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Early Years Homeschooling Guide
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items Whether you're just beginning your homeschool journey or looking to simplify your setup, this list covers the core tools and resources every homeschool family should have. From curriculum and basic supplies to helpful apps and support groups, each it...
Sections
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Langauge Arts
Math
Extra Enrichment
Supplies
Langauge Arts
Really good resource for early reading skills. These sounds and patterns are introduced one at a time and slowly built into words, syllables, phrases, and sentences. Simple step-by-step directions begin every lesson.
Phonics Pathways: Easy Reading & Spelling
A very strong acedemic Chirstian based curriculum - we use this as a main curriculum in our house.
Letters and Sounds K5 - Abeka Alphabet Reading Workbook
Correlates with K5 LA for writing & penmanship practice.
Writing With Phonics K5 Manuscript - Abeka Kindergarten Phonics Penmanship Workbook
Small enough to pack in bag for extra pratice on phontic reading
LITTLE BUD KIDS Spin-and-Read Phonics Blocks
Blending Word Book - with added word ladders. Love putting up word ladders on the whiteboard & thinking of words that start with the letters on the word ladder & writing them out for visuals aids.
My Blend and Word Book - Abeka 5 Yr Phonics
My first readers - Learn to read! These basic early phonics readers build strength and fluency in beginners.
Basic Phonics Readers - Abeka Kindergarten
1st Grade Spiral Language Arts Curriculum
Letters and Sounds 1 - Abeka 1st Grade Phonics
With short stories, fun poems, these build on fluency & phonics skills.
Stepping Stones Abeka 1st Grade Phonics Reader
Math
Kindergarten Math Spiral Curriculum
Number Skills K5 - Abeka Kindergarten Math Workbook
Math for 1st Grade (make sure to purchase quiz & speed drill book)
Abeka Arithmetic 1 1st Grade Math Student Text
Appropriate for the end of kindergarten & 1st grade on. They have number value dice for fun games. This really helps kids have an interactive foundation on place values & number placement.
Simply Magic 141 PCS Base Ten Blocks Math Set
Magnetic money manipulatives are used to create interactive problems & have hands-on learning.
Simply Magic 70 PCS Magnetic Money Set
Visual clock manipulative, give visual aids for determining AM & PM, as well as a hands-on clock with hour/minute hand movement.
Learning Resources Time Activity Set - 41 pcs
Extra Enrichment
Love that they give a picture to go with the letter blending for extra pronunciation help.
Word Building
Great for hands-on learners, working on the same ending sounds but different beginning sounds.
Word Family Build Book: 40 Read & Rhyme Flip
Color-coded for constants & vowels, really fun game for Pre-K & Kindergarteners with added tracing for fine hand writing control.
CVC Word Magic: Montessori Reading Game
The more hands-on early learners are, the more they retain & the longer they stay engaged. This is a great way to achieve that.
Alened Phonics Flash Cards CVC Word Builder
I use these as extra practice to earn ipad time in my house
Think and Learn K5 - Abeka Kindergarten Phonics
These are great for using during lessons & extra practice. These can be used for sounding out tricky words by revisiting the foundations of phonics. Bonus, they are shown in script on one side & cursive on the other.
Basic Phonics Charts - Abeka Grades 1-3
Supplies
My favorite printer, the ink lasts longer & the cartridges are refillable.
Epson EcoTank ET-2803 Wireless Color All-in-One Printer
Wide & Thing marker in one - my personal favorite because we do not have two set of markers in every color.
Crayola Super Tips Markers 100ct, Washable
I love buying the crayons in a tub, it has its own organization, & once they mess it all up, we can just dump them in there & reuse the bin down the road for replacements.
Crayola Crayon Tub - Limited Edition 288ct
The pencils we use easily erase off white paper, but the lead is still soft enough to transfer for beginner writers not used to applied pressure.
Ticonderoga X13910 Striped Wood Pencils, 10ct
We used these when we began at 3 years old, they help the child focus on proper grip with something a little larger before changing to a standard size in Kindergarten.
Ticonderoga My First Wood-Cased Pencils, 12ct
Purple glue sticks, not just because the color is fun, but it helps children identify where they have applied glue & where area might need more.
Elmer's Disappearing Purple Glue Sticks, 12ct
Love these for arts & crafts as well as any coloring in the days' lessons. Quick drying gel stick.
Ooly Smooth Stix Gel Crayons Set of 24 with Brush
Parent wall whiteboard, great for writing alphabet chart, number chart, or teaching examples.
Amazon Basics Magnetic Dry Erase Whiteboard 35x23
This is great to use during lessons & also use like a piece of scratch paper…also kids love doodling on it after learning time.
Desktop Dry Erase Board 12x9 with Stand