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Homeschool favorites
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items As a 12 year veteran homeschooler, I have a long list of favorites that have served us well from curriculum to teaching aides to supplies to free resources.
We have been homeschooling classically since the preschool years, but no matter the method...
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Language Arts
Beginning readers that build confidence.
Complete Set of Bob Books, Sets 1-5 (42 books)
The kids loved the splat the cat books.
Splat the Cat: Big Reading Collection
Super why was a favorite educational show in our house during the peek and k years.
SUPER WHY! | Videos - PBS KIDS
We loved this program for spelling. It clearly teaches all of the spelling rules with lots of reinforcement and practice, and like some of our other picks is scripted to make it open and go for the parents.
All About Spelling - Official Site | Homeschool Spelling Program
There is a teacher guide and student pages. You need them both. It would be helpful if the child has gone part way through their phonics program, but it’s not absolutely necessary. You will be reading excerpts from stories to them, asking them que...
Writing With Ease, Level 1, Revised Edition
These are a must have for pre k, k and early grammar school.
Melissa & Doug 52 Wooden Alphabet Magnets
The possibilities are endless here limited only by your willingness to let messes happen or take activities outside. We used salt trays, rice trays, sand trays…even shaving cream trays.
How to Set Up Sensory Writing Trays with Salt or Sand (Trilingual)
This is hands down my all time favorite kindle app that the kids had when they were little. Fun and educational.
Barnyard Games for Kids SE
Again, I wouldn’t start this until you are part way through your phonics program so they are already reading leveled readers. This one is also scripted for ease of use for the parents. My kids still remember the poems they memorized years later.
First Language Lessons Level 1
We have two. They’re both on the wall now in different parts of the house where we work, but originally one was dedicated solely to the letter tiles for the All About Spelling program. It wasn’t mounted anywhere, just leaned up against the wall in ...
VIZ-PRO 36x24 Magnetic Dry Erase Board
My best recommendation for homeschooling young children is to read to them above their reading level. Part of every school day was us snuggling up somewhere while I read to them from one book or another. I’ll make another list with our absolute favo...
The Green Ember Series, 4-Book Set
Explicit systematic phonics program that you work through over the course of about two years. It’s perfect for the beginner homeschooler because it is scripted for the parent.
The Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading
Math
Yes, you need the teacher’s guide AND the student workbook. Even for the early levels, the teacher’s guide gives valuable teaching tips and suggested activities.
Singapore Primary Math Level 1 Kit (US Ed.)
Math manipulatives make math fun. Purchase sets that can do double duty like this set that can be used for counting, color recognition, and sorting.
Learning Resources Baby Bear Sorting Set
Or this set that does double duty as a balance
Baby Bear Balance Set, Weights & Counters
Once they start doing basic math, math facts are easier to remember when practiced on 10-frames.
Magnetic Ten Frame Set with Counters & Cards
A 100 chart is a must for early elementary. Teaches counting, skip counting, addition, subtraction and even multiplication and division. We had two, a pocket chart that hung on the wall and this one that the kids could work with at the school table...
Learning Resources Hundreds Number Board