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It's Almost Back To School Time
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items I home schooled my children year round so I created this list, and it WILL grow, for home school families who are just beginning this journey or those who are a few years in. I hope you find something useful. In this list, you will find quite a bit o...
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Just The Basics For Homeschoolers
Just The Basics For Homeschoolers
This is a small collection of things I used and wish I had when I homeschooled my sons way back in the day. My oldest son is autistic AND left left handed so you'll find stuff geared toward lefties. My younger son is a gifted artist so you'll find bo...
Plain, basic, number 2 pencils. I taught my kids to write and I taught them cursive. There are a lot of schools out there that have gone strictly to keyboard and printer. I am not that teacher.
Amazon Basics #2 HB Wood-Cased Pencils, 30 Ct
I prefer wide ruled notebooks for my younger students who are learning the ins and outs of handwriting.
Oxford Spiral Notebook 6 Pack, 1 Subject, Wide Ruled, 8x10.5, 70 Sheets
I used college ruled paper for my older students who had their penmanship down. This was strictly preference on my part.
Oxford 6-Pack Spiral Notebooks, 1 Subject, College Ruled, 8x10.5
I used these for my beginner writers. This is a bulk package. My opinion, you can never have enough paper, of this style, for your beginners.
Mead Learn to Letter Writing Tablet, PK-1, 4 Pack
This was another favorite for my beginners, especially if they're left handed. It's easier to turn to accomodate the way they turn their hand and wrist while writing (IMO)
Pacon Zaner-Bloser Handwriting Paper Pre-K & K, 40 Sheets
This is one of several methods I used to teach cursive writing. It served me well. Hopefully it will work for you too.
Active Minds Write-Erase Cursive Board 6+
I used this workbook for my kids who needed extra help with writing. It made the day a lot less stressful when school work was more fun to my child.
All-in-One Print Handwriting Workbook for Kids
My oldest son is left handed. There was much frustration and tears in public school as his kindegarten and first grade teachers tried to force him to write right handed. One of many reasons we took him out of the public school system.
Left-Handed Handwriting Practice for Kids 5-8
Teaching your lefties how to write should never be a struggle. I created my own worksheets back in the day. I encouraged my son to turn his paper so that he could write the way he needed to and told the teachers to do the same. I knew when they tried...
Dinosaur Letter & Number Tracing Book Left-Handed
There is a story behind left handed scissors in my home school room. My oldest is mildly autistic, Left handed. He had been in occupational therapy since he was old enough to walk. I walked into parent teacher night at his public school and while the...
LIVINGO Left Handed Kids Scissors 3 Pack
Cursive for left handed beginners. I wish I had had access to this level of resources when my son was learning cursive. He has legible hen scratching, but he can write in cursive and he can read cursive so I call it a win.
I’m Left Handed: Cursive Workbook for Kids
I love this workbook. It's perfect for lefties in their early learning years.
I'm Left Handed: Sight Word Activity Book
I'm looking at this item as dual use. Let's face it, after a certain point in coloring activities, the boxes end up demolished. With this tub, you can at least keep the boxless crayons all in one location. When you homeschool, storage and space is a ...
Crayola Crayon Tub 240ct, Bulk for Kids
Two classes in one. I believe in keeping learning fun. This teaches kids lettering but gives it a plot twist. Where else are you going to learn to make letters then turn them into a drawing? Why weren't we taught this way? I might have paid more atte...
Alphabet Tracing ABC Handwriting Toy Set
Learning with a twist. If it's a boring task, that can be quite frustrating, at least try to make it fun.
Draw and Write Cursive (Seasons) Guide
I used a lot of fun, colorful workbooks as curriculum in my kids early school years. This was one of them.
School Zone Jog Frog Jog, Start to Read! 1
Once they have simple, basic reading and writing down, it's time to start expanding.
Sentence Building for Kids K-2: Writing Skills Ages 5-7
I grew up using the Yoakam Daw spellers in school along with the See Jane Run style readers. The spellers are out of print and difficult to find. This store is the closest I can find to the original style of teaching/learning of that day and time. I did use the ones I found in various and sundry used books stores and online. These are almost as good as the original. I used a whole word vocabulary in teaching my kids as they caught on faster. Some kids might prefer the ‘sound it out’ style bett...
Evan-Moor
I found the first 2 complete sets of The See Jane (Dick, Sally, and Spot too) readers. Penguin books has been republishing them. I have a couple of the originals found in used book stores. But, if you don't want to spend hours and days combing through online sites and used books stores then this is your best option.
Dick and Jane Level 1 & 2 Readers Set of 12