Saving Money on Homeschool Supplies with the Dollar Store

Buying homeschooling supplies can get costly. Just take a trip to your local teacher supply store and you’ll learn that basic supplies can be a bit over priced. You can find saving on many of these items from your local Dollar Store. By Dollar Store, I’m referring to stores where items cost 1 dollar or less. Here are the items worth purchasing at the Dollar Store and some to avoid.

Supplies worth purchasing from the Dollar Store.

• Reading and Math workbooks for many grades. – These workbooks are not very thick but teach well. I have seen them with Disney characters too!
• Stickers – Please don’t buy stickers any other place. They have so many to choose from and they are quality stickers. The kids really enjoy picking out their stickers.
• Large wall maps – I bought a U.S map and it is huge and very nice
• Notebooks
• Folders
• Construction paper
• Lined Paper
• File Folders
• Poster Board
• Pencils
• Storage Bins – They usually have some really cute stackable ones at the beginning of the school year.
• Board Books – Great for Pre-Schoolers
• Coloring Books
• Word Search/Dot-To-Dot Books
• Math Flash Cards
• Brads – You’ll need these for lap booking
• Paper Clips
• Thumb Tacks
• Educational Posters
• Craft Supplies (craft sticks, glitter, foam pieces, paper plates, googly eyes, pipe cleaners, pom poms)

Supplies to avoid from the Dollar Store

• Glue – Only get Elmers. The dollar store glue is terrible
• Markers – Only purchase Crayola
• Crayons – Only purchase Crayola
• Scissors – Fiskars are the best
• Paint

If you haven’t given the Dollar Store a chance, give it a try, you don’t have much to lose, except for a few dollars of course. I’ve saved a bundle of money over the last several years. If you know of any Dollar Store finds that I’ve missed please share in the comments below.