Resources

This resource list was released on my Facebook page www.facebook.com/demystifyingeducation in 2020 as a response to the shut down of schools. I have separated the online resources here by age/grade. I hope everyone gets to enjoy the freedom and benefits of homeschooling their children!

Learning resources

Primary/Elementary Grades:

Literacy:

Learn to Read: Teach your monster to read
Early Literacy program with printable resources from BYU
Outschool has high-interest (paid) classes for every age.
Beanstalk for littles: https://beanstalk.co/
Free printable Worksheets and games
Free Audio books from Audible: https://stories.audible.com/discovery
Fun brain (K-7): https://www.funbrain.com/
Spokane Public schools released a good list (all grades)
Reading: www.getepic.com free class code available if you write to me
K-6 educational games: https://www.abcya.com/
K-6 games for practicing skills: https://www.arcademics.com/
Famous people reading stories to younger kids: https://www.storylineonline.net/
Seussville games, activities, and even recipes: https://www.seussville.com/
Squiggle park (ages 3-8): https://www.squigglepark.com/ ($60/year)
Dreamscape (ages 8 – 15): https://www.squigglepark.com/dreamscape/ (has a free version for parents)
Learn to type: https://www.typingclub.com/
The site for ABC mouse from PreK to 2nds grade is here: https://www.abcmouse.com
The site for Reading IQ PreK- Grade 6 is here: Reading IQ ($7.99USD/month)
The site for Adventure academy Grade 3-8 is here: Adventure Academy ( $12.99USD/Month)
Comprehensive Homeschool resource: https://allinonehomeschool.com/
Make a story book: storyjumper.com/joinClass/1731416 (Class Password: 123)
TVO kids
CBC kids learning games
PBS learning games for kids
Homeschool Compass: free resources to teach in a fun way.
Free Home school Curriculum: Freedom Homeschooling
NFB films: here
Free printable early reading books here.
Zoey and Sassafras: science and literacy in one!
Simbi is a new and free-for-families resource for reading at home.
Learning Corner is a place to let AI create quizzes for your child.

Humanities and Arts

Lulu’s has a great resource page with Jewelry making, knitting and other patterns, all for free!
DIY has some great courses for kids. Learn to cook, code, knit and do all sorts of other things for a low yearly cost.
Outschool has high-interest (paid) classes for every age.
Free printable Worksheets and games
Spokane Public schools released a good list (all grades
Craft ideas, printable worksheets, activities, colouring pages, mazes, etc https://www.allkidsnetwork.com/
History for kids: https://www.historyforkids.net/
National Geographic -for learning about different countries
World Travel Guide for kids – for learning about different countries
Comprehensive Homeschool resource: https://allinonehomeschool.com/
TVO kids – free videos
Virtual Field Trips – several from different sites, published by the Homeschool Compass
NFB films: here
The history of ceiling fans infographic
Project based learning ideas, Edutopia
Boston Children’s Museum virtual tour
Crayola has a page with lesson plans, resources and webinars
Art Hub for kids. They also have a YouTube channel.
Learning about famous artists here at Mati & Dada
Canadian history game for kids: TVO kids Canadian history game
My Canadian Time Capsule is a very good hands-on Canadian history program for multiple children:

Math

Codes and cipher terminology for kids learning to code: https://unscrambler.co/codes-cipher-terminology/
Food recipes and math: Nomster Chef
Scholars Canada will email you resources daily.
Splash Lear n math
Try Scratch or Scratch Jr. for learning to code by building a game
Project based learning ideas, Edutopia
Lessons for all grades in science, math, social studies and photography: CK12org
Math games: www.prodigygame.com
Math learning videos: www.khanacademy.org
Geometry for kids: https://www.canfigureit.com/
Math story time for little ones: http://www.mathstorytime.ca/
Splat! A math learning resource for parents
Poly Pad: Virtual manipulatives
Build a town like an architect (out of cardboard)
Zearn.org K-5 Math learning and assessment (free resource for parents and individual teachers)
PBS learning games for kids
Number Blocks YouTube channel for kids learning math.
BitIRA has a great resource selection for kids with special needs who want to learn about Crypto, Math, or Computer Science.
Math Pickle has an awesome site that has logic puzzles and games for students.
Photo Math teaches you how to do math problems just by taking a photo of it.

Science

Titlemax Engineering Games and Projects
Dr. Binocs show on YouTube – Peekaboo Kidz
Crash course for kids – Science with a side of AWESOME
Sci Show for kids on YouTube
Supercharged Science – has some free resources and lessons on their site
Science Buddies – hands-on science resources for home and school
Ingenium – Online resources for science at home
Earth Net – a virtual resource center for Earth science
Canadian Space agency educational activities for kids (free)
Agricultural education – curriculum support for Albertans
Discover the Universe activity guides
Looking Up! Astronomy activity guide for teachers (or home educators)
Kitchen science experiments for kids: Steam Powered family
Fun Science Experiments for kids
The history of ceiling fans infographic
Physical education: www.gonoodle.com
Inquiry based science lessons: https://mysterydoug.com/
Lessons for all grades in science, math, social studies and photography: CK12org
Nature colouring pages: https://www.coloringnature.org/
Project based learning ideas, Edutopia
Try Scratch or Scratch Jr. for learning to code by building a game
Spokane Public schools released a good list (all grades)
Engineering projects for kids
A paid subscription service that has some high-interest classes: https://diy.org/
Free science books from Edmonton Public schools:
Toronto Zoo is offering live sessions with zoo animals, worksheets, a podcast and lesson plans https://www.durhamradionews.com
National geographic: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
Take a tour of a Canadian farm: https://www.farmfood360.ca/
Project based learning ideas, Edutopia
San Diego Zoo Kids page
Discovery Education tundra virtual field trip
National Geographic: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
Exploring by the Seat of your Pants: Free science lessons and explorations
How Stuff Works has an amazing page on science projects designed to help kids learn about the Universe
Wizard Pins is a great resource for Tech games and coding skills

Early Childhood Education (preschool)

Play Garden Prep is a program based in NYC that specializes in a preschool online subscription service.

Other Language Learning Resources:

French:

The French Experiment: children’s stories and lessons (Free)
French Sing and Learn online: $14.99 for unlimited access
Cheneliere Education resources (paid)
Modulo (paid)
Teachers pay teachers French resources (some are free)
Hello-world: World languages for children (free games and other resources)
Europa: Free French course for beginners
Jack Hunt school: downloadable resources (free)
Online French games (free)
Historie du petit Poupouyaki: French read-aloud books and interactive activities
Abracadabra: Read aloud and other resources in French

Inuktitut:

Angirrami Ilinniarniq: Digital resources you can use at home with your children from the Government of Nunavut
Pinnguaq: Inuktitut Language Resources from Pinnguaq
Inuuqatigiit: Inuktitut App resources from the Centre for Inuit Children, Youth and Families
Inuktut Tusaalanga “Let me hear!” A language resource (you can even change the dialect)

Junior and Senior High Learning Resources:

Language Arts

Math, Language Arts, Science, and many others: Khan Academy
Let Grammarly help you ensure your papers have no errors!
Lessons for all grades in science, math, social studies and photography: CK12org
Learn a new language: Memrise
Homeschool.com has many free resources for high school Language arts.
Tools for plagiarism check, grammar, proofreading and more are on Grammica
The Internet Advisor page has lots of ideas about how to write a formalized paper and do excellent research using different sources.
Skillshare is a site that offers many different types of classes for $10.50 CAD/month

Humanities and Art

Virtual tour of Yellowstone park
Virtual tour of Le Louvre
Lessons for all grades in science, math, social studies and photography: CK12org
Crash courses for older kids: https://thecrashcourse.com/courses
Art instruction: 30 days of art
Mr. Donn’s History for kids. The site looks hard to navigate at the beginning but the links are great.
Mad Brain Lab: A YouTube channel that asks very interesting and difficult question and then answers it.
Future Learn has some courses you may find interesting. $27.99 a month for unlimited access, a 7 day trial and they have an extensive course list.
Presentation tools: here is a free jpeg compressor for presentations, art work, card making, etc.
Connected North has great resources and programs for those interested in learning about our indigenous people’s history. This is also a good resource for indigenous peoples in remote communities.

Science

Codes and cipher terminology for kids learning to code: https://unscrambler.co/codes-cipher-terminology/
Math, Language Arts, Science, and many others: Khan Academy
Biology Simulations
Supercharged Science – has some free lessons on their site
Mars Rover 360 virtual tour
Discovery Education tundra virtual field trip
Try Scratch for learning to code by building a game
Lessons for all grades in science, math, social studies and photography: CK12org
Hour of Code: https://hourofcode.com/ca
National Geographic: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
Chemistry articles: Chem matters
Quaratime science demos on YouTube
Physics for High School: Flipping Physics
SciShow for high school students and adults
A fun site for biology videos: The Amoeba Sisters
Ingenium – Online resources for science at home
Titlemax Engineering Games and Projects
Future Learn has some courses you may find interesting. $27.99 a month for unlimited access, a 7 day trial and they have an extensive course list.

Math

Codes and cipher terminology for kids learning to code: https://unscrambler.co/codes-cipher-terminology/
Stuck on a math problem? Use Photo Math!
Math, Language Arts, Science, and many others: Khan Academy
Lessons for all grades in science, math, social studies and photography: CK12org
Hour of Code: https://hourofcode.com/ca
Math for older students: YouTube
Junior and Senior high math how-to videos: Math Antics
Cryptography: Cryptoclub
Financial literacy: Money Laughs
Financial literacy: Money and Youth
Would you Rather? Grades 7-12 reasoning and critical thinking skills
University of Waterloo brings us Junior/Senior high school math and computer science
Math Pickle has an awesome site that has logic puzzles and games for students.
Financial Strategists have an information page about financial literacy

General resources/learning experiences:

A list of other learning resources: http://orientlearning.surge.sh/index.html
Massive Open Online Courses: MOOCs
Spokane schools came up with this list of resources for all grades.
Masterclasses are amazing. Sign up here: https://www.masterclass.com/
Outschool classes are fun! Sign up here: Outschool
Time4Learning covers many different subjects. $30/month
StuDocu is a resource where students submit their study notes for various courses. Great for college and university!

Gameschooling resources:

Game-schooling is a term to describe children (and adults!) learning through games. Here are some great resources to get you started:

Gameschool Academy is a great place to start. Meg (the owner) reviews games and even has free printable games on her site.
My Little Poppies is also a great site full of reviews and ideas about adding games to your homeschool experience.
What Do We Do All Day? is another site who have reviewed games and have great free printables.
One Board Family also has reviews and videos on games their family has tried. They also have a podcast!

Resources for homeschooling and unschooling:

Podcasts:

Honey, I’m Home schooling the Kids

Websites:

Edutopia covers quite a few educational topics

Hip Homeschool Mom’s website. Packed full of great resources.

Blogs and other resources:

Stop Stealing Dreams by Seth Godin.
Carol Black blog. Love her perspective on education!
The Koala Mom, by Bonnie Way. I like her curriculum reviews.
Living Joyfully by Pam Laricchia in Ontario. A blog and a podcast.
Pat Farenga’s blog on the John Holt website. Great topics.
Parent Engagement Matters: inspiring children to learn and love math
Mom Possible: helpful tips and how-tos for home school parents.
Cathy Duffy Reviews: the absolute best way to find reviews on homeschool curriculum