Other things to have on hand...
A good map! I have a little atlas but I much prefer to keep a big rolled up laminated wall map beside me and unroll it so everyone can lie on it and see where they are. A globe is also nice.
This large, heavy doorstop has been invaluable to us. The pictures are big and glossy and well done and the mini biographies are full of more information than I need for my littles to enjoy a piece of art but wouldn't likely be enough for an older child.
Nicely done. Not too much information to overwhelm younger students but enough to answer everyone's questions about who the vikings were.
My completely unprofessional opinion about dictionaries is this: buy a grown-up dictionary right off the bat and forget about children's versions, which they quickly outgrow anyway. You may as well teach them how to look up a word properly as soon as they're able to because the rest of their school days will be spent doing just that. Choose whichever publisher you like; I prefer Oxford.
A birdfeeder, or a flat space to spread seeds, and a good birding guide for your area. Also nice are other nature guides, to local plants, flowers, tracks, insects...as much or as little as your interests and pocketbook allow.
We're still in the early years, of course. Who knows what will be invaluable reference material a few years from now.
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