School Subjects- NEW!

Unlike most of my "Websites for Kids", these links are for sites that will probably require some adult supervision to get started or are meant for adults to find neat ideas to share with children. Many of them are geared toward older children. I have broken them down by category.

Subscription Sites (some of these offer free trials or limited free content):
Gee Guides- An interactive website devoted to art history and hands on learning.
United Streaming- Online streaming video from the Discovery Channel and TLC.
Math Stories- Over 15,000 math word problems based on children's literature.
Gnarly Math- Cartoons, stories, and problems about math concepts.
Brain POP- Watch animated movies, take quizzes, hear jokes, and have fun learning.
Teach With Movies- Provides lesson plans and guides for over 280 movies.
Headsprout- Online phonics program that automatically adjusts as you play along.
Time4Learning- Online home education program.

An excellent way to purchase some of these great subscription services at a discount is through the Homeschool Buyers Co-op

Unit Studies:
Homeschool Share- Unit studies and lapbook activities based on children's books.
The Four Wheelers- Alphabetized list linked to online unit studies.

General Subjects:
Quizville- Practice math, literature, and geography while playing fun games.
Room 108- Over 400 games for math, spelling, music, science, and more.
HippoCampus- Multimedia resource for many school subjects.
Budget Homeschool- Tons of free material on a wide range topics.
Ed Helper- Fantastic material for all subjects with customizable print outs.
Self Made Scholar- Free online classes: audio, video, email, and text-based.
We Didn't Start the Fire- Billy Joel's song lyrics are hyper-linked to explain major events and ideas from the 20th century.
Lesson Exchange- Teachers post lesson plans and ideas for projects here.
eThemes- Resources for thousands of topics listed by grade level.
BBC- Schools- Games and activities to reinforce primary and secondary subjects.
Soft Schools- Online games and printable activities for K-8.
Activity Village- Games, art projects, printables, and more.

Art:
smART kids- Explore famous art works and "meet" the artists.
Making Friends Paper Dolls- Print and color paper dolls and their clothes.
Art Attack- Over 100 different techniques and art projects from a TV series of the same name.
Art Games- Art games and interactive lessons from the Albright-Knox Museum..
Tammy Yee's Origami- Print and fold origami projects.
Cannon 3-D Papercraft- Print and create amazing paper sculptures.
The Toymaker-Free printable patterns for creating paper toys and boxes.
Paper Toys- Print, cut, and fold your own paper creations.
Simple Pop-Ups You Can Make- Print out your own pop-up cards.
The Flying Pig- Flying Pig Paper Animation Kits are paper models you make that move.
Paper Pino- Paper automata and model designs. Many available for free downloading.
World Works Games- Cardstock Modeling- Create scale models of castles, towns, and fantasy worlds from cardstock. Downloads.

Social Studies:
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government- Learn about our nation.
Best Online Documentaries- Choose from a large selection of documentaries.

Math:
AAA Math- Interactive math lessons and online practice.
Story Resources Corner- Fantasy stories that illustrate math concepts. Each one ends with a question for the reader.
Cool math 4 kids- Explore math through games and puzzles.
Geoboards in the Classroom- Great guide for using Geoboards to understand area, perimeter, units and more.
Math Playground- Online math puzzles, games, and videos.
Math Libs- Math instruction and games.
Mathematical Games- Math games to play with stuff around the house.
Math Night Madness- Math modules show many different ways of solving the same problems.
MegaPenny Project- Visualize huge numbers using pennies.
Living Math- Learn about math through everyday activities. Wonderful book list sorted by math topics.

Geography:
Maps That Teach- Print out free maps up to 7 feet across. Website also links to online interactive maps!
Statetris- Play a tetris-like game by rotating and dropping the states into their correct positions on the map.
Where The Hell Is Matt?- Follow Matt's journey around the globe and see him dance with the locals.
Explore the States- Click on a state from the map to learn about it.
Geography 4 Kids- Covers physical geography and earth science basics.

Computer Science:
Scratch- The perfect introduction to programming using MIT's interactive drag and drop utility. Customizable to create dancing graphics, games, and more.

Reading:
Starfall- Site devoted to learning about letters and reading through online games, books, and printables.
Teacher Book Wizard- Find new books your kids will love based on books they have already read, sorted by level and topic.
Literactive- Learn to read with guided books and activities at this free site.
Read Write Think- Literacy lesson plans for K-12.
Language Guide- Mouse over controls let you see and hear many vocabulary words.
Planet Esme- Gigantic site full of children's book reviews sorted by topic.

History:
Biography of America- 26 free streaming episodes with maps and timelines. Produced by the Annenberg Foundation.
History Activities- Learn about early American History online.
Hyper History- Explore over 2,000 files covering 3,000 years of history.
Best History Sites- Links to over 1,000 history websites and lesson plans.
Library of Congress Learning Page- Hands on activities and presentations that bring history to life.

Literature:
Book Adventure- Kids can earn prizes by taking quizzes on books they have read.
MrDonn.org- Free lesson plans based on children's literature.

Science:
Funology- Science experiments in the areas of Chemistry, Physics, Biology, and Weather.
Robert Krampf's Science- Weekly hands on experiments that illustrate scientific prinicples. Archives are available.
Wacky Uses- Discover hundreds of little known uses for well known products.
Science Playwiths- Simple ideas for expanding your science knowledge by playing around.
eNature- Online fieldguides for plants and animals.
Lego Activities- Lego guide for exploring physics through play.
ChemShorts for Kids- Try simple science experiments from materials you probably have around the house.
Ology- Explore the different fields of science with the American Museum of Natural History.
HowToons- Learn different science experiments with these cartoons.
Periodic Table of Videos- Enjoy a short movie about each element by clicking on the periodic table.
Singing Science Records- Listen to MP3 versions of science songs from the 1950's and 1960's.

Spelling:
Spelling City- Use your own spelling lists or their ready made ones to practice spelling online or to create fun games like hangmouse and wordsearch.

Writing:
Writing Fix- Free interactive prompts to inspire creative writing.
Billz Treasure Chest- A blog with questions to help get your creative juices flowing.

Printables:
Work Sheet Works- This site creates customized worksheets for grades K-8.
Ed Helper- Create customized logic puzzles, math crosswords, word searches, vocabulary games and more.
Math Worksheet Wizard- Create customizable math worksheets.
Room 108- Generate customized worksheets for math, reading, and writing.
Learning Page- Check out over 1500 printable worksheets for younger kids.
Discovery Education Puzzlemaker- Use the puzzlemaker to create your own cryptograms, mazes, word searches, and more.
SEN Teacher- Print free worksheets, game cards, blank dice, labels, and more.
Kidzone Tracers- Select a theme and create custom handwriting tracer sheets.
Enchanted Learning- Fantastic printouts including mini books, maps, animal information, crafts, and much more.
ABC Teach- Gigantic site full of printables.
Writing Wizard- Make your own writing pages or use ones developed by other users.

Religion:
Skeptics Annotated Bible- The entire text of the King James Version of the Bible, highlighted to point out inconsistencies and more. This site also gives the same treatment to the Quran and the Book of Mormon.