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Love to Learn Book Page Be sure to see our Book Page for reading lists, book reports and other aids for your homeschooling.
Love to Learn At the Movies Be sure to see out Movie Page which will show you videos you might want to use in conjunction with your literature studies.
Encyclopedia On-Line Select by subject area or click on a book!
Encyclopedia Britannica On-Line
Roget Thesaurus (University of Chicago)
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations (Columbia)
Stephen's Guide How to Spot Fallacies This is a GREAT Web site do help you decipher the truth.
LibraryWeb Over 2000 pages from libraries in over 70 countries updated daily
Casey's Snow Day Reverse Dictionary Can't think of that word? Well, type in its definition & the reverse dictionary will give you a list of words!
The Human Languages Page Fascinating site
Citation Styles from On-Line! Different standards and
online citations, including MLA, APA, Chicago Style, and CBE.
Phonics
Dr. Samuel Blumenfeld's Alpha-Phonics This site includes information about the Alpha Phonics book, program and CD-rom for purchase.
Sing, Spell, Read & Write A program for purchase that is used by many homeschoolers. Sound samples and descriptions.
ReadAmerica.net The authors of the Reading Reflex, a complete
program in this one book,
includes manipulatives, by Carmen and Geoff McGuinness. The authors
and developers of this method are available for free consultation
and discussion and have a reading therapist also on line to offer
assistance.
Guide to Grammar and Writing From Professor Charles Darling and Capital Community College. Contains vast information about writing sentences, paragraphs, essays, PowerPoint presentations, and also quizzes, quotes and much more.
Jensen's Grammar A site with a free newsletter, some fun projects, and books available for purchase on writing and grammar.
The King's English H. W. Fowler (1908)
Elements of Style: William Strunk 1918
11 Rules of Writing A concise guide to some of the most commonly violated rules of writing, grammar, and punctuation. It is intended for all writers as an aid in the learning and refining of writing skills. From Junket Studies Tutoring.
Grammar Bytes Interactive Grammar Review. Includes a grammar
index, interactive exercises and handouts.
Vocabulary Drill (6-8)
Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee
Everyday Spelling Review tests, frequently misspelled words, cross-curricular lessons for grades 1 to 8. Puzzles, writing prompts. language facts and more
Vocabulary University This will help prepare the student for SSAT, PSAT, GED, SAT, and ACT. Remember, however, the information here can also be modified for a younger student!
Links to Other Vocabulary Sites
Fake Out: The Definition Guessing Game
Everyday
Vocabulary Anagrams
Water
Vocabulary (Sea World)
Age
of Exploration Vocabulary Interesting vocabulary used
by mariners from The Mariners' Museum.
Word Play - a site that lists other fun word sites including dictionaries for antonyms, slang, cliches, Valley-speak, Internet phrases, Yiddish, etc. by Judi Wolinsky. This is a must-see if you have a week to play!
Institute for Excellence in Writing This site is directed by a teacher and homeschool father who presents a method of teaching writing skills, available in a seminar or video seminar by grade level. Many helpful free excerpts from newsletters here.
The Shurley Method A Grammar and creative writing program using question-answer format to teach. Students are constantly exposed to "see it, hear it, say it, do it" activities that meet the visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learning styles of students.
Scholarly Tutorials This site helps a homeschool parent with your children in training them to be prepared quality literature from a young age
Calvary Reformed Presbyterian Church Gives list of appropriate recommended grade level books (terrific recommendations!). Go to either 1998-1999 Info or 1997-1998 Info, then click literature lists for the grade level you want.
Complete Shakespeare - A complete collection of the works of William Shakespeare, arranged chronologically, alphabetically, and by category.
Love to Learn Shakespeare page -- Don't miss this one loaded with interesting links from the serious to Shakespearean insults and Green Eggs & Hamlet!
William Faulkner - Very unique web site containing everything
you could ever want to know about Faulkner or his works. Presented
in a newspaper format. Maintained by the English Department of
the University of Mississippi.
C. S. Lewis
- "Into the Wardrobe": a site filled with Lewis information;
biographies, summaries of his works, photo gallery, and many links
to other C. S. Lewis sites. [privately maintained]
J. R. R. Tolkien - Web site containing biographies, list of literary works, pictures, text of "Lord of the Rings", and links to other Tolkien sites. [privately maintained]
P. G. Wodehouse Appreciation Page
Aesop's Fables Fun place to explore, some with
pictures and Real Audio
Aesop's Fables Traditional and Modern Illustrated and retold by art students at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. You need Flash Player 4, available by a link, to view this Web site.
Poet's Corner A large, diverse, and user-friendly public library of poetic works. The materials on display are selected from an inventory of thousands of works by hundreds of authors.
Edgar Allan Poe - Complete text for five of Poe's most widely read works. Part of the Online Literature Library, supported by Knowledge Matters, Ltd.
Rudyard Kipling This page has a few problems, but the poetry still show up!
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's collected poetry on-line.
An Index of Poets in Representative Poetry On-line from the Dept. of English, University of Toronto.
National Right to Read Foundation's Reading Competency Test
RHL School This website features all new weekly worksheets provided free for teachers & parent-teachers to copy and use. Featuring English basics, math problem solving and reading comprehension. Complete with answer key.
Education Index Lists 2,500+ sites in 660 categories, an annotated guide to education-related sites on the Web. They're sorted by subject and lifestage.
Core Knowledge Home Page Lesson plans and information for E. D. Hirsch's books, "What Your Nth Grader Needs to Know." Hirsch has reformulated the scope and sequence that he feels traditional schools should use. Used by many homeschoolers as a guide.
World Book On-Line Educational Guide This site is similar to the Core Knowledge book series except it has been around a lot longer. They provide on-line lesson plans, activities, recommended reading, etc. for preschool through grade 12. Even though both Core Knowledge and World Book are not from a specifically Christian worldview, much information can be gathered and placed within a Christian worldview presuppositional context by the parent(s).
Classical Christian Homeschooling's Reading List of 1000 Good Books, divided by grade level. This is one of the best reading lists available, and also divides up the grade levels up by ability.
Morton Grove Public Library has some great booklists, including a "Talking Animal" list. Beware of non-Christian books.
Canton Public Library has a list of historical fiction by periods.
100 Best Books of the 20th Century by Cattermole is an excellent list, and it has both novels and picture books.
The Guest Library-Bishops'
Prep School The great
thing about this list is that it is for boys, and boys alone--no
girlie books, lots of adventure stuff.
Homeschool
Christian.com High School & College Page has more information
on Advanced Placement, CLEP tests and other advanced courses &
tests.
Book-It National Reading Incentive Program sponsored by Pizza Hut.