Free Resources

The financial aspects of homeschooling can be rough.  One parent usually has to stay home, and buying supplies for the kids every year adds up.  (Especially if you're a hopeless curriculum junkie like I am, heh.)  So here's my roundup of the best free homeschooling resources.  I'll update as I come across more.

Phonics and Language Arts:
McGuffey Readers   I haven't used these myself, but many homeschooling parents swear by them.

Word Mastery   A vintage phonics guide.  Very solid, and from what I've seen, the basis for a lot of newer phonics programs.  The black and white drawings are adorable, and it'll go much easier on your printer than some of them.

Math:
Khan Academy   Free videos and practice sets that will teach you any kind of math on the planet, along with a lot of other subjects. 

Math Enhancement Programme (MEP)   Without a doubt, MEP is one of the best free resources out there.  For math education, it rivals Singapore in its greatness, and is used by many.  You'll need a printer with some stamina.

Science:

Arts and Music:
Classics for Kids  This website is home to a radio program that focuses on classical music and kids- hence the name- and has a wide variety of classical music you can play for free.

Meet the Masters  This is a good way to expose your child to art, and to thinking about art.  I love it because it includes all the pictures inside the curriculum, so if you have a decent-sized monitor, you don't have to track down obscure prints.

Other: 
Ambleside Online  For those who adhere to the Charlotte Mason educational philosophy, Ambleside Online is like Mecca.  You can spend hours just reading the booklists.  A great resource even for more classical homeschoolers.  

Baltimore Curriculum Project  A free curriculum for grades K-5 that follows the Core Knowledge Sequence.

Crayola  If you can look past the annoying and ever-present marketing, this website is a wealth of coloring pages, projects, worksheets, lesson plans, and lots more.

The Handbook of Nature Study  A vintage guide to everything you ever wanted to know about introducing your child to the great outdoors.

Sourceforge  A huge collection of free, open-source programs.  The Home and Education section has some really great finds.

Wee Folk Art Guides   Seasonal preschool curriculum.  They're more of a supplement than a full program, but I love the weekly art suggestions.