Some of the homsechool resources I use with my elementary aged kids, from Curriculum and books, to games and office supplies.
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Curriculum
Books
Games
Office Supplies
Arts & Crafts
Curriculum
Pay what you can digital resource from an indigenous bookstore owner.
Sacred Stories for Little Humans | Clothing and Hair Unit Study Curriculum | Week 1 North America
Montessori Homeschool Curriculum
Child of the Redwoods
Boxed reading/language arts curriculum
Logic of English
Companion book list for the Sacred Stories Curriculum
Sacred Stories | Clothing & Hair Unit | Week One
Montessori based, boxed math curriculum, with manipulatives and games
RightStart™ Mathematics by Activities for Learning
Writing curriculum and book studies that are very adaptable across ages/skill levels. Charlotte Mason based.
Brave Writer | Writing programs and online classes
A Conscious US History Curriculum
Woke Homeschooling
We're working through the Ancient History curriculum this year as a family
The Curiosity Chronicles
Books
DK makes the best reference books! This one is one of my faves.
Timelines of Everything: From Woolly Mammoths to World Wars a book by DK
Currently reading this along with a Brave Writer unit.
A Bear Called Paddington a book by Michael Bond and Peggy Fortnum
We love this book! Great way to show another homeschooling family (it's surprisingly hard to find in books).
This Is My Home, This Is My School a book by Jonathan Bean
I loved these as a kid too. Endless entertainment.
I Spy Things That Go a book by Jean Marzollo and Walter Wick
Games
Fun math game with a range of difficulty levels.
Math 4 Love Tiny Polka Dot Math Literacy Game
A number sequence and strategy game, my 7 year old is loving this right now!
Skip-Bo Card Game
Couldn't decide if this was more game or book, lol. Self contained, easy travel, several games with varying difficulty levels.
The Incredible Math Games Book a book by DK
A cooperative counting game
Count Your Chickens Board Game a book by Mindware
My kids love anything glow in the dark
Dragons 100 Piece Glow in the Dark Puzzle a book by Mudpuppy and Owen Davey
Ravensburger has the best quality puzzles
Construction Crowd 60 PC Puzzle a book by Ravensburger
Great for early readers and older
Bananagrams Game a book by Bananagrams
Love Oliver Jeffers illustrations
Go Fish: A 3-In-1 Card Deck: Card Games Include Go Fish, Concentration, and Snap a book by Oliver Jeffers
Good quiet activity, with perforated pages so you can share between kids
Paint by Sticker Kids: Beautiful Bugs: Create 10 Pictures One Sticker at a Time! (Kids Activity Book, Sticker Art, No Mess Activity, Keep Kids Busy) a book by Workman Publishing
Can never have too many of these
Paint by Sticker Kids: Under the Sea: Create 10 Pictures One Sticker at a Time! a book by Workman Publishing
Beautiful illustrations
Match a Pair of Birds: A Memory Game a book by Christine Berrie
And another
Paint by Sticker Kids: Dinosaurs: Create 10 Pictures One Sticker at a Time! a book by Workman Publishing
Great for learning coordinates and strategy
Battleship Classic a book by Hasbro
Another fun one I remember from childhood. Great for learning parts of speech.
Happy Birthday Mad Libs: World's Greatest Word Game a book by Roger Price, Mad Libs, and Leonard Stern
Love boggle for writing and vocab
Big Boggle Classic Edition by Allan Turof
Office Supplies
I use utility carts to organize our materials. I have one for "teacher" stuff, and another with a shelf for each kids workbooks and materials. I think I might get a third for art supplies.
3 Tier Metal Utility Cart Black - Brightroom™: Rolling Storage Trolley with Wheels, Powder-Coated, Rust-Resistant
I started using one of these when I was a classroom teacher, and just had to replace it after 10 years! Love these for library trips and taking school work on the go.
Simplify Portable Folding Jumbo Shopping Cart: Black Rolling Utility Cart for Groceries with Wheels, No Assembly Required
These pencils are the best for little hands to help with grip. Even my 9 year old prefers them.
Ticonderoga® My First® Short Wooden Pencils, Large Triangle Barrel, Sharpened, #2 HB Soft, With Eraser, Primary Colors, 12 Per Pack, 2 Packs
Another good pencil option we use for good pencil grip.
