Homeschool Help for Grades 4 through 8



	What About Socialization? An article written by Mary Gardner

4th Grade
through
8th Grade
Providing links to lesson plans, worksheets, tips,
activities and more 4th grade through 8th grade!

Social Studies

A Review of American History  (4-8)

Laws...Who Needs Them?  (7-9)

Oregon Trail Diary  (5-11)

Read All About It!  (5-12) Students will construct
    a newspaper that describes local, state, national
    and international events on the day they were born.

Post-Nuclear War Survival  (7-12) This unit begins with
    a scenario of nuclear war and requires students to
    make decisions which may affect the survival of
    humans on Earth.

     Books to Help Teach About Social Studies

Science

Continental Drift:  (6-8) From Discovery School, this lesson
    will teach how the Earth has changed over a long period
    of time and how scientists use fossils to develop theories.

Real Time Experiments!  Do experiments with stuff you have around
    the house, experiments using the computer, and experiments using
    the shockwave plug-in.

Froguts.com  An amazing online virtual dissection of a frog and more.

The pH Factor  (4-8) Includes a teachers guide.

Newton's Apple:  (all grades) A family science show that airs on PBS.
    You'll find teachers guides, interactive educational resources, and
    science experiments you can do at home.

     Books to Help Teach About Science

Language Arts

Hangman  (4 and up) Even though this is a game and not a
    lesson, it makes spelling fun!

Become a Logophile  (4-8) This lesson is to develop the love
    of creative writing.

Aesop's Fables  (4-8) Always a good source to learn a lesson.
    (The moral of the story).

Hans Christian Andersen  (4-8) You can read Hans Christian
    Andersen's stories online. There must be over a hundred
    available for reading!

A Lesson in Haiku  (4-8)  Haiku is a Japanese poetry form
    that consists of seventeen syllables and has nature as its
    subject. Also see: Haiku for People

Lesson Plans from The Teacher's Desk  (5-6)  You'll have to
    sift through these links, but you'll find lesson ideas to help
    teach spelling, vocabulary, writing, and reading.

Kevin's English Lesson Page  (all grades)

Vocabulary.com

Books to Help Teach About Language Arts

Health & Safety

Bandaides & Blackboards Growing up with medical problems.

Physical Education Lesson Plans

Health Lesson  (K-5)

Health Lessons  (6-8)

PE Central  (all grades)

Education World: To Your Health!  (all grades)

Are You What You Eat?  (Elementary Levels) This is an
    Internet based project, but there are things you can
    implement in your own homeschool, if you choose not to
    join the project. Check out the Student Activity Area.

Daily Lesson Plan: Health  (6-12)

Books to Help Teach About Health & Safety

Math

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives for Interactive Math  (3-8)
      Don't be fooled by the name of this web site. There is a ton of
      interactive math activities. You're sure to find something that will
      work for you!

Project Interactive  Interactivate provides authentic courseware
    to supplement standards-based learning and teaching in middle
    school mathematics. Lessons, discussions, activities, and tools
    facillitate exploration and discovery in mathematics and science.

Math Stumpers

Math Enrichment for Middle Grades

Internet Excursions  Math practice with Internet sources for reference.
    Plan a trip, comparing temperatures, the Great Pyramids, and more.

Create a Graph  (4)

Fractal Unit  (4 and up)

AAA Math  (K-8)

Everyday Math  (up to 6)

Algebra Story and Word Problems  (Middle/High School)

Money Unit  (5)

Hands On Math Activities  (4-6)

Books to Help Teach About Math

Useful Links For The Teacher:  (Please make sure you have the Flash Player
        for some of these links.)
    Academy of Achievement brings you face to face with the extraordinary individuals
        who have shaped our times. It is an amazing collection, not of mere artifacts, but of
        people and ideas that fill you with inspiration, encouragement, and the will to achieve.

    Funschool.com: Educational games for K-6

    Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts

    Math Links for Teachers

Sources:
    Worldbook: Typical Course of Study

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