Sandy at FallingLikeRain posted an entry about what she can't homeschool without, and it looked like fun. Here are my 2cents (some of them very similar to hers--great minds!!)
I'm glad I don't have to homeschool without my...
1) Bible
2) Free Bible curriculum from Calvary Chapel--we have used this a couple of years running now and keep Bible notebooks. I look at the website ahead of time and print out pages for the week. We simply read the Bible passage, color or fill them out....and voila! Bible lesson. If I try to skip this, my youngest reminds me. :)
3) Globe and wall world map. We refer to these nearly daily. Also a book of outline maps I got cheap at a teacher supply store.
4) Saxon math--you either love it or hate it. I love it (for most of my kids) It hasn't worked for everyone at every level, but we've successfully used all levels through Advanced Mathematics...which leads me to #5..
5) Teaching Textbooks math. This was a lifesaver for the child who just didn't 'get it' with Saxon. Watch a lesson on DVD, do the problem set. Go back and watch the solutions for any missed problems. It's a beautiful thing!!
6) Scads and scads of 'real books'-- nature books, colorful science books, historical fiction, biographies...we own many and check out many from the library.
7) Learning Language Arts Through Literature--we haven't used this exclusively for language arts, but it's definitely been a mainstay, lo, these many years.
8) My computer and printer. I honestly don't know how we'd function without them. When we're in the middle of a move and have no cpu access, it ain't pretty is all I can say.
9) Art supplies--I'm with Sandy on this one....Prismacolor pencils are used daily here.
10) Music--piano, guitar. We love playing it as well as listening to it. One of the neatest things about homeschooling is the hours we've been able to invest in music.
I'd love to see what others come up with!! Let me know if you make a list, too!
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~Jen