Educational Resources
We’ve listed for you many resources that you can use within your home learning environment:
- Publishers and Sellers
- Distributors
- Special Interest Publishers and Distributors
- Learning Disabilities, Support Groups, and Assessment
- Alberta Education
- Online & Web-based Tutoring Resources
Please see below for more details on each of these categories of resource providers.
1. Publishers and Sellers of Home Learning Materials
- A Beka Book
- Alpha Omega
- Apologia (science)
- Bob Jones
- Saxon (math and phonics)
- Sonlight Curriculum
- Waterford Curriculum: complete and personalized reading, math, and science for preschool through second grade
2. Distributors of Home Learning Materials
- Canadian Home Education Resources (CHER)
(Click HERE for more information about CHER)
- Home School Depot
(Click HERE for more information about the Home School Depot)
- 4 Your Mind (Edmonton phone: 1-780-485-0969)
3. Special Interest Topics for Home Learners
A. Research and Writing Resources
- Alberta’s Fish & Wildlife Website
- Fact Monster - Online Almanac, dictionary, encyclopedia, and homework help.
- Alberta Economic Development Site - A great research tool regarding Alberta’s economy. Some career information is also available on this site.
- Rudiments of Wisdom - This site features a Cartoon Encyclopedia great for younger students!
- Merriam-Webster Word Central - Fast-paced Online Dictionary
- Encyclopedia Britannica - This is now a phenomenal resource. Connections are provided for the World Wide Web as well as to articles within the Britannica.
- Ask Oxford
- Dictionary.com
- iTools
- The Visual Thesaurus - Offers a visual way of exploring the relationships between words.
B. High School, Exam Preparation, and Career Information
- Academic Info - High School students will find a multitude of Post Secondary information, career planning resources, and links by clicking on their “Student Centre” link
- Exambank.com - Students must acquire thee’s user id and password to use this service. Please call the office for our user information.
- ALIS: Alberta Learning Information Service - Alberta’s leading online source for career, learning, and employment information. Here you’ll find the resources you need to start making the most of your future.
C. Subject Specific Tools
- Art & Painting Lessons on DVD from “See the Light”
- Saxon Math Assessment/Placement Exams
- Enchanted Learning (subscription-based access to dozens of subject area lesson resources)
- Geometer’s SketchPad
- Mathletics
- Mathematica
- Math-U-See
- Dr. Math
- Donna Ward, Northwoods Press - Canadian Social Studies materials
- Nature Detective (free downloads of nature-related topics, activities, and projects)
- Rader’s Chem4Kids!
- Cool Math 4 Kids
- ScienceToys.com
- Current Events: “What In The World“ (free to thee families; call us for more information)
D. Fun & Games
E. Alberta Education’s Objectives for Each Grade Level
G. General
4. Learning Disabilities, Support Groups, and Assessment
A. Autism Society (http://autismsocietyalberta.org/)
B. The Centre for Literacy (http://www.cent4lit.com/) assessment, diagnosis, and tutoring
5. Alberta Learning
6. Online & Web-based Tutoring Resources
A. Khan Academy (free web-based video tutorials for dozens of subjects and topics)
B. THEE+ (The Home Education Exchange’s video-conferencing tutoring program)