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Educational Resources

The following sites may prove useful, many are from recommendations from other home educators Many of these resources are free.

General Resources	Free Open Source 'Office' software Make Small Url's Online European translator Skype online Phone comms Broadband Guide	Free record keeping programme Graph paper, music paper and more besides printablepaper net printfreegraphpaper	teachervision classroom management printable filmeducation read it swap it The Library ideafinder
Days Out	Farming & Countryside Education	National Trust Group membership	days out uk
General Educational Resources	Wikipedia online encyclopedia Joe the Dragon Learning resource site World Religions The 24 Hour Museum cp c ij en about education brainpop culture24 bsieducation Education 7 11 default eduplace activity bbc skillswise enchantedlearning yourchildlearns free ed net free ed atozteacherstuff primaryclassroomresources	ipl div kidspace happychild selfsufficientish superkids what2learn parentsintouch schoolofeverything thinkfun bbc schools helpkidzlearn numbershark tutpup howstuffworks nationalgeographic ngkids trythis try1 superkids aweb tools sparklebox co uk	instructables sitesforparents amblesideonline school discoveryeducation teachervision instructables kidshealth kid worksheetworks simplycharlottemason neok12 kidsknowit superteacherworksheets nova programs hippocampus nasa audience forstudents k 4 finditfast K 8 Alpha worldofteaching rudimentsofwisdom
Advanced Studies	Which University Guide Free MIT undergraduate courses	Open University free OU materials	Conell University Library collection
Art Links	Tate Learning Internet Movie Database Art History resources Taprats Online Islamic Art tool Create Professional Looking cartoon Strips artjunction	allfreecrafts artistshelpingchildren belladia typepad crafty crow coloring book info coloring do2learn eduweb insideart howtodrawit	naturedetectives the toy maker community livejournal natural living tuxpaint features uncle fred youtube view play list
Geography	National Geographica UK Online street Maps by post code Geography learn on the internet British Geological Survey Education site Weather safety printablemaps net	eduplace ss maps fulltable VTS aoi l lampitt map geographyalltheway kidsgeo yourchildlearns megamaps	maps google msu user urquhart tour rainforest worldmapper wartoft nu software seterra teara govt nz en
History	Hyper History Interactive history time lines Headline History 12 Byzantine Rulers MP3 pod cast World History Historic Scotland activityvillage ancient greece for kids foodtimeline hyperhistory online n2 History n2 a	historyonthenet show me uk topic topic geffrye museum learning walk through a victorian house walk through museumwales en stfagans heritageopendays bbc history forkids kidspast	kidsdinos nationalmediamuseum Learning britonsatwar home bl uk learning histcitizen museumwales en stfagans museums ncl flint menu nettlesworth durham sch uk time time headlinehistory co uk
Languages	BBC Free Welsh course and games	BBC Languages Courses
Literacy	Free desktop dictionary & thesaurus Bookmooch Swap second hand books Free Audio Book Classics strivney mainlesson typeonline lesson1 amazon Write Start Programme Perceptual Handwriting dp 1855032457	edplace english gigglepoetry eduplace tales Worksheets wordsmith anagram advanced bbc schools typing englishtype carlscorner us	kids learnoutloud Kids Free Stuff Literature European Classics librivox poetry eserver makebeliefscomix Comix poetry4kids theoatmeal comics misspelling Handwriting tips
Maths	Cut the Knot Maths puzzles Create and print your own workbooks mathsduck aaamath B fra philsmathspage mathsyear2000 math drills khanacademy brightstorm d math	livingmath net LinkClick 2 ed pubs parents Math title noetic learning mathdrill funbrain brain MathBrain MathBrain mathcats contents mathsisfun mathsphere resource MathSphereFreeGraphPaper	nrich maths public printfreegraphpaper ed pubs parents Math title arcademicskillbuilders games mathsduck hoodamath ixl math algebasics
Media Links	BBC Programs BBC I Player	BBC Pod casts	ITV Programs Channel 4 & Film 4 Programs
Music	Early Music Free streaming Guitar Chord book	kiddierecords acme jef singing science	privatehand flash elements classicfm go out classicfm
Sciences
Astronomy	NASA Stellarium Aurora Photos	homeschooling gomilpitas explore astronomy Physics and Astronomy resource	cosmos4kids youtube watch
Biological Sciences	Online Med school Evolution Links Genetics Harvard Medical School Open Courseware John Hopkins Open Courseware Anatomy of the Human Heart animaldiversity ummz umich site ia301534 us archive 0 items Kaplan	Antomy KaplanAnatomyColoringBook pdf biology4kids innerbody thefutureiswild level1id 5 3bscientific 3d models kidshealth kid visiblebody	kidshealth pest world for kids youtube profile user nucleus animation Drug Danger bbc science humanbody foxleas bee house homeschooling gomilpitas explore biology class
Chemistry	Royal Society of Chemistry, Education Chemistry Activities Periodic Table LEGO	Cool Chemistry Experiments lorellywilson	chem4kids periodicvideos
Physics	The National Physics Laboratory The science of sound from Salford Uni	Free download of Science Books physics4kids	crayonphysics
ICT	blender features gallery features xnadevelopment tutorials getting started with xna development GettingStarted With development	pythonturtle tripod lycos scratch mit sumopaint home	teach ict videohome w3schools freetypinggame net
Technology & Engineering	Socratic Electronics Engineering interactive games etc How Stuff Works	Cafe Scientifique Online Exploratorium Science Master science resources	Cal Tech Snowflakes Extreme Science New Scientist Online
General	DIY experiment toys kidsrcrafty dot to dot thetoymaker pbskids zoom activities sci carrotmuseum experiment pump thenakedscientists backyardnature net fantastic contraption froglife earthlearningidea madsci	spacemath gsfc nasa seed slb en scictr lab visco exp fearofphysics index1 kids science experiments science facts sciencenewsforkids york res sots activities skyandtelescope observing ataglance spaceweather childrensuniversity manchester	sciencebus club pbskids zoom activities sci siemensscienceday phet colorado simulations Chemistry spacetodayuk thehappyscientist educational freeware category Science exploratorium science explorer seasky
Computer Sciences	Barefoot Project, primary computing resources	Video Lectures Computer Sciences	Computer Tutorials (for beginners)
Special Needs Resources	Do 2 learning Special needs resources SEN Teacher Net SEN resources british Sign lnanguage	nichcy teaching students with special needs senteacher	opencollege teaching individuals with down syndrome