I love to keep a running list of run resources for myself and my kids and perhaps you will enjoy them too! I may expand or categorize this list later, but here is the start. I don’t use ALL of these resources, but I do use many (some more regularly than others) and I want to use others! These resources do not require any sort of login or account creation.
Table of Contents
- Math
- Reading
- History
- Music
- Art
- Computer
- Bible
- All-In-One Learning
- Bakersfield, California Field Trips
- California Field Trips
- Online Tools
- Parents
MATH
Math Facts from Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool: List of online math practice resources for addition, subtraction, and multiplication
Arithmetic from My Drills: Math practice online for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division up through number 9
Pre-algebra from My Drills: Drills on all kinds of math facts including whole numbers, factors and multiples, integers, fractions, decimals, ratios and proportions, percents, exponents, radicals, linear equations, linear equivalents, linear systems
Algebra from My Drills: Linear equations, linear equivalents, linear systems, polynomials, complex numbers, quadratic equations, sequences and series
Merge Dice from Toy Theater: Number game to combine numbers
Nonogram from Toy Theater: Playing with number patterns
READING
Valley Cat: San Joaquin Valley Library System – search the online Kern County Library System and write down which books you want to borrow so that you’re prepared walking into the library!
Beanstack: Track your child’s reading progress
Librivox: Acoustical liberation of books in the public domain
HISTORY
Pledge of Allegiance from USHistory.org: Historical Document and history
MUSIC
Chrome Music Lab: Various computer music games and experiments, with saveable features!
Kandinsky from Chrome Music Lab: Translating art into music, saveable and shareable features
Shared Piano from Chrome Music Lab: Play around on the piano and watch what happens visually, saveable and shareable features
Song Maker from Chrome Music Lab: Create music from a colored grid or graph, saveable and shareable features
Spectogram from Chrome Music Lab: Experiment with the visualization of music
Arpeggios from Chrome Music Lab: Experiment with the sounds of various arpeggios from all 24 Major and minor keys
Piano Roll from Chrome Music Lab: Discover the visualization of sound through a piano roll
Instrument Informer: Learn about the instrument families and listen to samples of various types of instruments in each family
A Soft Murmur: Customize your own white noise machine
Classics for Kids: Basic music games
ART
Drawing and Painting Course from Easy Peasy All-In-One Homeschool: 180 lessons
Drawing Professionally Course from Easy Peasy All-In-One Homeschool: 170 lessons
Ancient Art Lessons Course from Easy Peasy All-In-One Homeschool: 36 lessons for grades 1-8
Early American Art Lessons Course from Easy Peasy All-In-One Homeschool: 36 lessons for grades 1-8
World Cultures Art Lessons Course from Easy Peasy All-In-One Homeschool: 36 lessons for grades 1-8
Modern Art Lessons Course from Easy Peasy All-In-One Homeschool: 36 lessons for grades 1-8
COMPUTER
Typing Lessons from Typing.com: Beginner, intermediate, advanced lessons with games, test, achievements, and progress reports
Computer Course from Easy Peasy All-In-One Homeschool: Level 1-8, 36 lessons each
BIBLE
Genesis 1 Wordsearch from PuzzleFast: Bible wordsearch in King James Version
Exodus 20 Wordsearch from PuzzleFast: Bible wordsearch in King James Version
John 1 Wordsearch from PuzzleFast: Bible wordsearch in King James Version
Bible Wordsearch from PuzzleFast: Create your own wordsearch, crossword, fill-in crossword, scrambled words, or matching puzzle from any chapter of the Bible
ALL-IN-ONE LEARNING
SplashLearn: Games, Worksheets, and Lesson Plans for Preschool through Grade 5
Thinking Games from Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool: Logical thinking skill games for levels 1-7+
Memory Master: Challenge your ability to memorize colors and patterns
Maze Generator: Create your own mazes to print, all levels
Spaceship Maze from Toy Theater: online maze game
Visual Puzzle from Toy Theater: Logical thinking skills game
Disguise Spy from Toy Theater: Find the match to the description of the animal “spy”
Puzzles from Toy Theater: Lots of games of varying levels
Daily Progress Chart from Easy Peasy All-In-One Homeschool: 180 day tracker chart
PuzzleFast: Create your own word search, crossword, fill-in crossword, scrambled words, matching, number search or choose from on-demand ready-to-go puzzle options of various sizes
Preschool Printable Packet: 187 page workbook (171 lessons) for preschool art and learning
Chess: play online against a robot or other live player or watch a video to learn strategies
BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA FIELD TRIPS (some free, some paid, some discounts)
Visit Bakersfield: Things To Do
All Seated in a Barn: visit with animals
Antique District: find local antique stores to browse
Bakersfield College Planetarium: shows and events, Tuesday and Thursday morning shows for school events
Bakersfield Fox Theater & Nile Theater: attend local ballets, shows, and concerts
Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra: Attend local concerts
Bakersfield Museum of Art: Children 5 and under free, first Friday of every month free, first Saturday of every month free through Bank of America, free to military families in summer
Buena Vista Museum of Natural History and Science: Watch for their $2 admission days on Thursdays once a month
California Ag Tourism Directory: Discover ag-related locations to visit in California
California Fruit Depot: Open 9am-5pm every day
California Animal Living Museum (CALM): Children 3 and under free, adults $12, military discounts, Tuesday-Sunday 9am-4pm
Dignity Health Arena: calendar of local events
Flight Adventure Park: trampoline park
Gaslight Melodrama: local theater live plays
Golden Empire Historical and Modeling Society: train shows
Kern County Fair Grounds: local calendar of events
Kern County Museum: self-tours, guided tours, Lori Brock Discovery Center, local calendar of events
Kern County Parks & Recreation: list of local parks, campgrounds, lakes, recreational areas, building rentals, etc.
McMurtery Aquatic Center: list of city pools, recreational swimming, swim lessons, grants, etc.
Murray Family Farms: food, festivals, etc.
Stars Theater: Attend a local show
City of Bakersfield Recreation & Parks Magazine: list of public parks in Bakersfield, 2024-2025 winter guide
CALIFORNIA FIELD TRIPS
Fresno Chaffee Zoo: (Fresno, CA)
Museum of Western Film History: (Lone Pine, CA)
The Broad: (Los Angeles, CA)
California Science Center: (Los Angeles, CA)
Getty Museum: Art museum and gardens (Los Angeles, CA)
Griffith Observatory: Space observatory (Los Angeles, CA)
La Brea Tar Pits: (Los Angeles, CA)
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA): (Los Angeles, CA)
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: (Los Angeles, CA)
Peterson Automotive Museum: (Los Angeles, CA)
Computer History Museum: (Mountain View, CA)
Oakland Museum of California (OMCA): (Oakland, CA)
Robert & Francis Fullerton Museum of Art: (Palm Desert, CA) FREE
Palm Springs Air Museum: (Palm Springs, CA)
Palm Springs Art Museum: (Palm Springs, CA)
Getty Villa: (Pacific Palisades, CA)
Norton Simon Museum: (Pasadena, CA)
Southern California Railway Museum: (Perris, CA)
American Museum of Cermaic Art: (Pomona, CA)
Riverside Art Museum: (Riverside, CA)
California State Railroad Museum: (Sacramento, CA)
California Museum: (Sacramento, CA)
Crocker Art Museum: (Sacramento, CA)
State of California Capitol Museum: (Sacramento, CA)
Cable Car Museum: (San Francisco, CA)
California Academy of Sciences: (San Francisco, CA)
Exploratorium: (San Francisco, CA)
Legion of Honor & de Young Museum: Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco (San Francisco, CA)
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art: (San Francisco, CA)
Mission San Juan Capistrano: (San Juan Capistrano, CA)
MOXI: The Wolf Museum of Exploration and Innovation (Santa Barbara, CA)
Charles Schulz Museum: The creator of Charlie Brown (Santa Rosa, CA)
Ronald Reagan Library and Museum: (Simi Valley, CA)
Haggin Museum: (Stockton, CA)
Nethercutt Museum: (Sylmar, CA)
ONLINE TOOLS
Visual Timer: in seconds and minutes
PARENTS
We Are Teachers 28 Math Card Game: Ideas for parents to browse
Free Book Samples from My Drills: Downloadable, sample pages to preview curriculum
Printables from Easy Peasy All-In-One Homeschool: Printable packets to complement curriculum covering art, Bible, history, language arts, math, music, PE, health, preschool, science, summer books, high school, additional resources