Resources for Homeschoolers

Current Events and Geography Resources

CNN Newsroom Daily Classroom Guide
A guide to using CNN as a resource for teaching current events.
Scholastic News Online
Weekly news journals for children online, by grade level.
US State Department Learning Resources
Learn about the exciting world of current international affairs.
The Library of Congress Country Studies
Search or browse information about the countries of the world.
Virtual World Tours
Interactive tours of the countries and cities of the world.
Geography World
Lots of links to all aspects of geography, including research sites, games, songs,
and jokes, created by a social studies teacher.
K-12 Electronic Guide for African Resources on the Internet.
Country-specific information, multimedia archive, Africa in the library, languages and environment of Africa, and African American resources.
The Investigating Series
Explore several countries with resources gathered by Homeschooling Daily.
World Atlas
A detailed atlas including maps of continents, countries, facts, figures, and flags.
World Regional Geography
A hotlist of geographical websites by region.
Geo-Globe: Interactive Geography!
Fun, interactive geography games with links for further investigation; a Thinkquest site.
The Great Globe Gallery
A collection of displays gathered from around the web.
Outline Maps
A selection of outline maps for use in the classroom or at home, to print or download.
Latitude and Longitude
A brief, interactive tutorial for 4th - 6th graders.
An Image Gallery of Landforms
Descriptions and links to graphic displays.
Color Landform Atlas of the United States
Topographic maps, maps showing counties, satellite images, 1895 maps, and more for each state.
PCL Map Collection
A collection of 230,000 maps, covering the world.
Mapquest
Interactive mapping -- create a map or driving route based on your information.
Postcard Exchange for Homeschoolers and Unschoolers
Join the list to learn about geography through a postcard exchange.
The Homeschool Trucker Buddy Program
Join this email list to follow Trucker George across the country, learning geography as you go. Includes a trucker fact of the day
and weather information.