The Growing List of School Supplies

The list of school supplies vary by grade, but every student knows he or she can't get by the school year without the basics. These include glue, pencils, pens, notebooks, crayons, rulers, sharpeners, erasers, scissors, and a sturdy backpack to hold all of these things. The list grows longer the further a student progresses in his or her school life. Before you know it, middle school will be demanding even more items from your child than elementary school.

Around middle school, students start receiving lockers for their stuff, which is why combination locks are essential at this point. Calculators also become essential tools in middle school, given the level of math usually taught at this level. Some schools may require graphing calculators, although teachers advise against buying a calculator that can do nearly all the work. Meanwhile, to keep things organized, students may opt to buy a calendar or planner.

High school presents an even longer list of must-have items due to the increasingly advanced curriculum. Pocket dictionaries and thesauruses will come in handy at this point (you can also opt for a unified dictionary-thesaurus for easy storage). Markers and highlighters are also quite useful for high school students since they'll be doing an awful lot of reading compared with elementary and middle school.

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