I thought I would share some of the pages I have come across and bookmarked for future use. Some get used regularly, especially the game ones but others are a great resource to have on hand for printables, idea and hints.
SUPPORT
Homeschool Australia - a mix of resources and information put together by Beverley Paine, one of the 'pioneers' of home ed in Australia. You can also buy resources on this site.
Home Ed Assoc. - offers support and resources Australia wide.
Home Ed Network - Also offers support and resources Australia wide but most activities etc are Victorian based.
Aussie Educator - lists info links for each state and territory regarding home ed.
Home ed Tasmania - great site with loads of resources on home ed, such as record keeping, forums and more
THEAC- Tas Home Education Advisory Council
Australian Home Educators on Facebook - facebook group for home educators to support each other
GENERAL ONLINE RESOURCES
50 eye opening unschooling blogs- a great site that has links to heaps of blogs. I like this because the blogs are written by those already doing home ed so they know what they are talking about.
BBC Schools - great site, loads of resources all free. Ranging from lesson plans, worksheets to games and books.
Blake Education - has some free downloadable resources for primary and secondary studies
Crickweb - tons of resources for all subjects and all primary levels.
Primary School Aust- has links to resources for absolutely everything you can think of. Ranging from literacy/numeracy to special needs.
Ed Alive - has games to purchase such as maths invaders. You can download a free trial to check them out. I have bought games through learning ladder from this brand
Genkienglish - A website to help you learn the Japanese language. Has very cute alphabet songs.
Super Teacher worksheets - offers heaps of free worksheets for all subjects
PoissonRouge/Red Fish - interactive site for children with math and english games
Nature Sounds - really cool site where you can make nature sound compositions and save them
Teach It UK - various resources for all levels and subjects
Unschool Kidz - assorted games and resources. No longer updated but has loads of information
Moshi Monsters - a popular interactive peer to peer game site for younger children
Play based Learning - great Australian site with heaps of play ideas
NUMERACY
BBC Schools - Maths - fantastic site for games, reading, watching heaps to do with numeracy
Cool Math - and oh boy is this cool. It has tons of math games and puzzles. Both my kids (6 & 8) love this site.
Primary School Aust - lists links to numeracy based resources for infant to grade 6
Home School Math - I think this is American, but offers free worksheets and activities.
Math Zone- UK educational site with interactive math games
Mathletics - online resource for maths. A fee is charged to join.
Sudoku Park - online sudoku games, you can set the level and increase difficulty as you get better
LITERACY
BBC Schools - English - fantastic site for games, reading, watching heaps to do with literacy
A-Z Phonics - has free tips on teaching phonics but also has purchasable software
K-3 teacher resources - has the dolche sight word worksheets free plus other resources
Primary School Aust - has a huge list of links to literacy resources for infant to Grade 6
English Banana - heaps of free printables and games. Hangman is a favourite with my kids
Starfall - fabulous site for those just learning. Has great interactive games for little ones to learn their alphabet
Book Adventure - free reading motivation for children with book clubs, lists and competitions
Spellodrome - similar to mathletics but for literacy. There is a free trial
English Word Games - variety of literacy based word games
Bookworm Adventures - free online version of the popular word game
SCIENCE
BBC Schools - Science- fantastic site for games, reading, watching heaps to do with science
Reeko's Mad Scientist Lab - awesome site with free science projects, very entertaining for children
ABC Science - games, information experiments for all ages.
Catchment Detox - this is a fantastic interactive game about desalination and the environment. You have a farm and have to manage it, sounds easy but it is quite challenging.
HISTORY/GEOGRAPHY
Worldology - great site with an interactive world map. Heaps of puzzles to play
Flat Stanley - this is an awesome project that allows children to make and swap characters with other children around the world.
Scale of the Universe - fabulous site with an interactive game
Out My Window - interactive site that offers an insight into how others live in different countries
ART/CRAFT
Looledo - does offer some free craft and science experiment activities. Has a newsletter you can subscribe to with different projects
Kidspot - great site with huge list of activities and games for kids.
Kaboose - free printables for art and craft
PBS Parent - great selection of art and craft activities.
SHOPPING
Spiral Garden - a wonderful eco shop filled with craft materials, games, imaginative play items and puzzles. Offers discounts to homeschoolers for purchases over $40 (just write 'homeschool' in discount box at checkout)
Languages made easy - offer 25% discount to homeschoolers
Windmill Educational Toys - offer 10% discount to homeschoolers.
Learning Ladder - no advertised discount but a great range of educational products and games
Winterwood Toys - Steiner inspired toys and craft supplies
Please if you have links not listed feel free to leave them in a comment and I will add them to the list, this is a work in progress. Feel free to share this link with others :)
