homeschooling resources

resources for homeschooling

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Quebec Elementary Education Program

Quebec Secondary Education Program

Checklist of Activities & Competencies in All Subjects

SCIENCES

Nature journaling curriculum & educator resources, podcast, events & workshops, tutorials & classes.

YOUTUBE in the DISCIPLINES

A free, award-winning online publication dedicated to providing age-appropriate science news to learners, parents and educators.

Peer-reviewed science research adapted for students & teachers.

STEM education resources from NOVA's broadcast and digital productions.

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History: Department of Education

The science website for kids from the American Museum of Natural History.

Lesson plans by grade level
Videos by subject
Free science films

Thousands of free resources including virtual lab simulations, teaching guides, annotated videos, and more.

Interactive simulations for teaching physics, chemistry, biology, earth science & math

astronomy for beginners

NASA middle-school space education program.
Leader's Manual PDF

Space Math Curriculum / free

environmental ed. curriulum free

evolutionary science curriculum free

articles, tutorials & terms

Canadian curriculum K-12/ free

HISTORY

a classroom-ready current events resource for students in grades 3 and up

Learn Quebec:
Societies and Territories

Part of the digital teaching resources of the Ministère de l'Éducation (MEQ).

Canadian Museum of History: Virtual Museum of New France

collection of free activities, lesson plans, and other teaching resources related to topics in social studies

BHP-Public
straightforward layout for single user

OER's BHP on Kahn
updated for 2025

OER's WHP-Origins_to_Present on Kahn

OER's WHP-AP on Kahn

OER's Climate Project Kahn

Resources for studying slavery in Canada

Resource Sets & Guides

A gateway to cultural & intellectual riches stewarded by libraries, archives, and museums across the United States.

US history with music as a primary source

maps

Native Land Digital

Map & territory guide of Indigenous lands across the planet.

Deep Time Maps

Paleogeographic maps of the ancient world.

River Runner Global

Drop a raindrop anywhere in the world and watch where it ends up.

MATHEMATICS

Mindset Mathematics

Teaching math concepts in practical forms.
teacher supplements

U. of Waterloo Mathematics

Math & computer science in the news
The Problem of the Week
Math Circles Presentations
CEMC @ Home
Contests
for grades 3-12. Free.

BOOKS with GOOD PICTURES

mathy-books

The Number Devil

The Cat in Numberland

Murderous Maths
Content & Teacher Resources

McKellar Math

other books

David Macaulay: design, architecture engineering & general science

Don Brown: history, earth science & biology, graphic novels

Jay Hosler: science comics

Larry Gonick: history, science, narrative & India ink

Mitsumasa Anno: mathematics & culture for young people