Grades K-12 · 10 items to buy for the whole stretch
The Complete Grades K-12 Supply List
Every item below comes straight out of the actual Grades K-12 lesson files — 45,370 material mentions, consolidated from 194 differently-worded raw phrasings, across 23,049 lessons and 32 subjects. Nothing here is a generic homeschool-supply guess.
The whole three-year stretch comes down to 10 things to shop for — a box of pencils, some paper, a Bible, and a handful of art and PE basics. Everything else, the curriculum expects you to already have.
Shop by grade
Each grade has its own printable one-page checklist.
Kindergarten Supply List
- 9 items to buy
- 337 lessons
Grade 1 Supply List
- 9 items to buy
- 982 lessons
Grade 2 Supply List
- 10 items to buy
- 1,116 lessons
Grade 3 Supply List
- 10 items to buy
- 1,324 lessons
Grade 4 Supply List
- 10 items to buy
- 1,384 lessons
Grade 5 Supply List
- 9 items to buy
- 1,350 lessons
Grade 6 Supply List
- 9 items to buy
- 1,260 lessons
Grade 7 Supply List
- 9 items to buy
- 1,260 lessons
Grade 8 Supply List
- 9 items to buy
- 1,260 lessons
Grade 9 Supply List
- 9 items to buy
- 3,244 lessons
Grade 10 Supply List
- 9 items to buy
- 3,224 lessons
Grade 11 Supply List
- 9 items to buy
- 3,244 lessons
Grade 12 Supply List
- 9 items to buy
- 3,064 lessons
Writing & Paper
The workhorses. Almost every subject, almost every day, comes back to a pencil and a sheet of paper.
Pencils
Standard #2 wooden pencils — the single most-used tool in the whole curriculum.
Called for in about 55% of Grades K-12 lessons (12,666 times) — but a pencil is a multi-week tool, not a single-use one, so lesson-mentions don't equal pencils to buy. A standard 12-count box per student comfortably covers a full school year of daily work, plus a few spares for the ones that roll under the couch.
Paper & notebooks
Plain or wide-ruled paper for writing, math work, and drawing. A basic notebook or a stack of loose-leaf sheets both work fine.
Called for 12,095 times in Grades K-12 — since each use is generally a single sheet, that works out to roughly 12,095 sheets, or about 25 reams of paper (500 sheets each) for the whole stretch. This is the one item on this page where the mention count really is close to the shopping number.
Erasers
Pencil erasers — pink block erasers or eraser caps both work.
4,539 mentions in Grades K-12, but erasers wear down slowly and are easy to share between lessons — one or two block erasers, or a small multi-pack, is plenty for the year, not 4,539 individual erasers.
Art Supplies
Color for art projects, and a recurring helper for diagrams, maps, and hands-on Bible, history, and science work.
Crayons or colored pencils
A basic 24-count box of either crayons or colored pencils. The lessons ask for “crayons or colored pencils” interchangeably — you only need one of the two, not both.
Needed in about 28% of Grades K-12 lessons — mostly Art, and a recurring helper in Bible, History, and Science. One box of either crayons or colored pencils lasts the whole stretch; buying both is a nice-to-have, not a requirement.
Bible & Books
The curriculum itself supplies every reading passage and lesson text. The one book a family needs to add is a Bible.
Bible
A King James Version Bible, or an age-appropriate KJV children's storybook Bible for younger readers.
Referenced 3,164 times in Grades K-12, but every family needs exactly one copy per student (or one shared family copy) — the lessons don't call for more than that.
Cutting & Adhesive
Used with parent help, mostly for Art — cutting, pasting, and simple hands-on projects.
Glue stick
A standard washable glue stick, sized for small hands.
914 mentions, all in Art — glue sticks dry out more than they run out, so 2-3 for the year (one as backup) is sensible, not one per lesson.
Scissors
Blunt-tip, child-safe scissors, used with parent supervision as the lessons direct.
One pair covers every one of the 914 mentions in Grades K-12 (all in Art) for the whole stretch.
Movement & PE
Most Physical Education needs nothing but open space (see “you probably already have these” below). A short list of games call for actual equipment.
Balls (assorted)
A soft, all-purpose ball for catching, kicking, and rolling games in PE. A few lessons suggest a rolled-up sock or beanbag as a free substitute.
PE calls for “a ball” in a range of games (249 mentions in Grades K-12) — one all-purpose soft or bouncy ball satisfies most of them.
Jump rope
A jump rope sized to the student's height. A length of rope or clothesline is an explicitly offered substitute in a few lessons.
One jump rope covers every one of the 51 mentions in Grades K-12.
Hula hoop
A standard kids' hula hoop. One lesson offers a jump rope tied in a loop as a homemade substitute.
One hula hoop covers every one of the 4 mentions in Grades K-12.
Stopwatch or timer
Something to time an activity with.
Every one of the 232 mentions in Grades K-12 explicitly lists “or a phone” (or a kitchen timer/clock) as the default — so this genuinely needs no purchase. A dedicated kids' stopwatch is a nice-to-have, never a requirement.
Technology
Occasional, supervised use of a device the family already owns — this section is here for completeness, not to sell you a device.
Computer or tablet access
Occasional, supervised use of a family computer, tablet, or phone — for audio playback and a handful of computer-skills lessons.
1,020 mentions in Grades K-12, and every one of them says “with parent permission” or is simply audio playback — this means using a device the family already has, not buying a new one. No specific device or purchase is required.
You probably already have these — no need to buy
These come from 1080 different real phrasings in the lesson files (3,142 mentions total) — mostly Physical Education asking for open space, comfortable clothes, or simply nothing at all. None of it is a purchase, and none of it is linked below on purpose.
- Nothing at all (103 lesson-mentions — e.g. “No equipment needed — just room to move”; “None needed”; “Depends on chosen activity”)
- Comfortable clothes & shoes (257 lesson-mentions — e.g. “Comfortable clothes”; “Comfortable clothes you can move in”; “Comfortable walking shoes”)
- Open space to move (348 lesson-mentions — e.g. “Open floor space”; “Open space”; “Open space (room or yard)”)
- The kitchen, pantry, or a snack (169 lesson-mentions — e.g. “Water bottle”; “A water bottle”; “A cup of water”)
- A seed, pot, or garden spot (13 lesson-mentions — e.g. “A seed or small plant, a pot or garden spot, soil, and water”; “A garden spot or pot, soil, a seed or small plant, and water”; “Gardening gloves, a small pot or garden bed, seeds or a seedling (depending on task)”)
- A parent, sibling, or partner to join in (199 lesson-mentions — e.g. “A parent or sibling if available”; “A wall or partner”; “A parent or lifeguard present for any pool practice - never swim alone”)
- Everyday odds & ends (2,053 lesson-mentions — e.g. “Calculator (optional)”; “Periodic table”; “Graphing calculator”)
Counts are lesson-mentions gathered across all Grades K-12 course files at build time, then grouped by hand into this shopping list. “Percent of lessons” and “subjects” badges reflect that same real data.