Elementary Vocal Music Course

Complete with minus tracks (karaoke tracks), lyrics, and downloadable packets.

http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/eng/vtc-home/vtc-ks2-home/vtc-ks2-music/vtc-ks2-music-performing-ns/vtc-ks2-music-performing-vocal-ns.htm

and

http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/eng/vtc-home/vtc-ks4-home/vtc-ks4-music/vtc-ks4-music-performing/vtc-ks4-music-performing-vocal

Awesome Online Courses

From Cosmetology to Theater Technology to Geography and Math, there are complete curricula in dozens of areas here.

http://www.nln.ac.uk/

Advanced Grammar in Foreign Languages

http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/eng/vtc-home/vtc-post16-home/vtc-post16-acl/vtc-post16-acl-mfl/vtc-post16-acl-mfl-level1

Letter of the Week--Learn to Read program

http://letteroftheweek.com/preschool_age_3.html

Music Ed Online

http://www.mtrs.co.uk/

Educational Freeware

Free programs you can download to your computers:

http://www.wartoft.nu/software/
http://www.educational-freeware.com/
http://www.best-freeware.com/
.

Complete K-6 Science Outline

http://ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/Science/ks12assessment/kandu.html

Fun with Bubbles. And science.

http://outsidemom.com/2011/08/bubblology-the-art-of-gigantic-bubbles/

Foreign Language Study

Lots of games to help you study sixty different languages.

http://digitaldialects.com/

Math worksheets--elementary level

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/numbertime/print/index.shtml

Economics Lessons and Interactives, K-12

Great, fun interactives here:

http://www.econedlink.org/

Explore the world

Exploring the world:

http://www.exploreandmore.org/world/default.htm

FreeWorld U--a complete preK-12 curriculum online

http://www.freeworldu.org/static/index.aspx

This includes Pre-K through 12th grade, plus pre-med and medical courses. It is "flashcard-based learning"--in other words, online textbooks with a few (very few) multimedia elements inserted into the lessons.  The textbooks are solid.

This is a great resource. You could use it for all of your learning. Gifted kids will get bored with the same-ness of every lesson, but the information presented is actually more advanced than some curricula I've seen. I would use this in conjunction with other activities.

Narnia Audiobooks

http://ancientfaith.com/podcasts/series/the_chronicles_of_narnia

Full Curriculum for High School

http://www.homeschoolcollegeusa.com/index.html --old site

http://hcusa2013.weebly.com/index.html --new site

Also, check their facebook page for updates: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Homeschool-College-USA/334538669925922

Educational games, projects, worksheets

http://www.gudli.com/

This is fun and interactive. It's geared toward ages 3-7.

Classical Music

Music to listen to (and use in videos, games, etc.). Sheet music. "Musopen is an archive of copyright-free, free-of-cost music. We are hosting the world's largest library of public domain music recordings and sheet music. With your help, we also aim to be a resource for the education community."  Also have an online Music Theory Text.

http://musopen.org/music/overview

Writing Mechanics (Grammar, punctuation, etc.)

http://www.dailygrammar.com/archive.html

also a daily grammar blog: http://dailygrammarlessons.blogspot.com/

The Illiad, the musical for kids

I know, it seems like an odd topic for source material for a children's musical. But here it all is: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/troy/

Audio files, accompaniment tracks, music and "story" in downloadable, printable formats. Also a vocal coach teaches the songs for you, if you want to do the Illiad, the musical.

TONS of fun activities and worksheets

All grade levels, all subjects. Fun things like making beads from rose petals or making marshmallows for chemistry, as well as more "mundane" things like verb worksheets.

http://www.education.com/activity/

and

http://www.education.com/worksheets/

Math Moves U--very cool middle school math games

http://www.mathmovesu.com/mmu-games/
A lot of this is very accessible for middle grades (3-5) or even lower as well as middle school (especially the parts that are logic games rather than math skills games), and the graphics and games are cool.

PreK-2 Health and Fitness Unit

with Sesame Street:  http://www.sesameworkshop.org/cms_services/services?action=download&uid=77960fa1-69ad-47c9-a54d-e98b95863ffa&

Art Lessons

http://thevirtualinstructor.com/

PE lesson and game ideas

http://www.pecentral.com/lessonideas/pelessonplans.html

http://homeschooling.about.com/od/physicaledlinks/Physical_Education.htm

WartGames

Their list of topics is extensive--games on every subject, it seems

http://www.wartgames.com/themes/list.html

Beatboxing Video Lessons and demos

http://www.youtube.com/user/mouthbeats1

For the Curious Gifted Child

http://ocw.mit.edu/high-school/courses/excitatory-topics-in-physics/video-lectures/

Excitatory Topics in Physics--video lectures on cool things like Multiverses and Relativity.

K-3 Spanish

Games here: http://www.gpbkids.org/salsa/

Lessons (video) and lesson plans here: http://www.gpb.org/salsa

Not all of the lessons are available online, but a bunch are.

K-3 Health Unit

http://www.nestlefamily.com/Education/HealthyStepsforHealthyLives/Default.aspx

Mathematical quilts

http://www.mathematicalquilts.com/Quilts_-_Page_5.html

Quilting is, by nature a mathematical process. Quilters use geometric manipulation constantly to produce interesting designs based on iteration of patterns--it's a macro-scale fractal operation. So it makes sense for a quilting mathematician to produce mathematical quilts.

They're fun to look at, too.

Handwriting Worksheet Maker

You input the words, they make a worksheet you can print.

Easy to use. Nice looking results.

http://www.handwritingworksheets.com/flash/dnealian/index.htm

All the MS and HS Lit resources you need for a complete literature education

And it's infinitely readable, too.

http://www.shmoop.com/literature/

http://www.shmoop.com/poetry/

http://www.shmoop.com/shakespeare/

http://www.shmoop.com/bestsellers/

http://www.shmoop.com/biography/

Schmoop Economics

Online economics course

http://www.shmoop.com/economics/

PeakSmart

Free math lessons and practice. Logins (for tracking) are free, too.

http://www.peaksmart.com/ps/

Math Projects

http://www.mathprojects.com/Lessons/Default.aspx

K-12 TEXTBOOKS

Free, complete textbooks, K-12 (they say K-12, but they've only finished middle school and high school)


http://www.ck12.org/flexbook/

Learning Lynx Preschool

Geared toward kids 3-5 years old, this is more of a pre-kindergarten than a playschool.

Full online curriculum covers 180 days, all free materials, with a child-friendly interface. Subjects include Math, Science, Social Studies, Art, Music, Literature, Handwriting, and Reading Skills.

https://sites.google.com/site/learninglynxclassroom/preschool

Homeschool Tracking and Scheduling

Very thorough--even allows you to count extracurricular stuff (like computer programming, reading, or other hobbies) toward your required hours.

http://www.homeschoolskedtrack.com/

Freely Educate

Great site that also mines the web for free homeschooling resources:

http://www.freelyeducate.com/

How am I different from a bird?

AWESOME preschool/kindergarten (or even for older kids) lesson on the characteristics of mammals vs birds. One of the funnest and best I've seen, actually:

http://outsidemom.com/2011/06/how-am-i-different-from-a-bird/

Melody Street

Classical music games, videos, radio, etc.

http://melodystreet.com/INDEX/live/

Simple English Wikipedia

This is a fantastic resource. It is language-filtered for simplicity, and appropriate for children linguistically.  It is NOT content-filtered, so, as with all Wikia, supervise use.

http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

Preschool Biology Course, on a calendar

This is very very cool, complete, and would appeal to preK-3rd graders, or even older if you present it right.

http://grassstainguru.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/calendar_nature.pdf

How Plasma Displays Work

http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/plasma-display.htm

Where does our food come from

http://sprouts.com/COOL/#

Is there such a thing as a Jellyfish?

http://youtu.be/3HzFiQFFQYw

Basic Multiplication practice sheets

http://math.about.com/od/multiplication/ig/Times-Tables-Worksheets/

or online:
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/Mathmagician/mathsmulti.html

http://www.mrmyers.org/Math_Mania/ttmult.html

http://www.multiplication.com/quizzes.htm

Bug Identification Site

http://www.insectidentification.org/

Today and Tomorrow only freebie:

http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2011/05/25/national-geographic-bee-app-is-free-today/

Art Games and Activities

From the J. Paul Getty Museum:

http://www.getty.edu/gettygames/

Learn art with Artie

Fun interactive art lessons:

http://www.kids.albrightknox.org/loader.html

Free online courses, audiobooks, etc

http://www.openculture.com/freeonlinecourses

Yale Museums ONLINE!

http://dailybulletin.yale.edu/article.aspx?id=8544 for the announcement, and
http://discover.odai.yale.edu/ydc/Search/Results?lookfor=&type=allfields&filter%255B%255D=resource_facet%253A%2522Resource%20available%20online%2522
for the catalog.

Harvard Science Demo Videos

VERY cool:
http://sciencedemonstrations.fas.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k16940&tabgroupid=icb.tabgroup55977

Online ASL Course

VERY useful.

http://www.lifeprint.com/

Humanities Lessons Plans and Links

http://edsitement.neh.gov/

Learning Lynx Playschool

What to do with the toddlers while you're "doing school" with the big kids?

Send them to Learning Lynx Classroom. Lots of educational fun for ages 1-4.

And more grades coming soon!

https://sites.google.com/site/learninglynxclassroom/playschool

Hypercities

History of place. Very cool.

http://hypercities.ats.ucla.edu/

Free Audio Books

http://www.booksshouldbefree.com/

Pop Entertainment Career Games

http://www.mypopstudio.com/index2.php

Architect Studio 3D

Very cool site. Not only learn what Architects do, but try it, with a virtual walk-through of your building at the end. You even work for clients!

http://www.architectstudio3d.org/AS3d/index.html

Homeschool Free Stuff

http://www.homeschoolfreestuff.com/index.asp

The Places We Live

Cool site (Social Studies) on how many urban dwellers around the world live.

http://www.theplaceswelive.com/

Math Links GALORE

Scroll down. Whoa.

https://sites.google.com/site/sterlinghomeschoolacademy/home/e-educational-resources/mathematics

Intro to the Theater

Including Theater Lore (fun!)

http://www.artsalive.ca/en/eth/

Exploring Dance

http://www.artsalive.ca/en/dan/

There is even a virtual dance studio here. Nice resources.

Explore Set Design for Theater

http://www.artsalive.ca/collections/imaginedspaces/index.php/en

Exploring Theater Through Costume

http://www.artsalive.ca/collections/costumes/index.php?lang=en

Lots of great stuff here. How they costume actors. A costume archive. Designing costumes. Well worth a good perusal if you love theater or costume.

Studying Design with Posters

http://www.artsalive.ca/collections/posters/index.php?lang=en

There are several very thorough lessons and activities on this site, including

Poster Design: http://www.artsalive.ca/collections/posters/aboutdesign.php?lang=en

Posters as Marketing Tools: http://www.artsalive.ca/collections/posters/postermarketing.php?lang=en

Additional activities and quizzes: http://www.artsalive.ca/collections/posters/activities.php?lang=en

And More Activities: http://www.artsalive.ca/collections/posters/forall.php?lang=en

Spider, spinning its web

The Elements Unearthed

Learn more about elements and how they're used. How are the elements discovered? The Periodic Table organized? And how are these things mined and used?

Student-created content, but impressively high quality.

Videos and more:

http://elementsunearthed.com/video-episodes/

Fractal Microscope

http://www.shodor.org/master/fractal/software/mandy/index.html

Intro to the Internet

This is the coolest ebook I've ever seen.

http://www.20thingsilearned.com/home

Virtually walk though historic sites in Europe

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/when-in-rome-new-street-view-imagery-of.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FMKuf+%28Official+Google+Blog%29

Time Lapse How-to

Get the Math

Algebra in real life.

http://www.thirteen.org/get-the-math/

Art Everywhere

http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/art_everywhere/index.html

Artist Bios (multimedia)
Online activities

Rhyme a Week

http://curry.virginia.edu/go/wil/rimes_and_rhymes.htm

Chronicles of Narnia Lessons

http://narniaunitstudy.tripod.com/

Hoagie's Science Pages

http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/natural_science.htm#virtuals

Playdough electrical engineering

http://www.ted.com/talks/annmarie_thomas_squishy_circuits.html

and the recipes: http://courseweb.stthomas.edu/apthomas/SquishyCircuits/index.htm

Fun Science Experiments

These are very do-able, using common household items.

http://www.kidzone.ws/science/index.htm

Free Printable preK-5 worksheets on many topics

There are also fun extras here. It's worth exploring.

http://www.kidzone.ws/

Magic Tricks

http://www.kidzone.ws/magic/index.htm

Mimetoliths--natural rock people

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/03/rock-people-gallery/

Palindrome Fun

3-D Fractals

http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/nstv/2011/03/travel-into-3d-fractals.html

Free Online Photo Editing Tools

http://www.picnik.com/

Make your own website (or let your student!)

https://sites.google.com/

This is a great free tool for young computer-lovers. They can have their own website, built by them, on any topic.

10 cool science videos

http://www.socialtimes.com/2011/02/youtube-videos-science/

North Carolina Treasures

Very fun site

http://www.ibiblio.org/nctreasures/index.html

Science Monster

http://www.sciencemonster.com/index.html

Not just games (although there are plenty of those)--there are also lessons.

Great stuff here, all science topics (in general).

Blick Art Video Lessons

http://www.dickblick.com/lesson-plans/videos/

You can also access lesson plans by grade level or discipline here:

http://www.dickblick.com/lesson-plans/

Fractal Mandelbrot Zoom-in

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6460130356432628677#

Best Art Site I've Found

Now you can do "street view" tours of 17 of the world's top art museums. You can walk the floor of the museum, zoom in on specific paintings, and even make your own digital art collection that you can share with others (this is a fantastic learning tool--the teacher can make a collection and share it to illustrate any number of things from characteristics of historic periods, which often show up in art and can be broadened to describe the culture as a whole at the time,  to specific art techniques, to mathematical concepts. Alternately, a student can make an art collection as an assignment or for fun and share and explain it to others. You can even make comments on your paintings in your collection!). Email me if you need more ideas on how to use this for your students.

INCREDIBLE resource.

http://www.googleartproject.com/

Math made cool

http://vihart.com/

More Starfall

This is a new site by Starfall, the best phonics site I've found so far. This time, in addition to further support on literacy, they have MATH!

I've been hoping for Starfall Math for some time, so this is really exciting.

http://more.starfall.com/

Math Art for budding computer geeks

http://p2pu.org/general/introduction-math-art

Learn programming languages

This is a relatively new endeavor, and I'm not sure how it will come out, but it's worth looking at.

http://mashable.com/2010/12/17/learn-html5-javascript-and-css-with-mozillas-free-school-of-webcraft/

Mozilla is working with Peer2Peer U in developing this. The quality of the courses will depend on the teachers, of course.

http://p2pu.org/

GREAT Math learning resource

K-everything, by level or by skill---this site pulls resources from around the web to help with math learning. Fun stuff, too.

http://www.onlinemathlearning.com/index.html