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.
If you are looking for more information try one of these pages:
- Want to know how to navigate this site?
- Have questions about the use of content?
- List of free homeschool curriculum other than Homeschool Commons.
- Find out ways you can use public domain material to create your own homeschool projects.
- View a list of reviewed homeschool curriculum.
If you have questions or would like to submit content to this site, please use the contact form.
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.
Pollyanna
Posted in College Prep, High School, Literature, Middle School, Public Domain, Reading on February 9, 2012
A classic book to share with your children! Pollyanna tells the story of Pollyanna Whittier, a young girl who goes to live with her wealthy Aunt Polly after her father’s death. Pollyanna’s philosophy of life centers around what she calls “The Glad Game”: she always tries to find something to be glad about in every Read More »
Indians and Pioneers
Posted in American History, Mythology, Public Domain on February 7, 2012
A Historical Reader for the Young From stories of the “mound people” all the way up to the arrival of Dutch pilgrims on the American continent, this historical reader covers the history of the early peoples of our land. Some of the information may be inaccurate and out of date but for the most part Read More »
Every Boy’s Book: A Complete Encyclopaedia of Sports and Amusements
Posted in Hobbies and Crafts, Public Domain on February 5, 2012
Looking for some ideas on games to play? The Every Boy’s Book contains over 800 pages of games, activities, and amusements for children ranging from outdoor sports to science experiments. It contains some classics such as marbles, cricket, and gymnastics. It also has things like acoustics, domestic pets, and a slew of indoor games. Download Read More »
My Father’s Dragon
Posted in Public Domain, Reading on February 2, 2012
I am so excited to share this book with you! We read this book last year and my girls absolutely loved it. And now I have found that gutenberg.org has posted the entire book onto their site, which means that My Father’s Dragon is in the public domain! Not only is the story delightful, but Read More »
Bible Story Coloring Pictures
Posted in Art, Bible, Creative Commons, Elementary, Middle School on January 30, 2012
Sometimes a public domain book has textual problems. The information is old or outdated or the author’s style is not particularly pleasing to the modern reader. It makes it difficult to sift through lots of resources. More than once I have encountered texts that were just poorly written. Just like you can find mass-produced junk Read More »
