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Educational and Homeschool

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This page will be a list of freebies that I find.  Some may be for homeschooling or teachers, but some might just be for everyday life.  Some of these links come from blogs or are blogs with freebies, but many of them come from searches.  Many of the sites I found, I later found on sites with links to freebies, so I haven’t (or tried not to) relist them.  If you decide to share these links, please let them know where you got them from.  There are many long hours that have gone into finding this material so that I could use it and be able to share it.  Be sure to check back often because as I search for materials to use for homeschool, I’ll add many of them here.  All new material won’t necessarily end up at the end of the list, so read through carefully for new material.  Also, once in awhile, something might appear more than 1 time.  It’s hard to keep track, but I’ll do my best to keep the list organized without repeats.

Sun-Earth Day 2008 (promotional material from NASA):  http://sunearthday.nasa.gov/2008/promotional/  Sun-Earth Day 2008 (home page with link to educational material [lesson plans and freebie if you join]):  http://sunearthday.nasa.gov/2008/index.php

SoftSchools.com (worksheets and games):  http://www.softschools.com/

TeachFree.org (free for public school – at cost for homeschool) teach kids about beef and eating right:  http://www.teachfree.com/

SuperKids Education for the Future (create free worksheets, puzzles and more):  http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/

BasketBizHelp (free printable bookmarks – links to more) these are beautiful and high quality:  http://www.basketbizhelp.com/1printables/pbookmarks.shtml

Flashcard Exchange (free or paid membership):  http://www.flashcardexchange.com/

DiscoverNursing.com (free promotional material including bookcovers and coloring book) I ordered this for fun for K since she wants to be a doc or vet:  http://www.discovernursing.com/free-materials-promotional

Washington State Potatoes (free educational materials like workbook, posters and more:  http://potatoes.com/Educational.cfm

aOKTeacherStuff (resources for teachers, parents and educators – lots of freebies):  http://www.a0kteacherstuff.com/teacher_freebies.htm

Tolerance.org (free only to teachers, librarians, administrators and so on – require signature – videos with teacher guide or kit)  if you homeschool and are able to recieve this, let me know:  http://www.tolerance.org/teach/resources/survivor.jsp

Freeology.com (tons of freebies to print):  http://freeology.com/

Scrub Club (from NSF; games and info for kids, parents and teachers; downloads):  http://www.scrubclub.org/home.aspx

The Arbor Day Foundation (free educational items)  I ordered this material and found it to be useful:  http://www.arborday.org/Shopping/Merchandise/MerchList.cfm?Categories=8

Georgia Pacific – Education in Nature (downloadable lesson plans and brochures):  http://www.gp.com/educationalinnature/index.html

History Channel (schedule and study guides):  http://www.history.com/classroom/classroom.html

Read to Feed (free packet for parents and educators) ordered and received material; great program (read to get donations to feed hungry); wish it helped America instead of other countries:  http://www.readtofeed.org/for_teachers_leaders_and_parents/

Colgate – Bright Smiles, Bright Future (free material for parents, but kit only for [public K-3] teachers):  http://www.colgate.com/app/BrightSmilesBrightFutures/US/EN/HomePage.cvsp

Starfall (for K-2 reading; excellent reading source):  http://www.starfall.com/

El Nino from NASA (classroom activies, things for kids and more):  http://topex-www.jpl.nasa.gov/education/education.html

About.com Teacher Freebies:  http://freebies.about.com/od/teacherfreebies/Teacher_Freebies.htm

It’s OK to Spray! (educational material on aerosals and CFC):  http://www.nocfcs.org/teachers/home.htm

U.S. Geological Survey (free maps and more; some available for purchase to schools):  http://education.usgs.gov/

Education World (tons of free material available):  http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr109.shtml

AmericanChemistry – Hands on Plastic (teaching plastics; click the publications link for lots of downloads on plastics)  the kit has been out of stock since I found this site 2 months ago; hopefully they’ll get some soon:  http://www.americanchemistry.com/s_plastics/sec_content.asp?CID=1123&DID=4277

Cloudnet (freebies for teachers, homeschoolers and home – scroll down past all the quick links at top just below the Google search is all the good stuff):  http://www.cloudnet.com/~edrbsass/FreeStuff.html

Orkin (free materials for teachers on insects and pests; kids area too):  http://www.orkin.com/learningcenter/index.aspx

Parents, the Anti-Drug (area for parents and teachers; teachers guide and more):  http://www.theantidrug.com/teachersguide/index.asp

Owl and Mouse (free software for geography, language arts and more; great material):  http://www.yourchildlearns.com/owlmouse.htm

George Washington:  A National Treasure (download free teacher’s guide):  http://www.georgewashington.si.edu/kids/teacherguide.html

Idle Free [clean air, free from smoke, pollution and exhaust] (free teacher guide and resources:  http://www.clean.ns.ca/default.asp?mn=1.377.389.452.455

Brainy Betty (freebies for teachers):  http://www.brainybetty.com/teacherfreebies.htm

Harcourt Trade Publishers (activities and kits to download for librarianans, PTA members and teachers, including homeschoolers):  http://www.harcourtbooks.com/FreeForTeachers/

NY State Apples (info and printable material for K-6; available in a kit):  http://www.nyapplecountry.com/teacherkits.htm

Elmer’s (teacher’s resource area, but helpful to parents as well and a kids area; science fair hints and tips, etc.):  http://www.elmers.com/teachers/index.asp

Xcel Energy – Brain Power (kids and teachers area; download lesson plans and order free materials)  ordered this material and it’s very good:  http://www.culverco.com/xcelenergy/index.html

Learning Resources (register for free word/number swatter)  great little freebie and very useful:  http://www.learningresources.com/category/id/101821.do?code=THANKS

Richard C. Owen Publishers, Inc (free draft writing book; 4 styles)  never received this after several months:  http://www.rcowen.com/CC-WritingBooksReqSamp.htm

St. Louis Fed Reserve ( The Great Depression curriculum for high school; 200+ pages):  http://www.stlouisfed.org/greatdepression/pdf/TheGreatDepression.pdf

YMI Teacher (order free teacher kits)  I haven’t had a chance to check any of these out yet:  http://www.ymiteacher.com/teach.htm

Stossel in the Classroom (free DVD for classroom by agreeing to preview DVD’s and write review):  http://stosselintheclassroom.org/dvd_offer_ins.html

History Channel – Save Our History ( complimentary teacher manual; order 1, order all):  http://www.history.com/classroom/flag_form.html

Hands on Banking (money skills for life; by Wells Fargo; lesson plans and more for kids to adults):  http://www.elfuturoentusmanos.org/

 Safety Town (cd):  http://www.nsf.org/media/enews/safetytips.html#1

Braing Facts (Society of Neuroscience; download PDF for request printed copy):  http://www.sfn.org/index.cfm?pagename=brainFacts

Clorox – Clean up the Classroom (free kit and educational material):  http://www.cloroxclassrooms.com/

Teacher Created Resources (if you join their mailing list, you also get a freebie each week):  http://www.teachercreated.com/free/

Power Up (IBM; game, teachers guide, lesson plans and more):  http://www.powerupthegame.org/home.html

CurrClick (many freebies on site, but also a weekly via e-mail):  http://www.currclick.com/

Germany (kids stuff, classroom and teacher kits on Einstein, Kant and Bach):  http://www.germany.info/relaunch/education/Teacher_Kits/main.html

StopWaste.org (recycling residents and student area, teacher material and freebies to order [in Alameda County only]):  https://www.stopwaste.org/home/index.asp?page=1

Book Adventures (sponsored by Sylvan; read books, take quizzes and earn points for prizes; book list included):  http://www.bookadventure.com/

Wal-Mart (free samples; updated regularly):  http://walmart.triaddigital.com/Free-Samples.aspx

Teach-nology (lots of free printables for all subjects and grade levels; membership available):  http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/freebies/

BasketBizHelp [Katie's Freebies] (list of many teacher freebies)  I haven’t had a chance to check this site out, but it looked good (I have it bookmarked):  http://www.basketbizhelp.com/0freebies/teacher.shtml

Scholastic.com (teacher materials such as lesson plans, tools and more as well as stuff for parents and kids; catalog to order reading books):  http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/home.jsp

Washington State Potatoes (educationl printables, fact and potato kids):  http://www.potatoes.com/Educational.cfm

Bic (classrom – lesson, coupons, newsletter and more):  http://www.biceveryday.com/

Book-It! (teachers, parents and students – read for prizes sponsored by Pizza Hut):  http://www.bookitprogram.com/default.asp

Bob Evans [Restaurant] (grades K-4 lesson plans and workbook [with menu]):  https://kids.bobevans.com/teachers_join.asp

Resources for Teachers (Earth and Life Studies at the National Academies; download PDF and order hard copy):  http://dels.nas.edu/teachers/index.shtml

Schools Online [Uni. of Illinois] (9 sites that offere lesson plans, activities and more):  http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/schoolsonline/19.html

Proctor & Gamble (orders for schools only, but downloads available to all; teeth, puberty, nutrition and more):  http://www.pgschoolprograms.com/oral_care/

Cells, Genes and Protein Machine coloring book (National Cancer Institute; grades 1-3):  https://cissecure.nci.nih.gov/ncipubs/details.asp?pid=1084

 National Corn Growers Association (lesson plans and activities):  http://ncga.com/education/main/index.asp

Growing up with Pets (games and printable activity book):  http://www.growingupwithpets.com/just_for_kids/en/games.shtml

Idaho Potatoes (printable activity book):  http://www.idahopotato.com/spuddy_activities.php

How to Love Your Dog (teacher resources for core literature):  http://www.loveyourdog.com/resources.html

Pork4Kids (activities and lessons):  http://www.pork4kids.com/Teachers.aspx

Talk to the Vet (coloring pages):  http://www.talktothevet.com/KIDS/Pcoloringbook.HTM

TeachKind (humane educational materials; printables and lesson plans):  http://www.teachkind.org/Lessons_and_Materials.asp

Core Knowledge (used by Core Knowledge schools and from Core Knowledge Nat’l Conference; lesson plans by grade level):  http://coreknowledge.org/CK/resrcs/lessons/index.htm

Family Education (free registration with e-mail address; access to lots of printables, lessons and more; e-mail updates optional):  http://www.familyeducation.com/home/

USA Rice Foodservice (fact sheets and menu ideas; great for nutrition):  http://www.menurice.com/Industry_Segments/Schools-K-12/

Classroom Energy (cd; activities and lessons):  http://www.classroom-energy.org/free_material.html

Grasshopper Management cd (I ordered this for our very first lesson to go along with On the Banks of Plum Creek and it should fit rather nicely, however, it’s been months now and never received it):  http://www.sidney.ars.usda.gov/research/dbranson/hoppercdform/index.html

Make a Difference Middle School Kit (from the EPA; packed with goodies):  http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/education/ordermad-ms.htm

Historical Figures Bookmarks (and other publications from Richmond Fed Reserve) I ordered several materials from the Fed and got it quickly, but it took months to get this (at least I received them):  http://www.richmondfed.org/publications/

 Tobacco Free (tons of materials from the CDC; famous sports figure posters and more):  http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/youth/educational_materials/sports/index.htm

NIDDK Clearinghouse (materials on diabetes, kidney disease and digestive disease) I ordered most of the diabetes materials they offer to help educate myself and K on what I have and plan on using it during our Health class:  http://catalog.niddk.nih.gov/index.cfm

Katrina’s Classroom:  Financial Lessons from a Hurricane ( dvd/cd available for teachers; curriculum based; story told by teens):  http://www.frbatlanta.org/atlantafed/katrina.cfm

Minerals Management System (part of the Department of the Interior; PDF listing materials from MMS to download or order; orders must be sent via mail or requested by phone; Gulf of Mexico, Alaska and more oil, power and more lessons):  http://www.mms.gov/mmskids/PDFs/si-0306-Educational%20Materials1.pdf

Wisdom Kit (for kids with diabetes; parents fill out request; TONS of useful information on diabetes type 1 & 2 for adults and kids/teens):  http://www.diabetes.org/for-parents-and-kids/wizdom-kit.jsp

NIDRC (National Institute of Dental Craniofacial Research; many helpful publications to order to use in a health lesson or provide information):  https://www.nidcr.nih.gov/OrderPublications/

OSHA Publications (posters, quick reference cards and more; LIMIT of 5 can be ordered, but most available in PDF):  http://www.osha.gov/pls/publications/publication.html

Save the Manatee (educational material to download or order):  http://www.savethemanatee.org/edmat.htm

Optics and Photonics (posters and cd’s; especially for girls; excellent if interested in science; many teaching tools available as well):  http://spie.org/x2579.xml

Walden Media educator guides (what better way to teach lessons than to read a book, watch the movie and then do lesson on it; relates well to kids; various age groups):  http://www.walden.com/walden/walden/guide_matrix.php

FCIC Pueble, CO (tons of free materials by clicking links on left side; some small fee but most free; kids and teachers area):  http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/

Masters of Disaster (materials on floods, tornadoes, fires, and so much more provided by the American Red Cross; Teacher’s Kit or Family Kit; PDF format):  http://www.redcross.org/disaster/masters/index.html

National Endowement for the Arts (various materials to download or order a hardcopy):  http://www.arts.gov/pub/pubArtsed.php

Beyond the Solar System:  http://stardate.org/resources/btss/request.html

Braille (free alphabet card and more on site) this might be a duplicate listing, but I received this card and it’s pretty cool:  http://www.afb.org/braillebug/Braille.asp

 Classroom Energy (lesson plans; free materials):  http://www.classroom-energy.org/free_material.html

U.S. Constitution poster and guide (from National Constitution Center; must register and confirm):  http://hancock.constitutioncenter.org/constitutionday//display/NccP/FREE+Poster+and+Teaching+Guide+Signup

Sir Winston Churchill biography (only for libraries and teachers) I’d love to be able to get this one:  http://www.winstonchurchill.org/i4a/forms/form.cfm?id=10&pageid=906

Science DVD’s (provided by ConocoPhillips; for teachers, but homeschools may apply):  http://www.karolmedia.com/resources/free/freepgs/phillip.htm

We Can! (materials to enhance children’s activity and nutrition):  http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/wecan_mats/parent_hb_en.htm

Fire Safety (USFA Kids; downloads, printables, resources and more):  https://www.usfa.dhs.gov/kids/parents-teachers/resources.shtm

Planet CD-Rom (free cd’s for homeschool; pay shipping & handling only):  http://www.planetcdrom.com/free-homeschool/

Middle/High School planner (free sample; 100 copies):  http://www.meridianplanners.com/sample.html

Pocket Constitution and Declaration of Independance (from The Heritage Foundation; must register to recieve this free gift):  https://secure.heritage.org/firstprinciples/pocketconstitution.aspx?src=hp

Sheppard Software (shareware for teachers and homeschool; geography, math and more):  http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/teachers.htm

Understanding Human Rights in Afghanistan (Teachers Resource Kit for Canadians, but downloadable for everyone):  http://www.w4wafghaneducation.ca/?page=res_kit

“The Great American Mousical” (book by Julie Andrews; for teachers/librarians; from HarperCollins):  http://www.harperchildrens.com/julieandrews/catalog/teachers.asp

 California Olives (2 free lesson plans for grades 3-5 and 4-6; nutrition; certificate for completion):  http://www.calolive.org/educators/index.html

CircusWorks - Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (3 free lesson; must register to access remaining lessons [free]; 3 age/grade groups):  http://www.ringling.com/activity/education/

 Educational in Nature (lesson plans and brochures):  http://www.gp.com/educationalinnature/index.html

 Design and Discover – Experiencing Education Through Design (free curriculum for ages 11-15; more):  http://www.intel.com/education/design/

Cotton Counts (printable lesson plans):  http://www.cotton.org/pubs/cottoncounts/resources.cfm

Diplomacy {U.S. Department of State} (6 videos to choose from in DVD or VHS format):  http://videodirect.state.gov/request.aspx

Eye Didn’t Know That (downloadable or request printed copy for classrooms):  http://www.eyedidntknowthat.info/

Safe Kids Energy Education (ONLY teachers in CA may order material; all others download PDF; grades K-8):  http://www.pgesafetyeducation.com/school/lessons.html

Thinkzone and Elements (free PDF charts and posters for the periodic table, symetry, numbers and more):  http://thinkzone.wlonk.com/Posters/Posters.htm

Ambleside Online (free curriculum):  http://www.amblesideonline.org/

All About Spelling ( file folder game for joining mailing list):  http://www.all-about-spelling.com/get-a-free-file-folder-game.html

Paperback Swap (exchange paperback books for price of shipping, wish list, trade):  http://www.paperbackswap.com/index.php

Teacher Created Resources (weekly freebie, subscribe to be-weekly e-mail):  http://www.teachercreated.com/free/

Blueberries:  U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council (activities for grades 3-4 and 5-6 in math, language arts and social studies):  http://www.blueberrycouncil.org/kids-teachers-learning-activities.php

Louisiana Sweet Potato (printable activities along with yam stories and more):  http://www.sweetpotato.org/content/teachers-and-kids/yamster-games/

North Carolina Sweet Potato (lesson plans, printables, videos and more….plus kid’s page):  http://www.ncsweetpotatoes.com/teaching-tools.html

Maine Cranberries (resources for teachers and printables):  http://www.umaine.edu/umext/cranberries/4teachers.htm