janetwhitson Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 I'm trying to budget for all of the essentials we will need for homeschooling. We've just started up and have our curriculum so what I'm talking about are things like white boards and manipulatives and supplies? What have you found to be invaluable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeindeed Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Plenty of pens & pencils Scissors Glue & glue sticks Three-hole puncher Binders Index cards Printer paper Construction paper Paper clips Correction strip Crayons Colored pencils Markers Ruler Notebooks Clipboards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momma2three Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 We're only doing kindergarten, but so far the things we've gotten the most use out of are: 1) A Globe 2) 100 bead abacus (we got ours at Ikea) 3) printer paper. LOTS of printer paper. Every darn activity seems to require at least 5 sheets to draw on, cut out, glue, and then dispose of someplace random around the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon37127 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 electric pencil sharpener paper guillotine/trimmer (one of those big dealies that you can take an arm off with) *obviously a safety issue with littles flat-bed scanner printer that will accept a CIS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfarm Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 This is a What Not to Buy suggestion. When Walmart or some corner drug store puts crayons or glue sticks or rulers or whatever on an incredibly low price loss leader, do NOT get carried away with enthusiasm and think, "I will buy $5.00 worth!" You will end up with enough of those supplies (that will need stored in a way that they can be found in subsequent years) to last you at least until the child for whom they were purchased graduates from high school. And believe me, they do slow down with the crayon usage rates around 8th or 9th grade! I wonder if my dd will be willing to let me slip some crayons and a glue stick or two into her backpack when she goes off to community college for 11th grade?:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Three hole punched printer paper. It is my homeschool luxury. I love it so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In The Great White North Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 3) printer paper. LOTS of printer paper. Every darn activity seems to require at least 5 sheets to draw on, cut out, glue, and then dispose of someplace random around the house :iagree: And toner refills When dc were younger, we used watercolors, square crayons, watercolor paper, yarn and felt (yep, Waldorf). As they got bigger, it changed to colored pencils, then notebooks, pens, printer paper and toner, and finally laptops. Stapler and holepunch helps with the organizing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto10blessings Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 globe laminated world map for the wall (my kids love our with flags of different countries around the edges) laminated US may for the wall- again with state flags. If I only had room for one map I would chose the US map reams of printer paper (my kids go through it like crazy) crayola crayons, crayola washable markers, colored pencils, scissors, glue sticks, elmer's glue, construction paper pencils and a good pencil sharpener a decent stapler watercolors and watercolor paper (I buy the pads in the $ section at Jo ann fabrics) washable tempera paint and large paper to paint on I have accumulated some fun art supplies over the years- dot markers, stamps, glitter paint, chalks and oils, etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Lots of printer paper A white board Laminator Heavy duty 3 hole punch One of these Stapler Electric pencil sharpener Maps and globe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Another vote for a good globe. Tons of paper, tons of it (and I've just learned they make 3 hole punched printer paper, thanks to this thread! Woo hoo!). A good 3 hole puncher, if you're not going to buy the above. :) I love binders. Specifically, the Better Binders at Staples. But don't go crazy, just buy them as needed. If you do a lot of printing, consider a CISS for your printer (Continuous Ink Supply System). That purchase has saved us gobs of money in ink. Pencils and an electric sharpener. One nice, large whiteboard is a bonus. A small whiteboard for the lap is good, too. We really only use our whiteboard for AAS, but for that it's indispensable. The smaller one gets pulled out a lot during math. My DS says that chocolate chips are essential for days when math is Just. Too. Hard. Chocolate chips - one for each problem - really perk him up. Coffee. Lots of extra coffee. And chocolate, for you. Whatever secret vice will get you through the tough days. Oh, and wine for the evenings once the kids are in bed. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In The Great White North Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 And the stapler would ideally be at least an 8 1/2 " opening so you can staple printer paper into full size books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandylubug Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 computer and headphones dictionary pencils pink erasers white glue construction paper copy paper notebook paper white board dry erase markers base 10 blocks eta: definite electric pencil sharpener Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondeviolin Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 My first grader mostly uses: Lap-sized white board Dry erase markers and erasers Ticonderoga pencils (the best!) Good crayons Colored pencils Glue sticks Paper Ruler 2 binders Set of dividers For my middle two (almost 5 and newly 3): C rods Playing cards Construction paper Glue Googly eyes Paint Scissors For me (to enrich): Cardstock (white and colored) Double-sided tape Straight cutter Laminator Good hole punch Proclick (not necessary but SO NICE) Candy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanetC Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 +1 on the electric pencil sharpener Also, I got a ton of use out of a few "PotLux" plastic disposable dishes, for containing messy projects of various sorts (beads, glitter, manipulatives, catching drips on science projects, place to set blobs of paper and glue to dry, etc.) They were maybe 4 bucks a piece at the grocery store and lasted forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Googly eyes Have you seen this? :lol: http://magiccardswithgooglyeyes.tumblr.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber in SJ Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 For anyone who thinks a small dry erase board is essential check out this company: http://www.dryerase.com/default They will send you a free sample board. Look on the product page for the storyboards in the elementary section or the lined board in the upper grade section. The back of the sample board is blank with their logo in the corner. You can also get a sample marker & eraser. They are much nicer than the ones from office supply stores. Amber in SJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momma2three Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 I don't know how old your kids are, but I have three little kids and what I discovered needed to happen was that DD has her own pencil case that is JUST for her school supplies. She has markers, crayons, pencils, a pencil sharpener, an eraser, a pen, a pair of scissors, and a glue stick in there. And other odds and ends sort of wander in and out, which is fine. I take out the pencil case when she starts working, and put it on a high shelf when she's done. This way I am CERTAIN we have the supplies we need on hand to do an exercise or simple project right away. Otherwise, things get lost or broken too easily and we spend 30 minutes looking for a red marker to do a 30 second color-the-apple activity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truscifi Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Another vote for a good globe. Tons of paper, tons of it (and I've just learned they make 3 hole punched printer paper, thanks to this thread! Woo hoo!). A good 3 hole puncher, if you're not going to buy the above. :) I love binders. Specifically, the Better Binders at Staples. But don't go crazy, just buy them as needed. If you do a lot of printing, consider a CISS for your printer (Continuous Ink Supply System). That purchase has saved us gobs of money in ink. Pencils and an electric sharpener. One nice, large whiteboard is a bonus. A small whiteboard for the lap is good, too. We really only use our whiteboard for AAS, but for that it's indispensable. The smaller one gets pulled out a lot during math. My DS says that chocolate chips are essential for days when math is Just. Too. Hard. Chocolate chips - one for each problem - really perk him up. Coffee. Lots of extra coffee. And chocolate, for you. Whatever secret vice will get you through the tough days. Oh, and wine for the evenings once the kids are in bed. :D I like your essentials! :lol: For us, pencils and paper and extra erasers - especially these! Ds8 is murder on erasers. :glare: A white board and wall maps/globe/atlas too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twilight Woods Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 printer ink. Lots of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocelotmom Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Printer Printer paper Computer Writing paper Pencils Library card There are enough free resources that you can go very far with just that. You could even potentially skip any particular element of that (tablet computer with an annotating program can replace printer and paper, public domain books can replace library card), but that's a comfortable bare basics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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