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.
Photographic History of the Civil War
Posted in American History, College Prep, High School, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Public Domain, Upper Elementary on May 9, 2012
Anyone even slightly interested in the Civil War is going to love these books! Ten, count them- TEN volumes in this series depict the war through thousands of photographs! Along with the photos comes a narrative of the war. Each page is visually interesting! Use these for your notebooking pages and as extra fodder for Read More »
Wonders of the Jungle Books 1 and 2
Posted in Animals, Geography, Kindergarten, Literature, Lower Elementary, Nature Studies, Public Domain, Reading on May 7, 2012
These books were printed as supplementary readers for schools. They have short stories about different animals and people of the jungle. The images are great for using as clip art! The reading level of these books is probably 1st-2nd grade. Download the books from gutenberg.org: The Wonders of the Jungle The Wonders of the Jungle Read More »
The Story of the Pony Express
Posted in American History, High School, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Public Domain, Upper Elementary on May 4, 2012
An account of the most remarkable mail service ever in existence, and its place in history. A short ebook about the events that led up to the formation of the Pony Express, as well as it’s short life. Download The Story of the Pony Express from gutenberg.org Pony Express Map! Right-click and save this map Read More »
The Underground Railroad
Posted in American History, College Prep, High School, Middle School, Public Domain, Reading, Upper Elementary on May 3, 2012
Thou shall not deliver unto his master the servant that has escaped from his master unto thee. -Deuteronomy 23:16 Written by William Still– an abolitionist and conductor of the Underground Railroad- this book is a collection of stories and narratives of the struggles and triumphs slaves had while attempting to escape to freedom. Modern history Read More »
The Civil War Centennial Handbook
Posted in American History, College Prep, High School, Kindergarten, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Public Domain, Reading, Upper Elementary on May 2, 2012
It is the purpose of The Civil War Centennial Handbook to present this unusual story of the Civil War, a mosaic composed of fragments from the lesser-known and yet colorful facts that have survived a century but have been obscured by the voluminous battle narratives and campaign studies. If you are looking for interesting images and information Read More »
