Do you want to homeschool for FREE? Make sure your free materials aren’t breaking the law. This site offers some great information regarding educational fair use.

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The best way to eat an elephant is one bite at a time.

Being able to set goals and achieve them is an extremely valuable skill to learn. Studies show that those who set goals achieve far more than those who don’t. One way to teach our children to be goal oriented it through the use of a simple goal sheet.

Pictured here, we are pleased to offer this printable goal sheet: goals_sheet_pdf.pdf

Instructions for Use:

1. Click on file, print sheet, and fold in half.  This should cover 2 weeks, front and back.

2. Across the top of the sheet, write the child’s name and the beginning (Monday’s) date.

3. Write the subject your child is currently working on in the light blue boxes, ie Math, Eng, Soc, Sci, etc.

4. For each day of the week, in the gray shaded area, under the corresponding day of the week, write the page numbers that need to be completed. For instance, on Monday put pages 1-3, on Tuesday put pages 4-6, on Wednesday put pages 7-9, etc.

5. At the start of each day, your student simple begins working on the goals for set for that day. Once a goal is completed your student simply puts a check in the box or crosses the goal off completely.

For PDF File: goals_sheet_pdf.pdf. 

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 E-Sword is a Free, easy-to-use, yet extremely powerful bible software. The free download includes the King James Version with Strong’s numbers and Strong’s dictionary. Additional Bible translations/versions are available.

This is an awesome free resource to help Christian Homeschoolers study the ultimate textbook.

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GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed program used to process digital graphics and photographs. Typical uses include creating graphics and logos, resizing and cropping photos, altering colors, combining multiple images, removing unwanted image features, and converting between different image formats. GIMP can also be used to create basic animated images in GIF format. It is often compared to Adobe Photoshop.

Click here to check out GIMP

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Special thanks to the folks at HomeschoolTracker.com for providing their HomeschoolTracker Basic Editions FREE-of-Charge to Homeschoolers.

This year our family moved to HomeschoolTracker, Plus Edition to manage our Homeschool activities. If you haven’t already, we highly recommend you check it out.

The FREE Basic Edition features include:

- Basic Edition Never Expires
- Easy Setup
- User Manual
- Track Attendance and Hours
- Manage, Copy and Reschedule Assignments
- Track Resources
- Generate Reports
- Upgrade to PLUS at any time

To check out HomeschoolTracker, click here!

Office Suite software can be very expensive, but we have come to depend on the functionality of programs like these. If you need a powerful Office Suite, be sure to check out OpenOffice.org. This powerful Office Suite is FREE! And it is compatible with other major office suites. When you download the Open Office Suite 2.0, you get the following programs.

Writer – a word processor you can use for anything from writing a quick letter to producing an entire book.
Calc – a powerful spreadsheet with all the tools you need to calculate, analyse, and present your data in numerical reports or sizzling graphics.
Impress – the fastest, most powerful way to create effective multimedia presentations.
Draw – lets you produce everything from simple diagrams to dynamic 3D illustrations.
Base – lets you manipulate databases seamlessly. Create and modify tables, forms, queries, and reports, all from within OpenOffice.org
Math – lets you create mathematical equations with a graphic user interface or by directly typing your formulas into the equation editor.

To check out Open Office, click here!