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Home School Legal Defense Association
This resource provides vital information and news for homeschooling families. Find laws and regulations by state as well as top stories in the news that affect homeschooling.
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Home School Creations: Asia Resources
Extensive collection of learning resources while studying Asia. Find lessons, activities, books, and printables focused on Asian countries.
US Department of Education
Ed.gove: Helping Your Child Series
Department of Education site for parents, including those home-schooling their children. It has bilingual materials with tips for helping your child learn English, history, mathematics, etc.; and more resources related to cultural...
US Department of Education
Ed.gove: Helping Your Child Series
Department of Education site for parents, including those home-schooling their children. It has bilingual materials with tips for helping your child learn English, history, mathematics, etc.; and more resources related to cultural...
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State Energy Conservation Office-Texas
State Energy Conservation Office: Energy Conservation in the Home [Pdf]
Looks at how energy is used in a home, and strategies in construction, choice of appliances, etc. for minimizing waste.
State Energy Conservation Office-Texas
State Energy Conservation Office: Passive Solar Design for Homes [Pdf]
Discusses different features that can be incorporated into a home's design in order to harness solar energy.
State Energy Conservation Office-Texas
State Energy Conservation Office: Renewable Energy for the Home [Pdf]
Discusses different ways to heat and cool a home, and perform a variety of tasks, using renewable energy sources. Examples include window shades, a solar water heater, solar-powered toys, etc.
Cornell University
Cornell University: Cornell Composting: Composting in Schools
Composting in schools, what's the value in it? Not only will it reduce your waste, it is a great science project. Try it out and learn how the earth "feeds" itself.
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Mc Gruff for Grownups: School Safety
Site provides realistic and reasonable suggestions for parents preparing their children to go back to school. Help your child feel comfortable with going to and coming home from school safely.
University of Iowa
Bringing History Home: My History at School
This unit introduces children to the concept of history as a story. By focusing on their experiences at school, students connect history concepts with personal experience and learn history using primary sources from their own lives. This...
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A Guide to Your Children's Schools: A Parent Handbook [Pdf]
Information about the U.S. school system written especially for immigrant parents but beneficial, nonetheless, for any parent who has questions about school-related issues. Explains, in simple language, the types of schools available in...
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Sleepy Hollow Middle School: Washington Irving Biography and Pictures
Created by students at Sleepy Hollow Middle School, this page provides biographical information and pictures of Washington Irving, his works, and contemporary photos of his home, Sunnyside.
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Specialist Schools and Academies Trust: Learn Ar: Pe: Arms & Muscles
A learning resource that incorporates augmented reality (AR), using a camera, where students explore the anatomy of the human arm. The home page for this site has a PDF resource that explains how AR works and provides printable marker...
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Specialist Schools and Academies Trust: Learn Ar: Biology: Heart
A learning resource that incorporates augmented reality (AR), using a camera, where students explore the anatomy of the heart. The home page for this site has a PDF resource that explains how AR works and provides printable marker shapes...
US Department of Energy
Us Dept. Of Energy: Urbita Elementary School: Linda Gregory: Draft O Meter [Pdf]
Students will observe drafts in homes and in the classroom to determine if or how much heat or air conditioning is escaping. How can the rooms be made more energy efficient?
Broward Education Foundation
Broward Education Foundation: I Belong, You Belong, We Belong [Pdf]
The students begin with sharing their attributes. The students then work on their family diary, which is a home/school connection. Students will then learn about their city and state. Students will draw a map of their community first and...
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The Home School Mom: Asia
A collection of resources to aid in the discovery of Asia and its nations. Each resource is labeled for the appropriate age groups.
A to Z Home's Cool
A to Z Home's School: Money Matters
This homeschooling resource contains useful links to lessons for children about money and economics.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Helping Your Child Succeed in School
How can you help your child succeed in school? This article offers some important tips to making success a reality for every student. This is a terrific resource to pass along to parents.
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American Association of School Administrators
School administrators can access information on current school issues and ideas, an events calendar, The School Administrators magazine and other publications, leadership information, educational technology news, and a jobs bulletin,...
Read Works
Read Works: My School
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a girl named Hanna, her home, and her school. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180: Marcus Millsap: School Day Afternoon
This one-stanza poem describes a farmboy's thoughts before, and especially, after school.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Holidays at Home and School by Imperial Publishing Co.
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Holidays at Home and School by Imperial Publishing Co. (1890), a collection of children's stories and poems.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: At Home Literacy Activities
Families are a child's first educator and can serve as valuable partners throughout a child's literacy development. Providing families with quick, easy-to-use activities and strategies to use at home strengthens school-home connections...