National Council of Teachers of Mathematics;Curriculum Focal Points
Passed on…
Pre-K to Grade 8.
National Council
of Teachers of Mathematics have identified the most important mathematical
topics for lasting learning at each grade level. They are called “Curriculum Focal
Points.” You may read more information and read about the particulars by
grade.
A&E Classroom and The History Channel
Another recommendation:
I wanted to pass this great resource on!! I’ve been receiving it for several years now and just love it. It has a calendar for A&E Classroom and History Channel Classroom taping schedule, highlighted lesson plans, and other great ideas. It is published 2 X a year. Sign up here to get it:
Book Adventure recommendation
Recommended by a member of one homeschool group:
Book adventure has been a great tool for
us for several years!! It’s similiar to accelerated reader in that kids read
books and then take online tests, but they then earn points and can cash them in
for great items such as books, games, etc. As a teacher, you can set up your
class and then be able to monitor their scores. I highly recommend it!!! http://www.bookadventure.org/
Freebies online galore!
Jazaka Allahu Khayrun for the sister who researched & compiled this incredibly comprehensive list of homeschooling resources (or educational materials). Allah ye ticki afia/May Allah reward her with rest.
Please note: I have not researched every single site, so proceed with caution.
Download Free Posters from Virtual Gettysburg
http://www.virtualgettysburg.com/sup…cation/poster/
Free Water Education Posters
http://water.usgs.gov/outreach/OutReach.html
Free Braille Alphabet Card
http://www.afb.org/braillebug/Braille.asp
Free Colgate Teachers Kit
http://www.colgatebsbf.com/teachers/tch_kits.asp
Free Educational Publications from the Federal Reserve
http://app.ny.frb.org/publications/result.cfm?comics=1
Free Second Hand Smoke Posters
http://www.epa.gov/smokefree/publications.html
Free Game printables (some are for sale, but the ones
on this page
are free)
http://www.gigglygames.net/freebies.htm
Mom’s Minivan Travel Games and Activities
http://www.momsminivan.com/
Building Blocks for a Healthy Future storybook,
coloring book, and
more
http://store.health.org/buildingblocks/default.aspx
Free things from Congress.
http://www.yourcongress.com/quickfree.asp
Register for periodic freebies from Crayola
http://www.crayola.com/registration/
2 Free books (fossils & dinosaurs)
http://geology.er.usgs.gov/eastern/fossils.html
Royal & Langnickel art samples for Educators
http://www.royalbrush.com/ver3/student/question.htm
Free music cds from our military bands
http://bandtek.com/free-cds/
Free Posters: Explore the facets of the Earth
http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/
TONS of free printables for Teachers and Parents
www.thevirtualvine.
Learn to Write…Free Tracing Paper
http://www.mymoondrops.com/spelling.html
Free Sample Issue of HSE Magazine!
http://homeschoolenrichment.com/
Free Natural Gas Materials
http://www.nef1.org/order_new.html
Free Fire Safety Posters, Reports and Publications
from the USFA
http://www.usfa.fema.gov/applications/publications/
Free Educational printables about Peanuts
http://aboutpeanuts.com/educ.html
A Free Hazardous Waste Cleanup and Prevention Poster!
http://www.epa.gov/superfund/kids/poster.htm
Free Poster – The poster features lists of Summertime
Favorites, 300
classic books for young readers, and the We the People
Bookshelf
on “Freedom,” 15 books selected by NEH that explore
the idea
of “freedom.”
http://www.neh.gov/posterrequest.asp
Free Potato Educational Materials
http://potatoes.com/educational-hardcopy.cfm
Free PCs in Space CD-ROM for teachers or students.
This is a great
program! It has games and my kids absolutely love
playing them and
learning their planets and how to use the computer
also!
http://pcsinspace.hst.nasa.gov/freecd.htm
Free board game for parents and educators.
Part of the Too Smart to Start program, this colorful
board game was
developed to help parents and young people aged 9 to
13 talk about
underage alcohol use, why it’s not smart, and how to
prevent it.
Goals for the game include increasing the number of
conversations
about the harm of underage alcohol use and increasing
the percentage
of children and adults who view underage alcohol use
as harmful. The
game can be played with two to six players, but works
best when both
youth and adults play.
http://store.health.org/catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?ProductID=16691
Free recess kits
This site is having a rescue recess campaign(rescue
recess week is
Sept.18-22nd) and they will send out recess kits that
include posters
and jump ropes and a playground ball and whistle and
more at
http://www.cartoonrecessweek.com/
Reading club that gives Pizza Hut coupons as rewards.
For schools or
home schoolers
http://www.bookitprogram.com/default.asp
Kids Earn Prizes for Reading. For teachers and
students.
http://bookadventure.com/
Free Book “Chicken Soup For The Preteen Soul”
http://www.chickensoup.com/Pre-Teen/order_form2.html
Free George Washington kit for teachers
http://www.georgewashington.si.edu/k…cherguide.html
The History Channel *Save our History* free manuals
http://www.historychannel.com/classroom/flag_form.html
FREE Earth/Mars Comparison poster / teachers &
homeschoolers
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/classroom/earthMarsForm.html
Free Dole 5 A Day Educational for Teachers/Schools CD
Roms/Cassettes/Cookbooks
http://www.dole5aday.com/Teachers/Cl…ials.jsp#cdrom
FREE Life in the Forest Educational Material
http://www.internationalpaper.com/Ou…est/index.html
Free coloring books, pamplets etc about Inuit
community
http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ks/12050_e.html
Free “Science & Our Food Supply” kit – teachers
(Middle- High School)
http://www.nsta.org/fdacurriculum
Free Stuff for Educators
http://www.kalama.com/~zimba/freeforteachers.htm
Educational Online Activities and Printables for
teachers, parents
and students.
1. Printable Tracer Pages. Type in the words/phrases
you like and
this program turns the words into dashed lines for
kids to trace
over.
http://www.kidzone.ws/tracers/ocean/tracer-form.asp
2. Kidzone.com printable pages. Pre-K thru 6th grade.
http://www.kidzone.ws/
3. Make your own Word Search puzzles. Just delete
their word list and
add your own! We survived on this during the summer!
http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/words/search/
4. Other vocabulary games.
http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/words/
5. The best kids educational printables site. (Home
Page)
http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/
6. Great Kid’s Printable Craft site. When you need
ideas…this is
the place to go!
http://www.dltk-kids.com/
7. Kid’s Click. A great web search for kid’s.
http://www.kidsclick.org/
8. Puzzlemaker web site for Parents/Teachers.
http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/
9. Enchanted Learning. You can get lost on this site
for days! Very
cool. (They have a place to donate money to their
site, but it’s
totally free)
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html
10. Free Smokey the Bear Stuff for kids. (Free
printables.)
Click on the bottom that says resources. Items it
includes are:
Smokey Bear Teacher’s Guide
Smokey Bear Activity Book
Smokey Bear Kid’s Poster
Wildland Communicator’s Guide
Smokey Bear Style Guide
Logo’s with Smokey the Bear.
http://www.smokeybear.com/
Online Study Guides:
http://www.sparknotes.com/
Free study guides in a wide range of subjects. Also
includes a
valuable Test Prep section.
http://www.bookrags.com/
Free study guides in many subjects, specializing in
Science,
Literature, and History. BookRags features an online
essay editing
service (fee required) and free articles on better
essay writing.
http://www.studygs.net/
Free study guides and general learning tips available
in multiple
languages.
http://www.pinkmonkey.com/index2.asp
Literary study guides. Note: About half of these are
completely free,
while others are only available for purchase from
their online store.
It is difficult to tell which is which until you try
to access it.
Test Prep:
http://quizhub.com/quiz/quizhub.cfm Free online
quizzes in many
categories and subjects.
http://www.testprepreview.com/ Free practice tests
(SAT, ACT, LSAT,
etc.) as well as free articles and tips on test
preparation and
taking.
Free Rocketry CD for Teachers
http://nar.org/teachercd.html
Lysol kids activity book
http://www.lysol.com/topic_fun.shtml
Free kit for teachers to teach students about how the
post office
works. From the USPS.
The direct number to order WEE Deliver is
1-888-332-0317. The kit
includes an instruction video, mail satchel, cardboard
sorter, and
other misc. supplies.
Free Share The World Kit & Video For
Teachers.http://www.sharetheworld.com/
Diabetic Eye Disease: An Educator’s Guide
http://catalog.nei.nih.gov/productcart/pc/mainIndex.asp
Olympic-themed lesson plans
http://www2.edgate.com/summergames/
Free Arbor Day Video and Teacher Materials
http://www.arborday.org/kids/
Teachers: Free Hands on Plastics™ (HOP) science
education
investigation kits
http://www.teachingplastics.org/
It’s O.K. to Spray! – education about aerosol cans
(teacher/home
schooler kit)
http://www.nocfcs.org/scc/kitrequest.asp
Cyberguides
Passed on…
For several years now, I have been using a
great resource for literture called Cyberguides. They
are done by the San Diego County Office of Education. Teachers have developed
these lesson plans for K-12 that utilize internet-based activities that related
to several popular pieces of children’s literature. They are divided by age
level and they are great. I love them and my kids love them. Check them
out.
Virtual Field Trips – Comprehensive list
Passed on…JAK Sister!
Hi Everyone! Thought I’d share this list
of virtual field trips….I have many others but these are some of our
favorites.
Enjoy!
http://www.thinkport.org/Classroom/trips.tp a listing of virtual field trips
http://www.bearcountryusa.com/tour.asp Drive thru animal park
http://bouldericecream.com/tour.htm Tour of a small ice cream factory
http://www.ecoed.org/index.cfm Tour of wild animals in Ontario Canada
http://jellybelly.com/Cultures/en-US/Fun/Tours/Virtual+Tour.htm a tour of the Jelly Belly jelly bean factory
http://website1.com/odyssey/ Odyssey in Egypt field trip
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/explore/khufuenter.html Pyramids field trip
http://www.tomsofmaine.com/about/tour_factory.asp Toothpaste factory tour
http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/whtour/index.html Tour the White House
http://www.theconstitutional.com/tour.php Take the Constitutional Woalking Tour of Philedelphia
http://geology.wr.usgs.gov/docs/parks/mojave/mojaveft.html Tour of the Mojave
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/tour/index.htm Ellis Island tour from Scholastic
http://www.hersheys.com/discover/tour_video.asp Hershey’s making chocolate tour
http://www.thebeijingguide.com/badaling/index.html Great Wall of China tour
http://www.mda.state.mi.us/kids/pictures/rachel.html Dairy Farm
http://explorer.monticello.org/index.html Tour Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson
http://www.mountvernon.org/virtual/index.cfm/ss/29//cfid/5816670/cftoken/78983216 Mount Vernon, home of George Washington
http://www.plimoth.org/OLC/index_js2.html# Visit The first Thanksgiving
Comprehensive freebies list online!
Jazaka Allahu Khayrun to the sister who researched & compiled this homeschooling (or educational) freebies list for us!
Please note: I have not researched every single site, so proceed with caution.
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http://www.adrianbruce.com/reading/posters/index.htm Free phonics posters!!!
http://www.adrianbruce.com/index.html other freebies from Adrian Bruce, a teacher in Australia who loves to share!!!
http://www.ed.gov/inits/americareads/kids.html Arthur reading kit from America Reads
http://www.ed.gov/inits/americareads/spidey/index.html Spider Man Reading kit from America Reads
http://www.udel.edu/ETL/RWN/POPindex.html Reading Readiness Activities
http://chumby.dlib.vt.edu/melissa/posters/posterset.html Social studies curriculum resources–printable posters for grades K-3
http://www.fema.gov/kids/freebie.htm Disaster Kids educational materials can be ordered from FEMA, USGS, NOAA National Weather Service, and EPA. All addresses are on the website with ordering information.
http://www.usmint.gov/kids/index.cfm?fileContents=htmlIndex.cfm U.S. Mint website games and other activities for money education
http://www.moneyfactory.gov/newmoney/main.cfm/learning/download U.S. Bureau of Engraving website on money education, including lesson plans, posters, interactive $10, $20, and $50 notes.
http://science.education.nih.gov/women/index.html Great video programs (currently out of stock) on women in health career fields. Posters are also available.
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/default.htm Federal Citizen Information Center There are several publications that are free on this website–go to education and see a FREE book on exploring federal lands.
http://www.tufts.edu/as/wright_center/svl/posters/posts.html Free posters from the Wright Center for Science Education. You must snail mail for these posters and ordering information is on the website. There are beautiful posters on the Human Genome, Cosmic Evolution, Earth Anatomy, etc.
http://www.blm.gov/education/00_resources/articles/mojave/index.html resources for teching about American desserts–including a poster of the Mojave.
http://topex-www.jpl.nasa.gov/education/poster.html materials for teaching about oceans. Includes cd-roms, posters, games.
http://www.thankscompany.com/pages/posters.shtml printable posters for volunteering.
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/farm_act.htm Make a farm downloadable software
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/town_act.htm make a town
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/vill_act.htm make a village
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/castle.htm make a castle,
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/heraldry.htm and then make shields, etc.
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/lettersounds.htm letter sounds free software
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/learnletters.htm learn letters
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/megamaps.htm maps
Map puzzles software:
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/us_features.htm
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/features.htm
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/monuments.htm
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/puzzle_us.htm
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/puzzle_mea.htm
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/puzzle_eur.htm
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/puzzle_sam.htm
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/puzzle_aus.htm
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/puzzle_afr.htm
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/puzzle_mea.htm
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/puzzle_con.htm
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/puzzle_asia.htm
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/puzzle_cam.htm
http://www.familygames.com/freelane.html Lots of free downloadable games on geography, puzzles, strategy games, word puzzles, etc.
http://www.rayslearning.com/lettersa.htm Free Letters and numbers software
http://fusioned.gat.com/free.html educational materials covering Fusion (the reaction in which two atoms of hydrogen combine together, or fuse, to form an atom of helium)
http://www.nsc.org/ehc/rad/radbroch.htm Nuclear Science and understanding radiation
http://www.timesaversforteachers.com/ Tons of printables for educators!!
http://www.koko.org/kidsclub/teachers/ Free curriculum materials for teaching about Gorillas
http://www.storylineonline.net/ Hear stories read online by members of the screen actors guild (Jason Alexander, Camryn Manheim, etc.)
http://www.primarygames.com/holidays/new_years/crafts.htm free printable elementary school calendar to color.
http://www.benjerry.com/fun_stuff/papercrafts/ a free new England village to print and build, a baloon mobile, and a cow–from Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream
http://www.makingbooks.com/projects.html directions for making several books with children.
http://www.cartoonster.com/ great site for learning about cartooning
http://clothdollconnection.com/FreePatterns.html FREE patterns for making cloth dolls
http://www.webspawner.com/users/pumpkintwopost/ tons of free posters
http://www.cabelasiditarod.com/poster_contact.html Get a free 2007 Iditarod poster from Cabella’s–they also have lesson plans that go along with the race.
http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/41 The Academy of American Poets distributes the National Poetry Month poster (April) for the current year FREE to educators.
http://www.healthypotato.com/nutrition_plan.asp from the United States Potato Board, lessons, poster, etc. about potato nutrition
http://www.ksgrains.com/corn/edu.html Kansas Corn Learning Center
http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/educators/main.asp fun activities for nutrition education
http://www.4tests.com/ Take practice for SAT, ACT, GED, etc.
http://www.capilano.com.au/education/index.aspx learn about honey bees
http://www.sunkist.com/kids/pandt/ activities and lessons from Sunkist fruit
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/np/shopcart/shopcartintro.html publication from USDA entitled Science in Your Shopping Cart
http://depts.washington.edu/ceeh/Outreach/ecb.html Essentials of Cell Biology cd-rom
http://www.cloroxclassrooms.com/ get a free classroom kit from Clorox
http://www.cbs.com/primetime/numb3rs/ti/ Curriculum from Texas Instruments using the TV show “Numbers”
http://www.dissectionalternatives.org/ FREE copy of Digital Frog 2 the dissection alternative
http://www.internationalpaper.com/Our%20Company/Learning%20Center/Life%20Of%20The%20Forest/index.html Life of the Forest educational materials from International Paper
http://www.homesofourown.org/default.asp Build a home in this simulation game from the National Association of Home Builders.
http://www.peachtree-online.com/Kids/TeachersGuide.html Teacher Guides for Peachtree Publishers Books
http://www.failurefree.com/p_overview.htm Free online demo of literacy material for not-yet readers
http://www.breadworld.com/justkids/school.asp Three lesson plan books using bread baking from Fleischman’s Yeast
http://www.aplusmath.com/Flashcards/Flashcard_Creator.html Free Math flashcards creator
http://www.teachingteens.com/index2.htm Teaching teens about puberty and menstration
http://www.educationassociates.com/Survey.html career education and life skills book from Education Associates
http://teacher.scholastic.com/index.asp educational materials and lesson plans from Scholastic
http://www.mysterynet.com/learn/ Free lesson plans, ideas, and online mysteries to teach critical thinking and reading comprehension
http://www.educationalpress.org/educationalpress/ Print free word lists, flash cards, bingo cards, etc.
http://www.microsoft.com/education/lessonplans.mspx lesson plans from Microsoft
http://www.annenbergclassroom.org/Default.aspx Receive a free dvd of the May, 2006
http://www.justicelearning.org/ Civic eduation int he real world. Conversation between students and Supreme Court Justices Stephen Breyer, Anthony Kennedy and Sandra Day O’Connor discussing the Constitution among other things
http://www.imagisoft.com/wizard.htm a digital coloring program that stimulates childrens’ perceptions of light, shade, color harmony, shape and depth. A trial version of this program, complete with six images to colour, may be ordered at no cost
http://www.wxdude.com/ Tons of free weather activities/lessons from Weather Channel meteorologist Nick Walker
http://www.vpw.com/ LARGE number of free sponsored educational videos and print materials to schools, educators and yough group leaders throughout the United States. All you must do to receive these materials is register as a member (which is also free).
http://www.wordcommand.com/wordoftheday.htm Sign up for their free Word of the Day email service
http://www97.intel.com/discover/JourneyInside/TJI_TOC/default.aspx The Journey InsideSM is a collection of interactive resources to answer commonly asked questions about technology.
http://www.epa.gov/kids/ great lessons on environmental education from the epa
http://www.sf.pii.orders.com/commoncents/ Program from State Farm Insurance that teaches all about introducing good money habits in a fun, memorable way to kids from kindergarten to 12th grade
http://www.freekidsmusic.com/ This is the place for great free songs for kids! Download all the terrific children’s songs you want to. There are no guarantees how long any of them will be here, so grab them while you can. Have fun exploring!! And don’t forget to click on the artists’ names to visit their web sites!
To receive a Underwriter’s Laboratory Safety Awareness Wristband (while quantities last), send a self-addressed stamped envelope to:
Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
“I Am Safety Smart”
333 Pfingsten Road
Northbrook, Illinois 60062
http://www.justchoices.com/ FREE social justice curriculum entitled “Just Choices” Through this program, students will learn how their everyday choices affect others in society and will be inspired to take on issues with passionate civic engagement.
http://www.sharetheworld.com/index.html Share the World is a free educational program designed to help your students better understand and appreciate the animals with whom we share our world. In the reproducible activities that form the heart of this program, your students will use their thinking and writing skills to imagine the feelings and consider the incredible abilities of other animals, examine how our relationships with them have changed through history, discover alternatives to their use, and respond to situations in which their well-being is threatened.
http://www.aywregistration.com/ free animation/character education program from Cartoon Network
http://www.a-three.us/starbright/default.html This is a free game to teach children with asthma about asthma in a fun way.
Attention, ocean creatures! Life originated in the ocean, and all occupants of this planet, including humans, are still marine creatures. That’s because the survival of life on land and at sea depends on healthy oceans. And that’s why One Earth, One Ocean, One Life – our interactive CD-ROM – explores the world’s underwater wonders and our need to protect them. To request a copy, CONTACT: WILD Education, Canadian Wildlife Federation, 350 Michael Cowpland Drive, Kanata, Ontario K2M 2W1 OR E-mail: info@…
http://www.angelfire.com/biz/kinderactive/ Receive a a copy of Kinderactive’s next product, when you fill out their marketing survey, from Kinderactive.
http://rochester100.com/index.jsp?action=show_teacher Get free samples of folders, sheet protectors, stick on holders, and mini-wallets.
http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/canwaters-eauxcan/bbb-lgb/club/index_e.asp Join the Water Wizards and receive membership card, nickname, certificate, and a goody package, for kids 8-15.
http://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/kidsteachers/bookmarkorders/form_bookmarkorder_kids.asp Send a SASE and receive FREE bookmarks!!
http://www.osmre.gov/order1.htm receive free posters, videos, etc. about surface mining
http://www.helios.gr/dis/rhodes/artgallery/form.htm Get a free poster of a Greek painter
http://www.epa.gov/owow/estuaries/kids/site/poster.htm free posters on estuaries
http://www.ec.gc.ca/water/en/info/pubs/e_teach.htm free environmental education materials
http://www.mathprojects.com/lessons.asp free math lesson plans
http://www.tolerance.org/teach/resources/childrens_march.jsp Tolerance education
http://www.dole5aday.com/Teachers/ClassroomResources/Materials/OrderFormDetails.jsp?topmenu=1 Dole 5-a-day teaching materials
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/kids/ppcform.htm Planet Protectors–environmental education
http://www.esbnyc.com/kids/kids_coloringpages.cfm?CFID=210368&CFTOKEN=6536289 free coloring pages from the Empire State Building
http://www.aztecafoods.com/kidsclub/index.html Join the Azteca Kid’s Club
http://www.signaturebrands.com/cake_mate/cmbdayclub.html Join the Cake Mate Birthday Club
http://www.bowater.com/en/education.shtml Resources to learn about paper making and instructions to make your own paper.
http://www.mcgruff.org/order.htm Get a set of free McGruff the Crimefighting Dog trading cards.
http://www.cooltoys.com/free-srv.html free toys. Send a SASE
http://www.candybarwrapper.com/kidswrapper.html You’ve seen the customized candy wrappers–now make your own!! Your child can create his/her own customized candy bar wrapper!!!
http://www.dvd2vu.com/DVD2Critic.asp?source=CRFamilytv1# You will receive a movie that is good for a one-time viewing. You will then critique the movie.
http://www.asahq.org/patientEducation/MyTrip.pdf Coloring book for a trip to the hospital
http://www.pppst.com/games.html free online games
Free, 32-page booklet about the American Flag
Send a postcard to
U.S. Marine Corps
Dept of the Navy, Washington, D.C. 20380
Ask for:
How to Respect and Display our Flag Booklet
http://forumancientcoins.com/forvm/Articles/Ancient_Coins_For_Schools_Form.html free ancient coins
http://www.homeschoolinglibrary.com/homeschool_free_help_teleseminar.htm free home schooling teleseminars
http://www.phil.frb.org/education/fedtoday.html history of the Federal Reserve
http://www.lbl.gov/MicroWorlds/teachers/teacherpack.html
http://www.savethemanatee.org/edmat.htm save the Manatees educational resources
http://www.wrinstitute.org/ The Will Rogers Institute has several booklets available for free on topics such as stress, asthma, exercise, nutrition, etc.
http://www.charlesedisonfund.org/Experiments/experiments.html The purpose of the Science Teaching Experiments is to stimulate an interest in science and technology among elementary school students through easy to perform experiments in basic scientific concepts.
Triggering Positive Health Choices,” a free videotape and teacher’s guide to help kids learn about peer pressure and decision-making, is available from Met Life, Health and Safety Education, One Madison Ave., New York, NY 10010-3690.
http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/educators/PostalPack.pdf National Postal Museum’s Postal Pack
Children’s book author Jan Brett has a special free packet for teachers and librarians. Request your packet by writing to Jan Brett, P.O. Box 366, Norwell, MA 02061.
http://papertoys.com/ many different toys to print
http://www.life.uiuc.edu/plantbio/cell/ this is a virtual cell–you can disect, look under a microscope, etc.
http://www.consumerfed.org/consumerinf.cfm The Consumer Federation of America has severl PDF guides–including one entitled “Teaching Your Children How to Save & Spend” that is perfect for teaching teens about spending/saving.
http://www.yo-yo.com/teachers_section/teach_index.html How fun to learn physics, etc. through using a yo-yo.
http://www.cotton.org/pubs/cottoncounts/resources.cfm PDF documents to help in learning about cotton
http://www.teachcoal.org/teacherstore/index.html American Coal Foundation materials for teaching about coal, including a sample kit of different types of coal.
If you would like to receive a free “bottle cap yo-yo” project sheet and illustrated instructions to make this great toy, Send a LARGE self addressed stamped envelope to: Bottle Cap Yo-Yo Sheet
c/o of Recreational Recycling
9318 Bay Vista Estates Blvd
Orlando, Florida 32836
http://www.deltacrafts.com/Projects/ Delta Crafts have tons of projects on their website…project sheets are free
Free Teacher’s Manuals from The History Channel
Passed on…
Free Teacher’s Manuals from The History Channel
Includes:
- The Declaration of Independence
- The Missouri River: A Journey with Stephen Ambrose
- The National World War II Memorial
- The White House 200th Anniversary
Save Our History
Historians and other educators at The History Channel are creating multidisciplinary teacher’s manuals, available to educators on a complimentary basis. Each manual features primary sources, portfolio projects, vocabulary, and creative activities. Join teachers around America and get your students involved in the Save Our History initiative, where history combines with science, math, geography, and language arts topics to bring the past alive in the classroom. Indicate the manual of your choice. You may order all of the manuals listed.
HomeschoolBuyersCo-op. We’re members!
The
Homeschool Buyers Co-op is a national, nonprofit cooperative of homeschooling
families. Our mission is to make homeschooling more
affordable for all homeschoolers. Here’s how we do
it:
We negotiate exclusive member
discounts from suppliers.
We sponsor group
buys for volume discounts from suppliers.
We keep you current on the latest supplier specials.
We maintain searchable databases of free
curriculum, educational
contests & scholarships, local homeschool
discounts, and money-making/saving
tips.
We run an ongoing sweepstakes of supplier
prizes.
Our free classifieds
section helps you sell or buy used curriculum.
Found this
website online which gives extra discounts to homeschoolers. Joining the co-op
is free:
http://www.homeschoolbuyersco-op.org/
The
Homeschool Buyers Co-op is a national, nonprofit cooperative of homeschooling
families. Our mission is to make homeschooling more
affordable for all homeschoolers. Here’s how we do
it:
|
We negotiate exclusive member discounts from suppliers. |
|
We sponsor group buys for volume discounts from suppliers. |
|
We keep you current on the latest supplier specials. |
|
We maintain searchable databases of free curriculum, educational contests & scholarships, local homeschool discounts, and money-making/saving tips. |
|
We run an ongoing sweepstakes of supplier prizes. |
|
Our free classifieds section helps you sell or buy used curriculum. |
Found this
website online which gives extra discounts to homeschoolers. Joining the co-op
is free:
http://www.homeschoolbuyersco-op.org/
Stores with discounts offered to homeschoolers.
Passed on from a dear sister…JAK!
Stores with discounts offered to homeschoolers.
Barnes & Noble (From card: 20% off publisher’s list price on
hardcover or paperback titles for use in the K-12 classroom. Show
excusal letter to receive card. Expires each year (in Oct.))
Kinko’s
Jo-Ann’s
Media Play
Book Warehouse (This is the book outlet store in Monroe, they offer
15% off of any book.)
Holcomb’s (They will give you the teacher’s card, which used to give
you a discount, but now only entitles you to special coupons. They
had a rebate-type punch card, but I’m not still if they still do.)
WaldenBooks
Office Depot (“Star teacher” program available to homeschoolers. Card is good for 5% off store items and 15% off copy services, and an invitation to annual teacher appreciation breakfast in August, where they have give-aways and 10% off.)
Staples (Ask at the store for their educator card, then you
send in the application. Card is good for a $10 gift certificate in the mail when you have spent $100. You can also apply online, I have heard.)
Please share some of your “finds” too!
