I want easy afternoons, easy meals, and easy ways to incorporate learning into our days. I know many of you feel exactly the same way!
In an effort to make things as easy as possible for all of us this summer, I am so happy to share with you these easy and FREE summer options from the Homeschool Buyers Co-op.
I am a huge fan of The Homeschool Buyers Co-op. With over 190,000 families, it is the world’s largest buyers club for homeschooling families.
And just like me, they are making things as easy as possible this summer! Take a look at all of these free and fantastic options for summer learning!
10 Free Programs For Summer Learning
In contrast with the more analytical, traditional grammar curriculums, IEW Fix It! Grammar takes a uniquely hands-on approach =teaching grammar. Students hunt for and correct errors in passages of fiction that cumulatively tell a story. Fix It! Grammar encourages students to immediately apply new grammar knowledge in context, aiding in the transfer of grammar skills into their writing.
Visual Latin is a unique video-driven Latin homeschool curriculum taught by veteran Latin teacher Dwane Thomas. Three short videos are paired with three sets of worksheets to guide students from grammar concepts, to practice sentences, to reading in Latin. Kids everywhere love it!
CompuScholar brings over 20 years of programming experience plus their own homeschooling experience to the creation of the self-study programming courses included in this offer! The CompuScholar Unity Game Programming course uses the Unity framework to teach video game design and C# scripting.
CodaKid self-paced courses are designed to teach kids not only how to write code, but to thoroughly understand the concepts so that they can perform them independently. Instead of using copy and paste techniques or drag and drop interfaces, CodaKid students benefit by writing real code with the same programming tools used at major software development companies throughout the world, including Google, Facebook, Intel, and more.
If you were to itemize the elements of an ideal online math program, your list might include video tutorials by an experienced math teacher, an abundance of interactive practice exercises, step-by-step audio explanations, self-tests that develop a sense of mastery, reports to keep track track of your student’s progress, correlations with standard math texts, built-in SAT and ACT prep, and self-paced instruction. Check them all off your wish list with MathHelp.com!
DoodleMaths adaptive learning engine recognizes and adapts to your child’s strength and weaknesses while working through quick and engaging math skills. When your child first starts using the app, he or she completes a number of exercises. With every question answered DoodleMaths learns more about your child’s math understanding and builds a personalized work program to develop your child’s math skills from beginning concepts to pre-algebra.
The Meet The Masters experience begins with a multi-media online assembly where children learn about famous works of the Master Artists. Interactive questions and multi-media content will keep the students’ interest while walking through a virtual museum filled with interesting stories and facts. Special FREE Bonus Get the official Meet the Masters Lesson Plans for Homeschool Planet to help you take full advantage of your free Meet the Masters subscription
Looking for a fun way to help your kids build important life skills for life success? Q Wunder is a comprehensive parent and kid-friendly curriculum for teaching kids social and emotional skills. By inviting children to Q s World, your child will enjoy award-winning episodes, music videos, bonus features and games featuring Q, the genius monkey, who has A LOT to learn about life! Topics they ll learn include, patience, teamwork, manners, emotions AND MORE!
Can 8-year-old make dinner for the family? Yes, which can be so helpful on a busy homeschool day. Get free summer access to 5 engaging, professionally produced Kids Cook Real Food videos, printable recipes and lesson plans. The Kids Cook Real Food mini-course will help your kids MASTER time-saving appliances. Even without sharp knife skills, they can make dinner, start to finish, no mess, no fuss, no failure.
Get your choice of either DISNEY Online Streaming OR Dr. Seuss & Friends Online Streaming from CCC! Streaming. Featuring a boatload of programs for your homeschool classroom including Disney Science of Imagineering, Bill Nye Science, Dr. Seuss & Friends Lets Dance Series, support materials and MUCH MORE!
Easy Summer Learning That Is Absolutely Free
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Shawna Wingert is a former human resources professional, turned author and homeschool mom. She has homeschooled her own two unique learners for more than a decade, has written four books about homeschooling children with learning differences, and is passionate about strength-based learning.
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