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Home School Resources |
Local Resources
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Home School Resources |
Local Resources
| Using Mid-York's Catalog | Here are some hits to make using the electronic catalog easier. |
| Mid-York Web Catalog | Includes holdings of public libraries in Herkimer, Madison, and Oneida counties. Look for books, videos and other materials, request titles and verify account information. |
| Electronic
Resources |
These are paid data bases made available through Mid-York and the New York State Library. They contain full text magazine articles and other licensed content. |
| New York Homeschoolers
Education Network |
A network of homeschoolers in New York State who practice a variety of styles of homeschooling. |
| LEAH or Loving Education at Home | An organization of like-minded Christian home educators, dedicated to observing the biblical commands of Deuteronomy 6:4-9, Proverbs 22:6 and Ephesians 6:4. |
| Apple Family and Homeschool Group | Is a family group, where families of like interests, can come together in a variety of ways. |
Homeschooling on the Web
| Jon's Homeschool
Resource Page |
One of the oldest and largest homeschooling sites on the web and one of the most popular. |
| A to Z Home's Cool | Another large and popular site. |
| The web site of "one of the oldest, most respected, and most informative magazines on the subject of homeschooling." | |
| Homeschool World | The official web site of Practical Homeschooling Magazine |
| Homeschooling Today | The web site of a magazine that describes itself as a valuable resource for all homeschooling families, whether they are beginners or veterans. |
| About Homeschooling | Here is an annotated list of sites developed by a veteran homeschooler of 17 years. |
Other Site Useful to Homeschoolers
| Puzzlemaker.com | A puzzle generation tool for teachers, students and parents. Create and print customized word search, crossword and math puzzles using your word list |
| Education World | Self described as the "educator's best friend," this site is aimed at classroom educators but has lots of great content for homeschoolers. |
| Lifelines | A selection of sites designed to help teachers meet the demands of New York Standards and help students do their homework, it can also help homeschoolers. |
| ABC Teach | Another site aimed at classroom educators offers a rich array of resources for anyone who is teaching children. |
| Ben's Guide to U.S. Government Sites | This guide allows easy access to the rich range of government sites available for children. |
| Multnomah County Library's Homework Sites | A particularly rich and well organized selection of sites useful for homework. |
| Homework Tools | A resource list to browse for useful tools. |
| National Geographic Map Machine | A useful source of maps. |
| FunBrain Games | One of the best collections of interactive word and number games on the web. The games work on modem-based connections and kids don't have to register to play, A Java-enable browser is needed. |
| Funschool Games and Activities | A collection of learning games for grades k-6. These work best with a high speed connection. Needs Java, Flash, and Shockwave. Registration is needed but there are no banner ads. I found Internet Explorer worked best. |
| Little Explorers | Lots of information for those working with younger children |
Mid-York Library System,
1600 Lincoln Avenue, Utica, New York, U.S.A. 13502; http://www.midyork.org;
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