With the latest school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most of us are now home schooling our children, and that means we need lots of extra supplies for the kids to complete the work being set by teachers. We're here to help cut down those costs, with the best deals on home school supplies.
Best Deals On Home Schooling Supplies
Whether you're looking for cheap printer paper and ink, cheap pens and pencils, cheap exercise and note books and more we're here to help. Here's the best deals on home school essentials:
Cheap Art Supplies
- Helix Oxford Mini Colouring Pencils (Pack of 12), assorted*only £1.25
- ArtBox Fine Tip Fibre Colouring Pen (Pack of 24)* just £1.45
- Harris 102041002 Artist, 10 Mixed Size Flat artis Paint Brushes* just £3.38 @ Amazon
- Eberhard Faber Street Marking Chalk (Pack of 6)* £1.26 @ Amazon
- Crayola Doodle Dog Arts and Crafts Toy with Pencils and Marker Pens*RRP £9.99 now £6 @ Amazon
- Staedtler 323 Triplus Colour Fibre-Tip Pens, 1.0 mm, Assorted Colours, Pack of 20* RRP £24.99 now £10 @ Amazon
- 15 Pack Kids Brushes Starter Kit* £5.99 @ Amazon
- Crayola 70 Piece Stationery Set* £10 or 2 for £15 @ Argos
- Chad Valley 250 Piece Super Art Set* £10 or 2 for £15 @ Argos
- Paint-Sation 5 Colour Pods Paint Set*was £8.99 now £4.99 with free delivery @ Bargain Max
- 6 Well Economy Paint Palette* £1.84 @ Amazon
- Childrens Paint Brushes 4 Chunky Brushes* £2.79 @ Amazon
- Staedtler 185 C24 Noris Colour Colouring Pencil 24 Pack* RRP £9.20 now £4 @ Amazon
Cheap Learning Resources
- Premier Stationery 54992 Clever Kids Magnetic Clock* RRP £5.99 now £3.14 @ Amazon
- Chad Valley Double Sided Wooden Easel* with clock, magnets, paper & eraser £22 @ Argos
- Student Learning Clock* £6.50 @ Amazon
- Wooden Counting Rods Set* was £12.99 now £9.99 @ Amazon
- Matching Letter Flash Card Game* from £14.99 @ Amazon
- BIC Velleda - Double-sided school board* £3.99 @ Amazon
- 3Pcs/Set Silicone Hand Writing Gripper Kids Children Pen Pencil Grip Corrector* £4.74 with free delivery @ eBay
- Mega Bloks Stack & Learn 80 Piece Set* £6.99 with free delivery @ Bargain Max
- Learning Resources Snap Cubes (Set of 100)* £10.95 @ Amazon
- Oocome Magnetic Arithmetic Learning Toy* £5.88 @ Amazon
- 71pcs Rainbow Counting Bears, Counting Bears Set with Matching Sorting Cups Dices and Tweezers* £11.99 @ Amazon
Cheap Educational Books
- Brighter Child Flash Cards* Numbers, shapes, words, maths from £2.23 @ Amazon
Cheap Pens & Pencils
- STAEDTLER 122-2 BK10 Noris HB Pencil with Eraser Tip, Double Stacked, Pack of 10* RRP £7.20 now £3.49 @ Amazon
- Highlighter - STABILO BOSS ORIGINAL Wallet of 4 Assorted Colours* RRP £4.13 now £2.66 @ Amazon
- Highlighter - STABILO BOSS ORIGINAL Pastel, Assorted Colours, Wallet of 4* RRP £7.58 now £2.41 @ Amazon
- BIC Kids Kid Couleur Felt Tip Pens, Assorted Colours, Pack of 12*RRP £5.35 now £2 @ Amazon
- Berol Handwriting Pens 2 Pack* RRP £3.18 now £1.75 @ Amazon
- Staedtler Noris HB Pencils, Pack of 5, yellow* RRP £3.40 now £1.75 @ Amazon
Cheap Foldback Clips, Scissors & Glue
- Emoji Rapesco 19 mm Fun Fold Back/Binder Clip 20 Pack* £1.15 @ Amazon
- Crayola Safety Scissors 2 Pack* £2.70 @ Amazon
- Pritt Stick Glue 3 Pack* RRP £4.99 now £2.75 @ Amazon
Cheap Craft Supplies
- Giant Box of Craft 1000 Pieces* £6 @ Hobbycraft
- Mega Craft Jar* £5.99 @ Amazon
- Chad Valley Be U 1000 Piece Sparkle Box* £10 or 2 for £15 @ Argos
Cheap Filing & Storage
- Rapesco 0689 A5 Plastic Popper Wallet, Assorted Transparent Colours, Pack of 5* £1.68 @ Amazon
- Expanding File Organiser with 24 Pockets* was £16.99 now £13.99 @ Amazon
- Exacompta PP covered Ring Binder, A4, 4 rings, 40 mm spine - Blue* £2.47 @ Amazon
- Rapesco Expanding Box File Document Organiser 19 Pocket* £11.99 in choice of 3 colours @ Amazon
- Summit, Punched Pockets A4, 100 Poly Pockets* £3.99 @ Amazon
Cheap Maths Sets & Calculators
- Helix Oxford 15cm Geometry Set* £1.50 @ Amazon
- Oxford Helix Maths Set with Storage Tin* RRP £5.99 now £2.49 @ Amazon
- Helix Value Compact Maths Set* £2 @ The Works
- Scientific Calculator* £3 @ The Works
Cheap Notebooks
- Silvine Exercise Books* from £2.89 for 10 @ Amazon
- A4 Refill Pad - 160 Pages* £1 @ The Works
Exercise Book & Pencil Bundles
Amazon are selling bundles with 10 Exercise Books and 30 HB Pencils for just £11.15. The exercise books are A4 48 page lined books, and the pencils are pre-sharpened #2 HB Amazon Basics. Choose from red*, purple*, yellow*, or light blue*. If you just need the exercise books Amazon sell Silvine Exercise Books* from £2.89.
Cheap Printer Paper & Ink
- Tesco Basics A4 White Paper 500 Sheets 70Gsm* £2.85 @ Tesco
- Tesco Ink Cartridges* from £5 @ Tesco
- AmazonBasics Multipurpose Copy Paper A4 75gsm, 5x500 Sheets, White* £17.99 @ Amazon
Free Educational Books For Kindle
After some books to help the kids with their learning at home? Here's some of the best free educational books for kids on Kindle:
- How Things Work Encyclopedia*
- The Periodic Table Book: A Visual Encyclopedia of the Elements*
- All Countries, Capitals and Flags of the World*
- Collins Mental Maths 8 Book Series*
- Collins Enriching English 8 Book Series*
- Collins Engaging English 15 Book Series*
Where To Buy Cheap Home Schooling Supplies
With only selected shops open for essential shopping only that means hitting the online stores, though luckily there are plenty that are offering cut-price school stationery supplies.
If you have an Amazon Prime account their Learning Store* is by far the best place to go, as you'll benefit on free delivery on all those little extras that you didn't realise the kids needed. Check the Amazon School Supplies Deals page* for new offers every day. The Amazon Basics Office Accessories Store* is the place to find all those storage and office supplies at low prices.
The supermarkets all have cheap school supplies that you can add to your online grocery shop, or pick up in store with your essentials. Right now Tesco* have lots of offers on home school supplies, with the cheapest price on printer paper* for printing off all those assignments from teachers.
The Works* is a great place to shop for bargain pens, notebooks, colouring pens and basic supplies. They also sell a lot of cheap craft materials for those school projects, as well as files and storage boxes to keep everything organised.
Hobbycraft* are the perfect place to find all the craft essentials for the fun school projects, as well as those more specialised items for children who are doing arts, crafts and design at home. They also have lots of fun free School Projects Guides* that give detailed step-by-step instructions and templates for projects that fit into the school curriculum.
Smiggle* may be pricey at full price, but hit their sale* and you can pick up some great bargains of fun, bright stationery and accessories.
Home schooling is proving to be a big challenge for most of us, especially if you're also having to work from home, or have more than one child to teach. Remember that teaching is a vocation, a profession that people train for years to do, and we can't hope to replicate that at the kitchen table. We can only do our best. Be kind to yourself, and good luck x
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