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Homeschool Commons was created to serve as a central juncture for finding free resources to use in personal and commercial ventures.
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Free Native American Folklore, Tales, and Stories
Posted in American History, Mythology, Public Domain, Reading on July 7, 2016
Free Ebooks to read about Native Americans In looking at various curriculum for studying United States history, I often find thatthere is a general lack of information about the original peoples that populated this country. Understanding the various Native American cultures is important, especially when trying to study the expansion into the West and the Read More »
Heroines Every Child Should Know
Posted in Elementary, Home School Creative Commons Resources, Middle School, Mythology, Public Domain, Western Civilization on November 12, 2015
From the days of Esther, Judith and Antigone to those of Florence Nightingale, women have shown every kind of courage that men have shown, faced every kind [x]of peril that men have braved, divided with men the dangers and hardships of heroism but have never had an equal share of recognition and applause. This book Read More »
Ten Boys and Ten Girls From Dickens
Posted in Elementary, Home School Creative Commons Resources, Literature, Lower Elementary, Public Domain, Upper Elementary on May 24, 2015
If you want to introduce younger children to the classics, a great way to do that is to get them interested in the individual characters. Rather than trying to explain a long, complicated plot, Kate Sweetser has created little vignettes of some of Dickens’ most famous children. In this small volume there are presented as Read More »
Little Books for Little Girls (Home Economics Skills)
Posted in Elementary, High School, Hobbies and Crafts, Home Economics, Home School Creative Commons Resources, Middle School, Public Domain on May 18, 2015
One of the fun things about homeschooling is that you have the ability to incorporate life skills into your lessons. There was a day when every young man and lady was expected to know certain skills like preserving, sewing, baking, farm chores, and more before they left the home as young adults. This little series Read More »
Home Geography for Primary Grades
Posted in Elementary, Geography, Home School Creative Commons Resources, Kindergarten, Lower Elementary, Public Domain on May 5, 2015
This short, simple reader was intended to be used by tutors and teachers for younger students. I would guess the reading level at around 3rd grade. Topics include basic landforms, the scientific processes of weather and geographical formation, and some things that the land produces. This is not a geography reader that will give understanding Read More »
