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.
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Goody Two Shoes
Posted in Kindergarten, Lower Elementary, Preschool, Public Domain, Reading, Upper Elementary on November 6, 2011
The story of Goody Two Shoes is a variation of the Cinderella story. The term is often used to convey an unusually virtuous person. Goody Two Shoes tells the story of Margery Meanwell who is so poor she only has one shoe. When a rich gentleman buys her a complete pair she is so ecstatic Read More »
Peter and Polly in Winter
Posted in Kindergarten, Lower Elementary, Preschool, Public Domain, Reading on November 3, 2011
Peter and Polly are siblings that live in a white house in the country. They like to play in the snow. This fun little book is perfect for beginner readers. The short stories and colorful illustrations are all about Peter and Polly and their special wintertime adventures. Read the stories aloud on those cold winter Read More »
American Health Series
Posted in Health, Kindergarten, Lower Elementary, Preschool, Public Domain on November 3, 2011
Need a free set of health books with color pictures and easy-to-read text? Look no further! The three volumes in the American Health Series are written in increasingly higher reading levels. The first book is suitable for beginner readers and the third book would be great for students in 2nd or 3rd grade. Topics covered Read More »
Famous Composers for Children
Posted in Humanities, Kindergarten, Lower Elementary, Music, Public Domain on October 30, 2011
Why should children study the great composers of the past? Not only does it strengthen the general study of history, it also allows children to view music as a part of history. They will learn to enjoy the timelessness of music. These set of books are written for the early elementary grades. From the description Read More »
Navajo Primer: Little Man’s Family
Posted in American History, Humanities, Kindergarten, Lower Elementary, Public Domain, Reading, Upper Elementary on October 30, 2011
This simple book was written for the purpose of introducing Navajo children to the English language. There is a guide for pronunciation of the Navajo words at the end of the text. I think the most interesting part, however, are the illustrations: The simple black and white pictures show scenes of Indian life. They would Read More »
