Lesson Plans & More
State Resources (US)
Includes everything you need for a great state unit study as well as local field trips, support groups, and more.
Current Events & Holidays
Prepare lesson plans and activities based on current holidays and historical events with our Homeschooling Resource Calendar.
Unit Studies
Dozens of free online unit studies organized alphabetically.
KONOS Users Page
The Konos page has links divided by character trait and unit.
FIAR Users Page
The FIAR page has links divided by Volume and FIAR title.
Online Books
Download copies of thousands of classic works from the Internet using these links to various online texts.
Listing of all of our resource pages
September 2010 Homeschooling Resource Calendar
September 2 - V-J Day (Victory over Japan, WWII) - 1945
September 3 - Treaty of Paris signed - 1783 (ended American Revolutionary War)
September 6 - Pilgrims set sail from Plymouth, England - 1620
September 6 - Labor Day
September 8 - International Literacy Day
September 9 - California Admission Day - 1850
September 11 - Patriot Day
September 14 - Frances Scott Key wrote the Star Spangled Banner - 1814
September 16 - Collect Rocks Day
September 16 - Mexican Independence Day
September 16 - Mayflower Day
September 17 - US Constitution Day - Constitution was signed today in 1787
September 18 - Yom Kippur
September 19 - International Talk Like a Pirate Day
September 23 - Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles)
September 24 - US Supreme Court Established - 1789
September 24 - Native American Day
September 24 - Dr. Seuss dies - 1991
September 25 - Bill of Rights proposed to states - 1789
September 26 - Johnny Chapman (AKA Johnny Appleseed) born - 1775
September 30 - Elie Wiesel born - 1928 (Holocaust)
Other September events:
- National Library Card Month
- Hispanic Heritage Month - 9/15-10/15
- Banned Books Week - 9/26-10/3
- Constitution Week - 9/17-9/23
Most resource links include an age code following the description. The age code will help you to target resources that are appropriate for the ages of your children.
Y - Younger, usually K through 5th
M - Middle, usually 5th or 6th through 8th
O - Older, usually 9th through 12th
A - All
T - Teacher resource



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