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HOME SCHOOLING SUPPORT GROUPS AND ORGANISATIONS

Islamic Home Schooling Advisory Network (IHSAN)
A non-profit organisation run by volunteers to assist and support Muslim parents who are home educating.
www.islamichomeeducation.co.uk

Education Otherwise
Provides support and information for families whose children are being educated outside school. Network of local groups for support and activities.
www.education-otherwise.org

Home Education Advisory Service (HEAS)
Dedicated to the provision of advice and practical support for families who wish to educate their children at home.
www.heas.org.uk

CROSS CURRICULAR RESOURCES

Cuxhoe Primary School
This is one of my all time favourite sites, it has links to just about everything educational you could imagine. This is a school site but has a wonderful range of link for online activities and lesson plans etc - the best I have ever seen. My first port of call for 'teaching' information.
www.coxhoe.durhm.sch.uk/curriculum

Pasco Partners
A lovely little site that has some wonderful units that intergrate maths, science and language for Grades K-3 (that's year 1-4 in the UK and ages 5-9 for those of us that know nothing at all about year groups or grading.
www.sedl.org/scimath/pasopartners/welcome.html

Teaching Ideas
Hundreds of teaching ideas from each of the curriculum subjects are available free of charge from this site.
www.teachingideas.co.uk

First School Years
Lots of excellent free teaching materials including integrated sites on teaching themes such as 'Ancient Civilisations'. Also has lots of other materials and resources that you pay for as you download i.e. Months, Days, Colours and Numbers pack including worksheets, flashcards and fans. Pay for the pack (this particular one is £3.00), download, print-off and laminate if required. Also sell books etc and has some great links.
www.firstschoolyears.com

The Teachers Guide
A teachers site with lots of lesson plans and a whole host of thematic units. There is also an online shop where you can purchase teacher made resources.
www.theteachersguide.com

Enchanted Learning
A wonderful site for resources lots of free stuff but you only get access to the full site if you subscribe. It costs $20 per annum (roughly about £12) and is well worth it - but have a look for yourselves insha'Allah.
www.enchantedlearning.com

The Interactive Lighthouse
A teaching site that has interactive games on numeracy and literacy to support your teaching.
www.tlfe.org.uk/interactive/default.htm

Let's Discover
Originaly part of the National Learning Grid this site is a bright fun site providing online educational games, worksheets, activities and information to support the National Curriculum. For children at Foundation/Key Stage 1 level.
www.letsdiscover.org.uk

DFeS Standards Site
Here you will find details of all subjects taught as part of the National Curriculum.
www.standards.dfes.gove.uk/schemes3

Home Education
Set up by a veteran home educator this site has too much stuff to mention. An excellent site with lots of legal information, information on learning styles, resources etc etc.
www.home-education.org.uk

Home-School Resources
Access to thousands of free home education resources - just complete the online form and you're away!
www.home-schooling-resources.net"

National Curriculum Online
This site contains programmes of study, attainment targets and notes and links to online teaching resources - useful if you are not sure of how to progress your childs learning or want a more structured approach to teaching.
www.nc.uk.net

MATHS RESOURCES

Schoolhouse Technologies
Visit this site to download a free programme to generate basic maths worksheets - excellent programme. There are also other programmes available for download at a cost and a Basic Facts Bingo which is also free but I have yet to try this. Well worth a visit.
www.schoolhousetech.com/Downloads/Default.aspx

3D Nets - For making 3D Shapes
3D Nets available from cubes and prisms to dodecahedrons. Just download and print off.
www.senteacher.org/worksheet/23/nets/xhtml

Maths Dictionary
An online animated, interactive dictionary explaining mathematical terms in easy to understand language - just right for kids (and me).
www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com

MEP Maths Programme
A complete maths programme (including teaching notes and resources and workbooks for the children) to download for children in Year 1-6 (ages 5-11). Based on a programme from Hungary and adapted for UK schools - a great programme to follow with a very kinesthetic approach.
www.cimt.plymouth.ac.uk/projects/mepres/primary

Graph Paper
Free PDF for graph paper to download and print off, includes squared, dots, cross grids etc. very useful!
www.incompetech.com/beta/plainGraphPaper

Maths Worksheets
Free for non-profit making purposesd these maths worksheets cover all of the major areas of mathematics for KS1/2 (I think!) and you can even print off the answers if you need them.
www.numeracyworld.com

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND COMPUTERS

BBC Schools - Teaching Touch Typing
The BBC has a great schools site but this link is a free online activity to help your child learn to touch type.
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing

E-GROUPS AND FORUMS FOR HOME EDUCATORS

Home Educators and UK Muslims
This friendly group has been going since 2001 and has been set up with the aim of providing support and sharing resources etc within an Islamic environment. The list is open to all.
www.groups.yahoo.com/group/homeeducatorsandukmuslims

Islamic Montessori
As the name would suggest this Yahoo Group has a desire to see the Montessori method spread amongst the Muslims as it is their belief that this method supports the natural fitra of the child.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IslamicMontessouri



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