Home School Creative Commons Resources
Homeschool Commons was created to serve as a central juncture for finding free resources to use in personal and commercial ventures.
There are other amazing websites that are directed towards homeschoolers which organize and/or provide free resources for use in educating your children. This site is not trying to reproduce the efforts of others.
Instead, this site attempts to provide a clear distinction between material that is free for personal use, and that which is truly liberated. Therefore, much of what is found here will be content in the public domain or copyrighted under a flexible creative commons license.
This means that much of the material can be used to create new works and share with others.
All the material you will find in this category, unless otherwise noted, is free.
I have homeschooled my children since 2004 and have used tons of free use or public domain content in our studies. I love to make printables and other resources from public domain sources.
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How to Use The Commons Category
This category is meant to serve as a hub for free educational material found on the web that is suitable for use in homeschooling, unschooling, and other alternative educational ventures.
There are three main categories. The information in this category is organized in three ways: by grade level, subject, and copyright license.
You can also find what you are looking for by typing in the search button located at the top-right of every page. Try keywords rather than specific phrases to get the most results from your search.
The Story of Peter Pan
Posted in Literature, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Public Domain, Reading, Upper Elementary on February 3, 2013
When it was finished—it was built round Wendy as she lay on the ground—Peter knocked solemnly at the door, and Wendy opened it and came out, very pleased and happy. The Lost Boys knelt before her, and begged her to be their Mother, and tuck them in at night-time, and tell them stories before they Read More »
Long-ago People {British History}
Posted in Ancient History, Culture, Lower Elementary, Public Domain, Upper Elementary on January 27, 2013
From the author of Children of Ancient Rome comes a collection of stories about primitive man. These stories were originally told to children at camp, who were asking questions about how man used to live. There are 18 tales about the people of Britain before recorded history. Download Long-ago People from archive.org.
The Cloister And The Hearth
Posted in College Prep, High School, Literature, Public Domain, Western Civilization on January 19, 2013
Considered by scholars to be a fine example of historical fiction, The Cloister And The Hearth is a story of the Middle Ages. The story is a little complicated, and it involves several “touchy” subjects such as marriage and the priesthood of the Catholic church. For these reasons, it should probably be left for older Read More »
The Natural History Of Cage Birds
Posted in Animals, High School, Middle School, Public Domain, Upper Elementary on January 16, 2013
An older, but informative collection of information on birds that have been caged and used for pleasure and sport. There are many illustrations (most of them in black and white) of habitats and different bird species. Download The Natural History Of Cage Birds from Gutenberg.org.
Copper Work
Posted in College Prep, High School, Hobbies and Crafts, Public Domain, Upper Elementary on January 16, 2013
In ancient times copper was known as a useful metal, and down through the ages it not only held its own but increased in usefulness. Among its valuable properties may be mentioned toughness and ductility; its toughness enables it to be beaten into thin strong sheets, while its ductility enables it to be drawn out Read More »
