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Home School Resources.

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I know there are a lot of people wanting to home-school these days, so I have come up with a list of online resources, free curriculum's, cheap curriculum's, workbooks, and educational toys. Most of the lists are for Pre-K and Kinder but some of the ...
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Online curriculum's

Online resources I have found for home-schooling my two kids. Some are free and some you pay for the materiel's. Everything is extremely affordable. 

 
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I haven't gotten a ton of stuff on here, but I have heard the curriculum is pretty amazing! This goes up to grade 8 for some things. They have free printable options!
The good and the beautiful
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This website is pretty awesome! I started using it for my toddlers. This curriculum goes up to grade 12!
Discovery k12
 
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My kids love this website! It is fun and interactive. Goes up to grade 8 and there is a link to another website for grades 9-12. Everything on here is free.
Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool
 
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I put this under curriculums because it has a lot of developmental toys and things for ages from 0-5. These kits are really great.
Lovevery | Learning Through Play for Your Child's Developing Brain

Work books for Pre-K and Kinder!

These are my favorite workbooks for my kids! Great for ages 3-5

 
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My toddlers have loved this workbook! Tons of fun activities to engage any small child.
School Zone - Big Preschool Workbook - 320 Spiral Pages, Ages 3 to 5, Colors, Shapes, Numbers, Early Math, Alphabet, Pre-Writing, Phonics, Following Directions, and More (Big Spiral Bound Workbooks)
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My toddler liked that the cover had a kitty on it. lol. Very nice little workbook.
Get Ready for Pre-K Jumbo Workbook: Scholastic Early Learners (Jumbo Workbook)
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Cute coloring book for early learning skills!
My Friendly Toddler Coloring Book: Fun with Over 200+ Cute Hand-Drawn Illustrations of Letters, Numbers, Shapes, Colors and Animals - Preschool Coloring Book - Early Learner Fundamentals Ages 1-4
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I love using busy books with my kids. It just mixes things up with our school routine. My daughter loves taking the pieces apart and trying to put them back together.
Tinkletots Montessori Preschool Busy Book for Toddlers, Montessori Toys for Toddlers, Autism Sensory Educational Toys, Preschool Learning, Kindergarten Learning Activities, Special Needs Toys
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Not really a workbook but it is a fun little toy my kids love. Great for learning basic skills.
Esjay Toddler Busy Board Montessori Toys for 1 2 3 4 Year Old, Sensory Board with Buckles Educational Activities for Learning Fine Motor Skills, Gifts for Girls Boys, Travel Toys for Airplane Car
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Never to early to start early math skills! This book is so great for toddlers.
Preschool Math Workbook for Toddlers Ages 2-4: Beginner Math Preschool Learning Book with Number Tracing and Matching Activities for 2, 3 and 4 year olds and kindergarten prep
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My kids are a bit young for this, but I still really like this workbook! Very simple and straightforward.
The Human Body: Anatomy Facts and Activity Book for Kids Ages 5-9 with Experiments, Diagrams, Mazes, Coloring, Dot-to-Dots, and More! (Gold Stars Series)
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Just another workbook for your kids! Great product!!
Preschool Big Workbook Ages 3 - 5: 320 Pages, Letter and Numbers Tracing, Early Math, First Writing, Phonics, Alphabet and more (Gold Stars)
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Love this book! So perfect for learning anatomy.
Human Body Activity Book for Kids: Hands-On Fun for Grades K-3
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Great for teaching writing skills!
Hot Dots Jr Pre-K Reading Set Interactive Printed Book, Ages 4+
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Great for traveling! My kids love drawing on these! They mostly use there fingers lol
Adofi 2PC 8.5-inch LCD Writing Tablet for Kids,Etch a Sketch Writing Board for Kids,Toy Gifts for 1 2 3 Year Old Boys Girls Toddlers Kids | Kids Electronics Drawing Board | Travel Toys Learning Toys
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Toddler board books!

Reading to your child is very important in teaching early vocabulary skills. These books are my top favorites and my kids love them!

 
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Great board book for learning colors!
Peek-a-Flap Colors - Lift-a-Flap Board Book for Curious Minds and Little Learners; Toddlers & Kids Early Learning Book Teaching All the Colors of the Rainbow
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Great book for teaching your child different emotions.
My First Book of Emotions for Toddlers
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Great for learning the alphabet! And bonus if your kids are obsessed with bugs.
Mrs. Peanuckle's Earth Alphabet (Mrs. Peanuckle's Alphabet)
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This is a fun little book that my kids enjoy. My little girl love the open flap books.
Peek-a-Flap Space Children's Lift-a-Flap Board Book - Planets, Solar System, Outer Space, Rockets & More
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Autism Learning

My son is Autistic, these are my top items I use to help him with his learning and development. 

 
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This book is filled with a lot of activities for your autistic child! I use it a lot.
101 Games and Activities for Children With Autism, Asperger’s and Sensory Processing Disorders
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My 5 yr old son is obsessed with fidget toys!
Sytle-Carry Busy Cube for Kids Sensory Busy Board Travel Toy for Toddlers 1 2 3 Years Old Educational Learning Toys Montessori Toys for Babies 18-24 Month
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My son really likes flashlights, so I bought this to give him light and education. He really likes it!
VTech, Spin and Learn Color Flashlight, Toddler Learning Toy
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My son likes to spin things so this is a great toy to teach him how to count.
Melissa & Doug Abacus - Classic Wooden Educational Counting Toy With 100 Beads
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Educational toys

This is a list of toys that are educational and fun! For ages 2-5

 
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My kids love this Toy! I love it as well, it is so perfect to teach counting skills in a fun way.
Magnetic Color and Number Maze, Montessori Toys for 3+ Year Old, Wooden Puzzle Activity Board, Learning Educational Counting Matching Toys for Toddlers and Kids Boys Girls Preschoolers 3 4 5 Years Old
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Good for learning shapes. Also great sensory play!
Toddlers Montessori Toy for Boys Girls 3 4 Years Old, Education Learning Colors & Shapes Sorting Toys, Water Beads Sensory Toys for Autistic Children, Preschool Fine Motor Skills Game - Kids Gifts
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My kids love these bean bags! You can do so many things with them, and can help teach kids how to count.
Learning Educational Sensory Toys Kids: Math Numbers Montessori Toys for Preschool Toddlers 3 4 5 6 7 Year Old - Water Beads Sensory Toys for Autistic Children - Classroom Prize Gift for Boys & Girls
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My mom bought this for my kids and they honestly love this! Its great for teaching the day, months and year, also great for the different seasons.
Montessori Mama Montessori Toys for Toddlers Learning Clock | Preschool Learning Educational Toys for 3 Year Old + | Kids Calendar & Teaching Clock | Learning & Educational Toys for 4 Year Old
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I really like leap frog toys, they are very educational and fun for my kids.
LeapFrog 2-in-1 LeapTop Touch, Toddler Toy Laptop Learning System, Teaches Letters, Numbers
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This is a really unique and fun toy. It teaches so many skills for your young toddler, fine motor skills, identifying letters. Great learning toy!
Osmo - Sticks & Rings Starter Kit for iPad, Educational Toys for Children 3-5, Learn Letter Formation, Vocabulary, Phonics Game, Preschool Toy, Toddler Learning Toy, Educational Toy, Kid Learning Toys
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Counting bears! Very simple and fun counting toy. My kids love counting the bears! Also good for color recognition and organization.
Ihvewuo 56pcs Educational Toys for Toddlers Age 12 months 1 2 3 4 Years Old Girls Boys, indoor Baby Learning Toys Counting Bears with Matching Sorting Cups, Classification toys for Children
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Good writing toy and fun to use.
VTech, Write and Learn Creative Center, Writing Toy for Preschoolers, Teaches Writing
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Another great leap frog toy!
LeapFrog® LeapPad® Academy, Electronic Learning Tablet for Kids, Teaches Education, Creativity
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Music class! My kids love musical instruments and these are honestly great for imagination and fine motor skills.
OATHX Musical Instruments & Baby Music Toy - Wooden Instruments Learning Baby Toy for Baby Boy or Girl Age 12 months and up
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My daughter helps me clean with this set. I love it so much!
Melissa & Doug Dust! Sweep! Mop! 6-Piece Pretend Play Cleaning Set - FSC-Certified Materials
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Great puzzle for learning the states! My advice though, don't let your kid play with this unattended, it can get pretty messy and not fun to clean up.
Melissa & Doug USA Map Wooden Puzzle (45 pcs)
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Good for imagination play. My daughter loves playing with magnets.
Melissa & Doug Wooden Magnetic Matching Picture Game With 119 Magnets and Scene Cards
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With sound effects! My kids love this toy.
Melissa & Doug Wooden Alphabet Sound Puzzle - Wooden Puzzle With Sound Effects (26 pcs)
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My daughter likes this toy a lot. Great for learning about the body.
Melissa & Doug Magnetic Human Body Anatomy Play Set With 24 Magnetic Pieces and Storage Tray
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Fun toy for my kids! They love drawing.
Melissa & Doug Double-Sided Wooden Tabletop Art Easel and Art Supplies
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My kids use this basically every day. They love it a lot.
Melissa & Doug Deluxe Standing Art Easel - Dry-Erase Board, Chalkboard, Paper Roller
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Great toy for sight counting.
Melissa & Doug Self-Correcting Number Puzzles
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