With back-to-school season right around the corner, it’s time to start preparing school supply lists with everything your kids will need. Whether they’re a new kindergartener, a first-time campus dweller or a keen homeschooler, we got you.
After poring over lists from school boards across Canada, we’ve collected the essentials—from pens and pencils to notebooks and Post-its—t
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Kindergarten
It’s a big—and exciting—moment to have your little one start kindergarten. They’re off to formally learn about the world through art, literacy, math and play. Help ease them into the fun world of school education with all the right supplies from washable markers and construction paper to easy-open lunch boxes and—sigh—glue.
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Elementary School: Grades 1 to 3
You blinked and your babies have hit grade school. Before your little ones can shop for themselves, it’s important to keep them outfitted with every essential. From kids backpacks to folders to a new pair of gym shoes, check off all the items in this back-to-school shopping list for grades one through three.
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Elementary School: Grades 4 and 5
While standard pencils are still a must, kids in higher primary grades start needing more advanced school supplies like permanent pens (yikes!), highlighters and even calculators. Think of buying a bigger backpack for these years as binders and folders need more space than that old stuffed animal your little one couldn’t leave home without.
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Middle School
Help your middle schooler make a seamless transition to their teen years with the right school supplies to keep them afloat in a sea of new academic and social demands. Usually around this age, kids start wanting a much more active role in choosing their backpacks, lunch bags and binders, so why not shop online together this year?
Must-Haves
- Backpack
- Lunch bag
- Pencil case
- No. 2 pencils
- Mechanical pencils
- Ballpoint pens
- Scientific calculator
- White school glue
- Liquid paper
- Highlighter
- Eraser
- Binders
- Subject divider notebooks
- Loose-leaf lined paper
- Reinforcements
- Index cards
- Graph paper
- Protractor
- Subject dividers
- Report covers
- Combination lock
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High School
With adulthood on the not-so-distant horizon, your high schoolers will need a strong academic foundation to cross that bridge and organization is key. With many subjects and multiple teachers, the high school supply list of essentials now includes subject dividers and the all-important assignment planner to keep them organized.
Must-Haves
- Backpack
- Pencil case
- Mechanical pencils
- No. 2 pencils
- Multicoloured ballpoint pens
- Sharpie permanent markers
- Highlighter
- Subject dividers
- Eraser
- Binders
- Binder pouches
- Subject divider notebooks
- Loose-leaf lined paper
- Weekly assignment planner
- Index cards
- Graph paper
- Printer paper
- Reinforcements
- 3-hole puncher
- Geometry set
- Report covers
- 8” scissors
- Scientific calculator
- Stapler
- Combination lock
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University/College
The needs of college and university students extend far beyond those of the classroom, as the dorm room is where they will spend most of their time. Outfitting the dormitory space can be expensive, so finding all-in-one products like Bed in a Bag can be a great cost-saving solution. Oh, and buying a milk frother will definitely save them trips to the fancy coffee shop.
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Dorm Zone
Must-Haves
- Coffee pod maker
- Kettle
- Blender
- Mini fridge
- Compact microwave
- Cutlery set
- Vacuum
- Trash can
- Space heater/fan
- Power strip
- Extension cord
- Picture hanging strips
- Cube organizer
- Drawer cart
- Shelving system
- Hooks
- Hangers
- Zippered mattress protector
- Bed sheets
- Shoe rack
- Full-length door mirror
- Shower caddy organizer
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