Homeschool Freebie of the Day – Week of 1/9/12

Monday, Jan 9: GRAMMAR LAND – THE AUDIO BOOK! (MP3 audio & PDF ebook)

One of our most popular resource posts, now with a full length AUDIO version too!

In this charming 1877 book of grammar instruction for children, we are introduced to the nine parts of speech and [...]

TOS Review: Visual Latin (DVD or Download)

“If you don’t know another language, you don’t know your own.“  

Old German Proverb

Visual Latin is a DVD series from two homeschooling fathers.  It is taught by Dwane Thomas, who has been teaching Latin to “all sorts of students in all sorts of situations” for fifteen years.  [...]

Guest Post: 10 Free Learning Games for Elementary Students

If you’re looking for some new activities that will both educate and entertain your children, you can find plenty of games online that make learning fun. Highlighted here are 10 online educational games designed specifically for elementary school students, and each one is free.

Grammar Gorillas – This game from [...]

Shurley English – Free Shipping Offer

We started using Shurley English last year upon the recommendation of friends. Shurley uses an intensive step-by-step approach to grammar and writing. Alaska Girl (16) is using Level 6.  I started her in Level 7, but found it overwhelming.  We backtracked to Level 6 and were much [...]

FREEBIE Education Sites

Fun 4 the Brain (Recommended by FreelyEducate.com)

This site contains games to assist kids in learning math, science, English, etc.  It appears to be suitable for preschool and elementary students, depending on the game and may even be helpful to some middle school students.

Daily Grammar (Recommended by Dianne Flynn [...]

Freebie Resources from Ingles 360

Ingles 360 is offering two free dowloads (available through CurrClick/Sunday Scholar).  Click the images below.  The second image links to Sunday Scholar, but the web site is set up identical to CurrClick, uses the same login, and puts the item in the CurrClick cart.  OK then!

TOS Review – The Write Foundation (Essay Writing)

The Write Foundation offers no frills courses to improve your student’s writing.  It is available in three levels:  Level 1 – Sentence, Level 2 – Paragraph, and Level 3 – Essay.  Samples of each level are available here.  For the purpose of this review, I chose to receive the Essay level.

TOS CREW – Review of My Access Writing (Home Edition)

My Access is an online writing program from Vantage Learning.  It is available in several editions:  Home, College, and Professional.  As a member of The Old Schoolhouse Crew, I was given the opportunity to review the Home edition and that will be the topic of this review.  The Home edition costs $99.95 for a [...]

Differentiated Spelling Instruction, 4th Grade, Level A

CurrClick currently has this new, PDF format program from Pennington Publishers available for download for FREE.  I don’t know how long it will be available at the low, low price of FREE, so get it quick.  I just downloaded it and it has 154 pages.  It includes an introduction to the method, assessments, spelling lists, [...]