Long List of Free Homeschool and Teaching Resources

This is a list of some of the most useful homeschool and teaching resources from around the web. I have added in some free resources I found that integrate computer science concepts into science units, plus Engineering units for kids, and units from the CDC (Center for Disease Control).  If you have any great resources and websites I should add to this list, leave a comment or leave me a note over at our Homeschool Den Facebook Page and I’ll add in your suggestions! ~Liesl

Catch up with what’s free out on the web. Check for daily deals and freebies for homeschooling and teaching at these websites and facebook pages:

Free Homeschool Deals; Jamerill also has a Free Homeschool Deal Facebook Page; Jamerill’s Free Homeschool Curriculum Pinterest Page

Homeschool for Free and Homeschool for Free Facebook Page

Homeschool Giveaways and Freebies

Money Saving Mom’s Free Homeschool Curriculum and Resources

Classroom Freebies; Classroom Freebies Facebook Page

Teacher Freebies

Surviving on a Teacher’s Salary

Teachers Pay Teachers – Has a huge selection of free resources created by teachers.

Get your homeschool life organized with free planners, calendars and more!

Donna Young  homeschool planners, calendars, chore lists, attendance sheets and more

Get organized for Christmas — It’s not at all close to Christmas, but this website is so useful, I thought it was still worth a mention. It has free printables on any subject you need to get ready for the holiday season — gift lists, holiday budget, holiday cards, stocking stuffers, cleaning goals, and more!

If I plan to teach about a specific theme or topic I almost always start by searching these websites: 

Homeschool Share

Making Learning Fun – Lots of free printables for tots, preschoolers and kindergarten.

Activity Village – They have craft ideas, coloring pages, printables for most any preschool, early elementary theme you can imagine! A wonderful resource

File Folder Fun – free file folder games for preschool through 3rd grade. There are games for the young ones on colors, number recognition, phonics, and get more complex in the older grades (skip counting, fractions, multiplication, history, science, language arts (punctuation, for example) and more.

Freebies from the Homeschool Den — I may as well mention my own freebies, right?  I’ve shared everything from a free Rocks and Minerals packet to World Religions worksheets (Buddhism, HinduismIslam, medieval Church and more) to grammar practice worksheets to preschool math practice, math game boards, fun multiplication sheets (Minecraft Multiplication/Division Pages) and more.

Free Preschool Materials and Resources: 

  • Free “Sam” Phonics Readers — 52 phonics readers shared by Dr. Marriot at his website. This beginning reading program was developed in 1977 and since it was federally funded, federal law requires that the program be placed in the public domain.  I used the entire series with my preschooler last year.  From there we went on to a wonderful program that we purchased called Primary Phonics Storybook Starter Sets. We started with 1 and 1A and continued up through set 6.

Free Elementary Resource for Lapbooks:

Tina’s Dynamic Homeschool Plus – This is a great site for homeschoolers in elementary school. They offer lots of free lapbook, notebook and unit studies materials.  Topics include Ancient Civilizations, Daniel Boone, the Rainforest, Lewis and Clark, Westward Expansion, Carnivorous Plants, Toads and much more!

Free Lapbooks over at Homeschool Share

Free Math Resources:

Free Grammar Resources (Elementary):

Free Science Resources:

Middle School Chemistry Curriculum – free to download.  I’ve used bits of this curriculum and it’s really great.

Scholastic Science Videos and Slideshows on many subjects — plants, human body, landforms, rocks and minerals, force and motion, ecosystems, weather and climate, matter, energy, light and sound

education.com – has lots of great science experiments to do with your elementary student.

Steve Spangler Science–A fantastic resource for your young scientist who loves to do hands-on science.

Free High School Chemistry Resources about Energy

Free Science Units put out by the CDC  – The link takes you to my blog post about the unit we did on Pets and Pet Diseases. The units put together by the CDC are for Middle and High School. We also did a unit on the West Nile Virus and this post tells you more about Science Ambassador Program (and their free lesson plans) put together by the CDC.

Free Water and Water Cycle Resources – This is a post I put together with lots of colorful posters and printables.

National Science Teacher’s Association – Freebies

Middle School Computer Science in Science – Curriculum that integrates computer science concepts within the context of life, physical, and earth sciences.

Free Science Education Booklets – on various topics such as cells, the structures of life and more

Free Engineering Units:

See this post I wrote about the Free Engineering Units available at Engineering is Elementary.

Free Art History Lessons 

Concordia University Chicago – Free Art History Lessons for grades 1 through 8 with sections about the artist, about the art, directed observation and things to do.

Smarthistory: Khan Academy – Online Art History

Purchase at a Discount:

Homeschool Buyer’s Co-op – Before buying any curriculum from preschool on up, be sure to check this co-op which gives homeschoolers more buying power.  It’s free to join and the savings are often up to 45% off. For example, right now you can get 25% off Rosetta Stone, 25% off Reading Eggs and 25% off BrainPop.

Used Homeschool Curriculum:

I have used Homeschool Classified a half-dozen times and find it a great place to buy used homeschool curriculum. It’s not free, but I thought it was worth a mention since I have saved so much money buying gently used materials!

General Money Saving Tips:

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