100 teams of three schools each will build Websites on topics of
their choosing. Each team will consist of three schools from three
different countries. Team websites will be judged by a panel of VIP
judges.
Intel International Science & Engineering Fair
The world's largest pre-college celebration of science. Held annually
in May, the Intel ISEF brings together over 1,300 students from
approximately 40 nations to compete for scholarships, tuition grants,
internships, scientific field trips and the grand prize: a $50,000
college scholarship.
MathCounts
A national math enrichment, coaching and competition program that
promotes middle school mathematics achievement through grassroots
involvement in every U.S. state and territory.
Math League's Homeschool Contests
Every contest has questions from different areas of mathematics. The
goal is to encourage student interest and confidence in mathematics
through solving worthwhile problems. Many students first develop an
interest in mathematics through problem-solving activities such as
these contests.
National Sports Poetry Contest
An international website-building competition, sponsored by the Oracle Education Foundation.
The mission of the Center for Sports Poetry is to encourage young
people throughout the United States to engage their creative spirit by
writing poetry, using sport as their motif.
Scripps National Spelling Bee
Our purpose is to help students improve their spelling, increase their
vocabularies, learn concepts, and develop correct English usage that
will help them all their lives.
Shankar's International Children's Competition
Today, the competition has grown and about 1,60,000 entries are
received from over 130 countries. The entries are judged by an
international jury. The prizewinning entries are compiled in a volume
called the ‘Shankar’s Children’s Art Number’.
ThinkQuest
An international website-building competition, sponsored by the Oracle Education Foundation.
Teams of students and teachers are challenged to build websites on
educational topics. These websites are published in the popular
ThinkQuest Library and top-scoring teams win valuable prizes.
Backyard Conservation
"Backyard Conservation" shows you how conservation practices that help conserve and improve natural resources on agricultural land across the country can be adapted for use around your home. These practices help the environment and can make your yard more attractive and enjoyable. Most backyard conservation practices are easy to use. America's farmers and ranchers have been using these practices successfully for decades. (downloadable)
Be Safe Food Activity Book
Fighting foodborne illness is important for you and your family. These puzzles and games show the steps to take to Be Food Safe at home and at school. (link takes you directly to the PDF download)
BioLEAP Lending Library of Life Science Materials
An extensive library of state-of-the-art dissection alternatives that are available on a FREE loan basis to students, teachers, school boards and others interested in advancing science education without harming animals.
Design and Discovery: Experiencing Engineering Through Design
Design and Discovery is a free curriculum for students ages 11-15. The inquiry-based curriculum offers an interdisciplinary approach to engineering through design. Learn more about the benefits of Design and Discovery and its impact on students.
Food Safety Educational Materials
This page provides separate print and radio advertisements related to the four Be Food Safe behaviors.
Food Safety Mobile Game
The invisible enemy is called BAC. Fight him as you make your way through this Mobile game! (*The game file is 2.0mb. The game is also resizeable. If it is running too slowly decrease the size of your browser window.)
Free 2-page "Christian History Time Line" e-Chart
This "Christian History Time Line" eChart shows the years from Christ's birth until AD200, and includes important dates, events, people, and places. (downloadable)
Free Homeschooling Resources
Need free worsheets? Try notebooking pages instead! Notebooking Pages provides free notebooking pages, free homeschooling resources, including free lined paper, charts, printables, and relative homeschooling information.
Free Language
Free lessons, podcasts, courses, audio, video, translations, and articles. Study, learn and teach. For children, teens, and adults of all ages.
Free Math Posters
Links to all web pages at thinkzone.wlonk.com and elements.wlonk.com that contain high-quality PDF files. PDF files print well as small one-page charts or as large posters.
Free Online Language Courses
Free online language lessons for anyone who wants to try to learn how to communicate with other people
from around the world.
The Journey Inside: A Fascinating Look Inside the World of Computers
The Journey InsideSM is a collection of 35 interactive, online lessons for students to learn about technology, computers, and society. Many of the lessons utilize interactive, media-rich Flash* activities, virtual field trips, and videos demonstrating the ideas discussed to guide students to an increased understanding of the world of technology. Students, teachers, and anyone interested can work on the lessons and activities at their own pace to complete any or all of the six sections: Introduction to Computers, Circuits and Switches, Digital Information, Microprocessors, The Internet, and Technology and Society. Detailed instructional strategies written for the teacher extend the lessons and key concepts in ‘the classroom.
Learn to Type Online
Typing tutorial, a structured touch typing course for motivated individuals looking to develop their keyboard skills.
Math Resource Studio 4 Lite
With Math Resource Studio Lite you can quickly generate worksheets that will provide your students with the practice they need to become proficient in the basic math operations. You can create unlimited customized worksheets for the practice of arithmetic facts in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Sense-Lang.org
Since 2001 we have provided a free, very unique and user-friendly learning method proven to help each and every person learn, practice, and improve your typing speed and accuracy.
Richard G. Baldwin Programming Tutorials
This web site contains more than 600 programming tutorial lessons that I have published on ActionScript, Flex, Alice, Java, JavaScript, Python, XML, C#, Digital Signal Processing, and Wireless Technology. These tutorial lessons are freely available for online viewing.
Unihedron Pi Poster
This free poster shows the pi symbol and the value of pi in decimal to many places.
Unschooling Record Keeper, The
The Record Keeper is a free PDF download and is an excellent way for
unschoolers who live in states requiring record keepers to keep track
of their child's progress.
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