Homeschooling 101: Teacher Perks & Educational Discounts

With the growing number of homeschoolers, many companies that have traditionally offered educational or teacher discounts also extend these perks to parent-teachers who educate their children at home. Some require a teacher ID, but often a photo ID will qualify you for these discounts. 

Adobe Systems offers an educational discount on its monthly subscription of programs in its Creative Cloud. Discounted rates are available for individual app subscriptions as well as the full suite of apps for graphic design, video editing, web development, and photography.

Looking for a new laptop or iPad? Apple Store offers varying discounts on its products and accessories through the Apple Education Store. Be mindful of the limit on the number of products you can purchase in a given time frame.

Michaels Craft Store has a teacher discount program that, with registration, gives participants a 15% discount on all eligible products (usually anything not already on sale). This is a great place to get your art and craft supplies for your learning activities all year long.

Most of the major office supply stores offer a rewards program and special discounts for teachers, including Office Depot/Office Max and Staples. If you are a member of HSLDA, there are also additional discounts available on products and print services at Office Depot.

Check with your local museums, zoos, and aquariums for free or discounted homeschool days or teacher admission days. Some will include homeschool teachers as part of their promotion.

During Teacher Appreciation Week in May, several places offer free or BOGO deals to teachers. This past year, Chipotle, Chick-fil-A, and Raising Cane’s are just some of the restaurants that rewarded home educators with free or discounted meals.

While not a program for teachers, your kids can earn a free child-sized pizza as part of the Pizza Hut BOOKIT! Program. You register each of your children to earn six vouchers, one per month. As the teacher, you determine what the requirement is to earn them each month once you receive them in the mail.

Do you know of any additional teacher discount programs that include home educators? Have you taken advantage of any of these discounts? Share in the comments below.

CHEA does not endorse any of the companies listed above. We are providing this list as resources to our readers. We leave the decision of whether or not to use them to each family. Information is correct and accurate at the time of publication. Confirm availability and details of each discount with each vendor.

By Katie Julius