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Primary Worksheets: nice looking number worksheets (from missing numbers and ordering numbers to long multiplication, grids and decimals *gasp!*) are easy to print out and reinforce those basics.
Mini-Math Golf: an expressive little golf ball goes through lava flows, deep sea diving and para-gliding adventures as you add and subtract.
School Express is the place for homeschooling expatriates. Are your kids interested in horses? acid rain? Einstein? rain forests? There are six free units available to sample as well as free worksheets, a treasure hunt, math generator and other various online activities. I've just purchased a Thematic Unit Membership and now have access to 200+ pdf units to save on my computer and print out.
Sesame Street! Let's not forget about this stand-by. I used Bert's "W" song from his National Association of W Lovers Meeting in some of my ESL classes: Oh, what is the letter we love? The one that we're extra fond of? It's not any trouble, you know it's a "double-u" when you say wuh wuh wuh wuh!
Magic School Bus: interactive games, simple science experiments, print and play activities with Ms Friz, Liz and the kids
Free educational and games programs from Grey Olltwit's Freeware. This homeschooling dad's got everything from a speaking clock to Canadian coin counting to my personal favorite - the Doodle Pad (it's loaded!)
Virtual field trips for all ages and interests: were you even aware that a blue whale's heart is as big as my car?!
I'm excited about this one! Pre and early readers will benefit hugely and enjoy this phonics-based "learn to read" site, with its movies, games and printable work sheets
Click on the hungry frog and then the right answer - be it French, Latin or Spanish vocabulary, pictures of people (from Napoleon to Hawking), math, time or animal matching
Kids - tell your folks to give you a copy of your itinerary: destinations, flight times/numbers, full contact names, phone numbers and addresses. That way, if your parents get lost, you'll be able to find them." ~
"Friendship bracelets are a creative way to spend some time over the Atlantic - and you can have ready-made presents for your new friends!" ~
"Bring a pocket-sized bilingual dictionary with you and see how many new words in a foreign language you can memorize before landing." ~
Runaway Bunny
a love story
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