Links
Organizations and Groups (top)
Chef of LA: our parent
organization. Their headquarters are in Baton Rouge. It is a great
source of information on homeschooling issues.
National Home Education and Research
Institute: Offers statistics, research, and technical reports on
home education.
Southern Baptist Church and Home
Education Association: The SBCHEA hopes to serve as a national
voice for homeschoolers in the denomination.
Southeast Texas Home School Association
– Our neighbor organization in Houston.
St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Homeschool Group (STACH) consists of Catholic families from all over the southwest Louisiana area. Our group is made up of veteran homeschoolers and those who are new to homeschooling, we offer support, encouragement, and information on homeschooling. Parents volunteer to organize field trips, events such as; All Saints Party, Back to School Mass, St. Joseph's Table and Epiphany parties, park days and co-op classes. If you are interested in joining the STACH group you can contact Cheryl Matz or Lorena Romero
GRACE Homeschool meets the 4th Thursday of the month at 6:30pm at Westview Baptist Church in DeRidder, LA. We have numerous clubs and activities for members to participate in throughout the month (Homeschool 4-H, Clover Buds, Home Ec., Book Club, Speech Club, Mom's Night Out, Science & Social Studies Fairs, Field Trips, etc.). Our Journalism Club publishes a newsletter each month and an annual directory. For more information, contact Angie or Tim Baggett
Special Needs Children
NATHHAN National Challenged Homeschoolers Associated Network - Encouraging homeschooling families with special needs children, in ways that glorify the Lord Jesus Christ and equipping parents to confidently homeschool their children with special needs or disabilities.
HSLDA Homeschooling Your Struggling Learner Currently in America, hundreds of families are homeschooling children whose special needs range from attention deficit disorder to severe multiple handicaps. Parents often find that when they bring these children home to be educated, they come out of the "deep freeze" that has kept them from making significant progress in traditional settings Parents can offer their children individualized education, flexibility, encouragement, and support.
CurrClick - Special needs division
Click Here Free Live Support, Parent Education classes,
and Curriculum.
College Entrance/Legal Information (top)
TOPS
Information – Everything you need to know.
College Answer Guy -
dozens of articles on a variety of college prep and beginning of college
topics
College Prep 101 - The Website
- lots of information on college preparation topics, including college
planning checklists, standardized testing information, a list of what to
take to college, and scholarship information and links.
College Prep 101 - The Book- a book Lance Mills (The College Answer
Guy) wrote on how to prepare for and succeed in college. Only
$9.95 for the e-book, or $12.95 for the paperback.
Home School Legal Defense Association:
(HSLDA) Legal and legislative information, helpful articles, a
bookstore, and much more.
LA Department
of Education
McNeese State University: Entrance information for
Homeschoolers.
Online Degree Directory: Is a helpful resource for students researching college degrees on the Internet.
General Resources (top)
Eclectic Homeschool Resource Directory - This site offers many resources for new and veteran home educators. It is an excellent source for Louisiana info.
Donna Young -
Printables and Resources for Home, Homeschooling, and Classrooms.
This website has all kinds of forms to print and use in your homeschool.
This site includes: attendance forms, GPA forms, lessons planner pages,
diplomas and more!
Homeschool Christian -
This site offers over 1,200 pages of free resources to support
and assist homeschooling families in giving their children an
outstanding education.
Home School ALUMNI Website
www.homeschoolalumni.org Home school ALUMNI exists to encourage and support home school alumni as they *Take advantage of their unique opportunities as home school graduates to lead lives of purpose and influence. *Meet, share ideas, and find community with other alumni *Further the legacy of homeschooling to future generations *Advance the Kingdom of Christ in our families, cultures, churches and governments. The Alumni Network provides opportunities to connect and forge relationships with fellow alumni. Alumni events and discussion forums give us opportunities to meet, converse and fellowship online and in person. As a venue and sounding board for the community, we also seek to support, inform, educate and inspire our membership by sharing news, articles, and essays that are specifically relevant to the home school alumni community. The members plan social events including a National Reunion, ministry opportunities and foreign travel. The web site includes blogs, a job network and business directory. Members must be at least 16 years old and have been homeschooled or be the parent of a homeschooler.
Public Libraries
Calcasieu Parish Public
Library: Your local public library at your fingertips.
Cameron Parish Public Library:
Cameron Parish Library System Online.
Jeff Davis Parish Public
Library: Visit you local library!
Allen Parish Public Library:
Allen Parish library system online.
Beauregard Parish Public Library:
Visit you local library!
Focus on the Family Reviews
If you are looking for content reviews of the latest movies, TV shows, or Video Games Focus on the Family's plugged in site is a good place to look. www.pluggedin.com
Curriculum (top)
Research & Catalogs
Vision Forum -
Several resources for curriculum advice. Click the link and search
for "curriculum".
Common Sense Press
- Excellent resource for helping you figure out what type of
homeschooler you are and what approach might work for you.
CBD
Homeschool - Homeschool curriculum and books at discount prices;
sign up for the homeschool catalog and e-newsletter.
Rainbow Resource
Center – Learning tools for homes and homeschools; sign up to
receive the homeschool catalog for free!
R.O.C.K. Solid – Homeschool
curriculum at discount prices; sign up to receive the homeschool catalog
for free!
Homeschool Central –
practical advice for homeschoolers, plus information on socialization,
learning styles, and curriculum methods. An excellent source for
all homeschoolers!
Timberdoodle Co. - meeting the needs of homeschool families.
Curriculum Companies
Abeka Curriculum: online
ordering and tracking, list of meetings, product information
Alpha Omega: ordering and
tracking, list of meetings, product information
BJU Press Curriculum -
Total Homeschool solutions - curriculum, distance learning, testing and
academy.
JourneyForth Books
I am a Precept HomeWorks Consultant. Precept represents and sells
products for Bob Jones (BJU Press), Rosetta Stone, and Passport to
Learning (formerly The Academy of Reading).
View available books at:
http://www.bjupress.com/resources/landing-pages/journeyforth/
To order products, contact me and send me a list of the titles and/or
item numbers.
Thank you, ~ Angela Baggett
HomeWorks by Precept Consultant
mops4la@yahoo.com
Five in a Row Curriculum: A
Literature Based Curriculum for Preschool and Elementary children.
Konos: product
information, articles, list of local courses, and seminars
Sonlight Curriculum:
Product information, online ordering, and a message board where you can
chat with other Sonlight users.
Resurrection Resources –
Resurrection Resources has been preparing and publishing Bible-based
books, textbooks, and workbooks for 17 years. We are one of the best
kept secrets among home school families today.
Homeschooling Books -
1-866-473-0737 - 1130 Fenway Circle Fenton, MI 48430 - They
offer a variety of curriculum resources, name-brand publishers, and
supplemental materials at discounted prices to help maximize
homeschooling efforts.
Special Interest
Diana Waring – History Revealed! - A very special collaboration by
Answers in Genesis and Diana Waring—one of today’s most-loved “history
evangelists”—brings you an unparalleled history curriculum!
Apologia Science – “but
sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a
defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is
in you, yet with gentleness and reverence.” 1 Peter 3:15
Math-U-See - Homeschool Math
curriculum, many homeschooling parents have found this to be an
excellent way to instruct children in math.
Shurley English - Shurley English
provides your child with two important ingredients for success: a love
of the English Language and an ability to use the English Language
correctly, with ease and confidence.
Answers in Genesis –
Upholding the authority of the Bible from the very first verse.
Creation Science Evangelism -
Homeschool science curriculum for teaching kids science from a biblical
perspective.
Louisiana
Government Textbook – The Public Research Council of Louisiana has a
free, updated online version of “Your Louisiana Government: An Owner’s
Manuel.” It is a guide to state government, which was originally
developed for use as a social studies textbook in schools, but it also
serves as a reference to Louisiana government both for citizens and
newcomers to the state. You can download a PDF version of the guide at
www.la-par.org/State_Government.cfm . For more information, call PAR
at (225)926-8414 or visit
www.la-par.org .
JM Cremps - An adventure catalog for boys
Books, Magazines, and Writings (top)
100 Free Henty eBooks & 20 Free Henty AudioBooks. The very popular historical novels written by G.A. Henty, may be purchase in book form from publishers, but here are some free resources for them. They are often read by preteen or teenaged boys along with their history curriculum (or instead of it, perhaps, paired with some copywork and written reports). How to Get these Free Ressources:100 Free Henty eBooks 20 Free Henty AudioBooks
Practical
Homeschooling Magazine: "Bill and Mary Pride's lively, colorful
magazine has been around since 1993. It delivers how-to features and
reviews on everything from preschool to how to win college scholarships.
Well-known columnists, regular "Day At Our House" diary feature that
tells how other families manage a homeschool day, "Show & Tell" success
stories, and contests with prizes. Annual Practical Homeschooling Reader
Awards and Practical Homeschooling Software Awards reveal which products
your fellow homeschoolers rate as the best. Christian worldview."
The
Old Schoolhouse: The magazine for Homeschool families.
Online version of the print magazine, plus a whole host of other
homeschooling resources.
Home
Educating Family: Finally a magazine for the thinking family!
The Home Educating Family is a gateway for your family to be a part of
the most meaningful discussions taking place in the homeschooling
community today.
Above
Rubies: Several times a year, the Above Rubies Ministry
publishes the "Above Rubies Magazine", a family oriented magazine
created to: Encourage and strenghten women in their high calling
as wives, mothers and homemakers. To raise the standard of God's
Truth in the nations.
For nearly thirty-two years, Nancy Campbell and the Above Rubies
Ministry have done just that. Above Rubies prints and distributes
over 130,000 issues, reaching over 100 countries around the world.
Homeschooling Today:
Online version of their print magazine It includes a list of conventions
and a wide variety of articles, along with links and resources of
interest to homeschoolers.
Teaching Home Magazine:
Online version of the popular print magazine for Christian home
educating families, lists state organizations and suppliers along with
FAQs concerning homeschooling.
Family Reformation: A
Christian free online magazine that delivers solid biblical answers to
the unique challenges facing today's family. From the original
publisher’s of Homeschooling Today.
Home Education
Magazine: Homeschooling Information, Support & Resources!
Family Vision & Parenting Resources (top)
Articles
Vision Forum Ministries
- Rebuilding the Christian Family, one household at a time
Catalogs
Vision Forum Catalog - Great
biblically based resources for the Christian family
Books on the Path –
Lighting the Path to Godly Family Legacies – Psalm 127:4-5
Mantle Ministries –
Richard “Little Bear” Wheeler, Passing on the Mantle of Christian
Heritage. It also includes information on Family Camps.
Hero Dads – Tools and strategies
to help Dads become heroes.
Nest Family – Changing Lives…
Bible and Curriculum Video Resources (the best biblically based videos
anywhere…)
Articles and Catalogs
Above Rubies - Encouragement
for mothers and families; “Who can find a virtuous wife? For her worth
is far above rubies.” Proverbs 31:10
Dr. S. M. Davis - Excellent
family and parenting resources (Biblical Child Training)
Family Ministries - Reb
Bradley - Biblical help for the modern Christian family
No Greater Joy Ministries –
Dedicated to helping families & parents with child training, marriage &
family, homeschooling, etc.
Titus 2 Ministries - Resources for
Christian Homeschooling families
Whole Heart Ministries -
Strengthen your family to follow God wholeheartedly
Doorposts: “You Shall Write Them
On The Doorposts Of Your House, And On Your Gates.”: Bible Based,
Parent-Designed, Family Tested Products To Help You Apply Scripture in
Your Home.
Looking for more ideas on how to make homeschooling work during the holidays? Then check out Zan Tyler’s e-vent, "How to Make Homeschooling and the Holidays a Winning Combination!" She’ll share important principles to remember as you seek to teach your kids both spiritual and academic lessons this holiday season.
Looking for ways to help your family focus on missions this holiday season? Jayme Metzgar has a message to for you! In "The Least of These: Helping Your Children Develop a Heart for Missions," Jayme shares her heart for the unsaved around the world, and practical ways you can help your children learn about and participate in missions.
Feeling like your family needs to remember the less fortunate this Christmas? Interested in finding opportunities for your household to serve others? In "Growing Hearts and Minds through Service Learning," Billie Jo Youmans helps you get involved in service and describes how your children can benefit academically, as well as spiritually, from service learning.
http://www.hslda.org/athome/ Click on this link for more information or to register.
Healthy Living
Bulk Herb Store - The place to learn about and order herbs.
Homeschooling Families (top)
The Potter's House School Information on learning styles, curriculum they use, and their gardening project.
2011-2012 School Calendars (top)
Calcasieu
Parish Schools - Online Calendar
Cameron Parish Schools
- Online Calendar
Jeff Davis Parish
Schools - Online Calendar
Allen Parish Schools – Online
Calendar
Beauregard Parish
Schools – Online Calendar
Hamilton Christian
Academy – Online Calendar
Diocese of Lake
Charles Catholic Schools – Online Calendar
Lesson Plans (top)
Language Arts
Bad
Poetry Day
It's national Bad Poetry Day. So to combat bad poetry, here is a great
lesson plan to teach your child similes and metaphors.
Bad
Poetry Day
More ammunition to fight Bad Poetry Day! This is a great lesson plan to
teach children how to write a poem about a friend or relative.
The Louisiana Center for the Book in the State Library of Louisiana, in partnership with the Louisiana Writing Project, is the state sponsor of two 2010 - 2011 national literacy and writing initiatives for students, with both competitions affiliated with the Library of Congress Center for the Book. The Louisiana Center for the Book will be issuing details soon and will post information on the State Library's website at www.state.lib.la.us . In the meantime, please feel free to learn more about these programs by visiting the websites below.
Letters about Literature at http://www.lettersaboutliterature.org . LAL challenges young readers to write a personal letter of reflection to an author whose work somehow inspired them or changed their view of the work or themselves.
River of Words: Young Poets and Artists on the Nature of Thing at http://www.riverofwords.org
Math
Subtract Decimal Numbers Fun sheets (With Carrying)
The best part is that you can hit refresh, and you get a whole new
worksheet. Create an unlimited supply!
Teach
Depth and Distances
This is a great worksheet along with lessons (answer key included) to
help your child with depth and distances.
Colorful Subtraction Worksheets
This is a collection of colorful worksheets that you can print out and
use to help your 1st grader. There are several sets your can print.
Science
The Aeronautics Of Frisbee Flight
What better way to teach aeronautics to your child than with their own
toy. Now every time they play Frisbee with their friends, they will
think about science! Lots of other lesson plans here too!
National Aviation Day
In honor of the first flight, why not take a visit to the Wright
Brother's Museum (virtually). There you can take a virtual visit of the
hanger, listen to period music and learn all about the history of the
first flight.
The Accidental
Scientist's Exploratorium In the Science of Cooking section of the
Exploratorium, learn about the science behind recipes, cooking, and food
in general. Grab a cup of coffee or tea and prepare to stay at this site
for awhile.
Google Earth -
Download this software to see the world in 3-D. The geo-modeling
community is helping put every village, town, and city on the 3D map.
Social Studies
Archaeology Day Lesson Plans
This is a great way to teach your children about archaeology from the
discovery channel. There are lesson plans, even vocabulary with
multimedia and more.
Archaeology The ThinkQuest
Way
Here's a great Archaeology resource from ThinkQuest. It has lots of
great information and puzzles for your children.
American
Archaeology
Let your children discover America through archaeology from the Colonial
Williamsburg site with games and activities just for kids.
Geography
Place The State - Intermediate
Place the State in the correct position on the U.S. Map.
http://www.worldatl as.com/ - World Atlas
http://d-maps.com/ Numerous blank and outline maps
History
Check out the other great teaching resources, too.
Tutorial Help
Dana Lavine has a home school learning center in the Lake Charles, Moss Bluff area that will offer Math and English courses using the Bob Jones curriculum for 8th thru 12th grades. Tutoring in those subjects for students who have their own curriculum is also being offered. She is a certified teacher with over ten years experience. If you are interested contact Dana Lavine at d_lavine@bellsouth.net
Red Wagon Tutorials
Steve Rosenoff has been teaching Apologia Science courses full-time for
The Potter’s School and Apologia Academy. Last year he felt led to start
a new ministry. In addition to his live courses, he now offers
thirty-two class lecture series, which are ninety minutes in length,
recorded on DVD. He currently has presentations available for General
and Physical Science, Biology, Marine Biology, Chemistry and will be
adding Advanced Biology and Physics next year. Visit
http://www.redwagontutotials.com for a complete list of subjects,
course containments and cost.
Art
offers paper structures (to cut out and assemble) of several world landmarks. These structures may be used alongside your history program. There are structures simple enough for Kindergartners and structures that will even challenge high schoolers (or you!) This is a great way to learn and have fun at the same time.The Toy Maker - Here are some free paper toys that you can make yourself. Just print them out, cut, glue and enjoy.
Other Homeschool Resources (top)
Instructional Videos:
Here is an awesome site for High School students with hundreds of
instructional videos, including Algebra 1 and 2, Chemistry, Biology,
Trigonometry, etc. It is like a goldmine.
This site has about 100 videos for all subjects, but mostly sciences, with some geography, too. http://www.neok12.com/
Show and Know - Check out this new homeschool website created by a fellow homeschooler of six!
Classic Books:
http://www.bygosh.com/index.html This site offers family friendly
kids classics that you can read online for free. I love the
illustrations for The Three Little Pigs.
Tangrams:
Have some fun with Tangrams online
http://www.logicville.com/tangram.htm
Drivers Ed Guru:
The free online guide to learning to drive. I have been looking around
this website and it is wonderful. There is a "How to Drive" section,
practice DMV tests, driving articles, and videos. They even include
information on car maintance.
http://www.driversedguru.com/
Living on a Dime. http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/penny www.HillbillyHousewife.com
The Story of Jonah
http://vimeo.com/16404771Free homeschool resources www.wingsed.com
Online Microscope. http://www.kbears.com/sciences/microscope.html
CHRISTIAN MOTHER GOOSE
invites HOMESCHOOLERS and FAMILIES to her sparkling, new Blog Site! All
ages will be inspired by this Pictorial Panorama of fascinating facts
and stories tied to Christian history through legendary rhyme. It is
FUN, EDUCATIONAL, and FREE!! Posted twice weekly. Come visit!
This Old Schoolhouse Freebie Directory – Great directory of many
FREE resources that would be of interest to homeschoolers.
Show and Know - Check out this new
homeschool website created by a fellow homeschooler of six!
Classic Books:
http://www.bygosh.com/index.html This site offers family friendly kids classics that you can read online for free. I love the illustrations for The Three Little Pigs.
Christian Audio Each month www.christianaudio.com gives away one premium audiobook download for free. How does it work? Well, we give away one audiobook download (that we have published or that a partner has allowed us to give away) absolutely free; available only during that month and only once, ever. There are also hundreds of other free audiobooks, lectures, sermons, interviews and podcasts here too!
Have some fun with Tangrams online http://www.logicville.com/tangram.htm
The free online guide to learning to drive. I have been looking around this website and it is wonderful. There is a "How to Drive" section, practice DMV tests, driving articles, and videos. They even include information on car maintance. http://www.driversedguru.com/
Homeschooling Ideas Everything you need to know for Inspired Homeschooling
Christian (Bible)
Coloring Pages! – great biblically based coloring pages for your
children
LEGO Digital
Designer. The program that lets you build with LEGO bricks on your
computer. Works on both PC and Mac.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary -
Online! - The only dictionary for the Christian family
Periodic Table of the Elements
– Online - Tables charting the chemical elements have been around since
the 19th century... but THIS modern version has a wonderful short video
about each element on the chart.
Homeschool Share -
Homeschool Share (HSS) is a on-line cooperative effort of several
homeschooling moms to provide free but quality literature-based unit
studies and resources.
HomeschoolHelperOnline.com - Offers wonderful collections of FREE
unit studies, lapbooks, worksheets and MORE!
Wallbuilders - A wonderful
Christian resource giving lectures and providing literature.
The Futures
Channel - The Futures Channel has some great short online
movies from many different aspects of animal life to how to make Barbies
and Hot Wheel Cars.
GAME BOARDS
Bill Nye the Science Guy -
There are many video clips from this classic science series. Lots of
fun and educational stuff here.
Cozi – family
life…simplified…is a free online planner. Although it is not homeschool
specific, it is useful for keeping the family schedule organized. A
favorite feature is that you can send a grocery list as a text message
to either your husband's or your cell phone.
School Express: A great
source of excellent thematic units. They offer free units by e-mail.
LibriVox - LibriVox
provides free audiobooks from the public domain.
Kiddie Records Weekly –
Classics from the Golden Age…began in 2005 as a one year project devoted
to the golden age of children's records.
Storynory – Free audio stories for
kids
Main Lesson
– (Baldwin Online Children's Literature Project)-- free online books
in the public domain.
Homeschool Freebie Of The Day - Every weekday, Monday through Friday, we’ll post a new homeschooling “freebie” to this site. Stuff like: Unit Studies… Ebooks… Audio Programs… Games… Samples… Lesson Plans… classic books… and other quality resources!
ABCteach.com
The Homeschool Mom
Achievement Award
Certificates
Homeschool Tools
Toolbox
Christian Teens Homeschool
Page
Volcanolive.com
edhelper.com A great source for
personally generated worksheets! Cost is $20/year
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