Homeschool Online for Free

The other day I noticed that I have been a little lax in posting homeschooling ideas. YILES!!! Sorry about that!!! Our homeschool year has NOT gone as planned. AT ALL!!! 
Anyway, I started going over the posts that I've done in the past and realized that a very important one was missing!!!! 
Now that each child has their own laptop, I plan on implementing a lot of the sites that I have used here and there in the past. With that in mind, I thought I should share them all with you! 

This post will be strictly for sites that your child can use for learning. 

ABCYa - This site is for K-5. It has games for learning in all the major subject areas. Cailey and Colin love playing on ABC Ya!


DIY.org - On this site your children can earn virtual skill badges for learning different things. Sort of like online scouts. We haven't done anything with this site yet but it looks SOOOOO COOL!!!!! 


Kidport - This site has online quizzes for K-8 in all the main subjects.


Sheppard's Software - Games, games and more games!! LOVE this site!! Once again all the main subjects are covered.


Neo K12 - This site is full of videos and games! So much fun!!!


Cookie - This site is for the younger kids, Pre K - 2. It has a lot of games and videos.


Learning Games for Kids - This site has games for all the major subjects plus more! They even have several typing games!!!


We Give Books - Love this site SO much!!! Free kids books (popular ones!!) up to level 4!!! They change the books out often so you never know what they might have now!! :D 


PBS Kids Lab - Games and videos for kids ages 3-8.


LDS Homeschooling in CA - This site has a very long list of virtual field trips!!


Watch Know Learn - Tons and tons and TONS of videos in just about any subject you can think of and for all ages and levels.


Gamequarium - This site has links to games and videos in all the major subject areas. However, the links do take you off site.


Fact Monster - This site is full of info. It also has games and videos. Your child has to be able to read to get the most out of it.


Study Ladder - We only use the free version of this site. You can set up lessons for each of your children. There are games and videos for all the main subject areas. 


E-Learning for Kids - Online lessons (games and videos) for all the main subjects for just about all levels.


Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool - This site has EVERYTHING. And I do mean EVERYTHING. Not only that but it breaks it all down into daily lessons for K-12. 


Khan Academy - They now have math for lower levels!! YAY!! Khan Academy keeps me sane when it comes to teaching higher math. LOL They also have science, art and humanities, and economics and finance. 

Of course, there's always YouTube with things like Crash Course, SciShow , Veritasium, Education, etc. and iHomeschool Network has a list of homeschoolers on YouTube.


There are also sites that are subject specific but there would be too many to list! Hopefully there are enough sites listed here to help you break the monotony and relieve some stress!! I am all about keeping homeschooling as stress free and fun as possible!!!


HAVE FUN HOMESCHOOLING!!!!!!

Human Body Unit Study Resources

                                                  Graphic provided  by The Graphics Fairy





We did a study unit on the human body about 3 years ago. The kids had a blast with it!!

Here is the finished human body sticker poster from the Magic School Bus Human Body Science Kit.

This is the cover of Cailey's lapbook. She filled in the organs and some of the muscles and bones.

I wish I had taken more pictures of our activities but this was before I started blogging.



I found a TON of great resources, even more than I found 3 years ago!





As always, I try to include resources for a variety of ages.

All printable resources are free unless marked with $$$$.

Activities, Handouts and Teaching Aids - Exploring Nature  (click on the Human Body tab for more)

Coloring Pages - Examiner.com

Coloring Pages - POW Science

Coloring Pages and Activities - Crayola

Coloring Pages and Worksheets - School Express

Coloring Pages, Activities, Games and More - Ask a Biologist

Crafts and More - The Crafty Classroom

First Grade Unit - Another Day in First Grade

Heart Coloring Pages - Children's Heart Institute

Infographics - Kids Discover

Lapbook - Homeschool Share

Lapbook 2 - Homeschool Share

Lapbook - Homeschooling in Heels

Life Size Body - The Home Teacher

Life Size Body Puzzle - Confessions of a Homeschooler

Mini Books, Puzzles and Cards - A to Z Teacher's Stuff

Montessori 3 Part Cards - Simply Montessori

Montessori Circulatory System Unit - Living Montessori Now

Montessori Skeleton Unit - Living Montessori Now

Notebooking Pages - Homeschool Helper Online

Pre K Pack - 2 Teaching Mommies

Printables and Lesson Plans - The Science Spot

Skeleton Flashcards - My Free Flashcards

Worksheets - Activity Village

Worksheets - Homeschool Helper Online

Worksheets - Parents.com

Worksheets - Soft Schools

Worksheets, Activities and More - Education.com

Worksheets, Lesson Plans and More - Teaching Ideas

Worksheets, Posters and More - Sparkle Box

X-rays - Tried and True Blog





$$$$$

CurrClick

Teachers Pay Teachers - Some FREE!!!!

Activities - Adventures in Mommydom

Activities - All Things Beautiful

Activities - Highhill Homeschool  (scroll down)

Activities- Homeschool Escapade

Activities - Homeschool Share

Activities - Journey 2 Excellence

Activities - Science Matters

Crafts - Martha Stewart

Complete Anatomy Course - Biology Corner

Games - BBC

Games 2 - BBC

Games - Surgery Games

Games, Lessons and Videos - Neo K12

Info - Kids Discover

Info - Kids Konnect

Info - National Geographic

Info - Soft Schools

Info and Videos - Learn Bones

Info, Games and More - Cells Alive

Info, Games, Quizzes, Videos and More - Science Kids

Interactive Info - Inner Body

Interactive Info - Kids Biology

Interactive Info - MEDtropolis

Unit Study - Guest Hollow

Unit Study - Spell Outloud

Unit Study - Squidoo

Video - The Magic School Bus - Bus for Lunch - YouTube

Video - The Magic School Bus - Inside Ralphie - YouTube

Videos - Highhill Homeschool

Videos - Game Aquarium

Videos by Make Me Genius - YouTube

Virtual Surgeries - Ed Heads

SmartLab - Squishy Human Body

SmartLab Squishy Brain

The Magic School Bus Human Body Science Kit



At one point we owned all 3 but with all the moves a lot of pieces went missing. :(









OMG!! This unit took me 3 hours to type up!! YILES!!! All in all, I worked over 6 hours on this unit alone. Good grief!! LOL







HAVE FUN LEARNING!!!!!!!!

Sewing Machine Cover Tutorial

I got a new sewing machine for my Birthday!!! YIPPPEEE!! It was KILLING me to not be sewing!!! I managed to finagle some room in this teeny tiny house to put some of fabric and supplies!



This is my new machine and I LOVE IT SOOOOOO MUCH!!! It's so easy to use! I would recommend it for beginner and intermediate sewists alike. It has so many functions. I've been having a blast playing around with it and seeing what it can do.

It's also much quieter than my old one. That is a major plus! I can set my playlist on YouTube and listen to music while I sew, never missing a note.

OK, enough gushing over this miraculous machine!

I decided that it would be really nice to make a cover for it. Y'know, keep it from getting dusty (like I'll let it sit idle long enough for THAT).



WHAT I USED













Then I took a large sheet of paper and marked the height and width of my machine, turning it into a pattern of sorts for the sides.







Next, I cut the fat quarter in half for the front and back.





Then I cut the fat quarter for the top.





Next I cut the pieces for the border on the front and back.





The last pieces I cut were the sides.





Then I pinned the top to the front (or back).

Sew the seam together.

Then do the other side (front or back) the same way.

Next sew the border pieces to the front and back.







Press your seams. Not only does it look better but it helps the seams to set.







Next, pin the sides to the front/back. Only pin the top and one side.

Sew the seam.







Then you can pin the other side.

Sew the seam making sure to not leave an opening!



Do the other side.





Next, fold over the bottom by 1/2" and press.

Fold over another 1/2", press and pin.

Sew your hem!

I used the decorative clover one mine. ;)





This is how it looks on my machine.

BUT I wasn't thrilled with the results.



Sooooooo................







I pinched the edges and sewed! Now it stands so nice and pretty! :D



I hope you enjoyed this!!

Let me know if you try it out!!



HAVE FUN SEWING!!!



Gosh, it feels SOOOOOOOO good to be sewing again!!!