July 5th, 2022 by ClickSchooling
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It’s Tuesday, July 5, 2022, and time for Science at ClickSchooling!
Funtastic Unit Studies
(funtasticunitstudies.com/lessons-and-activities/)
Grades PreK-8, with parental supervision). This commercial website is provided by Susan Kilbride, a homeschool mom with a degree in biology, who has written some unit studies (available as e-books) on science and history. Designed with homeschoolers in mind, the unit studies are available for purchase on the site, but Susan also offers some free science lessons and activities (taken from the pages of her e-books)!
When you get to the site, scroll down the page under “Lessons and Activities” to access:
- Atoms and Molecules for ages 8-13 – Learn the definition of atom and molecule, print out a Periodic Table of Elements, do activities to enhance learning, and take a quiz to test what you’ve learned.
- Plants for ages 4-8 – Learn the parts of a plant including seeds, roots, stem, and leaves. Enjoy activities to boost learning, and answer review questions.
Click on either link to open a pdf that contains the lesson (within the framework of the actual e-book). You’ll have to scroll about 1/3 down the page, past the “Table of Contents” to get to the lesson.
Once you’ve explored the Science freebies, check out some of the author’s free American History Activities that correspond to her books:
- The Pilgrim Adventure
- The King Philip’s War Adventure
- The Salem Adventure
- The Civil War Adventure
- and more.
Again, these free lessons and activities are excerpts from Susan Kilbride’s e-books that you can purchase via the website.
July 2nd, 2022 by ClickSchooling
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It’s Saturday, July 2, 2022, and time for Other Electives at ClickSchooling!
Free DVDs – Stossel in the Classroom
(stosselintheclassroom.org/shop/)
Grades 6 & up (middle school – college level), with parental supervision
A big THANK YOU to ClickScholar Nancy Hogan for recommending this website “Stossel in the classroom.” Sponsored by the Center for Independent Thought (a non-profit educational foundation) it has produced a free DVD each school year that is a compilation of John Stossel’s television programs and specials, along with a teacher guide with lesson plans and ideas for complementary activities. Though they have discontinued their DVDs to focus on streaming videos and other online content, you can still order some of their past editions, and they’re still 100% free, shipping included.
When you get to the site you’ll learn how to register (free) to get past edition DVDs, as well as an accompanying downloadable “Teacher’s Guide” containing lesson plans, activity suggestions, handouts, and vocabulary.
In addition to getting the free DVD and resources, you can use the menu at the top of the home page to watch streaming videos from Stossel on thought-provoking topics in the “Video Library”. These videos cover a variety of categories including business, college, consumer issues, healthcare, law, privacy, and more. You can also search the videos by subject including:
- Business
- Government
- Science
- Technology
- Economics
- Health
- Physical Education
- Personal Finance
- History
- and much more!
Again, all of this is provided for FREE – they simply request that you send them your feedback on the website and products to share with fellow teachers/educators.
July 1st, 2022 by ClickSchooling
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It’s Friday, July 1, 2022, and time for a Virtual Field Trip at ClickSchooling!
Annin Flagmakers
(annin.com/about-us/)
Grades 4 and up, with parental supervision
July 4th is the most popular day of the year to fly a U.S. flag. The Annin Flagmakers company manufactures U.S. flags in America.
On their website, you can read a brief history of the company and flag manufacturing through text and photographs. Scroll down to “Read More” under “Our History”. Scroll through the images and read the history. Then scroll further down to view their “History Book” and “History Brochure” to learn the history of the company from 1898 to the present day. It ties in the company history with historical events that impacted flag sales dramatically.
Then under “Products”, click on “State Flags” for pictures of each flag of the United States. Enjoy your 4th!
June 30th, 2022 by ClickSchooling
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It’s Thursday, June 30, 2022, and time for Social Studies at ClickSchooling!
Mr. Dowling’s Electronic Passport
(www.mrdowling.com/)
All Grades, with parental supervision
What a treat! Mr. Dowling is a teacher, comedian, and radio personality who has put together a website for teachers and students that lets you browse the world in this virtual classroom.
When you get to the site you can use the menu on the left side of the screen to jump right in and click on a destination to learn about a variety of places including:
- Mesopotamia
- Ancient Egypt
- The Crusades
- Ancient Africa
- Colonial America
- India
- Chinese History
- Ancient Greece
- Rome
- The Renaissance
- The World Wars
- Canada
- South America
- and much, much more!
Just click on an icon such as “Ancient Greece” and a new page opens with selections such as Greek Mythology, Homer, Sparta, Athens, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Alexander the Great and more. The information is presented in user-friendly text enhanced by illustrations, photographs, and links to more resources. Most of the information is geared for about 5th grade and up — but younger children will enjoy portions of the content (including the crazy character voices) with a little help from a mom or dad. Highly recommended — bookmark this one, as you’ll want to return often.
June 29th, 2022 by ClickSchooling
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It’s Wednesday, June 29, 2022, and time for Language Arts at ClickSchooling!
LoudLit.org
All grades, with parental supervision
LoudLit.org pairs great literature with high-quality audio performances that you can read and listen to online or download to your device for free.
As explained at the website: “Putting the text and audio together, readers can learn spelling, punctuation and paragraph structure by listening and reading masterpieces of the written word.”
When you get to the site you’ll see the new and featured literature selections along with a menu of novels, poetry, children’s stories, historical literature, and short stories that include titles such as:
- Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- Great Expectations
- Jane Eyre
- The Scarlet Letter
- Annabel Lee
- The Raven
- Rime of the Ancient Mariner
- Selected Shakespearean Sonnets
- Briar Rose
- The Little Match Girl
- The Declaration of Independence
- The Gettysburg Address
- The Gift of the Magi
- The Tell-Tale Heart
- And more!
Again, you can listen to the free audiobooks via your web browser or download them to listen on your mp3 player/iPad/iPhone.
June 28th, 2022 by ClickSchooling
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It’s Tuesday, June 28, 2022, and time for Science at ClickSchooling!
U.S. Energy Information Administration: Energy Kids
(www.eia.gov/kids/for-teachers/)
Grades K-12, with parental supervision
This website, sponsored by the U.S. Energy Information Administration, provides free energy-related lessons, printables, games, and activities designed for classroom use in grades K-12. (They can be tweaked for use in the homeschool environment.)
When you get to the website you’ll see a menu under the banner “For Teachers” that includes:
- Lesson Plans for Primary (K-3), Elementary (4-7), Intermediate (6-9), and Secondary (9-12)
- Teacher Guide with tips on extension activities
- Career Corner to explore jobs in the Energy field
- Science Fair Experiments
- Field Trips with ideas for taking trips to power plants, etc.
- Related Links to resources and energy websites
Once you’ve explored the “For Teachers” section check out the menu in the left margin of the page that offers:
- What is Energy? – Learn energy basics including its forms, how it’s measured, and what it has to do with the periodic table of elements.
- Energy Sources – Discover renewable and non-renewable energy, electricity, hydrogen, and the latest energy stats.
- Using & Saving Energy – Learn how energy is used at home, work, in industry, transportation, and more.
- History of Energy – Check out the timeline of energy inventions including Coal, Electricity, Ethanol, Geothermal, Hydropower, Natural Gas, Oil, Wind, and more. You can also read biographies of people who developed scientific breakthroughs with energy including Celsius, Curie, Edison, Einstein, Faraday, Joule, Marconi, Newton, Oppenheimer, and more.
- Games & Activities – Enjoy riddles, puzzles, science experiments, and take a quiz to test your energy IQ.
There’s also a link to Energy Calculators and a Glossary.
June 27th, 2022 by ClickSchooling
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It’s Monday, June 27, 2022, and time for Math at ClickSchooling!
University of Cambridge: Motivate – Maths Enrichment for Schools
(motivate.maths.org/content/)
Grades 6-12, with parental supervision
This archived site from the University of Cambridge presents downloadable multimedia explorations of how math relates to real-life issues such as nutrition, disease, vaccinations, and the economics of health. The math topics covered include percentages, graphs, probability, equations, contingency tables, tree diagrams, and much more!
When you get to the site you’ll see a description of what’s provided on the site. Click on the links under the title “Multi-Media Packs” to get to the engaging math activities that answer questions such as:
Is eating bacon sandwiches bad for you (or are the statistics misleading)?
How do mathematical models make predictions about epidemics?
What are the odds that you test positive for something and the test is wrong?
Explore these and other health-related questions from a mathematical perspective.
You can also do an in-depth study of “Babylonian Maths” that hone skills in number and place value, multiplication, division, inverses, shape, and symmetry.
If you still want more, click over to the “Cross-Curricular Resources” section to find correlations between mathematics and art, geography, history, music, science, sports, and more. Some of the videos (VCs) in this section don’t work anymore, but there are plenty of good suggested activities to stimulate learning over a wide variety of subjects.
June 25th, 2022 by ClickSchooling
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It’s Saturday, June 25, 2022, and time for Foreign Language at ClickSchooling!
Rockalingua
(rockalingua.com/)
Grades 2-12, with parental supervision
Kids can learn basic Spanish and vocabulary structure with free samples at this commercial website.
While this is a subscription website, there is a load of free content for visitors to use. It appears that this site is geared toward elementary-aged students, but the content can most certainly benefit the older student. When arriving at the website scroll down a bit to review the icons for:
- Videos
- Games
- Songs
- Worksheets
- Picture dictionaries
After your selection has been made browse through the page to locate available free content. For example, when we browsed the videos page we found free videos to learn:
- Greetings/Daily Routines
- Animals
- Colors and Numbers
- Parts of the Body
- Family Members
- Seasons
- Rooms of the House
Games included learning colors, numbers, parts of the body, and rooms of the house. There were loads of free songs with downloadable lyrics and images. Worksheet options included numbers and colors, animals, rooms of the house, transportation, parts of the body, and more. And don’t leave this site without checking out their blog for loads of teaching ideas.
The colorful images, witty songs and music, and fun games will make this site a great supplement to any Spanish language program.
June 24th, 2022 by ClickSchooling
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It’s Friday, June 24, 2022, and time for a Virtual Field Trip at ClickSchooling!
National Park Service: Virtual Field Trip To Statue of Liberty!
(home.nps.gov/stli/learn/photosmultimedia/virtualtour.htm)
All Grades, with parental supervision
At this website you can take a multi-media virtual tour of one of the world’s most recognized landmarks, the Statue of Liberty.
When you get to the site, read about the tour and then click on “Take the Statue of Liberty Virtual Tour” and then “Click to enter the tour”.
VERY IMPORTANT: You won’t hear spoken words, so be sure to read the text to understand how to navigate and access all of the content here, including the video presentations at each stop along the tour. (Hint: be sure to click on the icons in the black frames.)
The virtual tour includes:
- A trip around the perimeter of Liberty Island in New York Harbor
- The history of the statue’s design and significance
- Statue Statistics – height, weight, materials used to make it, etc.
- Engineering Techniques
- Information on the statue’s torch and flame
- How the image of the statue is used by marketers
- Symbolism of the concept of liberty
This tour is sure to spark discussion about world history, immigration, politics, geography, liberty, and more.
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