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A Resource List for Australian Home Educators
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 | Homeschooling in a crisis |
| General home education (includes philosophies of education, organisation, child discipline...) |
| Curriculum suppliers/publishers (see also links to specific subjects) |
| Australian resources (magazines, email groups, second-hand resources, museums and art galleries, etc.) |
| Online Curricula |
| Online books and book lists (includes audio books) |
| Worksheets and teacher helps |
Subject links:
| Scripture |
| Reading, Phonics, and Spelling |
| Writing & Grammar (and other English language resources) |
| Mathematics |
| History and Geography |
| Science and Nature Study |
| Languages other than English (modern languages) |
| Latin and Greek Languages |
| Art and Music |
| Physical Education |
| AO-HELP Ambleside Online Helping Hand Emergency Learning Plan
A free, complete, user-friendly curriculum plan for homeschooling families
who need support, encouragement and alternatives to the curriculum they've
lost in a disaster, and also for churches and other groups needing to set
up temporary schools for children who may not have been homeschooled. All
texts and teaching materials needed to implement this plan are free online. Website: http://www.amblesideonline.org/HELP.shtml |
| AN OLD-FASHIONED EDUCATION A directory of free homeschool
curricula, literature and text books organized for the use of homeschooling
families. Website: http://oldfashionededucation.com/  |
| CLASSICAL CHRISTIAN HOMESCHOOLING Very helpful
website. Highly recommended for anyone interested in learning about classical education. Website: http://www.classical-homeschooling.org/ |
| FLYLADY Not specifically a home education site, but as the website says, FlyLady will
"help you set up routines, get rid of
your clutter, and put your home and life in order". Website: http://www.flylady.net/ |
| Freedom-in-Education A UK based home education group Website: http://www.freedom-in-education.co.uk/  |
| DESIGN-YOUR-HOMESCHOOL Every family is different, and the exciting part about homeschooling is
that you can design your own approach to learning by writing a tailor made
program to fit your children's needs, abilities and personalities. As a
family, you can decide what is important, what educational goals to pursue
and how to go about it. Design-Your-Homeschool website is created to be a
guide to help you plan and create an approach which suits you as a family. Website: http://www.design-your-homeschool.com/  |
| HOMESCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS
Dean and Karen Andreola's site. Karen is the author of A Charlotte
Mason Companion, Pocketful of Pinecones, and Simply Grammar.
This is a beautiful site, with book reviews, articles, and more. Books are
available in Australia through Home School Favourites. Website: http://www.homeschoolhighlights.com/ |
| JAMBOREE A site for (and by) young people desiring to have a
"real education" at home. Includes a section on Home University. Website: http://www.jamboree.freedom-in-education.co.uk/ |
| LATIN-CENTERED CURRICULUM The Latin-Centered Curriculum site
provides information and support for homeschoolers who follow a traditional
classical curriculum based on Latin, Greek and mathematics. Website: http://www.latincentered.com/ |
| MANAGERS OF THEIR HOMES
A practical guide to daily scheduling for Christian homeschooling
families. Available in Australia through Home School Favourites. Website: http://www.titus2.com |
| PENNY GARDNER Author of A
Charlotte Mason Study Guide and The Nine-Note Recorder Method.
The website includes much helpful information for those interested Charlotte
Masons approach to education. Penny Gardner's books are available in
Australia through Home
School Favourites. Website: http://www.pennygardner.com |
| THE OLD SCHOOLHOUSE MAGAZINE A
200-page full-colour magazine, written and published by Christian
home-schoolers. Includes articles, reviews, and more. The website includes much helpful information, providing a taste of what is in the magazine. TOS also hosts the Homeschool Blogger keep your own blog for free or read the words of other home-schoolers around the world some of whom wrote the curriculum materials you may be using or considering. Website: http://www.thehomeschoolmagazine.com/ |
| THE WELL-TRAINED MIND This site complements the information in
the book The Well-Trained Mind, providing resources, articles, links,
and other information for parents who want a classical education for their
children. Website: http://www.welltrainedmind.com/ |
| TRIVIUM PURSUIT ONLINE Classical
Christian homeschooling. Articles and extracts from the Bluedorns' books
(they are the authors of Teaching the Trivium). Books may be
purchased in Australia through Home School Favourites. Website: http://www.triviumpursuit.com/ |
| A BEKA BOOKS Publishers of Christian school textbooks. Many of
these books are available in Australia through Light Educational Ministries. Website: http://www.abeka.com |
| ADNIL PRESS Australian publishers of
Voyages in Language, Voyages in Literature; and suppliers of
Latina Christiana and Child Sized Masterpieces ("Mommy, It's a Renoir"), plus more. Website: www.adnilpress.com |
| BEAUTIFUL FEET BOOKS Publish
books by Genevieve Foster, the D'Aulaires, and packages for learning
history, geography, and science through literature. Website: http://www.bfbooks.com |
| BETHLEHEM BOOKS A publisher which specialises in reprinting children's living
books. Titles include Jeanne Bendick, Archimedes and the Door of Science,
Barbara Willard, Augustine Came to Kent, Ian Serraillier, Beowulf
the Warrior, and many more. Website: http://www.bethlehembooks.com |
| CALVERT SCHOOL Publishers of Hillyer's Child's History of the World and other educational books
and CD-ROMs. Calvert also offers a full K-8 curriculum. Website: http://www.calvertschool.org |
| CHARIOT PRESS Australian supplier of home education curricula
and resources (Queen Homeschool Supplies, Progeny Press, Learning
Language Arts Through Literature, The Learnables, Singapore Mathematics,
Doorposts, and more). Website: http://www.chariotpress.com.au/ |
| CHRISTIAN LIBERTY PRESS Publishers of the Nature Readers, the
Robinson Crusoe Reader, and other educational materials. Many of their books are
available in Australia through Light Educational Ministries. Website: http://ebiz.netopia.com/clpress/ |
| CLASSICAL ACADEMIC PRESS Publishers of materials for
teaching Latin, Greek, Spanish, French, Logic, Bible, and Poetry, as
well as other resources to assist parents who wish to provide an
excellent (classical) education for their children. Website: http://www.classicalacademicpress.com/ |
| DOVER BOOKS Request Dover catalogues & check out their free
weekly Sampler of pages from their various publications (colouring books,
clipart, puzzles, literature, paper activities, and more). Website: http://store.doverpublications.com/ Sampler: http://www.doverpublications.com/sampler/ |
| DOWNUNDER LITERATURE
Australian homeschooling publisher. Their goal is to
"inspire children to read and love good Australian and New Zealand
literature". Publications include copy work and dictation, nature study resources
(including Nuri Mass's Wonderland of Nature) and Australian
history (Our Sunburnt Country) Website: http://www.homeschoolingdownunder.com |
| ELIJAH COMPANY Their catalogue and website include some particularly helpful
articles on homeschooling. Website: http://www.homeschoolmarketplace.com/ |
| GALORE PARK PUBLISHING This company produces some of the very best
secular textbooks we have seen. According to the Galore Park website, "We rely on traditional, well-proven methods of teaching ... The guiding principle of all of our books is that they can be used by a pupil working alone and are thus ideal for both classroom and revision use". Subjects include Latin, English grammar, history, and more. Website: http://www.galorepark.co.uk/ |
| HOME SCHOOL FAVOURITES
Catalogue put out by Mary Collis, editor of
A Living Education
Resources include Usborne Books, homeschooling materials produced by Diana
Waring, Cindy Rushton, Penny Gardner, Greenleaf Press, and more. Website: http://www.homeschoolfavourites.com.au/ |
| KINGSLEY EDUCATIONAL PTY LTD (KEPL)
Australian company sells Christian text-books & other materials (including the Saxon
maths books and Alpha Omega Lifepacs); provides assistance with home education. Website: http://www.kepl.com.au |
| LEATHERWOOD BOOKS Australian family-owned business. Catalogue
includes a wonderful selection of living books (accompanied by excellent
reviews). "We believe in good books and good service, and the Importance of
Reading to Your Children." Website: http://www.leatherwoodbooks.com.au/ |
| LIGHT EDUCATIONAL MINISTRIES (LEM)
Australian company. Sells Christian text-books (A Beka, Bob Jones
University Press, Christian Liberty Press, Rod & Staff, etc.) & other materials;
provides assistance with home education. Website: http://www.lem.com.au |
| LIVING BOOKS CURRICULUM Jim and Sheila Carroll produce
curriculum packages and materials based on the educational philosophy of
Charlotte Mason. As well as the materials for purchase, the Carrolls provide
some wonderful resources for free (their Parent's Journal is well
worth browsing). Also, check out their "Education in a Box" work among
children in developing nations. Website: http://www.livingbookscurriculum.com/ |
| MEMORIA PRESS Publishers of Latina
Christiana (Latin Curriculum), logic and rhetoric courses. The website
includes some helpful articles on learning Latin. Curriculum materials are available in
Australia through Adnil Press. Website: www.MemoriaPress.com |
| RAINBOW RESOURCES Large homeschooling catalogue. Website: www.rainbowresource.com |
| ROBINSON CURRICULUM CD-ROMs containing printable books: some use it as a full curriculum;
others use it to supplement what they are already doing. The Robinsons now have available another set of
CD-ROMs containing all of G.A. Henty's books. Website: www.robinsoncurriculum.com |
| ROD AND STAFF Bible-based textbooks providing a solid
academic foundation. Excellent quality materials from preschool up to
grade 10. Rod and Staff also publish storybooks which our family has
enjoyed reading over the years. Materials are available in Australia
through LEM. Website: http://www.rodandstaffbooks.com/ |
| SONLIGHT CURRICULUM LTD A "Christian homeschooling company specializing in literature-based homeschool curriculum programs".
Sells full curriculum, or just books. Website: www.sonlight.com |
| WHOLE HEART MINISTRIES
Christian homeschooling company: home of the Clarksons' books, The
Whole-Hearted Child; Seasons of a Mothers Heart; and more. Books
may be purchased in Australia through
Home School Favourites. Website: http://www.wholeheart.org/ |
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A LIVING EDUCATION A
quarterly magazine produced for Australian home educators interested in the
educational ideas of Charlotte Mason. Mary Collis (the editor) also produces
a book catalogue. Website: http://www.homeschoolfavourites.com.au |
| AUSSIE BOOK THREADS Website belonging to a homeschooling
family with a passion for, and a large collection of Australian books.
This site includes a wonderful list of books, categorised by Topic,
Author, Picture Books, History (a chronological listing). Website: http://aussiebookthreads.erin.id.au |
| AUSSIE HOMESCHOOL CLASSIFIEDS
A message board for Australian Homeschoolers to swap or sell curriculum (new
or second hand) or to share resources, online links, homeschool businesses or retailers. Website: http://homeschoolads.proboards51.com/index.cgi |
| AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION ABC Education Resources. Website: http://www.abc.net.au/learn/ |
| CM&FRIENDS-ANZ Online support group for families in Australia, New Zealand, and
nearby regions, who use a Charlotte Mason-inspired, living books,
literature-rich, "wholehearted child", and lifestyle of learning,
approach to education. Website: http://cmandfriends.bravehost.com/index.html Group's main page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cmandfriends-anz/ |
| EBENEZER BOOKS See below: Majesty and Grace Books and Music |
| HOME EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, INC. (HEA) A group which promotes
the practice of home education in Australia and provides members with
benefits which would be difficult to obtain by individuals or smaller groups. Website: http://www.hea.asn.au |
| HOMESCHOOL AUSTRALIA Beverley Paine is an Australian author,
home educational consultant, and publisher of homeschooling books. She has a
special interest in unschooling and natural learning, though her site
includes material of interest to all Australian home educators, with
information, articles, links to newsletters, and more. Website: http://homeschoolaustralia.beverleypaine.com/ |
| HOMESCHOOL HEAVEN Australian suppliers of audio tapes from Jim
Weiss, and modest clothing patterns from Sense and Sensibility. Website: http://www.homeschoolheaven.com.au/ |
| MAJESTY & GRACE BOOKS AND MUSIC
A home-based business supplying Godly, character-building reading
materials and other resources for families. Titles will complement any
curriculum. Website: www.majestyandgrace.com Email: majestyandgrace@gmail.com Postal address: P.O. Box 98, Deception Bay, Qld, 4508 |
| PROJECT GUTENBERG OF AUSTRALIA Online books by Australian
writers or about Australia; a chronology of Australian explorers, Australian
history timeline, and more. Website: http://www.gutenberg.net.au/index.html |
| AMBLESIDE ONLINE An online curriculum (much of it free!) following
the ideas of Charlotte Mason. This site provides a wealth of information, and
there is an email support group for those who follow the curriculum. Website: http://www.amblesideonline.org |
| BRIGHTLY BEAMING RESOURCES Resources for parents and educators of young
children. Includes free online curriculum for children ages 0-8. Website: http://www.letteroftheweek.com |
| MATER AMABILIS A free online Charlotte Mason curriculum,
designed for the 21st century. Intended for use by Catholic families, but
Protestants will also find much of value here. Website: http://www.materamabilis.org
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| 1000 GOOD BOOKS LIST List compiled by 25 homeschooling
mothers. This is a wonderful place to start if you are looking for books
to buy or to borrow from the library. Website: http://www.classical-homeschooling.org/celoop/1000.html |
| BALDWIN PROJECT Online children's books. Many of the books at this site are
either on the Ambleside curriculum, or else are used in Waldorf schools. Website: http://www.mainlesson.com |
| BARTLEBY.COM Great books available online (for free), including
a wonderful selection of reference books, fiction, non-fiction, and verse.
An excellent resource, especially for older students (or parents). Website: http://www.bartleby.com |
| CHILDREN'S BOOKS ONLINE Wonderful online collection of antique
illustrated books. Website: http://www.childrensbooksonline.org/ |
| LIBRIVOX "Our goal is to make all public domain books available
as free audio books". Website: http://librivox.org/ |
| LIVING BOOKS FOR THE EARS "Classic Educational Programs from the
days of Old Time Radio Especially for Homeschoolers" They offer a new
(free) programme for families to download each week. Website: http://www.homeschoolradioshows.com |
| ONLINE BOOKS PAGE How to find over 20,000 books online. Search by title,
author, or subject. Website: http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/lists.html |
| READ AROUND THE YEAR BOOKLIST K-8 booklist compiled by a Roman
Catholic home educator. There are some wonderful titles on this list,
generally ordered around a specific theme for each month. Website: http://charlottemason.tripod.com/4real_learning_booklist.htm |
| DONNA YOUNGS PRINTABLES AND RESOURCES A wonderful site, with many forms and other helps
for homeschooling families. Website: http://donnayoung.org/ |
| HIGHLAND HERITAGE HOMESCHOOL Excellent site, with many forms
and worksheets for printing: also includes ideas for lapbooking, unit study
planning, and more. Website: http://highland.hitcho.com.au/ |
| NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Maps, articles, lesson plans, colouring
pages, index to magazines, and more. Website: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ |
| ANSWERS IN GENESIS A ministry dedicated to enabling
Christians to defend their faith, and to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ effectively.
AIG's particular focus is on providing answers to questions surrounding the book of Genesis,
and on training others to develop a Biblical worldview. Website: http://answersingenesis.org
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| BIBLE GATEWAY Search the Bible by word or by passage. Searches
may be carried out on a number of different translations of the Bible, both
in English and other languages. Website: http://bible.gospelcom.net/cgi-bin/bible |
| CREATION MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL Formerly Answers in
Genesis in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and South Africa. Publishers of the Creation magazine,
and the Journal of Creation. Website: http://www.creationontheweb.com/ |
| THE 1662 BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER WEBSITE Complete text of the
Prayer Book, together with other resources. This is the prayer book which
was familiar to many classic English writers. Website: http://www.eskimo.com/~lhowell/bcp1662/ |
| TRINITARIAN BIBLE SOCIETY Catalogue includes Bibles in English (KJV) and
a number of other languages, colouring books and bookmarks for children, as
well as a number of other items. TBS also has a Sabbath School Scripture
Learning Prize, where children can earn themselves a copy of the Bible by
memorising set Bible passages. The society's magazine (The Quarterly
Record) and other articles are available online. Website: http://www.trinitarianbiblesociety.org.au |
| WESTMINSTER SHORTER CATECHISM PROJECT The Shorter Catechism
online, along with related articles and commentary. (The Shorter
Catechism Illustrated is a good resource for using with children). Website: http://www.shortercatechism.com/ |
| ALPHA-PHONICS Samuel Blumenfeld's "Primer for Beginning
Readers". Highly recommended (see our review
here). Website: http://www.alphaphonics.com/ |
| DON POTTER Don Potter has some excellent resources available on
his education page: articles about teaching phonics, links to online reading
curricula, spelling lists, and more. (Check out his other pages, too, while
you're there!) Website: http://www.donpotter.net/ |
| STARFALL A free site "where children have fun learning to
read". My children (from the one-year-old up) love it! There are alphabet
and phonics activities, online readers (including some about great art and
music), and more. I'd give it five stars. Website: http://www.starfall.com/ |
| ASKOXFORD.COM Oxford dictionaries, spelling and grammar tips,
brief history of the English language, and more. Website: http://www.askoxford.com |
| BRAVEWRITER A "lifestyle approach to writing and language
arts". This site is well worth checking out. As well as her website, Julie
Bogart has a very helpful email list, a blog, and a forum where she happily
answers questions about writing. She also sells a book (The Writer's
Jungle), and monthly dictation lessons based on good literature. Website: http://www.bravewriter.com Email group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bravewritermoms/ |
| COPYWORK Mrs Bridges New Handwriting Page images
from the handwriting book Charlotte Mason used in her PNEU schools. Website: http://www.destinationhome.net/subcopywork.html |
| COURSE OF INSTRUCTION FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS Documents produced by the
Education Department of South Australia from 1900-1938. Includes recommendations for
teaching reading, oral language, grammar, poetry, spelling and writing. Website: http://www.unisa.edu.au/hawkeinstitute/cslplc/schoolingaus/saprimary.asp |
| EDUCATIONAL FONTWARE Make your own handwriting worksheets
using the fonts available from this site. The EFI Homeschooler CD
includes 16 different font families, including an Australian one. For
more information and samples of the fonts, see the website. Website: http://www.educationalfontware.com/ |
| ELEMENTS OF STYLE William Strunk's classic work on how to write
well. This is an earlier edition to those currently available in the
bookshops. Website: http://www.bartleby.com/141/ |
| FROM WONDER...TO WISDOM Articles and resources for teaching
English. Web page: http://wonder.riverwillow.com.au/home_education/english.htm |
| THE WRITING COURSE God built into us the instinct to use
language. Dr. Fred Lybrand's Writing Course shows how to cultivate this
instinct. This 21-lesson course may be the only writing and grammar
curriculum you will need for your children ages 10 and up. Dr. Lybrand
offers the first 5 lessons of the course for free. Try them: you may be glad
you did! Web page: http://www.advanced-writing-resources.com/ |
| CALCULADDERS Maths drill sheets from the Providence
Project. Available in Australia through KEPL. Website: http://www.providenceproject.com |
| CHOOSING A MATHS CURRICULUM Questions to consider when
choosing a maths curriculum. Web page: http://wonder.riverwillow.com.au/home_education/mathematics.htm |
| FIRST LESSONS IN ARITHMETIC Lovely 19th century elementary maths textbook. Free online. This is in PDF format, and
is easier to print out than First Lessons in Numbers. Website: http://www.donpotter.net/math.htm |
| FIRST LESSONS IN NUMBERS: Page images from a lovely old 19th century elementary maths textbook.
Free online. Unfortunately, you can only print out one page at a time. Website: http://digital.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/t/text/text-idx?c=nietz&view=toc&idno=00ACZ7992m |
| HOW TO TUTOR Written by Samuel Blumenfeld, this book
provides a complete K-6 course in arithmetic. No word problems just
numbers. (The same book also includes phonics and handwriting instruction). Website: http://www.howtotutor.com/ |
| LIVING MATH An approach to mathematics education using living
books and materials. The website includes an wonderful list of books
suitable for all ages (preschool to adult). There is an email group
associated with this site, with a wealth of material (and wisdom) available
in the archives. Website: http://www.livingmath.net/ Email group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LivingMathForum/ |
| MASTERING MATHEMATICS K-6 Maths program. Available in
Australia through Home School Favourites. Website: http://www.masterypublications.com/Math.htm |
| MATHS DICTIONARY FOR KIDS An animated, interactive
dictionary for students which explains over 500 common mathematical
terms in simple language. (Written by an Australian primary school teacher). Website: http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/ |
| MATH-U-SEE AUSTRAL-ASIA
The multiple Award-Winning Math-U-See Curriculum is based on
manipulatives which show concepts concretely to enhance understanding.
Full teacher training is provided with lesson-by-lesson DVDs and teacher
manuals. This curriculum has been fully Australianised to include metric
measures and our money system. For a free demonstration DVD
and info pack, please contact: Website: www.mathusee.com Email: mathusee@bigpond.com Phone/message: 03-5154-1977 Fax: 03-5154-1987 |
| MATHWORK Online maths worksheet generator. Create printable maths worksheets for
addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, measurement,
time, and more. Very helpful resource to tie in with whatever maths
curriculum you use. Website: http://themathworksite.com/ |
| MIQUON MATH Hands-on approach to learning mathematics. Website: http://www.keypress.com/x6252.xml |
| RAY'S ARITHMETICS Classic 19th century textbooks. Available in book form from Mott Media: http://www.mottmedia.com/ or on CD-ROM from http://www.raysarithmetic.com/ |
| SAXON MATHS Maths textbooks: the books from
Math 54 and on are especially helpful. Website: http://saxonhomeschool.harcourtachieve.com/en-US/saxonhomeschool.htm |
| SIMPLY NUMBERS From Shoelace Books. Website: http://www.shoelacebooks.com/numbers.html |
| THE COMMON ROOM Two excellent articles on teaching
mathematics to younger children written by one of the members of the
Ambleside Online advisory. Math the Laundry Way: http://heartkeepercommonroom.blogspot.com/2005/05/math-laundry-way.html and Math the Play Way: http://heartkeepercommonroom.blogspot.com/2005/05/math-play-way.html |
| A CHILD'S GEOGRAPHY: EXPLORING HIS WORLD One of the best
resources I have ever seen for introducing children (and their parents)
to the wonderful world in which we live. A truly "living" geography
course which will engage heads, hands, and hearts. Website: http://www.achildsgeography.com/ | ||||||||||||
| AUSTRALIAN CHRISTIAN HISTORY RESEARCH INSTITUTE Online
books and articles relating to Australia's Christian heritage. Website: http://www.chr.org.au/ | ||||||||||||
| AUSTRALIAN HISTORY PICTURES A wonderful collection of
timeline pictures with accompanying notes and maps presenting the first
100 years of Australian history. Also available: Our Australian
Story: Part 1 a series of historical narratives to accompany the
pictures. The pictures are
all drawn after historical works, and the stories are written after
contemporary journals and diaries. Produced
by an Australian homeschooling mother. Please contact Janette at janetteso@mac.com to order, or for some FREE Colour & Learn Bookmarks for your group. Website: http://www.australianhistorypictures.com/ | ||||||||||||
| AUSTRALIAN THEMED PRINTABLES Activities and notebooking
pages on a variety of Australian themes, including famous Australians,
animals and birds, and more. Website: http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/australian_themed_printables.htm | ||||||||||||
| COLOURING BOOK OF FLAGS Outline flags of the world available in
three sizes for colouring. Website: http://allstates-flag.com/fotw/flags/cbk.html | ||||||||||||
| COLOURING PICTURES FOR HISTORY These are some of the best we
have found:
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| ELEMENTARY GEOGRAPHY One of the books written by Charlotte
Mason for her own students is now online. Website: http://www.destinationhome.net/subgeography.html | ||||||||||||
| FROM WONDER...TO WISDOM Australian history: Outline for an Australian history curriculum. Web page: http://wonder.riverwillow.com.au/home_education/australian_history.htm Geography resource: A Guide to learning about any country in the world. Web page: http://wonder.riverwillow.com.au/home_education/geography.htm | ||||||||||||
| GARDINER'S ATLAS OF ENGLISH HISTORY Maps from an old
School Atlas of English History Includes maps for all periods from the time
of the Romans till the nineteenth century. Website: http://www.livgenmi.com/gardinertitle.htm | ||||||||||||
| GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA Australian geography site. Make your own maps,
and more. Website: http://www.ga.gov.au/ | ||||||||||||
| GREENLEAF PRESS Christian
homeschool suppliers, specialising in history for the thoughtful
child. Good source for living books. The Famous Men books are
available in Australia through
Home School Favourites. Website: www.greenleafpress.com | ||||||||||||
| HERITAGE HISTORY A site devoted to "putting the story
back into history". This is a treasure trove for anyone interested in
history, whether homeschooling families or self-learners. Heritage
History's mission is "to make old-fashioned history books, written for
the enjoyment of young people, freely available in a convenient, and
easily reproducible electronic form". As well as their online library,
they include some excellent articles to do with the teaching and
learning of history. Website: http://heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php | ||||||||||||
| HISTORY THROUGH THE AGES
Amy Pak's timeline figures. The Homeschool in the Woods website includes
samples, lists of all figures included in each set, and some excellent
timeline helps. Amy Pak's timeline figures are available in Australia
through Home School Favourites. Website: http://homeschoolinthewoods.com/ | ||||||||||||
| MATTHEW FLINDERS AND THE COASTAL LANDFORMS OF SE AUSTRALIA "This
web site intends to promote interest in Earth's physical features
(especially the processes of geomorphology) while illustrating the explorations of Matthew
Flinders". Website: http://www.vnc.qld.edu.au/enviro/flinders/flindland.htm | ||||||||||||
| NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Maps, articles, lesson plans, colouring
pages, index to magazines, and more. Website: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ | ||||||||||||
| PROJECT GUTENBERG OF AUSTRALIA Includes a chronology of
Australian explorers, Australian history timeline, and more. Website: http://www.gutenberg.net.au/index.html | ||||||||||||
| UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE LIBRARY MAP COLLECTION Outline maps
of the Australian states and territories. Website: http://www.lib.unimelb.edu.au/collections/maps/digital/outline-maps/ | ||||||||||||
| WHAT IS THE CAPITAL CITY OF...? Lists of all capital cities in
each continent; online geography quizzes. Website: http://www.whatisthecapitalof.com/ |
| APOLOGIA MINISTRIES Serious science for home-educators.
Titles include Exploring Creation With...General Science...Physical Science...Biology...
Physics...Chemistry. These materials are available in Australia through
Trivium Educational. Website: http://www.apologia.com |
| AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL BOTANIC GARDENS Learn about Australian flora and fauna.
This site is one to explore at length. It includes some great educational materials:
posters, printable worksheets, sound files (of Australian bird and frog calls), and more. Website: http://www.anbg.gov.au/flora/index.html |
| CLASSICAL ASTRONOMY Astronomy used to be recognized as an
indispensable part of a liberal education. This site (belonging to a
Christian homeschooling family) is well worth visiting. Classical Astronomy
also offers a free email newsletter details are available on the website. Website: http://www.classicalastronomy.com/ |
| CREATION MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL Formerly
Answers in Genesis in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and South Africa. Publishers of the
Creation magazine, and the Journal of Creation. Website: http://www.creationontheweb.com/ |
| GOULD LEAGUE Source for Australian Nature Study materials. Website: http://www.gould.edu.au/ |
| WILDFLOWERS COLORING BOOK American site, but some of the
flowers are common in Australia, too. Website: http://www.nps.gov/plants/color/index.htm |
| BIBLE GATEWAY Search the Bible by word or by passage. Searches
may be carried out on a number of different translations of the Bible, both
in English and other languages. Website: http://bible.gospelcom.net/cgi-bin/bible |
| SKOLDO Publishers of French curriculum materials designed for
children between the ages of approx. 3-13 years. The Skoldo course includes
reading, writing and speaking, as well as songs and hands-on activities. Website: http://www.skoldo.com |
| FROM WONDER...TO WISDOM Page of assorted Latin links (on this website) Web page: http://wonder.riverwillow.com.au/home_education/Latin/latin_links.htm |
| CLASSICAL ACADEMIC PRESS Publisher of Latin curriculum for
homeschooling families, including the Latin
for Children series, and Song School
Latin. Website: http://www.classicalacademicpress.com/ |
| GALORE PARK PUBLISHING This company produces some of the very best
secular textbooks we have seen. We have used the Latin Prep and
So You Really Want to Learn Latin materials in our own home, and
found them excellent. The Galore Park courses use the classical
pronunciation, and the British/Australian order of cases for nouns and
adjectives. Website: http://www.galorepark.co.uk/ |
| MEMORIA PRESS Publishers of
Latina Christiana (Latin Curriculum), logic and rhetoric courses. The website
includes some helpful articles on learning Latin. Curriculum materials are available in
Australia through Adnil Press. Website: www.MemoriaPress.com |
| TEXTKIT Greek and Latin books online. These include language
textbooks, grammars, readers, and works written by classical authors, as
well as suggestions for those new to learning the languages. Some
materials (especially answer keys) require subscription to the Textkit
newsletter, but all materials and the newsletter are free. Texts
are in PDF format. Website: http://www.textkit.com/ |
| ALICE IN ORCHESTRALIA We have a print copy in our own shelves
of a little book called Alice in Orchestra Land, by Ernest LaPrade,
and I was delighted to find the same book online (though with a different
title). This is a wonderful resource for learning about the instruments of
the orchestra and about musical terms (such as harmonics) in a way even
non-musicians can understand. The book is online courtesy of a homeschooling
family, and comes with links for further study. (The rest of the website is
worth looking at, too). Website: http://www.geocities.com/thephunnyfarm/alice.html |
| FAMOUS PAINTINGS TO COLOUR French site with reproductions of
great paintings for you to colour. Website: http://www.momes.net/coloriages/coloriages.html |
| IN THE ARTIST'S FOOTSTEPS
Online resource for learning about Australian artists (the Heidelberg
school, Albert Namatjira, and more). Website: http://www.artistsfootsteps.com |
| NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA
Source for Australian art. Website: http://www.nga.gov.au |
| GETTING FIT AGAIN There are several different home fitness
plans online here, including the Royal Canadian Air Force 5BX and XBX
programs. Website: http://www.statesa.com/gettingfit |
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If you find that any of the above links have changed, please contact me at wonder@riverwillow.com.au |
[Page last updated 1 December, 2010]
