Online Resources for Homeschooling

In God's interesting humor and sovereignty, I've been "homeschooling" Enoch after he came home from his regular school since we moved to LA at the end of 2019. A big part of it was because I was preparing him for an eventual transition to a Classical Christian education that I've been wanting for him (You can see an earlier post where I share some key strengths of a classical education). I must admit, homeschooling is filled with its challenges as well as great rewards. But it is definitely not easy. And suddenly, with the Covid-19 pandemic shutting down most of the K-12 schools across the US, homeschooling is the new norm in America (and many other countries around the world today). I'm thankful that God was "training" me for the past few months on how to teach him all his key subjects while at home. Another positive from the past few months of research and homeschooling is the discovery of a lot of great resources that can help first time homeschool parents. I wanted to provide some great websites and resources that can help you educate your children while at home.  

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Subjects 

• Various Subjects: Khan Academy for Kids 
• Various Subjects: Khan Academy 
• Various Subjects: CK-12
• Various Subjects: Discovery K12
• Various Subjects: Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool 
• Various Subjects: Crash Course for Kids
• Various Subjects: “Emergency” Homeschool Plan 
• Various Subjects: An Online Student's Guide for Academic Success
• Science: National Geographic for Kids 
• Science: Handbook of Nature Study 
• Science: US Forest Service 
• Science: Minutes Physics 
• Math: Freckle 
• Math: XtraMath
• Arts and Crafts: Drawing with Mo Willems 
• Arts and Crafts: Enchanted Learning
• Arts and Crafts: Various for Homeschool 

Activities 

• Various from Veritas 
• Various downloads and worksheets from Starfall 
• Various activities and tools from This Routine Life
  
• PE: CrossFit Home Exercises ​
• PE: Just Dance for Kids Channel
• PE: Homemade Basketball Hoops

Field Trips

• Zoo: Home Safari at the Cincinnati Zoo each weekday 3pm EST
• Zoo: San Diego Zoo offers Live Web Cams of Various Animals
• Museum Tours: Various around the world 
• Museum Tours: Google Culture's List of 500+ Free Tours
• Museum Tour: Paris Art Musees Museum 
• Smithsonian Institute: Open Access 
• Various Tours: Virtual Road Trips

Books and Media 

• Library Apps (for eBooks and audiobooks): Hoopla Digital, Libby, CloudLibrary 
• Epic Books 
• Scholastic Books
• Audible is offering hundreds of books for a free listen for a limited time
• Adventures in Odyssey (Free for 4 weeks)

Shows 

• Berenstain Bears Official Channel ​

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 Here's a sample schedule that I go through with Enoch: 

Daily (M-F)

• Bible: Memory Verses and Westminster Shorter Catechism (video)
• Penmanship: Cursive exercises 
• Grammar: Grammar Reviews + Shurley English Jingles + Lessons 
• Grammar: Writing Exercises (Expository Paragraphs) 
• Copy work and Dictation: Narnia Series and Little House Series 
• Reading: 20 minutes of reading out loud

• Spelling: Speak to Write and Read + Spelling Power
• Math: Math in Focus (Singapore Math) + Kumon Math
• Games/PE: Chess + Basketball + Football + Baseball (Catch) + Pool 
• Free Reading

Twice a Week (Tues/Thurs)

• Geography: Countries, Cities, and US States 
• History: Story of the World by Susan Wise Bauer 
• Science: First Science Encyclopedia 

Once a Week

• Art: Drawing and Origami (Monday) + Watch Michael Jordan Highlights
• Music: Guitar + Harmonica (Wed)
• Technology: Making videos of his paper airplanes (Saturday)
• iPad/Game Day: 30-60 mins on Saturday mornings
• Cooking/Baking: ​Usually Friday nights