If you’re considering doing preschool at home, congrats!
Or, you may be a seasoned homeschooling mom who has a preschooler they’d like to home school, too.
Whatever brings you by, I’m happy you’re here!
I’ve been homeschooling for the past four years, and I often get asked, “How do I start homeschooling?!”
For preschool, we like to have LOTS of fun.
We’ve accumulated some great homeschool supplies for preschoolers over the years, and I wanted to share some of my favorites with you.
Please note that most of these supplies are for kids ages 3 and up, so if you have a toddler, some of these supplies may be choking hazards.
Please look at the manufacturer’s recommendations before purchasing any of these products for a younger kiddo.
To make things easier, I’ve divided these into categories.
So aside from the obvious glue sticks, crayons, and coloring books… what supplies do you need for homeschooling preschool?
Here are my faves!
Best manipulatives for teaching math, colors, and shapes
Counting bears
- Encourage early math skills, counting, sorting, and color recognition with this set of colorful bears
- Great for hands-on tactical learners.
- Set includes 102 bear counters in 6 vivid colors, storage bucket, and activity guide printed inside the bucket.
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These cute, colorful lil bears are so much fun for preschoolers and there are SO many things you can do with them.
You can sort by color, teach patterns, do simple math problems, and so much more.
Math cubes
- For grades k-6
- The most popular manipulative for counting, operations, patterns and more!
- Made of durable practice
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Math cubes are also really fun for stacking, sorting, counting, and doing math problems.
They’re also great for fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.
Pattern blocks with picture cards
- MASTER early geometry skills while making creative pictures!
- EXPLORE 40 progressive design challenges that grow with your skills!
- INCLUDES 20 double-sided design cards filled with artsy STEM challenges!
- MAKE your own creations with 124 plastic pattern blocks!
- AGES 4+
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These manipulatives are fun for teaching shapes, patterns, problem-solving skills, hand-eye coordination, and are also great for building the brain.
Wikki Stix
- INSPIRATION INCLUDED – A fun idea sheet with illustration and activities is included to spark your inspiration and imagination!
- PORTABLE FUN – Wikki Stix are small and easy to have on hand for take-along activity. Perfect for screenless fun on long car rides, plane trips, doctor visits, or school activities.
- FUN FOR EVERYONE – These fun toys make a perfect party prize or surprise gift that will spark imaginative play in any child!
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Have you played with Wikki Stix before? They are seriously fun! They’re also great for building letters, numbers, and cutting to build hand strength.
Homeschool supplies for handwriting
Handwriting without Tears Preschool Workbook
- Child-friendly language makes letter and number formation easy
- Social-emotional activities for school readiness
- Color, number, and shape lessons develop crayon and pencil grip
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This workbook is my FAVORITE tool for teaching handwriting.
The best part? It actually works!
My kids have loved working through the Handwriting Without Tears workbooks and their handwriting really improves quickly.
I can’t say enough great things about it.
Half pencils
- Golf pencils with erasers
- Perfect writing tool for little hands
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One thing that is sometimes recommended for kids learning to write, is using half pencils.
They are lighter weight and easier to grip than traditional pencils, too. We love using half pencils for preschool and lower elementary grades.
Grotto pencil grip
- For writing comfort, pencil grips do the trick every time!
- 3 pencil grips per package.
- Non-toxic.
- Perfect for students of all ages.
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If your kiddo struggles with holding a pencil properly, I feel your pain. (Haha!) We have tried SO many types of pencil grips, and by FAR, my favorite is the grotto. It’s seriously the best.
Rock crayons
- Simply the best coloring tool for young children!
- Non-toxic, soy wax crayons in 16 colors.
- Used by occupational therapists and preschool teachers, they were specifically designed to strengthen the tripod grip muscles in young children and improve fine motor coordination.
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Have you ever heard of rock crayons?
They are literally crayons in the shape of a rock. They’re SO awesome for teaching proper grip.
Rock crayons also help kids color in the lines better, which also helps their confidence!
Magna Doodle
- Standard size magna doodle has a large screen for big size drawings.
- Create awesome designs using the included 3 stampers and drawing pen.
- Great way for your child to be creative and expand their imagination.
- Drawing is fun with no mess
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Confession. Sometimes my kiddos are anti-pencil and paper. Some days, handwriting practice just doesn’t happen in the workbook. It’s just life!
For those days, I like to use the Magna Doodle. My kids LOVE it. We use it for drawing, writing numbers, and writing letters. Magna Doodles are so much fun, so they make the list of must-haves!
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Best learning games for preschoolers
I love playing games with my kids. We have so much fun, and let’s face it…kids learn better when they’re having fun! Here are my favorite learning games to add to your preschool homeschool.
Avalanche
- Spin the wheel - then use the jumbo tweezers to pick or place fruit
- Promotes fine motor skills, especially the pincer grasp
- Learn about colors, fruits, and counting
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Avalanche is a super-fun game that teaches colors, counting, turn taking, fine motor skills, and hand-eye coordination.
Feed the Woozle
- SILLY SNACKS: The Woozle loves to eat hairy pickles and fuzzy donuts. Can you help feed him 12 crazy treats before all the snacks are gone? A monstrous game of mixed up fun!
- GROWS WITH YOUR CHILDREN: Comes with three levels so it grows with your child. Kids ages 3 and up work together to help feed the Woozle. No reading required, so even the smallest can participate!
- LEARNING AND GROWING: Kids learn dexterity, fine motor skills, body awareness, and counting all while having fun and cooperating. Kids learn about taking turns and develop valuable social skills.
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Okay, Feed the Woozle is such a blast, that even my big kid loves it.
It’s an award-winning game that teaches motor skills, body awareness, and social skills.
Let’s go Fishin’
- The original fishing game--its a classic!
- The game board spins and the fish open and close their mouths
- Includes 21 fish and 4 fishing poles
- Tested for quality and safety
- 21 colorful fish
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The fishing game is another favorite.
It’s great for visual focusing and tracking, as well as hand-eye coordination.
Tools for teaching preschoolers letters
LeapFrog Fridge Phonics Magnetic Letter Set
- Sing along to fun learning songs and explore the world of a to Z with colorful letter tiles that talk, sing and teach about the alphabet
- Features 26 interactive magnetic alphabet letters and tile reader that stick to magnetic surfaces
- Teaches the alphabet, phonics, fine motor skills and early vocabulary
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My kids LOVE this letter set. You can stick it on the fridge, or keep it separate just for homeschool time.
Each letter has a catchy little song that goes with it that teaches what the letter is and what sound it makes.
You can use it later too when your kiddo is old enough to start building sight words! (Oh, and if you don’t like the pink, it also comes in yellow!)
Melissa & Doug Letter Puzzle
- Self-Correcting Alphabet Letter Puzzle set includes 52 durable wooden pieces that help kids learn the ABCs as they match letters to pictures.
- “Self-correcting” means each piece has only one match that it fits, so kids can develop a sense of mastery. This alphabet wooden puzzle features both capital and lowercase letters and labeled images.
- ABC picture board pieces can be used on their own for countless letter games and activities and fit neatly in the sturdy wooden box.
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We have this puzzle and it is seriously awesome for teaching letter recognition, matching, and beginning sounds.
Alphabet chart
- Double Sided Poster - Front Vertical - Back Horizontal
- High-quality 3 MIL lamination for added durability
- Tear Resistant
- Easy to read, clear font for optimum learning
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If you have a homeschool space, an alphabet chart is a must. (We kept ours in the dining room!) My kids took turns pointing at the letters and practicing the sound(s) that the letter makes.
Classroom charts for Preschooling at Home
Speaking of charts, we use a LOT of charts in our homeschool space. My kids love ’em. Since kids are visual learners, I think having charts in your homeschool area is really helpful.
Weather chart
- Interactive chart includes arrows to cut out so you can point to weather photos.
- Use in class activities to collect data and chart weather, discuss the seasons, talk about changes.
- Extra Value: Back of chart features reproducible activities, subject information, and helpful tips.
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We have a weather chart just like this one.
The kids LOVE turning the arrow to the appropriate weather for the day.
It’s a simple and easy way to incorporate science into the day!
Number chart
- 17 x 22
- Resource guide
- Perfect addition to any classroom
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Okay, so I know your preschooler probably won’t be counting to 100 just yet. But he will eventually!
I love this 100’s chart because it separates even and odd numbers by color.
We use this chart ALL the time for counting, skip counting, math problems, and even/odd learning.
Pocket calendar
- Plastic dowel rod stitched inside each pocket chart for stability
- Realistic photographs in full color
- Also includes a 2-page activity guide
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A pocket calendar like this one is a must-have for any preschool classroom.
It’s great for teaching days of the week, months of the year, seasons, holidays, and so much more.
Preschool curriculum
I know I mentioned earlier that I love the Handwriting Without Tears curriculum for teaching preschoolers how to form letters and numbers…but what about the other subjects?
To be honest, for preschool I don’t use an all-in-one curriculum set.
I’m more of a mix-and-match kinda gal. In the early learning years, I buy a lot of workbooks from the Dollar Tree and the Target dollar spot.
I also search Pinterest for free printable learning activities.
BUT…If I were going to go with an all-in-one Preschool curriculum, I’d use the Horizons one. (I’m a huge fan of Horizons, especially for lower elementary math!)
- Prepare your three-year-old for preschool with a program precisely designed to address cognitive development, pre-reading and numeracy skills, and language acquisition.
- Integrating Bible stories with school readiness, the Horizons for Threes curriculum set features 40 weeks of lessons and activities to help your child get ready for a lifetime of learning!
- The teachers guide includes the instructions for teaching each lesson.
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Are you homeschooling preschool this year? Leave me a comment and let me know what’s on your must-have list!
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