World Education Games are back on for 2013!  We at Essential love this opportunity for our children to be challenged in their academic skills while interacting in a safe environment with students from all around the world.  And, the best part…it is FREE! This year the program is

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The Math Page offers FREE online lessons for arithmetic, geometry, algebra, pre-calculus, trigonometry, and calculus.  Practice problems are built into the online lessons.

Math With Larry features FREE online math lessons starting from basic arithmetic and taking students through to basic algebra and geometry.  He offers PDF files of practice sheets and video lessons for those parents who need a hands-off approach.  In addition, you can view books he ha

Flashcards are an excellent way to review over material learned or to aid in memory of new concepts/words/ideas.  I have used flashcards from the very beginning of homeschooling.  When I started teaching my children how to read, I would make flashcards for phonetic sounds, putting a l

I was surprised to find this website and the many FREE resources that it offers for study of famous people, art, math, Bible, and grammar.  There are also links to interactive games for your students to reinforce their studies.  Definitely take a look at Garden of Praise to see these

Math curriculum choices are always the most difficult for me.  I want to make sure I am giving my students the best possible opportunity to have good experiences with math.  In addition, math curriculum is probably the most expensive part of any homeschool budget.  So, this is one pro

As we look at the needs of most PreK-K students, we have discussed Handwriting and Reading, and today we are going to focus on math skills.  As with all the activities/curriculum I have introduced, I must emphasize again that you should take each subject slowly and consistently.  At t

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This is a great pick-me-up from the mundane math problems in your student’s textbook!  Join our school in participating in this quick-paced online competition where your student will be racing to beat the clock against students from around the world. Contact Kristy to have your