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I'm contemplating my ever present curriculum junkie wishlist and got to thinking...
What do you ladies consider to be the the top 10 must have best materials in a Catholic homeschooling home? Not including the obvious bible, catechism and various charlotte mason books! 
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Martha we love Anna Botsford Comstock's Handbook of Nature Study, it see's ALOT of action here!! Also the ever famous Favorite Poems Old and New by Helen Ferris.
For Catholic material, the CHC Spellers are pretty hard to beat, if you like workbooks
Have fun with your list!
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Not counting books, I think we must have:
Lots of paper - esp. 10x13 or larger for drawing
Crayons, markers, colored pencils, paints
magnifying glass
microscope
scale
tape measure / ruler
blank, bound books for journals
That's my top 10.
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Ooh! I love a challenge like this!I like to think if I lived on a boat, like Jennifer, and had to really pare down, what would I keep?
My top 10 must haves:
1. pencils for sketching
2. colored pencils
3. paper to use as is or make into journals
4. scissors
5. field guides
6. internet (for access to Google and this forum!)
7. a library card
8. a good world atlas
9. transportation
10. a sense of adventure!
Everything else is just gravy!
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Meredith wrote:
Martha we love Anna Botsford Comstock's Handbook of Nature Study, it see's ALOT of action here!! Also the ever famous Favorite Poems Old and New by Helen Ferris.
For Catholic material, the CHC Spellers are pretty hard to beat, if you like workbooks
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I agree the catholic speller series is very good.
How would you rate the Favorite Poems Old and New against Harp and Laurel Wreath? Anyone?
The Comstock book, it's on my wishlist.
1. saint bio books (it's hard to find catholic stuff at the library!)
2. prisma color pencils
3. rosetta stone (language of choice, but I really like the program)
still thinking...
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1. Maxwell House Bold (big can)
2. Extra loud alarm clock
3. Good quality dark chocolate
4. A bottle of red wine for the end of the day....
I don't think that's exactly what you ment...
The Comstock book is on my list too. A good pencil sharpener. 3 ring binders and a 3 hole punch. Digi camera.
Interesting question and great timing Martha, I'm going to think on this some more...
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I had started a thread back in April or May for Liturgical books to help me plan better and Paula in MN mentioned A Year With God, so I ordered it even though I was wary with the cost...but now that I have it I am wondering how we ever lived without it, I was worried (before it came) that my 10yr old son would be too old for it...he was looking over my shoulder with excitement when it came. So this book is now on my top 10 list! And thanks Paula for guiding me to it!
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LOL Lisa - how could I not have those on my list?! 
#4 Having everything you need to do your plans actually purchased and on hand. ug. I hate having to get something every time I turn around or worse, half way through the day I plan to do it. 
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I'm good with Lisa's list !!!
Actually, as we are expecting our sixth soon, I have found my small family has outgrown my school organization & storage methodology! So top of my list would be (aside from the obvious -- books-- and that must-have list is always hopelessly long): Effective means of storage for school supplies for all ages. Those that will allow easy access for the bigs and limited access for the littles!
I would also like to create a few activity trays for my 3 & soon to be 5 year old (again the access issue...). We've not done anything like that before.
Between those 2 categories I think my list would top ten!
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I love the Helen Ferris compilation as well as Harp & Laurel Wreath, we've used them both since the beginning of our home schooling adventure 7 years ago  I don't think I could part with either one of them
And Lisbet, your list looks ALOT like mine 
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Well..
-I think that the Helen Farris Anthology would top our list (along with a new anthology every couple of years)
(-Books....lots of them)
-Good quality art supplies (we use Derwent pencils and I have brainwashed my kids into extra care of them )ie. good watercolors, pencils, colored pencils
-SCULPEY!! covers over a multitude of restless hands
-Paper, lots of kind, accesible
-a 'craft shelf' (had one since the beginning and always set one up no matter where we live, or how temporarily we live there!!)
-A library card
-the internet (and at times when mom is on it too much that would change to my 'thing to drop' list)
-chocolate
-a sport for mom to run off the excess steam (utimate frisbee fits that bill this year)
-a good math program that I don't need to think about too much
That's 10 (or eleven )
Kristie
ps Lisbet- your list looks good- I 'm not a coffee drinker so sub in tea, and I'll pass on the wine for a nice dark stout!
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I liked Lisa's list too! We're just starting our 3rd year of homeschooling and I don't feel experienced enough yet to list a specific top ten, but our boys always are using a field guide of some sort and all the crafting supplies are good. I've enjoyed seeing the lists so far. Would be good for me to have a top ten to keep me focused on the important things.
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This list is not just for the pros!
Any curriculum item that you've loved using counts!
Let's see I was on
#5 chess game
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Oooh! This is too tempting to pass up. Let me think...my top tens...
1. My home printer/copier!!
2. My laminator!
3. Catholic World History Timeline and Guide by Marcia Neill
4. Any of the Beautiful Feet Literature Approach Guides
5. A REALLY great map
6. A quality set of color pencils (I like Derwent and Prismacolor,) and several sets of Prang color pencils for smaller people
7. I'm seconding or thirding Comstock's book
8. Reader's Digest North American Wildlife (always goes in the pack for Nature Walks - we always start with this book!)
9. Shelves dh mounted on the wall in the learning room
10. 2 sets of Sharpies in every color of the rainbow
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Maps!! Lots and lots of maps. We have a map of the world for a shower curtain,maps of Great Britain taped to the coffee table, maps of ancient Rome, Poland, North and South America, ect. all over the place! Between bookcases and maps it is hard to find a wall around here
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I was just telling Theresa yesterday that I absolutely have to have a Catholic Moms calendar! It is the only way that I can organize our busy days. After that, I go with Lisa's list--my first order of business everyday is coffee and my calendar!
Since I have joined this forum, I have purchased so many books, but I would have to say that top tens are ...
computer and printer/photocopier (and Internet)
Catholic World History Timeline
Saints biographies (love those Vision Books)
A Math program
Notebooks and pencils for sketching (still thinking about what works best for us)
Art supplies--paper, sculpey, pastels, paints
Is this a good start? Still thinking ...
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What great lists everybody has!
Here's mine:
1. my scanner/copier & new laminator!! (they work as a "team" )
2. internet access (for these boards and unit study planning)
3. the shelves of great living books I've grabbed on sale at the Green Valley Book Fairs (or a library card )
4. a good pair of mud boots for each of my future farmers and for me
5. my dh! (ewww...maybe I should have put him at the top of my list )
6. all kinds of paper for everything
7. craft glue
8. the notebooks I've put together from everyone's great ideas on these boards  for lessons (which do all the work for me!)
8. art supplies & prints
9. math manipulatives
10. good music
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I liked Lisa's list.
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Ok, seriously:
1. Prismacolor pencils
2. Dover Coloring books and Stained Glass
3. Globe and Atlas of US and world
4. Quiet Environment and a patient mother
5. Inspiring fellow mothers/families
6. Funny picture books---ones that make everyone laugh
7. Bethlehem books---all of them
8. Great educational DVDs
9. A Fantastic Park nearby
10. Colorful and fun eductional book "series" (like Let's Read and Find Out Science, Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists/Composers, One Small Square, My Health series--Silverstein, If You Lived in the Time of...., You Wouldn't Want to Be a...., DK Eye Know, DK Eye Wonder, DK Watch Me Grow, Bobbie Kalman Historic Communites, Poetry for Young People series, Picture the Past series, Precious Life books, Sing Along Stories (Hoberman), Jean Marzollo Bible series....these are coming to mind as indispensable for us.)
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11. Kumon Workbooks
12. Seton Religion K-6 and Reading Comp. 3-8 workbook series (fascinating!)
(Gotta have those quick and easy workbooks that WORK! )
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My 19 yr. old daughter (Kate) just added:
13. "Plenty of opportunity to learn musical instruments"
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