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10 Free or Inexpensive Homeschool Options

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

Robinson Curriculum
While not entirely free, the Robinson Curriculum is more than worth the small investment. For $195, you get an entire curriculum covering grades 1-12 on 24 CDs. The only thing not included are the math textbooks, wherewith Saxon Math is the official recommendation.
There are a few used copies available here for as little as [...]

LooLeDo: an awesome new site for crafts and projects

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

If you’re looking for a superb and interactive site to pick up (and share) craft projects and ideas, take the time to check-out LooLeDo.
From the site:
LooLeDo is a project-based website for parents, teachers, and educators. LooLedo makes available the ability to share and upload your own photo and video craft projects, and allows you to [...]

Sesame Street Colouring Pages

Saturday, September 13th, 2008

PBSKids has some wonderful Sesame Street Colouring Pages available profiling the letters of the alphabet and numbers. Below are some samples…what a great way to re-inforce letters with our children!

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