Home school supply

Home schooling requires an even more varied supply of materials than public schools do. For instance, on top of the paper, folder, textbook, erasers, and pencils that can usually get you through a semester of public schooling per class, a home school supply per class, being much more hands-on, will add to that about 10 or more books other than the little-used textbook, and lots of other materials like online courses, perhaps a dvd-rom or two on the subject, and let’s not forget about the transportation & ticketing requirements of all those field trips! So naturally, finding a vast selection of affordable home school supplies is an important first step before you launch your teaching efforts on any subject.

A home school organizer can make it all much easier

Having a quality home school organizer, to schedule your classes, dates, and of course your home school supplies, will make your day to day operations seem so much easier. Like all planning and scheduling, it takes a small amount of discipline at the start in order to get going, but in this instance, a home school organizer can save you so much time later on when you go to re-order supplies, find out what you have to do to prepare for the field trip tomorrow, and even what you should be studying on which day… The secret is to have it with you at all times so you never miss a chance to write down any new plans in.

The Biggest suppliers: Alpha Omega Publications & A beka books

Pencils, paper, folders, etc., can be bought just as cheaply at any office depot or staples store as they could anywhere else. Finding a supplier of the truly useful home school supply material, i.e. books aimed towards home schooling, is not so easy. Two names stick out in the forefront though as the best Christian home school book suppliers, Alpha Omega and A beka books. They both offer a very wide array of books for home schoolers on a variety of topics, at affordable prices. Alpha Omega and A beka both offer economical packages for home schooling as well.

Finding a used home school book & used home school curriculum

Looking for the most inexpensive home school books & materials? You’re in luck, because just like the major universities that have a textbook recycling program, there is now an array of used home school book and materials programs. Located across the nation, it should be easy to find a store in your state, or at least one that delivers to your home, that offers tried-and-proven home school books and curriculum materials.

Free home school worksheets

There are also Free home school worksheets to be found on all subjects, especially Math. In fact, not that we recommend it, but some home schooling parents have done quite well teaching elementary mathematics with no textbooks nor anything else but the free home school worksheets that are widely available and passed around the net. Unfortunately, some home school worksheets are copyrighted and were not meant to be copied and handed out freely, so please be considerate to the author and look at the bottom of the page for a copyright notice before using what would otherwise be a free home school worksheet.