I love free! As a mom to 5 little ones and a family of 7 free is awesome! I write this post to share with you some of my favorite free homeschooling resources. If you are not a homeschool parent it’s OK, read on these resources you can also use for your children too!
You Tube is one of my favorite free resources in our homeschooling. Actually we use it almost daily especially in our science. As we are learning Apologia Land Animals this year I pull up that particular animal we are learning on that day. I was initially surprised how many National Geographic or educational snip its they offer on You Tube!
Library not only offers books, magazines, movies and books on tape/CD but they offer some wonderful programs for children. Each month when I plan our schedule for the following month I go on our library’s web-site and see what they are offering. For instance we are in a Geography Club every Thursday. The kids have a weekly folder where they add facts about that state they are learning for that week plus they get to add to their passports (pretend) which is all provided from our library! Plus if you live in a populated area try checking more than one of your library’s to see what they offer. I check about 5 different ones for the month.
Pinterest is where I get quite a bit of craft, science experiments, printables, montessori and other homeschooling related ideas.
Trading curriculum or other homeschool resources with other homeschoolers. Our homeschool group has a freebie table at our monthly meeting where they leave resources that the no longer want and whomever wants it takes it. Another suggestion is participating in a co-op where you can either share a curriculum with fellow homeschoolers or in some cases other homeschoolers may teach the class and you do not have to purchase any curriculum or materials!
Free Apps for tablets or phones, I am signed up for daily e-mail notifications for free Smart Apps For Kids. These notifications are for free Apps which are great because most of these Apps go from free to a few dollars within a few days so I check the e-mail once I get it to see if there are any Apps that we could use. I take advantage of this because many of them are Apps for handwriting, math, etc.
Freecycle which has local groups that are entirely a nonprofit movement of people who are giving (and getting) stuff for free in their own towns. It’s all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills.
The internet, most of us have it so why not use it to the fullest. There are sites that offer Freebie of the Day or Currclick which also offers quite a bit of free printable, lapbooks and other resources. Plus there are other sites that you can print worksheets.
Some museums and nature centers are free and work on donation only. One of our nature centers has quite a few animals and they give the kids a scavenger hunt card where they give the kids clues to find the animal, etc. throughout the center. While other museums charge admission you would be surprised who many do not.
Audio Books offers a great selection for children to listen to books over the computer. Plus they have adult books as well as books in several other languages.
Free field trips- there are so many local businesses you can take advantage of such as: pet stores, fire station, post office, travel agent, dentist, grocery store. The possibilities are endless you would be surprised how many of these businesses would love to have homeschoolers learn about their businesses.
Nature walks – bring nets and catch bugs or collect leaves and view them in a microscope, star gazing, the beach is another great place. Observe sea creatures up close and maybe even get to touch some!
What are your favorite FREE learning resources? 
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