I've been doing this homeschooling thing for a while now. The Internet was new and slow when I started. Now, it is not so new, and I am the slow one. One of the really nice changes has been the vast (overwhelming?) amount of information and resources that are available on any kind of homeschooling topic that you can imagine. I am almost constantly discovering new things, or rediscovering old goodies. Such as:
--Liberty's Kids (DVD series)--my oldest son watched most of the episodes on PBS when he was younger, and liked it well enough then. It was a good filler for when I needed some hands-on time with my other kids. However, he is studying American History this year, so we (OK, I) decided to check it out again. I am so impressed with how historically accurate it is, and how it helps him remember the details. He told me today that he thought he would be bored with it (since it is a cartoon), but that he is not. (That may just be because he would much rather watch TV than read an assignment). The complete series (40 episodes) is available at Netflix on demand.
--Drive Thru History (DVD series) -- I just discovered this a few months ago, and don't know how I missed it earlier. There are two series--Ancient History and American History--and they are so entertaining and well done. My kids love the format and the host (think Alton Brown and Good Eats). The library has a few episodes, but Netflix does not. The TBN channel is currently airing weekly episodes from the American History series.
--Khan Academy -- an online video service that offers over 24,000 educational videos. FOR FREE. I watched several today for the first time, and was impressed with the content and quality. They do seem to be more geared toward middle/high school students, with topics like Algebra and Chemistry.
OK, so what about you? What amazing resources do you use or know of that you can pass along? Don't assume that everyone knows about them already, either. You may be able to point someone in just the direction they need to be heading toward today.
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Big thank you for this one! I put Liberty's Kids on our Netflix queue. Yay! I haven't completely gone through every game on this site, and there ARE ads on here, so you'll want to watch those. (right now, it's all Classmates.com which is pretty tame). But, if you allow *some* game playing on the computer, my kids have enjoyed these this past week:
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