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Homeschool essentials we use and love
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items Being a homeschool mom for the 2nd year, I am still learning about all things that are must have items, useful items to make learning fun, and items to keep my organization going and keep me sane. As I build my lists of things, join me to make sure y...
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Curriculum that the kids love and easy to use
Supplies that are great to have on hand for all the projects
Organization is key
Curriculum Support all the fun things
Curriculum that the kids love and easy to use
Finding curriculum is hard to do, thousands of videos to watch, reviews to read, but ultimately it is what is best for you and your child's needs and what works best with your everyday life that will be what you chose. These are just some that we fou...
This is a great learning curriculum with so many subjects to learn and calendars to list all the subjects and lessons needed for multiple kids.
Christian Homeschool Curriculum | BJU Press Homeschool
My son learned so much from this grade level curriculum including multiplication and division! Easy to use teachers guide and easy to follow student workbooks.
Third Grade Math with Confidence... book by Kate Snow
We really enjoy the stories but the workbook is something we will need to explore when the kids are probably 10 or older.
America's History - a Tuttle Twins Series of Stories
We loved this curriculum and even my youngest enjoyed the curriculum and learning about space.
Exploring Creation with Astronomy Advantage Set, 2nd Edition (with Notebooking Journal)
My son loved this curriculum. He had alot of fun with it and really enjoyed the additional books we read to go along with the curriculum. So much so we got him extras for Christmas.
Level 3 Language Arts Course Set
Supplies that are great to have on hand for all the projects
The best part of homeschool is the creativity you discover with your kids. The possibilities of project creation are endless, these are things we keep on hand to make it all go smoothly.
Fun for the littles, crayons are always needed for any activity.
Crayola Crayon Set, 96 Ct, Classroom Must Haves, Back School Supplies for Teachers and Students, Coloring Gift for Kids, Ages 4+
You can never have too many pencils, kids break them and lose them all the time.
Pencils in Bulk in Teachers Supplies in Bulk(117)
Lots of fun craft supplies included for all the projects! This box has anything you could think of just about to use for all crafting!
Teacher Created Resources Craft Box, Multicolor
Any and all kinds of washable markers are a family favorite.
Crayola Washable Markers in Crayola Coloring & Drawing Supplies(213)
Scissors are always great to have on hand. If you have older kids these are a great pick. For the younger ones we still use the rounded tip,
Kids Scissors | Blunt & Pointed Tips, Colored Sizes
Always great to have for other coloring options
Crayola Colored Pencil Set, 50 Ct, School Supplies, Adult Coloring Pencils, Gift
Easier to use than the hand one. Great to have with all the pencils you go through.
X-ACTO Mighty Mite Electric Pencil Sharpener, with Pencil Saver, Black, 1 Count
Never can have too many gluesticks
Elmer's : Glue & Glue Sticks
The littles love these to feel like they are doing big kids things.
Pen+Gear 5-inch Blunt-tip Kids Scissors, Ages 4-7, School Supplies, 2-Pack, Purple and Pink
We love to be organized in 3-ring binders for organizing but not everything is binder ready so we use the 3 hole punch for convenience.
Office Depot® Brand 3-Hole Paper Punch, 10-Sheet Capacity, Silver
Organization is key
Having an organized homeschool space, area, desk, in whatever works for your family, makes homeschooling easier and fast to access items that you need. We have found that these items have made it easier, although we still have alot to learn to get it...
Dry erase boards are life savers and help to do math problems, write sentences, or words or even draw pictures when needed. They are easy to use and quick.
Dry-Erase Boards - Quartet
Love the layout and all things with this planner, keeps our family ion track with all the lessons, sports, appointments and more. Easy to take on the go.
Daily Planner - Personalized Day Planner
Works great for pencils, markers, crayons etc, love that they are stackable and have pull out drawers.
Vtopmart Stackable Clear Storage Drawers Set of 5
We love our calendar to keep our family up to date on all things for the family, including sports events and practices, work events, chores and important birthdays. Easy to use and fun.
Skylight Calendar | Smart Family Calendar
This have been amazing to keep all the different pens, markers and pencils separated and organized.
Citylife 17 Qt Storage Bins with Lids & 6 Pen Holder Stackable for Kid Toy Craft - Walmart.com
Nice roomy cabinet to keep all of the homeschool curriculum, supplies and other essentials in.
GAIOUS 75.2" Tall White Metal Pantry Cabinet
Curriculum Support all the fun things
These are items that help with learning, visual aid, and just all around make life easier.
These are helpful for kids who need the extra help.
hand2mind Alphabet Picture Mnemonic Flash Cards Montessori ABC Learning, 26 Count
Bob books are one of our favorites when learning to read!
hand2mind Learn To Read With BOB Books And VersaTiles Advancing Beginner Set, Early Reader Books, Build Phonemic Awareness, Homeschool Learning Kindergarten Supplies, Kids Ages 4-6
These have been great tools to help my son visualize each part of speech.
10 Pieces Parts of Speech Posters - Oversized Bulletin Board Teacher Supplies, Grammar Decorations for Elementary Classroom, Homeschooling, Speech Therapy (16 x 7.5 in)
We had this for our science planets section and the kids loved exploring with it.
Gskyer 70mm f/5.7 Refracting Telescope with Phone Adapter, Wireless Remote, Carry Bag
A fun add on for the littles to follow along with the curriculum.
Solar System Flash Cards for Toddlers (15)
Learning about money is very important to our family because we want our kids to be able to know the things that they will encounter in life.
Learning Resources Money Activity Set, Play Money, Ages 5
Although we love these books, we don't use them as set curriculum, we do use the workbooks to supplement extra practice for what we are learning and the kids enjoy the content.
Evan Moor Workbooks - Christianbook.com
Fun game to learn the sight words for the littles not just by studying but also learning the game.
THE BAMBINO TREE Sight Word Bingo Game K-1
We enjoy these to use as examples and reminders of the things we have learned.
Hadley Designs 16 Laminated Toddler Posters
Kiwi co is great to use for many different projects, science projects and building. My kids have loved all items we have gotten from there and bonus they offer packages for the school year or single projects. And they make great gifts as well for all...
KiwiCo
Learning money is key! We found this set the kids enjoy.
Homeschool Money Learning