42 Back-to-School Supplies

Technically, I’m probably late with this 42 Back-to-School Supplies list!  In my neck of the woods (Southern California), children started back to school this past Wednesday!  But, I wanted to go ahead and post this list anyway, because when doing a household inventory, it is easy to overlook things like school supplies.

If you follow my series of household inventory lists, thanks for checking back in!  If you are a new reader to this series, welcome!  I do household inventory lists of 42 (named for the “4 Two” part of the Toot Sweet 4 Two name of this blog) because I’m working on my own household inventory and I thought I’d share it as I go.  I do this because we lost our home in a wildfire in 2007 and it took me 9 months of working nights and weekends to do our household inventory list for our insurance company.

By sharing these lists online, I hope to help others move forward in creating their own household inventory, either pro-actively by creating one now or reactively if doing one for claims purposes.  As I write this, I’ve learned that more than 500 homes have been lost in the fire burning near Yosemite National Park in California.

If nothing more, these lists are always available to help people who have suffered a catastrophic loss by jogging their memories.  A quick scan of these lists will conjure up an “oh, yea, I had one of those” type response, if needed.

Check out last year’s post about back-to-school, called 5 Little Rules.  It has an adorable video of one of my great-nieces sharing what she learned on her first day back-to-school.  Plus, last year my sister, Dawn, a former elementary school principal (she’s retired) shared 42 Ways to Help Your Child at School – excellent suggestions for all parents of school-age children.

So, here’s the list of 42 Back-to-School supplies probably laying around your home and/or in your child’s backpack:

1. Backpack
2. Lunch bags, boxes
3. Notebooks, notepads
4. Pens, pencil box/pouch
5. Pencils, pencil sharpener
6. Erasers, pencil top eraser caps
7. Glue and glue sticks
8. Tape, tape dispenser
9. Ruler, protractor
10. Paper clips, binder clips
11. Crayons, colored pencils
12. Markers, highlighters
13. Pocket project organizers/folders
14. Scissors
15. Index cards
16. Post-It notes
17. 3-ring binder(s)
18. 3-hole punched looseleaf paper
19. Zipper binder
20. Sheet protectors
21. Correction tape, white-out
22. Dry erase, corkboard, chalkboard
23. Dry erase markers, chalk
24. Push pins
25. Dry erase and chalk erasers
26. Dry erase and chalk board cleaner
27. Labels
28. Stapler, staples, staple puller
29. Calculator
30. Flash cards
31. Construction paper
32. Arts and crafts supplies
33. Flash drives and other technology
34. Locker kit, shelves, supplies, lock
35. Rubber bands, Velcro straps
36. Books, book covers, bookmarks
37. School uniforms
38. Gym clothes
39. Gym bag
40. Hand sanitizer, hand wipes
41. Travel pack tissue
42. Keys and keychain

And, here’s your FREE printable checklist to add to your household inventory binder:  TS4T Checklist – 42 Back-to-School Supplies.

Hope your family’s first week back-to-school has been fun and eventful for everyone!

Tootles,

 

Related Posts:

(other lists of 42 household inventory items)

NOTE:  this list below is not all inclusive.  For the complete list of 42 household inventory lists created so far, visit my Archives – By Category section!

• 42 Kitchen Basics for Your New Home
• 42 Grilling Supplies and Accessories for Outdoor Cooking
• 42 Cooking Essentials for a Well-stocked Kitchen
• 42 Baking Essentials
• 42 Pantry Essentials
• 42 Nice-to-Have Kitchen Gadgets
• 42 Cleaning Supplies and Equipment in Your Home
• 42 Things in Your Laundry Room
• 42 Things in Your Living Room, Family Room and/or Great Room
• 42 Storage Solutions for Your Home