East Central Illinois
Home Educator Network
Serving God...Supporting Families

Following are links to some of our favorite websites.  Just click a link to visit the site.

If websites were mentioned during someone's presentation at a meeting, those sites will be found in the minutes.  Click here to go to the "Meetings" page.

If you have a link you'd like to add, please email Shelley Tobens.

Members Only - click here to view the area of our website for ECIHEN members.  If you are a member, but do not have a password, please email Shelley Tobens at shelley@ecihen.net.

ICHE - Illinois Christian Home Educators http://www.iche.org/

Chattanooga Hamilton County Library (foreign language software) http://www.lib.chattanooga.gov - This library in Tennessee has online patron library cards.  They cost $30 per year and you can access all of their foreign language programs.  All you have to do is call the library at 423-757-5310 and request the card - they will send an application - you send it back with $30 and they send you the card.  Here is the link to their foreign language page: http://www.lib.chattanooga.gov/databases/DBtext.htm

Pizza Hut Book-it Program http://www.bookitprogram.com/enrollment/k6enroll.asp - Receive coupons for free pizza for meeting reading goals.  This program is for K-6th grade only.  Enrollment is done on an individual basis (so we can no longer do it as a group) and you can sign up between March and June each year.

Project Gutenburg http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page  has over 20,000 free ebooks you can either print or read online.

Dover Publications http://www.doverpublications.com - Offers coloring books, workbooks, puzzle books, etc. about many different subjects.  Great for all ages and very reasonable.

Notebooking Pages http://www.notebookingpages.com/ - Offers free and affordable notebooking pages.

Starfall http://www.starfall.com/.  This is a great site to help kids learn to read.

Ambleside Online http://www.amblesideonline.org/ - This is a free curriculum site that's designed to follow the Charlotte Mason philosophy of teaching.

Currclick - formerly Homeschool eStore http://www.currclick.com/  - All of the resources on this site are electronic and downloadable.  If you join (for free), you receive one free title per week. 

Hands of a Child http://www.handsofachild.com/shop/Quarterly-Freebie-C151.aspx - similar to the site above.  The resources are downloadable and you are entitled to free titles periodically.

The Learning Calendar http://www.learningcalendar.com - Historical events for any date.  You can also order a printed calendar with all of the events listed.

Addall http://www.addall.com/ - Search here for books for sale.  Just enter the title, author or ISBN number and it will list every online store that has the book and the price (including shipping).  You can also use their "used book" link to search for used or out of print books.

Softschools.com http://www.softschools.com/ - Allows you to create free worksheets in various subjects.

Mathcafe http://www.mathfactcafe.com - Create your own math fact sheets based on your child’s level.

Music sites http://www.acousticeidolon.com and http://www.yo-yoma.com.

HomeSchooler Network http://www.homeschoolernetwork.fen.com/hs/ - Articles, lessons, etc.

Book Sale Finder http://www.booksalefinder.com/ - Scroll down and click on your state to find all of the upcoming book sales in your area.

Half.com http://www.half.com - Bargain books, music and much more.

Vegsource http://www.vegsource.com/homeschool - Buy and sell used curriculum, etc.  It is free to list your items.

Allrecipes http://www.allrecipes.com - Thousands of recipes divided into useful categories.

Lincoln Trail Library System http://lincpac.lincolntrail.info:8080/#focus -  You can search for books here and reserve them online.  Your local library will then call you when your books are in.  To reserve a book you just need your library card number and your password (which is the last four digits of your phone number).