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| Resources |  1. A comprehensive atlas
2. A globe
3. A historical atlas
4. Poetry anthologies
5. An encyclopedia
6. A science encyclopedia
7. TV and video
8. Math dictionary
9. Art and craft materials
10. Science equipment like thermometers, magnets
11. Computer with word processing, and CD ROM facilities
12. A dictionary, a biographical dictionary and a dictionary of quotations
13. Math resources such as scales, measuring tapes, measuring jugs, tens and unit blocks, a fraction board, dice, and so on
14. Design and make it materials, again too numerous to detail here, things like electric circuits, model making, and so on
15. Storage boxes and trays
Along with those general materials there are many more specialist materials available, depending on the child’s interest. Of course not all home educators have to use all of these things. There can be a tendency, especially when starting home education, to buy almost everything in sight with the confidence that it will make home education easier.
As well as basic resources, there are also curriculum materials to be considered. They are various books, workbooks, photocopiable sheets; and increasingly, videos and software. A lot of companies produce an excellent variety of videos covering all the primary subjects in a fun and interesting way and most of their programs are associated with pupil material.
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