Sep. 1, 2009 - Top 10 Homeschool Supplies
Meredith wrote a wonder article on school supplies. Check it out at www.TakeRootandWrite.com. As fabulous and thorough as her article is, I thought I could add a few items to the list.
Top 10 Homeschool Supplies not needed at “regular” schools
A thankful heart – everybody should have one, but for homeschooling it’s a necessity
Patience – to get through each day of homeschool with all your brothers and sisters fighting for Mom’s help at the same time
A sense of humor – every class needs a clown – even if you are the only student in the class
An extra fluffy pillow – to make reading possible anywhere in the house
A beach towel – for sit-ups on the lawn in PE, sunbathing at the beach while reading good literature, and sitting on during nature walks
A selectively disconnect-able brain – to be able to ignore your brother’s math lesson at the table while still focusing on your history lesson on the couch
An understanding prayer chain – to help you when your sister at the pencil sharpener has chewed up your last pencil AND your last nerve
An easily accessible large trash-can – to hold all the discarded papers, dead pens, chewed up pencils, full doodle pads, random items picked up on nature walks, broken headphones, food wrappers, empty water bottles, extra printed pages, etc…
A list of local attractions – to help Mom find “good” fieldtrips
And sing with me…
5 golden fish, 4 fancy birds, 3 turtle tanks, 2 hamsters & a big dog with a small pup – to study all kinds of things…Honest Dad! It’s necessary!
