Okay, our homeschooling style is definitely eclectic. During the time I taught in a private Christian school, and the almost four years I spend in public education, curriculum development was one of my very favorite parts. Actually implementing it with a class of 25 fifth graders was a different story! Anyway, as a homeschooling mom, now, I absolutely love the time spend planning the scope and sequence and actual learning activities of our school. While there are wonderful pre-packaged curriculums out there, and I do pull pieces from some of them, I prefer to put together our own. As the kids wind down and begin to enjoy their summer break, I am, too, but I'm also gearing up for a summer of planning and printing and preparing for August. In my late night searches, here are some resources I've found that I think I'll be able to use as a tool for next year in some form or fashion. I'll be adding more to this list as time allows, so check back again for more!
Elementary lesson plans and resources:
Baltimore Curriculum Project, a plan developed to transform low-performance schools into schools of excellence http://www.cstone.net/~bcp/BCPIntro2.htm
Lesson plans organized by grade and subject, includes printables from the Indiana Department of Education http://www.lessonlocator.org/
A couple of science and social studies curricula, as well as lots of other resources from fellow homeschoolers
http://www.guesthollow.com/
Links to educational materials and games by grade and subject--tons of great stuff here
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/k12links.htm
I found this one for the first time today--looks like a treasure chest to explore! http://freeology.com/
Hadn't looked at this one in a while, but it has some new stuff--worth checking out.
http://www.freakyfreddies.com/teacher.htm
An entire 37 lesson history curriculum all about the nationalities that built America--I'm pretty impressed with all the work going into this one! http://www.prontolessons.com/New.html
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