Free World Literature Course - Past, Present, and Future of World Literature
Posted in Creative Commons, High School, Home School Creative Commons Resources, Literature on March 14, 2017
HarvardX is aware of Homeschool Base's mission to connect the homeschool community to high-quality educational resources. We are excited about this post because the HarvardX communications staff directly reached out to us with the news that one of their most popular courses has been relaunched in an updated version. An updated version of the popular Read More »
Kung Fu Panda 3 Educational Movie Guide for Students
Posted in Creative Commons, Elementary on February 28, 2017
Today's post is one-of-a-kind and something totally new for the Commons section. Travis from K-12 Movie Guides produces high quality movie guides for many popular movies. These guides were designed to be used as an accompaniment when teachers show movies in their classroom. Travis has 10 years of teaching experience and produces guides that transform movies into educational opportunities. These Read More »
Henry Ford Homeschool Lesson Plan
Posted in Free Use, Home School Creative Commons Resources, Kindergarten, Lower Elementary, Unit Studies on November 20, 2016
This lesson was originally published in Telling Detroit’s Story: Historic Past, Proud People, Shining Future curriculum unit developed by the Detroit 300 Commission in 2001. Through these activities and information found in this lesson, kindergarten through second grade students will develop a base understanding of economic production and labor. By having students actually participate in Read More »
Classics for a High School Transcript: Fiction
Posted in College Prep, High School, Public Domain, Reading on August 4, 2016
It is entirely possible to craft a high school literature course of study using free public domain ebooks. While there are some great works of modern literature currently under copyright, and these should be considered as well, there is such a diverse collection of classic works that could keep a student busy for years. Combined Read More »
Johann Sebastian Bach
Posted in High School, Middle School, Public Domain, Reading, Western Civilization on July 7, 2016
A Short Biography of Bach This little ebook is perfect for a composer study about Johann Sebastian Bach. The online html version at gutenberg.org even includes a link to listen to one of his pieces! This is a simple text that covers the life and death of the famous composer. Published by the New York Read More »