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Books:

Children’s Literature

This website offers thousands of reviews of children’s books to paid subscribers.  Non-subscribers can view the following features:  Each month the site publishes interviews with children’s authors and illustrators.   The site also offers teaching materials for several books and collections of book reviews based on selected themes. 

 Freeload Press

Download a selection of digitized textbooks free of charge at this website.  Registration is required and most titles are college or advanced-placement level texts.  The site is supported by on page advertisements and advertisements embedded into the textbooks. 

Robin’s Roost Treasures

This vendor offers used books, post cards, vintage toys and other collectables. 

 GuruLib

This is a free web service to assist you in organizing your home library.  This service allows you to create virtual shelves and list your books by location.  The system also allows you to track books loaned to others and catalog documents. 

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 Links for Schooling

General:

Saskatchewan Learning

This is a government sponsored website for Saskatchewan, Canada.  A wide variety of resources are offered by the site on topics ranging from Aboriginal Education to Wellness.

Curriki

This website created by former Sun Microsystems, Inc. co-founder Scott McNealy,  is billed as a Global Education and Learning Community. It is a free site dedicated to the sharing of open source educational resources and curricula.  Registration is free and once an account is established you can download free lesson plans, sample tests, book chapters and other resources.  As of May 2007, over 700 different resources were available for viewing or download. 

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  Free or Low Cost

 Bic Teacher’s Corner

This website sponsored by Bic offers a variety of freebies for teachers, including a free downloadable color Math-toon posters, flashcards, and a free 16-page printable teacher’s guide with games.  Also via the Bic website you can access the lesson plans for the Reader’s Digest National Word Power Challenge.

Simply Charlotte Mason

This website offers e-books and printed books useful for those using the Charlotte Mason principles for teaching.  In addition, visitors can download a free Book of Centuries, view a list of narration ideas, enjoy a 30-day free trial of the Charlotte Mason Organizer, or use the free CM Bookfinder.  The site also offers dictation exercises, printables for copywork and a curriculum guide- all free to visitors.  Visit the Inside SMC blog for latest site news.

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 Math:

Totally Free Math

This site is sponsored by Bernard J. Klein Publishing and allows downloads of the textbook “Elementary Algebra With Applications” free of charge.  The textbook can be viewed online or downloaded and the student solutions manual and instructor’s resource manual are also available free.  Because of the size of this book, you will have to download each chapter and subchapter separately.  Chapter tests and quizzes are also available for download. 

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Foreign Language Studies:

Aboriginal Languages

A curriculum guide provided by Saskatchewan Learning.

Indo-European Languages

This website was created by a student of languages who wished to share her knowledge with others.  The tutorials on the site are intended for beginners and a wide variety of languages are offered.  The site includes lesson plans, tutorials, language guides and other resources.  Access to this site is free though donations are accepted.

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 Printables:

 Worksheetplace.com

This advertisements may be more prolific than the worksheets on this website, but if you are looking for a specific printable and can’t find it elsewhere you might want to give this site a try. 

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 Science:

Journey North

Sponsored by Annenberg Media, this website provide “a global study of wildlife migration and seasonal changes.”  The images on this site are beautiful and the information fascinating.  Registration is free. 

Kids Health

This website offers doctor-approved health information for parents, teens and younger kids.  The site is divided into separate sections for each age group.  Features on the website include articles, games, movies and other resources.  At this site you can view a glossary of medical terms in age-appropriate language, watch a movie about how the body works, find healthy recipes and play games. 

What’s That Bug?

Need to identify a creepy crawly?  Visit this website and do a search of previous entries or ask the web hosts about your specific bug.  This site hosts Google Ads and some banner advertisements as well.  There are some amazing photographs of insects on this site. 

What’s This Caterpillar?

This site can assist you in identifying over 800 species of caterpillars by region.  The site also offers a forum to discuss your finds, a glossary of terms and instructions for caring for your caterpillar. 

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 Social Studies:

The National Archive Experience

View digitized images of some of our nation’s most important documents and participate in interactive learning experiences as this website for The National Archive Experience.  Note: The National Archive Experience is actually a display at the National Archive, so some of the materials are only available to actual visitors.  The website offers limited access to some of the experience online.  In particular, the Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom offers several online resources both visual and audio.

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 Other Links of Interest  

Proverbs 31 Ministries Daily Devotions

This link is actually for a blog where you can find a daily devotional entry created by one of several participating writers.  The blog is associated with and sponsored by Proverbs 31 Ministries.