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My Homeschool essentials
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items Our homeschool space is built on simple but powerful tools. From planners that help me stay sane, to books we love flipping through together, and tech that brings lessons to life—these are the essentials that make our days flow.
Sections
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Tech
Books & planners
Furniture
Supplies
Curriculum
Teachers Pay Teachers Items I've purchased over the years
Tech
A collection of tech items I’ve used in our homeschool, including tools that help with learning, organization, and daily routines. These are products that have supported our homeschool setup over the years.
These options are endless and I love how seamlessly all Apple products work together
Apple 2025 MacBook Air 13-inch … curated on LTK
I’ve had for about two years and it is the best. Light weight and surprisingly durable
Bluetooth Compact Mouse - heyday™ … curated on LTK
This external hard drive is keeping all my files contained and my desktop organized
TIANSE Spiral Coil Binding … curated on LTK
I'm using this to track all of my homeschool logs and hours. I'm able to use this for planning out our homeschool lessons and honestly I wish I would have heard of this company sooner! The best part is you can try it 30 days for free, don't even need...
Homeschool Planet
Currently using this to house pieces of curriculum that I had downloaded the teacher manual of (Logic of English). I'm testing the ReMarkable system because I needed a way to have my planners on the go with me but also to keep them distraction free a...
reMarkable Paper Pro
We use this for some of our lessons in homeschool. I also have the Teach Your Monster to Read App on here. And it's a great learning tool as I use it to Screen Mirror some of our school work as I'm teaching it.
Apple iPad 11-inch A16, 128GB, Pink
Bought this after my last keyboard broke. I think this fits my aesthetic but is also very functional and I love that it is compatible with my MacBook Air
AULA 99-Key Wireless RGB Gaming Keyboard Pink
Books & planners
A list of books and planners I’ve used in our homeschool, including resources for learning and planning our days. These are items that have been helpful for both teaching and staying organized.
This is the lesson planner I started out with when I was still paper planning and it worked really well.
Homeschool Lesson Planning … curated on LTK
Daily Bible story collection that introduces faith concepts through short, age-appropriate readings.
365 Bible Stories & Prayers Padded Treasury
Seek-and-find Bible book that builds observation skills while exploring Old Testament stories.
Seek and Find: Old Testament Bible Stories
Seek-and-find Bible book that builds observation skills while exploring New Testament stories.
Seek and Find: New Testament Bible Stories
Bible stories coloring book featuring Old and New Testament scenes for creative, quiet activity.
Bible Stories Coloring Book: Old & New Testament
Can be a bit large but when I was still paper planning I loved this one. It had more details than my previous planner did and I found that very useful.
Teacher Planner | Lesson Plan Book
Furniture
Furniture pieces we’ve used to support our homeschool space, including items for learning, storage, and creating a functional area for school at home.
We’ve had these a little over a year and absolutely love them
Kids Functional Desk and Chair … curated on LTK
Our newest addition has been our craft table and it’s been the best!!
jijAcraft 39Ft Triangle Bunting … curated on LTK
SOO helpful for group work. Love this table! All the legs (chairs and table) are adjustable so it will grow with us :)
Brelley Kids Adjustable Table & 4 Chairs Set
Supplies
A collection of school and learning supplies I’ve purchased and used in our homeschool over the years. These are items that have been useful for everyday lessons and activities.
math manipulatives
XYGROOW Math Manipulatives 133 PCS Set
decor...not a necessity but adds a nice touch when homeschooling
37 Pcs Alphabet Bulletin Board Set ABC 0-10
totally not necessary but I bought it to spruce up and add some character to our homeschool area
jijAcraft 39Ft Triangle Tea Floral Bunting
again..not necessary but it is helpful..some of the posters we don't use but I did like these. Some of the lowercase letters are written in a font I wouldn't have chosen personally (on the Alphabet poster) but it still is helpful
Hadley Designs 16 Laminated Toddler Posters
I got this to use in conjunction with The Little School of Smiths Me on the Map unit study
Me on the Map
Going to be using these to label baskets that I have in our homeschool room and other areas of our house.
Mr. Pen Basket Labels Clip On Set, 32 pcs
Bought this to help me keep my dry erase markers and eraser organized
Magnetic Dry Erase Marker Holder, 2 Compartments
Going to be trying out these dry erase markers this semester
Amazon Basics Dry Erase Markers, Chisel Tip, 12-Pack
The dry erase marker that I will continously buy
U Brands Magnetic Dry Erase Board Eraser
I use these to set up our daily routines and to teach my daughters that we have certain tasks/chores we need to do each day. They've been very beneficial
Melissa & Doug Wooden Magnetic Responsibility Chart
Curriculum
Curriculum resources we’ve used in our homeschool, including programs and learning materials that supported our children’s education at home.
Love this.. we are using at our own pace and it's been great!
Me On the Map - Little School of Smiths
bought to use in conjunction with science topics
Farm Anatomy: Curious Parts & Pieces of Country Life
love using these for art
Crehatos 5.5x8.5 Top Spiral Sketch Book 2pk
bought this to use for science
Nature Anatomy: Curious Parts & Pieces
bought to use in addition to the others for science topics and unit studies
Wildlife Anatomy: Curious Lives & Features
Our english curriculum we will use at some point this year
Foundations A Student Workbook
our english curriculum we will use this year
Foundations A Teacher's Manual
our english curriculum for part of this year
Foundations B Student Workbook
our english curriculum for part of this year
Foundations B Teacher's Manual
Thought this would be a great filler for once we finish our curriculum for Kindergarten year, in our state we school year round and we track hours. So this is going to be a fun and engaging way to make sure we don't lose what we learned during the sc...
Evan-Moor Smart Start Math Kindergarten Workbook
Teachers Pay Teachers Items I've purchased over the years
A collection of Teachers Pay Teachers resources I’ve purchased and used in our homeschool over the years. These include printable activities and learning materials that have supported our lessons.
fun activities to do independently
Kindergarten Morning Tubs Fine Motor Math & Literacy Centers Morning Work Bins
Purchased to have everything I could possibly need to build out a good solid curriculum and break things up a bit too
Complete Kindergarten Curriculum - Math Reading Phonics Writing Lesson Plans
We have been loving this resource I combined the Alphabet one with Alphabet letter crafts I also purchased, I'll share on here too. I also purchased some shapes and number crafts to do the same to make it even more interactive and fun.
Interactive Notebooks BUNDLE: Math, Sight Words, CVC, Alphabet, Nursery Rhyme
used this with the interactive notebooks, I would use the pages from the interactive notebooks and then leave two blank pages in the notebook to have them create the letters and then glue them in the book
Alphabet Crafts Phonics Posters Letter Recognition Alphabet Letter Sound Posters
printed and kept on their desks for them to refer to when writing if they're unsure of how letters should be written
Alphabet Printing Writing Practice Cards - Alphabet Review Handwriting Posters
using in conjunction with the interactive notebooks, will leave a page or two blank in between the worksheets so they can craft these and glue them in the notebook too
Number Poems Crafts, Number Formation Poems, Number Formation Rhymes
using in conjunction with interactive notebook, will leave space after the worksheets for them to make these and glue them into place.
Thanksgiving Activities Turkey Shape Craft and Bulletin Board | 2D Shapes Crafts
fun math activities to do and can use for years to come
Color by Number, Addition & Subtraction 3D Characters Math Craft Bundle
love the idea of using these leading up to Christmas
Christmas Craft | Number Sense Gingerbread House | Winter Math Activity
will use these in conjunction with the interactive notebook, plan to leave space after the worksheets for them to be able to create these and glue them in the notebook
Winter Bulletin Board Snowman Shape Craft | Build a Snowman Christmas Craft