Home Education Resources

TRADITIONAL Home Education Resources

  • Art Education Classes

    Art & Painting Lessons on DVD from “See the Light

    Artist Tree provides a home-based art education program that teaches homeschooled children (ages 7-12) fine art skills in a safe, relaxed and fun environment. The instructor, Holly Wiebe, teaches the program through her home in S.W. Calgary. Holly is a certified teacher (B.A, B. Ed) with over 10 years of professional experience. For more information contact Holly Wiebe at [email protected] or  (403) 688-2454.

    Art Gallery of St. Albert (north side of Edmonton)
    Home Education art classes

    Ashley Gaboury Fine Art (Lessons)

Aptitude and Skills-Based: the Canadian Achievement Test (CAT), version 3

CAT3 Multiple Choice

 

In Alberta

Outside of Alberta

Autism Canada

Learning Resources (Suggestions) For Students with Autism

Bredin Centre for Learning (www.bredin.ca)

  • Edmonton
  • Calgary
  • Red Deer
  • Spruce Grove
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(see “Music”)

Programming: Popfizz (https://popfizz.io)

Bow Valley College – Software Development Diploma (Click HERE)

Consignment Stores That Sell Curriculum
 
(see “Learning Disabilities”)
  • Rudiments of Wisdom – This site features a Cartoon Encyclopedia great for younger students
  • Fact Monster – Online Almanac, dictionary, encyclopedia, and homework help.
 
  • Early Learning
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  • English-Language Arts

All About Learning (Spelling & Reading)
Learning Language Arts Through Literature (LLATL)
Logic of English (https://www.logicofenglish.com)

 
 

See below, “Learning Disabilities”

See above,
“English-Language Arts”

Autism Society

Education Therapy

Lights On (therapy, diagnosis, etc.)

The Centre for Literacy—Assessment, diagnosis, and tutoring

Dyslexia

How to Identify Dyslexia (https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/spot-dyslexia/)

Homeschooling With Dyslexia https://homeschoolingwithdyslexia.com/

Learning Disabilities of Alberta

Dyslexia Canada

Rocky Point Academy—Resource in Calgary, based on the Davis method, recommended by a couple of THEE families


Irlen
 Syndrome

Irlen Canada

Library, Inclusive Education

Irlen Website (irlen.com)

Rights of parents of special needs children

The Learning Team

Receptive Language Delay

Teach Me to Talk resources

Home School Legal Defence Association (HSLDA)

 

 

Traditional Home Education Resources

  1. Dive into Math (supplement to Saxon math textbooks)
  2. Khan Academy (free web-based video tutorials)
  3. Mathletics
  4. RightStartMath.com
  5. Saxon
  6. Saxon math video tutorials on DVD
  7. Math-U-See
  8. Singapore Math
  9. Teaching Textbooks
  10. Business Math: Your Business Math Series for Gr 3 to 6
  11. Living Math
  12. Web-based learning activities: Teaching Math With Money
  13. Life of Fred Math
  14. CTCMath (online and video-based/multi-media instruction)
  15. SuccessMaker (complementary/supplemental); contact Tom Emerson at [email protected] or at 1-250-832-5775. SuccessMaker is the online application that the ADLC used to provide to students at no cost.  For more information about SuccessMaker, please download this document.
  16. For Pre-Algebra and Algebra 1 : Everything You Need to Ace Pre-Algebra and Algebra I in One Big Fat Notebook Paperback
    (you can buy it from Amazon.ca and from other vendors)
  17. Multiplication Facts That Stick

Melodic Moments, https://www.melodicmoments.com

My Homegrown Symphony, www.myhomegrownsymphony.com

-Music Appreciation lessons
-Survey Study of 12 Individual Composers (e.g. Bach, Mozart, Strauss, Vivaldi, Joplin, etc.)

Tutors (see “Tutoring”)

 

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  1. Peas in a Pod Alternative Learning Community (Edmonton) https://www.peasinapodalc.com/
  • Publishers
 
Reading Skills
 
 
  • Reviews and Critiques
 
  1. Strathcona County Robotics Association
    https://strathconarobotics.ca/
 
 
 
Edmonton area

The Edmonton Ski Club is a community ski hill located in the heart of Edmonton. The Edmonton Ski Club supports families and invites the home school community to take advantage of their services. By offering lessons for all ages, affordable prices, and flexible programming, they are able to meet the specific needs of each home school family, group, or individual.For more information on programs and bookings visit EdmontonSkiClub.com.

 
(see “Learning Disabilities”)
Speech Therapists

*THEE does not recommend nor endorse any of the therapists listed below. We are providing this information as a service to you so that you can have a starting point in your search for a speech therapist.

1. Shira Meltzer, R-SLP
Phone: 825-250-3666
Website:  www.truenorthspeech.com/ab/
Service: Online/Internet-based therapy
  1. Canada-Based
    1. Canadian Achievement Test (CAT), Version 3 (Version 3 is available for parent-administered tests/homeschoolers)
    2. TBD
  2. USA-Based: the Stanford-10 from Homeschool Testing Service
    1. Online: CTP Online Testing
    2. Print: Stanford-10, For children in grades K-3
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THEE-Specific Resources

SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE FOR FREE TO THEE HOMESCHOOLING STUDENTS

  1. Microsoft Office 365
  2. Google Suite (Education)

INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO ACCESS THE SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS

  1. Step 1: Know your school-given email address and change the temporary password if applicable.  Download the instructions.
  2. Step 2: Log into Office365. Download the instructions.
  3. Step 3: Log into Google Suite (Education). Download the instructions.

ALBERTA

Sometimes referred to as aligned or teacher-directed.

DIPLOMA EXAM PREPARATION

PRIVATE TUTORING
Lights On Learning (tutoring): 780-464-4556

Rock the Diploma

Diploma Exams 
Practice Exams

Diploma Exams – Schedule(s) & Resources
http://www.alberta.ca/writing-diploma-exams


GRADE LEVEL OUTCOMES


OPTIONS FOR FOLLOWING THE PROGRAM OF STUDIES FROM ALBERTA EDUCATION

If you want to follow the POS of Alberta Education for your homeschool learning plan, you will find many suggestions regarding learning resources from our webpage for “Aligned Learning Resources“.