Catholic Free Video Collection
You may want to check out my free video collection it includes many Catholic subjects and saints. Plus other educational videos all free.
Very Cool gift for kids who like science.
Do your kids like science or bugs? This link has the some really unique computer mice the glow. They have insects in them that were once alive.
Amazing and Beautiful Butterflies Buggy Computer Mouse
Locate videos on animals, oceans and more from National Geographic
My List – Free Science and Nature Study
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Interactive Homeschool Fun and Learning find hours of Educational Website for Science, Nature Study, Spaces Exploration and Environment.
ll the activities listed below are free of charge. You may be asked occasionally on a site for your email address, if it wasn’t a safe site it would not have made it on my list!
More of my lists are coming soon and being updated I hope you enjoy them.
4H Virtual Farm
http://sites.ext.vt.edu/virtualfarm/main.html
Learn everything about living on a farm. Dairy, Beef, aquaculture, Poultry, Horse Farm, wheat Farm; view videos, live cam, see live chicks hatched, read all about farming. Meet other Farm kids.
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http://sites.ext.vt.edu/virtualforest/
Virginia Cooperative Extension virtual Forest
Click the Tree Detective help identify trees or solve mysteries.
Old Field Succession see how the land is used.
Photosynthesis interactive; very good educational tool that can be used for teaching photosynthesis.
Fun inviting learning activities.
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Zoos
Smithsonian Zoo Animal links
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/default.cfm
They have live webcams and audio to hear what the animal sound like. They also offer photogalleries.
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http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Education/ConservationCentral/walk/default.cfm
At Conservation Central there are live webcams and audio to hear what the animal sound like. This website also offer photo galleries. The fantastic multimedia section comes with or without narratives. Great for the Charlotte Mason types to use on a rainy day. There are other selections too, such as, Dirt Detective Tree and soil, Forrest layers, Tree ID walk, Observing Seasonal Changes.
Have Fun with this one!
[singlepic id=44 w=80 h=60 float=center]Bird Habitats and sounds
Your family with have fun with these sites and use them time and again.
Bird Calls by Habitat
http://www.learnbirdsongs.com/habitats.php
Country, Forest, Cityscapes and wetlands
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http://www.enature.com/birding/audio.asp
List of several birds by category with their calling sounds, Great for testing Bird lovers
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http://www.epa.gov/fishadvisories/kids/arcade.html
Find and catch the fish that are safe to eat and throw back the fish that are not safe to eat. You think it’s just a game until you realize the types of fish that are safe and which types of fish are not safe to eat. Good Game.
[singlepic id=43 w=40 h=40 float=center]Nature Sounds – Natural Museum in California
http://www.museumca.org/naturalsounds/home.html
Listen to what nature sounds like in California – from the Great Basin, Coast Mountains, desert, coastline and more. Learn about the animals that live in those areas of California.
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http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/index.asp
All types of critters and animals. Find a field guide to just about everything, insects, mammals, reptiles, butterflies, trees, seashore, wildflowers, spiders, ocean, poisonous, dangerous, endangered and native plants.
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National Geographic Videos
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/
- Kids Sections -
- Animals
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/kids/index.html
- Games Animals and stories
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
- Activities
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Activities/
- Science – Equinoxes, Moon, Solar System, Sun, Solar Blast, Missions to Mar, voyager, Hubble Telescope. Also learn about the environment, travel and culture tells about different countries and hurricanes in the special video section.
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/science/index.html
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Yellowstone National Park Service
http://www.nps.gov/yell/forkids/index.htm
- Main Kids Page includes – website scavenger hunt, Alphabet animal and sounds live book, online Coloring book, print coloring pages, puzzles, word games and Wolf Quest
- Game: What’s the difference between Antlers and horns? Match the horns and Antlers to the animal.
http://www.nps.gov/yell/forkids/ahdiff.htm
- Go on an electronic Virtual Field Trip to the following locations
http://www.windowsintowonderland.org/
Go on a Geyser Quest, Bison Roam and Yellowstone Exposed field trip. Sounds like fun check it out!
No cost it really is free.
National Park Service
For home school kids who can’t leave the area this Web Ranger option with over 50 interactive games, would make summer a little more fun. You must sign up before you can join in the fun yet, definitely worth it and it’s free.
http://www.webrangers.us/index.cfm
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Printables from National Parks
Find all the Junior Ranger zones at http://www.nps.gov/learn/juniorranger.cfm
- Become a Junior Ranger with a Free printable Activities book – Lincolns Historic home
http://www.nps.gov/abli/forkids/junior-ranger-booklet.htm
- Big Cypress National Preserve Florida
http://www.nps.gov/bicy/forkids/beajuniorranger.htm
- Bandlands in South Dakota – Fun Pages -
http://www.nps.gov/badl/forkids/parkfun.htm
- Be a Fossil hunter; learn about Geology, Animal tracks, make an Armored Mud Ball and more.
Find more fun at the National Parks Fun pages for a park near you.
http://www.nps.gov/learn/parkfun.cfm
[singlepic id=44 w=80 h=40 float=center]Free Public Domain Images from Yellowstone National Park
http://www.nps.gov/features/yell/slidefile/index.htm
Use them for your school Projects! What a resource!
Public Domain – over 13,000 in the collection; over 23 categories main categories and several subcategories to choose from of birds, animals, people, plants, scenery, weather,
[singlepic id=44 w=80 h=40 float=center]Free Sound Effect
http://www.a1freesoundeffects.com/animal.html
Teach your children what animal’s sound like. This site has a wide selection of animals, just click and listen; very simple. You could also download the sounds if you’re interested in doing an audible story and need the sound of an animal to enhance the story.
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Listen to Nature, Bird Calls Field Guides
Listen to the Sounds of Birds
Birds make the most wonderful sounds. Don’t we all wish we could identify them. Now with the help of this website you can. There are several different birds to view and listen to what they sound like.
Nature Field guide for Birds with pictures, details and sounds.
Enature Bird Calls audio only several different bird calls.
Bird Songs by Habitat Country, Forest, Cityscapes, and Wetlands.
Listen to the sounds this coo bur makes! 20 different Bird imitations including camera sounds and chain saw sounds. Amazing.
Things to do this Summer
Kids Bowl Free All across the nation bowling alleys are offering 2 free games per day to kids 15 years old and under. Check this link to see which bowling alleys in your state are offering this deal. Here’s how it works. They will begin to by emailing you tickets for the week every Sunday morning. There is also a side deal that goes along with this one. You can purchase a family pass for up to 4 people (babysitters, grandparents, aunts, uncle and more included) for $23.00. So your whole family can bowl together. There is only the normal charge for the shoe rental.
Regal Cinemas are offering free movies beginning at 10 AM on Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s during the summer. Click the here to check their website. Watch for the select a state drop down menu in the center towards the bottom of the screen, to view which theaters in your state are offing free family film festivals. Not all cinemas are showing the same movies but some of the movies on the marque are Kit Kitridge American Girl, Charlotte’s Web, Curious George, and Horton Hears a Who, just to mane a few.
Scrapbooking or Computer Scrapbooking:
Keep track of all the fun stuff you do this summer and create a Memory Scrapbook. You can also make a Computer Scrapbook by taking pictures of items that you collected on a trip or adventure that won’t last forever. Then post them in your scrapbook.
Here are a link to free clip art for your scrapbook pages to help you along. And, at scrapbook bytes they offer free tutorials for how to digitize you layouts.
I like working with Avery Products when I am doing an Arts and Crafts project. I can trust their products to work. You can 20% Off Avery® Clear Scrapbook Sticker Paper which helps when your looking for deals.
When out in the sun you see all kinds of wonderful things like butterflies and bugs. This inspired me to let my daughter to make my own magnets and I my own inspirational messages on magnets. You can get 20% Off Avery® Magnet Sheetseveryday too. I have purchased other magnet sheets however, I have not had as much luck with using non-Avery magnets sheets. My printer just doesn’t work with any other magnet sheet.
You can also Save on kid’s craft supplies at www.CreateForLess.com.
While your at it be sure to check out Art Supplies at MisterArt.com you can save 75%.
All over the country parks and recreational areas will have a daily arts and crafts area for kids. Some are free and some are a nominal fee. Check with your local parks and rec dept. or head over to your local park some morning about 9:30 AM and see what’s going on.Childrens's Arts & Crafts
Gardening
This summer why not turn your back yards in to Master Gardens. Gardening for Beginners is a fun site to stop at. Choose from annuals and perennials, learn what they are. Plant a vegetable garden; learn how to make and use compost and a whole lot more. Besides language translations, you can enter your location for hardiness zones.
Learn about Dogs
Chances are if your in the 2nd or 3rd grade level and your haven’t got pet yet – here is a nice website for not only finding a pet but learning about different breeds of dogs. When your on the site just click view all and find many different breeds of dogs. Once you find one your interested in click on learn more and you can find out the characteristics of the breed; such as, are they energetic, do they need much exercise, are they hard to groom, and what type of temperament they have. The website is Petfinder.com and while I only mentioned dogs they cover a wide selection of animals.
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Telling Time
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Ambleweb has got lots of wonderful teaching aids. The link to their site is found on amblesideprimary.com
A teaching tool I like to use is their analog clock. It tells time from 5 minutes, 15 minutes and hour increments. It’s a fun way to explain time and for your child to learn with or without your assistance.
Showing kids Science
Even if you don’t live near a science museum you can still show your kids the wonders of life.
Video from the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, Illinois. Chick hatchery, see baby baby chicks being hatched from their eggs.
More from the Museum of Science and Industry:
Click here to learn how to construct a worm farm
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* there is still a charge for parking and omnimax on Free days check the Museum of Science and Industry Website for full details.
Schoolhouse Rocks Grammar
Learn Nouns through songs
These Grammar Rock songs from school house rocks are a great supplement to learning for the Catholic homeschooler. Kids love them so much they don’t consider it learning, to them its just another song to learn.
Grammar Rocks: Nouns
Grammar Rocks Schoolhouse Rocks:
Learning verb through music and songs:
Skip Count with Ease
Choose a number to begin your skip counting and choose increments your child needs to learn.. Here is a link to a website that is fun to “play skip counting” Your child may not realize they are learning!
The nice thing about this supersequencer is that you can adjust it to go slow, medium or fast. You can skip count what ever number you want skip count 2, skip count 3, skip count 4, skip count by hundreds, or tens. Have a race with it or play a game with it. Let your child see it and say it. Great for an homeschooling an only child who needs to practice math.
Go to link here Supersquencer
No More Tears Spelling
Having trouble with spelling words?
Here is a website homeschool should never be without. Whether you have a spelling curriculum or just want your child to learn some words that they struggle with, I recommend using a free online program called Spelling City. It’s really free no catch and no trial offer.
Your children will learn their spelling words without realizing it. The site give you three options. Practice, Play games, Test. You add your own word list, and you add by groups of 5 words at a time. You can add all 20 (or more) spelling words at one time. I have a friend who adds five words per day the harder ones first. Her daughter can practice and play different games all week. She adds a few more words each day. Then on Friday she runs through the test. You can actually test sooner if your child feels comfortable with the new words. The best part is you use your own words and you decide how many and how long to practice before testing.
Great site, great fun, especially for those kids who struggle with spelling. Again the link is http://www.spellingcity.com
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