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Posted 8/6/12
It's back-to-school time and stores everywhere are promoting their merchandise as stuff your kids can't supposedly live without. From backpacks and jeans to notebooks and electronic gadgets, the retail industry clamors for parents to buy, but what do you really need? After polling several homeschool groups on AOP's social media, we've compiled the best school supply list for homeschool parents!
- 3-hole puncher
- 3-ring binders
- Art smock (an old, oversized shirt put on backwards works great)
- Art supplies
- Backpacks - (perfect for field trips or on-the-go studying)
- Beads, magnets, and other math manipulatives
- Bible and concordance
- Bookshelves - (you never have enough)
- Calculator - (multi functional for older students)
- Clear adhesive tape
- Clipboards - (for all those learning moments on the couch)
- Colored construction paper and tag board
- Computer and printer/ink cartridges
- Craft table - (it beats having to clean off the kitchen table when you want to eat)
- Craft supplies
- Dictionary and thesaurus
- Digital camera - (record all those precious learning moments)
- Drawing paper
- Dry-erase board, markers, and eraser (not as messy as chalk)
- Electric pencil sharpener and pencils
- Erasable year at-a-glance wall calendar
- Flash cards
- Games (traditional and educational)
- Globe and atlases
- Glue/glue sticks
- Graph paper
- Heavy-duty stapler and staples
- Index cards
- Journal and composition notebooks
- Lesson planner notebook or software
- Lined penmanship paper (elementary students)
- Markers, highlighters, colored pencils, and crayons
- Multi-drawer storage containers (store daily to-do lessons or completed work)
- Notebook paper
- Paint and brushes
- Pencil boxes
- Penmanship letter charts
- Post its
- Report binders
- Scanner
- Scissors
- Scratch paper
- Sports equipment
- Timeline charts
More enthusiasm for your homeschool year can also be created by shopping together with your children and letting them pick out their own supplies. Also, remember to buy reward stickers and other items that encourage your children in their daily work. Most importantly, work within your homeschooling budget and don't let yourself get caught in the hype to buy unnecessary school supply items.
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