Walking Therein

Top 100 Educational Websites of 2008

4:23 AM, Wednesday, March 26, 2008 .. Posted in Homeschooling- Lessons, Ideas and Tips .. 1 comments .. Link

As per Homeschool.com, below is a list of the Top 100 Educational Websites of 2008 from and email I received tonight.
You'll find websites with:
  • online quizzes,
  • printable worksheets,
  • free online books
  • online Spanish lessons and reading lessons
  • online games for extra practice with math facts, state capitals, etc.
  • science lessons you listen to online, and
  • free online lessons and lesson plans for every subject

After reviewing thousands of websites, the following sites have been selected as Homeschool.com's Top 100 Web Sites for 2008. These websites contain some of the best educational content on the Internet today. Best of all, almost all of these sites are free or have free sections.

Reference

Gateway Educational Materials
http://thegateway.org

Ed Helper
http://www.edhelper.com

Learning Page
http://www.learningpage.com

Britannica
http://www.britannica.com

Discovery School
http://school.discovery.com

Educator's Reference Desk
http://www.eduref.org

Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org

Merit Badge Research Center
http://www.meritbadge.com

New York Times Learning Network
http://www.nytimes.com/learning

ThinkQuest
http://www.thinkquest.org


Miscellaneous

Autism Today
http://www.autismtoday.com

BBC Online Learning
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/subjects/basic_skills.shtml

Ideal Lives
http://www.ideallives.com

Tutor.com
http://www.tutor.com


Math

Ask Dr. Math
http://mathforum.org/dr.math

The Math Worksheet Site
http://www.TheMathWorksheetSite.com

Math Goodies.com
http://www.mathgoodies.com

Math Playground
http://www.mathplayground.com

Mega-Mathematics
http://www.c3.lanl.gov/mega-math

Purple Math
http://www.purplemath.com

Web Math
http://www.webmath.com


Science

BrainPOP
http://www.brainpop.com

Chem4Kids
http://www.chem4kids.com

Exploratorium
http://www.exploratorium.edu

HowStuffWorks
http://www.howstuffworks.com

Imagine the Universe!
http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov

InnerBody
http://www.InnerBody.com

Kids Dig Reed
http://www.kidsdigreed.com

Life Beyond Earth
http://www.pbs.org/lifebeyondearth

Science Friday
http://www.sciencefriday.com/kids

NASA Kids
http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov

Neuroscience for Kids
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html

Nine Planets
http://www.nineplanets.org

Ocean Planet Home Page
http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/ocean_planet.html

Sci4Kids
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/kids

StarChild
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov

The Electronic Zoo
http://netvet.wustl.edu/e-zoo.htm

The Franklin Institute: Learning Resources
http://sln.fi.edu

The MAD Scientist Network
http://www.madsci.org

The Yuckiest Site on the Internet
http://yucky.kids.discovery.com

Try Science
http://www.tryscience.org


Arts & Crafts

Arts Workshop
http://www.childrensmuseum.org/artsworkshop/index.html

ArtsEDGE
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org

Art Lessons for All Grades
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/lessons.html

Inside Art
http://www.eduweb.com/insideart

Kinder Art
http://www.kinderart.com

Crayola
http://www.crayola.com

Kids Space
http://www.kids-space.org


Reading

Starfall
http://www.starfall.com

How To Learn
http://www.howtolearn.com

Bartleby.com
http://www.bartleby.com

Children's Literature Web Guide
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown

Pink Monkey
http://www.pinkmonkey.com

Project Gutenberg
http://www.gutenberg.net

Writing

ABC Teach
http://www.abcteach.com

CRAYON - Create Your Own Newspaper
http://crayon.net

Free Rice
http://www.freerice.com/index.php

Maggies Earth Adventures
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/adventure/grammar1.htm

Online Writing Guide
http://oswego.org/staff/tcaswell/wg/para.htm

Take Our Word.com
http://www.takeourword.com

The Write Site
http://www.writesite.org

What Makes a Good Story?
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/literature

Word Central
http://www.wordcentral.com


Geography and Virtual Travel

Amazon Interactive
http://www.eduweb.com/amazon.html

Colonial Williamsburg: Electronic Field Trips
http://www.history.org/trips

CyberBee
http://www.cyberbee.com

Global Online Adventure Learning Site
http://www.goals.com/Index.htm

The Jason Project
http://www.jasonproject.org

Virtual Field Trips
http://www.uen.org/utahlink/tours

Xpeditions @ National Geographic
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions

HyperHistory Online
http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html

K-12 Africa Guide
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Home_Page/AFR_GIDE.html

Lewis and Clark
http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark

Life in the Middle Ages
http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/ma/mahome.htm

New Perspectives on the West
http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest

States and Capitals
http://www.50states.com

The American Civil War Homepage
http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war

The Canada War Museum
http://www.civilization.ca/cwm/kidsection/cwmindexeng.html

The Civil War Homepage
http://www.civil-war.net

The Oregon Trail
http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/Oregontrail.html

Geography Worksheets
http://homeschooling.about.com/od/freeprintables/qt/geogprintables.htm

White House for Kids
http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids


Homeschooling

About Homeschooling
http://www.homeschooling.about.com

Homeschool Learning Network
http://www.homeschoollearning.com/approaches/

A to Z Home's Cool
http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/

Homeschool Blogger
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/home.php

Homeschool Buyers Co-Op
http://www.homeschoolbuyersco-op.org/

Homeschooling Forms
http://www.donnayoung.org

Homeschool Oasis
http://www.homeschooloasis.com/

The Well Trained Mind
http://www.welltrainedmind.com/


Educational Games

I know that
http://www.iknowthat.com

Study Stack
http://www.studystack.com

Family Fun
http://www.familyfun.com

Teach With Movies
http://www.teachwithmovies.org

The Smart Guide to Financial Aid
http://www.finaid.com

Fun Brain
http://www.funbrain.com

Study Spanish
http://www.studyspanish.com

By Kids For Kids
http://www.bkfk.com/

Family Travel
http://www.familytravel.com


blessings!

printed with permission from publisher*


Leave a Comment

Untitled Comment

11:59 PM, Wednesday, March 26, 2008 .. Posted by LeviSuarez
Are you on auntie? the Manager says you're on. I'll be on my cbox. Unless you're going to bed soon. : )
Love you!!

Beav

{ Last Page } { Page 63 of 595 } { Next Page }

About Me

Home
My Profile
Archives
Friends

Links


Categories

Are you Wondering If You Should Homeschool
Bridging the Gap Column
Contests, Fun Stuff and Our HSB Community
Fruit of the Spirit Fridays
HOMESCHOOL MEMOIRS 2008
Homeschooling- Lessons, Ideas and Tips
Homeschooling-Gardening
HTML and Blogging
In These Last Days
Little Dixon-isms
Living Learning Moments, A Dixon Home Education
News and Opinions
Oh LORD, Help Me Live Biblically
Posts I've Enjoyed This Week
Reviews
Saturday Psalm and Praise Meme
Seeking Rest in Heart and Home
Training Hearts and A Heart of Wisdom Education
Training Hearts Blogger Friends School
Wisdom from the WORD

Recent Entries

October Already??
Memo Monday Resources for Home School Moms
I Remember Being A New Homeschool Mom
Photos and Articles
Free Issue of Home School Digest and Help Single Moms and Widows
Giveaways at A City on A Hill and GGM
Saturday Psalm & Praise: Psalm 22
Hosting the Carnival of Homeschooling
Saturday Swap, The In Real Life Edition
Keeping Up With Friends; Subscribing to Blogs
The Duggar Family Home
Fort Wayne Homeschool Expo This Weekend
PLEASE PRAY for the Dixie Family of Bloggers
The Many Ways They Say I Love You
Saturday Psalm & Praise: Psalm 3
HAPPY 17TH BIRTHDAY JOCELYN
Loolie's First Oreo
Birthdays, Birthdays, Where Does the Time Go?
Urgent Prayer Request for Robin
Update on Caleb
Free Site Access During Teacher's Week
Saturday Psalm & Praise: The Old Rugged Cross
Homeschool Boutique Tshirts
Swamped
20 Days of Prayer - Caleb's Icon
Saturday Psalm & Praise: What A Day That Shall Be
Rosa of Linden Castle at HSBLC and Book giveaway
Honoring Moms on Mother's Day Giveaway
I have updated my FOR SALE PAGE if you are interested
The 45th Homesteading Carnival
April on Our Homestead
Saturday Psalm & Praise - Psalm 40
Helen's Nasty Temper
Encouraging, Informing and Connecting the Homeschool Community: HSBA
Memo Monday: Online Homeschool Groups
Homeschoolers and Science: Creationism or Evolution?
The Church of Oprah: David and Goliath
What Is Wrong With People? Has This Ever Happened To You?
Spanking, Abuse and Drug Problems
What Generation Do You Belong In?
Emergency Alert: AB 2943 will arrest parents who spank!
Homeschool Conferences
Loolie's Party by Jocelyn Dixon
From the Archives- Gardening 101 - You *Can* Teach Your Children!!
Mothers and Daughters: A Sweet Relationship
Are You Ready To Garden Yet?
Last Chance to be a Charter Digital Subscriber!
Carnival of Homeschooling #119: Working Out Edition!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LUCYLILLIE!!
TOS Spring Promo in Full Bloom!
Saturday Psalm & Praise: Psalm 4
A GOOD Name Is To Be Chosen...
Why Would I Homeschool?
Join Me at HSBA Today!
Heart of Wisdom Links
I Think I Can Breathe
Girls, Honor Your Mom on Mother's Day with GGM
Saturday Psalm & Praise - Take Me Into the Holy of Holies
Recognize A Stroke
Blogoversary WINNERS!
Pictures of Matt and Our Children
Carnival Reminders ->Share Your Faith Carnival: Homeschool Edition
Top 100 Educational Websites of 2008
Bible Study
Some Announcements and Prayer Requests
Last Day to Celebrate and WIN With Us!
Happy Birthday PAULIE!
Saturday Psalm & Praise - Nothing But the Blood
!!Updated: Prayers For A 15yo Boy Injured From A Bomb
For Sale: Homeschool Books/Itema, Books, CDs, Other - Oh, and Goats!
The Dixon Blogoversary Party
On the Upswing - Spring is in the Air!
Saturday Psalm & Praise: A Special Tribute
My Cutie-Patootie
My February, plus the April-May Homeschool Mom Swap

Friends

cofeeiv
SBadgley
Galatians69

Sawickis
Shaiya
mominpa
quietcajun
LindaI
ElCloud
KayinPA
purpleprincess
tierat
hugabunchmom
cptwentworth
rjdjohn316
Jocelyndixon
SuperAngel
CandyFoote
mamasmurf
servingtheKingofkings
kellieann
YoungManInTraining
Sunshineonmyshoulder
H0MEFree
TrickyNikki
moreofhim
dixiefiddler
dixiecajuns
SimpleFolk
mom2many
baruch117
luvs2bemom
RaspberryPixieMuffin
MaidenInTraining
Prodoceo
homeschoolboutique
SchoolinMama

Entry 63 of 595
Last Page | Next Page