What a plethora of free (and importantly) useful information! DonnaYoung.org is a wonderful resource for homeschoolers that includes lesson plans, printable worksheets, calendars, planners, blank pages, journal pages, ideas, and links. I have found great use for the calendars in our record/profile keeping and planning. The art curriculum pages of line drawings to copy or make mirror images of, are simple, engaging, and fun to do. I regularly print out the penmanship pages (available in various “levels”), especially the ones with blank tops for drawing and photos. As a side note: we’re currently assembling a recipe booklet that uses these “blank top” pages to incorporate a photo of the finished product and handwritten recipe below – I’ll have a separate blog for that project. Also, these pages are easily readible using free Adobe Acrobat Reader or if you prefer MS Word .doc format and MS Excel .xls format. Additionally, you may purchase the CD for $25 that includes all of the resources available online, including additional info.
This is our first year of homeschooling and I have to admit that I have bought more materials than I really need. I suppose it’s because I am *really* excited about all the teaching resources out there. However, this website shows that you don’t have to spend a lot of money to homeschool with quality materials. Websites like this are out there, you just have to dig around or keep your ears open to others’ comments and what they have discovered. I’ll continue to blog about more sites like this (as I find them on my journey) that have quality, free, materials for homeschoolers. Enjoy!
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