preschool

Today's "thing" was suggested by a friend of mine.  Many longtime homeschoolers believe that formal learning is unnecessary for preschoolers, and there's no need to worry about hitting specific milestones.  However, if you live in a place where most preschoolers attend preschool, it can be lonely and dull to just stay at home, and being told to do nothing when you ask for ideas is frustrating and can feel like a brush-off.  An added challenge is that most homeschool groups focus on the needs of school-aged kids, leaving families with only preschoolers without much support or

Looking for ideas to support a new interest, or a whole unit study?  There's lots to choose from here!  There are hands-on science projects, multimedia-supported lessons, book club ideas... Most are designed for classroom use, but all the lessons I've looked at are very well-suited to homeschooling.

There is the most available for elementary students, but pre-k through 12th grade are represented.  Interesting to just browse if you're feeling uninspired.

Lesson plans for Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary levels.  Each focuses on a particular piece of art, and includes a full page photo of the art piece in question, allowing you to do the lesson at home.  There is also a database of the museum's art work, searchable by country/culture of origin, medium, period and continent of origin.  

A subscription-based sight which guides your child through fun reading lessons, only letting them advance to a new level when they've mastered the earlier concepts..  Primarily takes a "whole language" approach to teaching reading, but includes some phonics instruction too.  The site is based in Australia, and uses Australian English rather than US English, but it's barely noticeable.