March 21, 2014

Best Websites for Lesson planning, Posters, Ideas, organisation and more!!

These are great websites for Teachers. Hands Down
Great website has pictures and ideas of everything you can think of. Not just learning. I have a personal account were I look up wedding dresses(Yes, I am a teenage girl... don't judge me), Quotes, Crafts, humor and more!!(If you make your child an account, there is some not child friendly humor and pictures. Although it is pretty clean, I would still monitor younger ones.) Has great teacher ideas!!


Pintrest for learning!!! Learn different skills



ReadWriteThink is a comprehensive collection of classroom resources for teachers
It includes searchable lesson plans, student interactives, activities and printouts. With this collection, students can explore elements of books and stories; develop characters’ create poems, comic strips, newspapers, flyers and more.

Seriously the Best Websites for Elementary and Middle School Students All Free!!!!

These are amazing websites for elementary and middle school students! Great variety for all ages!!

Shel Silverstein
One of the best poets ever!! Great children's poetry!! I even love it! My favorite is the Unicorn. This website has learning activities based on his short poems. His poems teach a lot about the world. Don't judge, be yourself, be happy, and more!!

Bubba Brain
Great website for building vocabulary

abcya
Is a great website for grades K-5. It has very amusing games for all subjects!! Ice Cream Talk is personally one of my favorites!! It is for 4th grade but is a good refresher of nouns and verbs!

Wonderopolis
This is a great site for exploring the wonderful world we live in. Ask questions, find answers to how the world works.

Children's Library
Great books for kids! You can
  • select the language they prefer to use
  • return to the last page they were reading
  • save their favorite books in a personal bookshelf
  • access these features from any computer
This allows kids to make their own stories online by choosing a setting, plot, and more!!
Kerpoof also has an App
This website is better for second grade and older.  Kerpoof allows students to create stories, spell a picture, make a card, and create movies, drawings and pictures. Teacher tool sections allow teachers to create lessons incorporating Kerpoof. Students can save their work as they go!

BrainPop
Brain pop has videos on many different topics including safety online, science, reading and more! Great for all ages! Seriously one of the best.

E Learning For Kids
a great program that allows kids to learn in the following topics. It is fun, educational and an exciting new way to learn!




Fun Brain
FunBrain has over 100 fun, interactive games that develop skills in math, reading and literacy. Plus, kids can read a variety of popular books and comics on the site, including Diary of a Wimpy KidAmelia Writes Again, and Brewster Rocket. This is my family and my favorite for elementary and middle school students.

Turtle Diary

Over 1,000 educational activities, games, animated lessons, printable worksheets, interactive storybooks and more.

Fuel The Brain

Have your elementary students practice their math, science and language arts skills with games and interactive activities from FueltheBrain! Does require to create an account but it is free.

Free Rice

Donates rice to poverty each question your child answers right. Your students review English vocabulary and grammar at varying levels of difficulty. For each correct answer, the website will donate one grain of rice. Have your students play Free Rice when they finish early and keep track of how much rice your students have contributed to combat hunger.

Mr. Nussbaum

Interactive website with a lot of different subjects to learn! Play games and activities to expand your knowledge!

Smarty Games

It is just what it sounds like. Games for Smarty Pants'! Learning how to use money, tell time, count and read. Also, you’ll find mazes, memory games, puzzles, Sudoku and more!

Dr. Seuss

This website is full of interactive whiteboard-friendly games, activities, printables and ideas for lesson plans focusing on the subjects made interesting and accessible (and discussible!) by Dr. Seuss’ stories.

StarFall
This website is a free resource for young students to practice letters and sounds! Its phonics-based approach is perfect for PreK, kindergarten, first grade and second grade. My siblings love this website!

Spell-A-Thon

Great website for spelling! Many fun games, word lists, and more!! Available as an App!

Many Things
This website doesn't look put together but the content is what matters!! Great games and learning  activities for all subjects including spelling. Available as App


Story Starter
Just what it sounds like this automatic generator comes up with over two billion (no joke!) creative ideas for writers. It was named to Writer’s Digest Magazine’s list of 101 Best Websites for Writers in 2012.
"The obsessed silverware polisher rode the bicycle into the dark corner for the mystery writer." This came up when I just typed in the website

Math Chimp

Free collection of online math games for grades K-8 organized by the common core standards. Available as an App!


AAA Math

Great math website. Best for fractions. Easy instructions for the more difficult math learners. 

E-Nature

Use eNature’s Endangered and Threatened Species search engine to enter your zip code and learn about highly-threatened animals near you. There are also animal-related games, quizzes and more!

Comparing Planets

This website lets you compare any two planets!! Very fun and educational!! Great for space units or Venn diagram!

Exploratorium
The official website of the Exploratorium, the museum of science, art and human perception in San Francisco. It includes materials and activities for a variety of subjects,  from astronomy and space to the human body.

Free Education- Official Department

A trove of free science resources from the U.S. Department of Education.  Find high-quality materials for the Applied Sciences, Earth Sciences, Life Sciences, Physic
al Sciences, Space Sciences and more.

Science Experiments and Science Fair Ideas!


Switcharoo Zoo
Let your students create their own animals by assembling different animal parts. Have them imagine a habitat for their new animal, describe how it survives, what it eats and its relationship with other animals. For older students have them categorize them in different groups such as Genius, Species, Kingdom, Family etc. Available as an App.

Magic School Bus

Join the crew in learning with the Magic School Bus

Mission Us

Mission U.S. is home to two free, interactive, immersive U.S. history games. One focuses on the American Revolution, the other focuses on a slave’s quest for freedom, and both bring history to life around the student, giving events of the past an immediate and highly personal appeal.

iCivics

Free lesson plans and interactive games for learning civics. Some of the topics covered by materials at iCivics include citizenship and participation, separation of powers, branches of government and budgeting.

Playing History

Playing History aggregates all of the free history games on the web into a simple, searchable database. If the era you’re teaching hasn't been mentioned elsewhere on this list, use Playing History to see if anyone has yet to bring it to life in online-game form!

Check these amazing websites!!!

March 20, 2014

Beauty in the Book

This is my new blog.

Beauty in the Book

This is talking about different books and quotes that are full of beauty. If you aren't obsessed with books or quotes, you are about to be. Books able us to live multiple lives that are not possible in this restricting place we call reality. Books help us travel to a life we dream of exploring. Join me in diving in a whole new world(Little Mermaid Reference) Feel free to comment and discuss. Please keep it appropriate though.
Check it out!!
Beauty in the Book

The thing you can't get your kids off might help them learn

Do you have a problem getting your kid off their iPod or music device? Well now iTunes has college lectures on many different topics free! I am doing clinical psychology in audio Podcast. You can listen and learn on the go! Again, no diploma but still knowledge!! I am currently listening to the link above while typing this. I seriously love it!! Check out iTunes:)
These are the categories they offer. They all contain subcategories.

  • Art and Architecture
  • Business
  • Communications and Media
  • Engineering
  • Health and Medicine
  • History
  • Language
  • Law and Politics
  • Literature
  • Math
  • Philosophy
  • Psychology and Social Science
  • Religion
  • Science
  • Society
  • Teaching and Learning

Question and Quote


"Talent isn't genius, and no amount of energy can make it so. I want to be great, or nothing. I won't be a commonplace dauber, so I don't intend to try any more"
Louisa May Alcott


Question
Why isn't talent genius?

Question
Why is she implying talent isn't great? Do you agree or disagree?

Question
Was there something that made her say "I don't intend to try any more"? Why or Why not? If yes, what was it?

Question
In a whole do you agree or disagree with her?

March 19, 2014

The Best High School Homeschool Curriculum and it's Free and Flexible!!

Hey, this is the continue to the last post on the awesome homeschool curriculum. 

This is the Newest addition to my personal curriculum
These are some of the classes but there are a lot more!!!

  • Bio-medical Engineering
  • Astronomy
  • Chemistry
  •  Classics
  • English
  • History
  • Physics
  • Psychology
  • Religious
  • Spanish
This is the easiest, fastest and most fun way to learn languages!

This website has an abounding amount of subjects and degrees for FREE! These are only some of them!!

  •  Arithmetic
  •  Algebra
  • Geometry
  •  Calculus
  •  Statistics and Probability
  • History and Government
  •  Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Physics
  • Earth Science.
  •  Psychology
  •  Sociology
  • Economics
  • English and Religion
Math Slice is a website that has cool games.It also has flash cards and teaches math concepts. A lot of the games are really fun! But if you don't choose one of the cool games before you give up, you will think I have absolutely no concept of fun.   ALL AGES Anyway it is worth checking out.

Khan academy is a website for all ages that allows a parent or teacher review everything the student has learned and accomplished. It is mostly used for math but science and other subjects are available. Practice task until it is"Mastered" .You earn badges for speed, accuracy, watching lectors, videos, mastering and consistency. It is an easy, fun FREE way to learn or watch your child grow.


                          Coursera
This is seriously the BEST homeschool educational website. Ever. Don't even try to convince yourself otherwise. THE BEST. It has all different degrees and things to learn! There are open forumsvideo lectures, assignmentstests(optional) and speed options. It is super easy to use. Some classes have podcast from the actual college!! Free college classes. All the same information, faster, cheaper and at YOUR pace!

 It has all these courses online to earn OFFICIAL certificates! Sadly, not all of the courses are free but there are still really cool ones that are! I take business courses and I LOVEE them! You should really check it out! Tell me what you think! Comment what you are taking and How you like the website!

This is a math website if it wasn't clear. >Imaginary Laughter< Although Khan is still better in my opinion.

Cool Math is a fun game website full of learning games! Coffee Shop is my favorite! It helps with ratios(I am horrible at). 

iTunes
 iTunes has college lectures on many different topics free! I am doing clinical psychology in audio Podcast. You can listen and learn on the go! Again, no diploma but still knowledge!!
These are the categories they offer. They all contain subcategories.

  • Art and Architecture
  • Business
  • Communications and Media
  • Engineering
  • Health and Medicine
  • History
  • Language
  • Law and Politics
  • Literature
  • Math
  • Philosophy
  • Psychology and Social Science
  • Religion
  • Science
  • Society
  • Teaching and Learning
Just try a day of this and I promise you won't regret it!!

Homeschooling the Middle & High School Years



High School Homeschooling: Easy, You Choose, College Ready, FREE, Online, No Supplies,On the road, anywhere anytime

If anyone of those catches your mind, you are sorta like me. I am a control freak. I want to know what I am learning. Why I'm learning it. How it effects me. How it is gonna help me. It must be Free. It has to be when I want to do it.

I tried homeschooling curriculum in the past but it is what they want you to learn and isn't flexible. I was about to try K-12 Academy but they have so many requirements it is exhausting. This is my curriculum I made myself. I have all these websites that hit every subject imaginable. Free, no viruses, when ever, and where ever you want. A lot of the websites I posted in the past are part of my study.

You probably are doubting my knowledge or you don't trust I have a proper education. I recently got taken out of school as an AP Honor student, at the top of my class holding a 4.0 most of my LIFE.

 In these sites I have learned more in 3 months than I have in an entire school year. I don't have to learn the history of why microorganisms or apes evolved into humans(Public school at it's finest). I instead am learning psychology in one of the top institutes in the USA. Most people don't think that psychology is important. That isn't the point. You can learn anything your heart desires. If you have a person request on a subject that none of these sites offer just tell me and I will try my hardest to find you one. I am here to help my fellow homeschooling community. Look threw the websites I have previously posted if you are very excited. I will be posting an organized list later to list them and their subjects. But for now I will leave you with this thought. Would it hurt to try? 

Open yale

This is a great program for learning normal homeschooling topics, Yale style. This website is great and i highly suggest it. It has different topics to either download on iTunes or on your computer. I haven't tried the Youtube or iTunes download but the computer version works great. I read the transcripts and look at the power points he attached for Psychology. This is it Yale courses free

Quote and Questions


"Information is not knowledge."
~Albert Einstein ~

Question
How is information not knowledge?

Question
What is knowledge?

Question 
How can you gain knowledge?

Question 
Which is more important information or knowledge?

March 18, 2014

Question and Quote


"A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others."
 ~Ayn Rand~

Question
Why can't a creative man be motivated by the desire to beat others?

Question
Why shouldn't you be motivated to beat others?

Question
Why is creativity so important?

March 17, 2014

How Tim Tebow Helped Your Homeschooler

                   Tim Tebow (top)                                             Collin Klein(bottom)
Tim Tebow (26yrs old)  was released by the New England Patriots(AKA best team EVER) before the start of the 2013 NFL season and did not find a new team during the campaign(sad face). Upon being cut by the Patriots(not the Patriots best choice), Tebow made plain his continued desire to play quarterback in the NFL.

Tebow is a Christian man who puts bible verses under his eyes before every game. He kneels and prays before he plays. This became his trademark called "Tebow-ing", which is banned from most public schools. Yes Ladies, He is single;) (but if you are reading this you are probably too young for him; not to crush your dreams and hopes. #WelcomeToTheRestOfTheFemale'sMind)


Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow and Collin Klein(a football player who was a 2012 Heisman Trophy finalist) were  home school students and played on their local public school’s football team. Tebow  went on to become one of the greatest quarterbacks in college football history. 
 Students who live within a public school district but are home schooled will be allowed to try out for that public school’s interscholastic activities in the same way as a student enrolled at the public school.This includes more or less all public school extracurricular activities like basketball, football, speech, debate, chess, etc.
In 2013 Texas Legislative Session is working to amend the existing law so that home school students will be able to play in UIL activities. This is proudly referred to as the “Tim Tebow Law.”

Not So Fun Facts


  • Texas has 320,000 home schooling students and parents. Thousands of home schooling parents pay property taxes that fund public school, but their home schooled children aren't even allowed to join the teams.
  • There are an estimated 320,000 home school students in Texas. Since the Texas Comptroller estimates that educating a single student costs $11,000 annually, homeschoolers save the state an estimate of $3.5 billion annually.
  • Justin Jackson is on a list created by Rivals.com as one of the best high school basketball players. He is the 29th best basketball player in the nation for the class of 2014. Justin home schools in Houston, and because he is not allowed to play on a public school team, Justin is not allowed to win the state championship.
  • Only 27 states already allow home school students to participate in UIL activities including
Arizona
Arkansas
Colorado
Florida
Idaho
Illinois
Iowa
Louisiana
Maine
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Nevada
New Jersey
New Hampshire
New Mexico
North Dakota
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Utah
Vermont
Washington
Wyoming

Section 1: Amends Subchapter D, Chapter 33 of the Education Code by adding Section 33.0833.
The bill allows home schooled students to participate in UIL activities provided by the school district in which the home schooled student resides.
HB 1374 and SB 929 require that home school students remain subject to all “relevant policies that apply to students enrolled in the school.” These policies include qualifications such as age eligibility, insurance, physical condition, and standards of behavior and performance.
The bill requires that the primary instructor of the student submit written verification to the public school district of the student’s academic record indicating whether the student is:
  • Receiving a passing grade in each course being taught
  • Maintaining satisfactory progress towards academic achievement
HB 1374 and SB 929 prohibit home school students from participating in UIL activities during the remainder of a year in which they were enrolled in a public school.
HB 1374 and SB 929 prohibit the UIL from preventing home school students from participating in UIL activities who comply with the requirements set forth in the entire statute.
Advantages:
  1. Ends Discrimination: This ends discrimination against home schooled students who aren't allowed to  try out for extracurricular activities. Home school students will be able participate in extracurricular activities such as sports, theater, and musical competitions in public school leagues.
  2. Broader Selection of Talent: HB 1374 and SB 929 will allow all students of extra ordinary talents to  higher quality of competition.
  3. Saves the State Money: Many home school families choose to put their children in public high school in order to participate in extracurricular activities such as Prom(homeschool Proms exist everywhere) or sports. If these students remain homeschoolers, it will save the state a substantial amount of money. The extra money could then be used to improve the education of the remaining public school students.
Are the school districts liable for injuries to home school students?

Currently in the state of Texas, school districts are not liable for injuries sustained during athletic activities. Each school district currently requires parents to sign a waiver before allowing public school students to participate in athletic activities. The same liability rules would apply to homeschoolers since home school students would compete on the same basis as public school students.

How do we verify that students are being taught at home?

The state of Texas acknowledges the parents of a home schooled student to be solely responsible for that child’s education and considers the child to be accountable exclusively to the parent for the quality of that education. The state of Texas does not require any annual or regular assessments of the child’s academic progress. HB 1374 and SB 929 implement the same verification standard required in Arizona and Utah, which allows a parent to provide written verification indicating that the student is achieving satisfactory progress towards academic achievement. Questions about the quality of home school education are often laid to rest with the knowledge that national studies have repeatedly demonstrated that home school students score in the 80th percentile on national tests. In comparison, their public school counterparts who score at the 50th percentile mark.


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