Yes, you can homeschool for free!

Think homeschooling is expensive? Think again! Between your library and free internet resources, with a little effort you can easily homeschool your children all the way through college without spending a dime! Check out a few of the many awesome websites offering free curriculum and lesson plans:

• Ambleside Online is a free homeschool curriculum designed to be as close as possible to the curriculum that Charlotte Mason used in her own private and correspondence schools. Ambleside Online uses the highest quality books and costs no more than the cost of texts. The curriculum uses as many free online books as possible,and there is no cost to use this information or join the support group. http://amblesideonline.org/index.shtml

• Free World U offers a complete preschool through 12th grade curriculum. They invite you to study their online flashcards, free of charge. Their knowledge base covers everything from Preschool to Medical School! Their electronic flashcards enable students to master curriculum content quickly and efficiently.You will need to register, however, registration is free and not obligatory in any way. http://www.freeworldu.org/static/index.aspx

• Harvard Extension School’s Open Learning Initiative brings a selection of noncredit online courses featuring Harvard faculty to the public for free. http://www.extension.harvard.edu/open-learning-initiative

• Head of the Class provides supplemental online learning for preschool through eighth grade. After you create your login, you can access curriculum-based instruction, videos, multimedia, applications, and worksheets for free! Their software runs on PCs, Macs, and Smartboards. You do not need special software or downloads, just your Web browser. http://www.theheadoftheclass.com/

• Homeschool Share is a on-line cooperative effort of several homeschooling moms to provide free but quality literature-based unit studies and resources for students of all ages. http://www.homeschoolshare.com/

• Khan Academy, a not-for-profit 501(c)(3), provides a world-class education to anyone, anywhere. With over 2400+ videos covering everything from arithmetic to physics, finance, and history and 150 practice exercises, they're helping students learn whatever they want, whenever they want, at their own pace. http://www.khanacademy.org/

• Lesson Pathways has over 900 weekly topic units containing free educational resources and curriculum for grades K-5. They also have a handy Planning Tool! http://www.lessonpathways.com/

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology OpenCourseWare (OCW) is a web-based publication of virtually all Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) course content. OCW is open and available to the world and is a permanent MIT activity. MIT OpenCourseWare is a free publication of MIT course materials that reflects almost all the undergraduate and graduate subjects taught at MIT. http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm

• Thinkfinity offers comprehensive teaching and learning resources created by nine of the most respected organizations in each academic subject and literacy. You HAVE to check out this website!There are educational resources and activities for teachers, parents and students for grades K-12. Easily filter through thousands of free lesson plans in Math, Social Studies, Art, Language Arts, Music, Physical Education, Reading, Writing, Geography, Science, and Thematic units. http://www.thinkfinity.org/

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