Make sure your little one is prepared to start the year off right. Making your list is easy with this advice.
It’s that time of the year again! Back-to-school shopping can be both
easy and fun if you make sure to prepare a list ahead of time. A list
and a plan will reduce your stress level and make shopping fun for your
kids. Your school may have sent you a list to help you prepare for the
new year. If not, you can still get your little ones what they need at
prices you can afford with these simple checklists.
Kindergarten Summer
is coming to an end and it’s finally time to send your little one off
to school. Make it a success by getting your child everything he or she
needs to start the school year off confident and prepared. We’ve also
added a short list of optional items for classroom use. Many schools
run out of these important supplies halfway through the school year,
and greatly appreciate help from parents if there’s room in the budget. Necessities: - Book bag/backpack
- Lunchbox or insulated lunch bag
- School supply box
- Crayons
- School Glue
- Glue Sticks
- Safety scissors
- Washable markers
Optional: - Big box of facial tissue
- Package of baby wipes
- Disinfectant surface wipes
- Roll of paper towels
- Closable baggies
First and Second Grade By
the time your child reaches first and second grade, he or she is
getting accustomed to making new friends, learning new things, and
adjusting to the school calendar. Make sure when you pick out school
notebooks and book bags your child has a chance to choose ones that
reflects his or her individual style. He or she will want to give a
great first impression at the beginning of the year, and you can help
by providing as many options as possible to pick the “perfect” items. Necessities: - Book bag/backpack
- Lunchbox or insulated lunch bag
- School supply box
- No. 2 pencils
- Erasers
- Crayons
- School Glue
- Glue Sticks
- Safety scissors
- Washable markers
- Pocket folders
- Wide-ruled spiral notebooks and/or notebook paper
Optional: - Box of facial tissue
- Disinfectant surface wipes
- Antibacterial hand soap
- Roll of paper towels
- Closable baggies (gallon or quart)
Grades 3 – 5 Your
child may still be your baby, but during this time he or she is going
to want to pick out products that show maturity and independence. A big
kid now, these are your child’s last years of elementary school before
the big jump to middle school. At this stage children start learning
how to use a ruler and erasable ball-point pens. Necessities: - Backpack or book bag
- Lunchbox or insulated lunch bag
- Binder
- Pocket folders
- Wide-ruled spiral notebooks and/or notebook paper
- Small zippered bag for pencils
- Erasable ball-point pens (blue or black)
- No. 2 pencils
- Red felt-tip pen
- Highlighters
- Box of colored pencils
- Crayons
- Glue sticks
- Pointed scissors
- Ruler
- Box of gallon-size closable plastic bags
- 3 x 5 index cards
Optional: - Disinfectant wipes
- Box of Tissues
- Roll of paper towels
Make
sure to pick up extras of items your kids might go though rapidly.
Before school starts is the perfect time to stock up on underwear and
socks. Some other must-haves include juice boxes, bulk snacks and brown
paper bags for lunches. Buying these things in advance can make your
child’s (and your) transition into the school year that much smoother.
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