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Homeschool Helpers
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items Home School + Home Life = Chaos. Tame the crazy, at least a little bit! Items that help homeschool parents manage materials, schedules, and sanity. Currently homeschooling our elementary school student and have found some amazing resources! Happy to share things that have worked for our studies!
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Get The Learn On
Pencil box? More like a homeschool tool box!
Learning Zones Chaos Crushers
Hands On Learning
Get The Learn On
Teaching aids that helps some of the more basic concepts for elementary students.
From young homeschoolers to older ones, all will benefit from this magnetic fraction board! It has been a great addition to our studies!
Magnetic Fraction Demo Book, Wood Sprite Set
It's never too early to start teaching them how to read an analog clock! This is a handy resource for teaching the kiddos time!
Learning Resources Clocks & Time Teaching
The little ones come with big emotions. This emotions flip book has helped with our discussions and emotional regulations.
Torlam Feelings and Emotions Book for Kids, Calm Down Corner Supplies,
We use the dry erase boards to practice our letters, numbers and drawings. He loves using it!
Kids' Dry Erase Boards
Pencil box? More like a homeschool tool box!
What's in the box? Items that reduce decision fatigue and keeps everyone on task.
A clear pencil case works so good for my homeschooled elementary student. He can clearly see exactly what is inside. When we are done each day, we make sure all supplies are back in the pencil case and zipped up!
Clear : Pencil Cases & Pouches
We love this pack of big pencils because it comes with a pencil sharpener. We keep 2 always in the pencil box, along with the sharpener.
Ticonderoga 4ct My First Pencil
We keep the Silly Scents markers in our pencil box to help with engagement. We do give him the freedom of using any medium for worksheets.
Silly Scents Scented Art Supplies for Kids
We keep a box of 24 count Crayloa crayons in his pencil case for quick use.
Crayola 24ct Crayons Kids School Supplies Art Classroom Must Haves for ...
These scissors are so safe for the curious little ones! We keep a pair in the pencil box so we always have a pair right there!
Baker Ross Maped Kidicut Safety Scissors 4.75"
Glue sticks are a must for elementary school students! We keep one in the pencil box so we always know where one is.
Pen+Gear Glue in Pen+Gear(8)
Mistakes happen. A lot of mistakes happen when homeschooling! 🫣😂 We always keep one large eraser for all the mistakes you can erase.
Enday Jumbo Eraser, 4 Pack
Glue sticks are great but they won't handle all projects so we keep a small bottle of glue in our pencil box too.
Elmer's Glue
We have several dry-erase style learning tools so we keep a set of small dry eraser markers in our pencil box.
Mini Dry Erase Markers
We keep a small kid's tape measure in the pencil box along with the other supplies.
Kids Tape Measure
Learning Zones Chaos Crushers
Create structure anyway so learning can be achieved in any zone. Systems to tame worksheets and keep you organized.
Our 5-Star Binder keeps us organized and everything in one place. We have a section for "Word of the Day", another for Completed Worksheets, a drawing/ creative section, & "skipped worksheets".
Zipper Binders | Five Star
Hands On Learning
Tools that help keep the kiddos engaged and working with their hands.
An art supplies box that has everything we need it is a winner for building on creativity!
Kids Art Box
There are so many cool experiments you can do with kids to aid in their learning.
Home Science Experiments
We love this microscope! It comes with so many different slides and it will talk to you and give you fun facts! It is a perfect addition to our science learning.
GeoSafari Jr Talking Microscope
We use different "toys" from our Lovevery playkits to add to our learning each week. We love the tape measure in the 3 yo box and use it daily.
The Play Kits by Lovevery | Montessori Toy Subscription Ages 0-5
Learning Resources products are great for supplemental learning through fun ways to keep the kiddos entertained while learning.
Skill Builders! First Grade Addition & Subtraction Activity Set
Going for Nature Walks almost everyday helps us gets some steps in and discuss things we may not otherwise. We play games like "find the biggest leaf".
8 Great Hikes Near Richmond, Virginia
This app is a great addition to our nature walks! Whenever we don't recognize something we will use the app to help identify it! It has been helpful in learning about poison ivy/oak.
Seek by iNaturalist