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There is currently an abundance of learning resources, which is amazing, yet for some it can be daunting knowing what to pick to use in your daily homeschool.

I’ll break down what websites we refer to or use for lessons and why to hopefully give you a clearer picture in your decision making process.

1. Freckle Education. As part of their daily assignment, I have my kids do a lesson for ELA and Math on the Freckle Education website, https://www.freckle.com/

I like this program because it meets the child where they’re at and helps them improve on skills and move to the next step. Each child tests in to see where they are in their learning journey and helps build upon mastery before moving on to new skills. Each lesson takes about 15-20 minutes and best of all, it’s a free program!

2. The Good and The Beautiful offers many free printables with internet links for video lessons that tie into the specific worksheet. They also have full-course materials to purchase that are wonderful, but do give their free printables a try first to see if it’s a good fit for your child.

3. Khan Academy is a great free site that allows children to practice at their own pace, helping fill in any gaps in their understanding then accelerating further learning. We use it to help specifically with middle school Math and for lessons in coding.

4. Starfall is a wonderful site for younger learners. It combines fun graphics, songs and learning through play. It’s easy to navigate for young learners and has lessons from Pre-K to 5th grade.

5. Nat Geo Kids shares fun and educational videos about different animals, places and other scientific information. There are also fun games and quizzes to make it a great interactive educational site. Many times we will use it for researching and Science journaling as well.

6. Mystery Science has 5 minute mini lessons and also provides resources and instructions for hands-on projects to tie in. The videos are very catchy, so the information is memorable and interesting.

7. The Smithsonian kids website offers wonderful videos and printable activities to learn about historical events, times and people. The site also has a plethora of Science and Art information and activities. It’s such a gem and amazing resource for homeschool lessons.

8. NASA Kids’ Club is a website where the kids can play fun games, do hands-on activities, watch videos, see pictures and read about space and earth science. I’ve even learned some cool facts my daughter shared has with me while exploring the NASA Kids’ Club site.

9. A resource, I personally love is Teachers Pay Teachers for extensive free and low cost resources when we need some expansion worksheets or activities.

10. How Stuff Works is a website that has an abundance of articles and information on many topics. From the site: “HowStuffWorks explains the curiosities of our world, delving into everything from cyber security and housecleaning tips to the physics of black holes and the history of slang. We provide factual, unbiased content that’s fun to read.” Which is oh, so true, they actually have some great information on here including very practical topics like gardening and even home maintenance.

11. Crash Course is a fun YouTube Channel covering a large variety of different subjects in short, fun, engaging snippets of learning. This site is great if you have visual learners.

They have a bunch of videos neatly categorized so fun learning is just a click away.

12. Google Earth https://earth.google.com/ is a great resource when studying geography, land forms, continents, and more.

13. Math Playground provides fun games to practice different aspects of Math. It’s engaging and offers an interactive way to practice and apply Math strategies.

I hope my suggestions help you in your homeschool journey and provide your family some fun learning resources.