25 Home School Supplies to Help Survive At-home Learning

This all-in-one Create-a-Space Storage Center has all the space you need to keep your child’s at-home classroom clutter-free. It both organizes their important home school supplies while keeping them right at hand. It comes with eight removable containers that are just the right size for pencils, glue sticks, colored pencils, crayons, and anything else you need within easy reach.

The removable containers make this organizer extra convenient because your kiddo can grab the one they need and set up shop in the house wherever they need to get their work done.

This 10-drawer organizer cart provides plenty of space for keeping your home school supplies tidy and organized. If you have multiple children learning from home there are enough trays for each child to have their own drawers to organize their papers, notebooks, workbooks, and other supplies. Easily roll it out of sight when it is not in use or lock the wheels when you need it to stay in place.

If you are looking to create a learning area at home, consider this book and bin browser. It features tiered upper shelves and two wide lower shelves to keep books, educational games, crafts, or your other home school supplies organized. It comes with six cloth bins that fit perfectly on the lower shelves. With this, you can make the perfect learning nook or at-home classroom area in no time.

Homeschooling mamas know you need to keep your teaching supplies in order if you want to stay on track and make sure your children are learning everything they need to learn in order to be successful. This cascading wall organizer has six removable file folder pockets to keep your subject material separated and in order, along with a clear front pocket perfect for a calendar or schedule.

This folding lap desk is not just a great portable desk, it also features storage compartments for pencils, paper, erasers, and all your other daily home school supplies. The closure is secure so it will hold everything and the legs are designed to fold flat for easy storage and mobility. This way your kiddos can learn from the couch, the floor, or even in the car.

Keep desks and tables clear with these hidden desktop drawer trays. These handy trays add drawers to any desk or table that you already have and keep your children’s home school supplies out of sight and neatly tucked away in their place, while keeping them handy. They come in two different sizes – large and small. A pack includes two same-size trays as well as both 3M tape and screws so you can choose which is best for your situation.

If you have a tablet and an elementary schooler, give this STEM game a try. It is super simple to set up. You just download the app onto your device, roll out the play mat, and take out the magnetic links. Kids use the links to solve puzzles on the screen that help them develop problem-solving and engineering skills. This fun learning game is most suitable for kids ages 5 to 10 years old.

These dry erase pocket sleeves are genius! Insert a worksheet and use a dry erase marker on the sleeve so you can use the worksheet over and over. These are great for practicing the same skill over and over or preparing for an assessment. Just wipe off the sleeve when you are done and they are ready for the next worksheet.

Start the school day with your little ones with this learning resources calendar. Keep track of the month, day of the week, the season, and the weather. It comes with 76 picture cards that represent holidays, seasons, weather, and special classroom events. It also comes with 19 word cards with the months and days of the week and 41 number cards for the dates and years.

Whether you are homeschooling or looking to supplement what your child is learning in school for a little extra, the School Zone brand of educational materials has highly rated workbooks for kids from preschool through sixth grade. These workbooks are full of awesome home school supplies.

Their Big Third Grade workbook, for example, has activities that sharpen skills like punctuation, parts of speech, persuasive writing, multiplication, equations, estimating, and symmetry. Complete a timeline that tracks the progression from buttons to safety pins and zippers. Then tackle possessive pronouns in sentences that “play detective.”

All of their big books contain hours of creative learning. Plus, you can connect to an online curriculum for even more exciting and engaged learning.

Homeschooling can be a wonderful gift to your children. They get a personalized educational experience tailored to their interests, abilities, and learning styles. However, the prospect of tackling the curriculum can be scary.

This book provides you with comprehensive plans from preschool through high school that cover important subjects for each grade. It also includes lists of topics commonly presented at each grade level, recommended resource and reading lists, and suggestions for creative alternative options and approaches. Included, along with all the educational basics, are techniques and resources for teaching everything from philosophy to engineering.

MathLink Cubes are seemingly simple home school supplies, but they are super useful and a must-have for young learners. They are great for math basics like counting, addition, and subtraction, but are also great for more complex math skills as well like skip counting, grouping, and even multiplication.

Beyond math, they can be used with color and shape identification, patterning, and matching. The cubes easily snap together on all sides, so they can be used like other brick toys to make all sorts of imaginative building creations.

The Who Was books are a series of illustrated biographies for young readers that feature a variety of significant historical figures including artists, scientists, presidents, and inventors. They are an awesome addition to your home school supplies because they are a fun, informative way to learn about all these important people.

This 10-book set features Who Was George Washington?, Who Was Frederick Douglas?, Who Was Neil Armstrong?, Who Was Ronald Reagan?, Who Was Thomas Jefferson?, Who Was Marco Polo?, Who Was Walt Disney?, Who Was Ferdinand Magellan?, Who Was Helen Keller?, and Who Is Barack Obama? Plus, if you like these 10 books, there are plenty more you can collect.

What child does not like writing on a dry erase board? The only thing better is their own personal dry erase board! That is why this set of two 10×10 dry erase boards is one of the must-have home school supplies to help you survive at-home learning. Use them to practice writing, spelling, or math problems. Use them for art time. Kids can even use them as “scratch paper” when they are working on their assignments.

Each board is double-sided, magnetic, and has a stand so it can stay upright. The set also comes with eight magnetic dry erase markers with eraser caps, four round magnets, two large dry erasers, and two moveable marker holders.

The Echo Show 5 Kids was designed especially for kids. Kids can ask Alexa to play videos, help with homework, read an Audible book, and make video calls to approved contacts – all wrapped in a bright chameleon design. Set a reading timer while your kids do their daily reading or a timed assessment. You can also access over 15,000 videos, audiobooks, games, music stations, and more with the included 1-year subscription to Amazon Kids+.  

Help your kids become better readers with a Kindle Kids tablet. Kindle Kids is built for reading with a black & white glare-free display and weeks of battery life. It performs differently than a tablet because it is geared for reading books – no games, ads, or videos means zero distractions. It also includes one year of Amazon Kids+ FreeTime Unlimited, a kid-friendly cover, and a two-year worry-free guarantee.  

The ASUS Chromebook Flip is on the list of tech home school supplies because this laptop has it all. It features a 14-inch touchscreen and a 360-degree hinge that can be used to flip the touchscreen display to tent, stand, and tablet mode.

It is powered by an Intel Core m3-8100Y Processor for super-fast and snappy performance, so your child has the power to get all their work done with ease. The C434’s lightweight (3 lb) all-aluminum metal body makes this laptop easily portable and durable.

Another must-have in home school supplies to make at-home learning easier on everyone is a good pair of headphones. These cute headphones have full-coverage padding to wrap your little one’s ears in powerful, high-quality sound, while keeping your child’s safety a priority.

They max out the volume level at 94db for immersive, yet safe, listening. You can also say goodbye to tangled wired headphones. These have the latest Bluetooth technology to maintain a stable connection. Kids can also play, pause, and talk with the touch of a button. The built-in microphone provides hands-free control and easy operation.

A major must-have in home school supplies is a good quality printer for all those worksheets you are going to need to print. This Canon G7020 All-In-One Printer is wireless, can print and scan, and has a high page yield – you can print up to 6,000 black or 7,700 color pages per ink bottle set. Plus, you can conveniently view and refill the integrated ink tanks. So print away!

A good laminating machine makes creating all sorts of home school materials quick and easy. Use it to make posters, flashcards, games, or other use and erase materials for class time. This laminator is a true all-in-one machine with a built-in paper trimmer and hole puncher. Plus, it comes with a corner rounder and 10 laminating pouches. It is compact, light, and portable, making it a great addition to your home school supplies.

Crayola’s Inspiration Art Case has 140 art supplies that include 64 crayons, 20 colored pencils, 40 washable markers, and 15 large pieces of paper. This kit is the perfect collection of home school supplies to make every art project beautiful or to give everyday class notes a little pizzazz.

Writing is super important, especially for kids who may be doing a majority of their work online through virtual learning. So stock up on pencils and make sure your kiddos are getting in some writing on the daily. Let this compact electric pencil sharpener keep their pencils sharp and ready for everything your kids have to say, er, write!

Sticky notes may be underrated home school supplies that you did not even consider. They are not only good for making yourself notes and reminders, but they are also great for teaching main ideas and supporting sentences, brainstorming and organizing essays, taking notes, and for simple math concepts like addition and subtraction.

A few clipboards are awesome home school supplies to have on hand. They are great to have because they let your child learn from wherever they want – on the floor, the couch, their bed, or in the hammock in the backyard. They are easy to store and easy to carry around wherever you need a hard surface to get a few pieces of schoolwork complete. Buy a cute one and you may never get your child to learn without using it!

We have already established that writing is important. These fun scented pencils will make classwork a little more fun, keeping kids engaged and excited to do their school work. The scents last for two years so your pencils will smell amazing every time you sit down to do school work.

Scents include Bubble Gum, Blue Slushie, Pineapple Swirl, Strawberry Cheesecake, Jelly Donut, Jolly Watermelon, Rainbow Sherbet, Orange Soda, Black Cherry, and Chocolate Milkshake.