Maybe you buy homeschooling supplies throughout the year or maybe you buy them in bulk once or twice year. Since we follow a Waldorf approach, we are rotating our lessons throughout the year making it both fun and maybe stressful to plan for upcoming units and main lesson blocks. Currently we are working towards handwork projects, our Botany main lesson block and Mineralogy main lesson block.



The materials from this homeschool haul are primarily from A Child’s Dream and Michael’s Craft Store, with some books, games and pencils coming from Amazon and JetPens.
Shopping guide (non affiliate links except for Amazon)
A Child’s Dream
- Main Lesson or Drawing Book – Portrait Format
- Handwork Embroidery Scissors
- Sugar ‘n Cream Cotton Yarn – Light Blue
- Easy CROCHET Dishcloths
- Wood Knitting Needle End Caps (Pair)
- Wood Knitting Needle Dowels – 12″ long (Pair)
- Organic Plant Dyed Finger Knitting Yarn Set
- My Bed by Salley Mavor
- Eco Wool Batting – Waldorf doll and toy stuffing, felting core wool
- Stockmar Watercolor Paint 50ml
- Fiskars Adult Fabric Scissors
- Cross Stitch Needles
- Gold Eye Felt Sewing Needles
- Painting and Drawing in Waldorf Schools
- World Tales for Family Storytelling III for Children Aged 8-11 Years
Amazon
- Professor Noggin’s Ancient Civilizations Trivia Card Game – an Educational Trivia Based Card Game for Kids
- Professor Noggin’s History of The United States Trivia Card Game
- Wooden Mancala Game Set & Supplies
- Theory of Colours: illustrated with all the original diagrams
- Geology Underfoot in Southern California
- Roadside Geology of Southern California (Roadside Geology Series)
- Rocks: A Very Short Introduction
- Rust-Oleum 267028 Specialty Matte Finish Spray, 11 oz, Clear
- Handy Art Student Acrylic 16 ounce, White Gesso, 1 Pound
- General Pencil 4400-12A General’s Pastel Chalk Pencils, 12 Colors, Multicolor, 7 x 1/4 x 1/4 in
- General Pencil 2 Piece Multi-Pastel Chalk Pencils, White
- 20 Pack Canvases for Painting with 8×10, Painting Canvas for Oil & Acrylic Paint
- Liquitex Professional Heavy Body Acrylic Paint, 12 x 22ml (0.74-oz), Essentials Set
JetPens
- Blackwing 602 Pencils – Firm Lead – Pack of 12
- Blackwing Natural Pencils – Extra Firm Lead – Pack of 12
- Blackwing Pearl Pencils – Pearlescent Blue – Balanced Lead – Pack of 12
- Blackwing Pencil Replacement Eraser – Navy Blue – Pack of 10
- Blackwing Pencil Replacement Eraser – Green – Pack of 10



Homeschool Haul Fall 2024
Our Fall 2024 Homeschool Haul is primarily composed of books and resources for our two upcoming units of Chemistry and Anatomy. I have separate videos for Anatomy (both the Waldorf approach and a unit study approach) and Chemistry (both the Waldorf approach and a unit study approach). This homeschool haul contains both new and second hand materials, but links to everything may be found on the blog post that accompanies this video. While most items were either purchased from Amazon or thrift books (or locally), Amazon affiliate links are shared on the post. I encourage you to choose a retailer you want to support.
Shopping guide (non affiliate links except for Amazon)
- Anatomicum Junior (Welcome To The Museum) Hardcover – by Jennifer Z Paxton
- Chemistry in classes 7 and 8 for class teachers of Steiner/Waldorf schools by Graham Kennish
- The Qur’anic Prescription: Unlocking the Secrets to Optimal Health by Madiha M. Saeed
- Anatomicum: Welcome to the Museum Hardcover – by Jennifer Z. Paxton
- Chemistry Around Us: A Poetry Book Paperback – by Elizabeth Woods
- Molecular Model Kit, 444 Pcs Organic Molecular Chemistry Set
- The Human Body Atlas: How the human body works Hardcover – by National Geographic
- The Elements Book: A Visual Encyclopedia of the Periodic Table (DK Our World in Pictures) Hardcover –by DK (Author), Smithsonian Institution
- Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe by Theodore Gray (Author), Nick Mann (Photographer)
- Painless Chemistry by Loris Chen
- SAT Vocabulary Flashcards: 500 Cards Reflecting the Most Frequently Tested SAT Words + Sorting Ring for Custom Study (Barron’s SAT Prep) Third Edition by Sharon Weiner Green M.A.
- The Periodic Table: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) 2nd Edition by Eric R. Scerri
- Super Simple Chemistry: The Ultimate Bitesize Study Guide by DK
- Basher Science: Chemistry: Getting a Big Reaction Paperback – by Simon Basher (Author, Illustrator), Dan Green (Author)
- Basher Science: The Complete Periodic Table: All the Elements with Style! Paperback – by Adrian Dingle (Author), Simon Basher (Author, Illustrator), Dan Green (Author)
- DK Eyewitness Books: Chemistry: Discover the Amazing Effect Chemistry Has on Every Part of Our Lives by Ann Newmark
- Everything You Need to Ace Chemistry in One Big Fat Notebook by Workman Publishing (Author), Jennifer Swanson (Author)
- Math Roller Stamps
- Chemistry the Waldorf Way: A Manual for Teachers Grades 7-8 by Roberto Trostli (Author)



Mini Homeschool Haul
Enjoy these late additions to our homeschool haul! These are a few items I purchased for our Anatomy and Chemistry Main lesson blocks with the exception of Oceanarium which I plan to use for our opening activities.
Buyer’s Guide (non-affiliate links except Amazon)
- Oceanarium: Welcome to the Museum
- Decorably 16 Physics Posters for Classroom High School
- Food Anatomy: The Curious Parts & Pieces of Our Edible World
- Carson Dellosa The 100+ Series: Human Body Workbook
- Pasimy 23 Pcs Science Classroom Decorations Chemistry Matter Posters Set Science Lab
- Decorably 16 Science Biology Posters – 11x17in Poster


Book Haul
Our homeschool runs on books among other things. Having a home library takes time and money to put together. While there are many books I buy new, there are many I buy second hand from thrift stores or the library bookstore. I have my eye out for certain kinds of books, so it’s become easy to for me to browse the books and pull the ones I think will work for us. I love illustrated books, especially the ones that have robust content. I think picture books are an undervalued and under estimated literary resource. If I find a beautifully illustrated book, it’s hard to pass up. I look for non-fiction mainly.
I rarely buy fiction, except for a few series or works of literature or classics. I rarely have the children get their fiction books from the library. Next, I look for books in science or history primarily, but am thrilled to find math and language arts resources. I look for upper elementary and middle school level books mostly, or books for younger children in which the author isn’t ‘talking down’ to the reader. I love living books! But it’s sometimes hard to tell if a book is a living book at first glance. I also keep in mind the main lesson blocks or unit studies I have coming up to see if a resource will fit. Sometimes, I buy a book I already own because I know it’s good, and it will make a great gift to another homeschooler!
Buyer’s Guide (non-affiliate links except Amazon)
- Everything You Need to Ace Math in One Big Fat Notebook: The Complete Middle School Study Guide (Big Fat Notebooks)
- Everything You Need to Ace American History in One Big Fat Notebook: The Complete Middle School Study Guide (Big Fat Notebooks)
- Everything You Need to Ace Chemistry in One Big Fat Notebook (Big Fat Notebooks)
- Janice Vancleave’s Physics for Every Kid: 101 Easy Experiments in Motion, Heat, Light, Machines, and Sound
- Janice VanCleave’s Biology For Every Kid: 101 Easy Experiments That Really Work
- Janice VanCleave’s Earth Science for Every Kid: 101 Easy Experiments that Really Work
- Ears (You and Your Body Series) by Douglas Mathers
- Prehistoric Worlds: An Interactive Book with Tabs, Folds, Flaps, Acetates, and Wheels
- If You Were Me and Lived in… Renaissance Italy by Carole P. Roman
- If You Were Me and Lived in…the Middle Ages by Carole P. Roman