-Resource: Home School Learning Network

I was impressed by both their thematic units as well as their week to week structured schedule. They also have a free tutorial on setting up portfolios for your kids and a three-day trial to try out their resources. Might be a good tool for someone! Enjoy!--Tabbi

https://www.homeschoollearning.com/

The Home School Learning Network
is an affordable, dynamic online K-12 curriculum service that allows home educators and teachers to access thousands of unit studies, lesson plans, and worksheets. In addition, our learning environment offers a collaborative environment where educators can communicate and interact.

Overview

Thematic Units: HLN provides a wealth of learning content in the form of thematic units, lessons and worksheets for grades K-12. There are 3-4 thematic units and a grade-specific workplan provided every week. Each theme includes background information and 6-8 lessons for varying grade levels and subjects, but there are always several lessons for each grade per theme.

Learning is done mainly online, although there are worksheets available in each unit for download to work on offline. We currently hold an archive of over 300 thematic units to choose from if the week's learning material is not of interest to you. Research topics of interest to you! We also provide downloadable, weekly Language Arts, Math, and Science worksheets/experiments.

Structured Learning: You may also follow our 36-week structured learning pages for grades K-12 to learn week-by-week for your child's specific grade. Your child can learn at his or her own pace and academic level!

You may learn with either the Thematic Units or the Structured Learning at any time! Both are always available to you and your family.

HLN provides an affordable, week-oriented learning environment, however at this time we do not keep records of student work-- it is an independent learning environment. We do not monitor students' work, therefore, we do not issue diplomas for homeschoolers. We recommend that students keep a portfolio of their work.

Download the free Home School Portfolios thematic unit to learn more about how to best track your students' work.

Learn More! Take a SITE TOUR, or visit our Editorial Calendar to view specific learning calendars for both our Thematic Units and Structured Learning tracks.

Weekly Thematic Units & Workplans

HLN offers four thematic units each week. Each thematic unit includes in-depth topical information, related resources, and 5 - 8 lessons, with activities and worksheets. Every thematic unit spans across the curriculum and across the grades. Each week, all available lessons for the current theme are outline by subject and grade level within a downloadable PDF workplan, so educators can outline and plan their week of study.

Science, Language Arts & Math Worksheets

HLN offers science experiments, language arts worksheets, and mathematics worksheets each week. They are designed by grade level, and are available via PDF download.

Structured Learning

Follow our 36-week structured learning pages for grades K-12 to learn week-by-week for your child's specific grade. Your child can learn at his or her own pace and academic level, or multiple children can work on material specific to their grade level.

Learning Archives

As a member of the HLN community, you will have access to over 300 themes, 1500 lessons, and 500 worksheets. These archives are not available during your 3-day free trial, but become available upon purchasing membership.

Search Engine

HLN offers a proprietary search engine with over 40,000 links, prescreened for quality and safeness! These links have been hand-chosen for appropriateness and relevancy to educators. They focus on curriculum topics, themes, and skill-building.

Curriculum Library

HLN offers a Curriculum Library with over 3,000 rated and reviewed knowledge and skill-building resources on the Internet. It is organized into a directory structure modeled after a combination of the Dewey Decimal System and the unique needs and interests of homeschool learners.

Guidance Center

HLN offers a Guidance Center rich in resources that provide state-by-state and approach-based resources, requirements, advice and tips!

Ask a Librarian

If we have not answered your questions in our website, this feature provides you with access to a resource librarian who will personally help you find the resources you need and answer your questions! There is no limit to the access you have to our librarian! Access and support are provided via email.

Collaboration Features

HLN offers a multitude of ways to collaborate with other homeschoolers or educators. Participate in Collaborative Projects, find other homeschoolers or educators in your area, or participate in message boards to share ideas!

About Our CDs

HLN has produced a CD series which incorporates many of our thematic units onto individual CDs. Each CD contains a series of PDF thematic units, including all worksheets associated with that unit. If you are not interested or ready to join our monthly program, consider purchasing CDS as an alternate solution.
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