These are some of the resources and websites that our members have found useful:
Information on Home Education:
Home Education UK - extensive online resource for home educators.Education Otherwise - "UK-based membership organisation which provides support and information..."
HEAS - "Dedicated to the provision of advice and practical support for families who wish to educate their children at home"
Home Education in the UK - all aspects of home education covered with a more personal touch, plus useful links.
THENuk - a national, not for profit network of support and resources for home educators.
Home Education SW - information, advice, resources, local group contacts for Somerset, Devon & Dorset.
Art:
Art Attacks - "...you'll find fact sheets for all the Art Attacks featured over the last few series."
Art Junction - "A collaborative art space for teachers and students"
Origami Club - with loads of origami creations fully demonstrated.
Books & Supplies:
CGP Books - Educational books
The Education Shop - "...range of plastic dice and games components specifically designed for the education market."
The Baldwin Project - "Bringing Yesterday's Classics to Today's Children"
Ambleside online - "a free homeschool curriculum designed to be as close as possible to the curriculum that Charlotte Mason used."
Primary resources - "Free lesson plans, activity ideas and resources for primary teachers."
English:
Bibliomania - Free Online Literature with more than 2000 Classic Texts
Woodlands Junior school - Interactive literacy activities for kids.
Road to Grammer - Grammer Quizzes
General:
BBC Schools - "Learning resources for home and school"
Enchanted Learning - "Over 20,000 web pages"
Project Happy Child - "We're building an index of Educational Resources available on the Internet for schools, parents and children"
Show me - "We show you cool/fun/wild/crazy stuff from the UK's museums and galleries"
Crickweb - "Free interactive resources and activities for Foundation Stage, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2."
Make beliefs comix - "create your own comix strip - it's easy and fun"
Geography:
MapZone - Interactive kids area of Ordnance Survey
History:
Young Archaeologists' Club - "YAC is the only UK-wide club for 8–16 year olds interested in archaeology!"
ICT:
For Kids By Kids Online - "Internet safety advice for children about chat rooms, e-mail, the web and mobile phones is really important..."
Teach ICT - "The site for ICT education"
Languages:
123 Teach me - Free online Spanish courses
MINIMUS - "The mouse that made Latin cool!"
BBC languages - Various languages; online courses, learning games, audio & video...
Maths:
Mathematics Enhancement Programme - Resources from the Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching
Math Drills - Free math worksheets
Incompetech - Free online graph paper/grid paper to customise and download for printing.
Maths is fun - "The idea behind the site is to offer mathematics as well as some fun bits, and to combine the two wherever possible."
Music:
Classics for kids - "This site is designed to help you introduce your child to classical music."
Science:
Nature detectives - Discover and investigate! Award-winning website and wildlife club for under 12s run by the Woodland Trust.
Science News for Kids - "a new Web site devoted to science news for children of ages 9 to 14."
Get Body smart - An Online Examination of Human Anatomy and Physiology
School science - A science database with resources for all ages groups.
Galaxy Zoo - where you can help astronomers explore the universe.
Skool.co.uk - "a new concept in e-learning solutions"