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Moms are always busy and therefore having a back to school checklist is one way of keeping organized (and sane) when trying to get the right back to school supplies for your kids. The following are back to school supplies list for the different stages of school. These lists are by no means definitive but should serve a guides for the main school supplies your child would likely need at any stage.
Ideally, you should have a list of supplies via a letter from  school. If not, you can always phone the school and get an updated school  supplies list or check the school website:

School Uniform Checklist:

• check school uniform and shoes/sneakers still fit

• buy school uniform and gym kit if needed

• buy school shoes if needed

• buy school backpack for daily use

Preschool Supplies List:

• Lunch box (or bag) with name label

• Plastic drink container with name label

• Freezer packs for lunch boxes/bags

• Apron or art smock

• Change of clothes in case of toilet accidents or spillage

• Healthy packaged snacks

Elementary School Supplies List:

• Apron or art smock

• Lunch box

• Drinks container

• Packaged snacks

• Freezer packs for lunch boxes

• Files/folders

• Pens/Pencils

• School backpack that can hold a lunch box, files/folders  and pens/pencils supplies

• Crayons

• Washable markers

• Glue stick(s)

• Eraser

• Pencil sharpener

Middle School Supplies List:

• School backpack/ book bag

• Binders for each subject

• Binder dividers

• Folders for each subject (for handouts)

• Highlighters

• Pencils

• Pens

• Markers

• Ruler

• Compass

• Spiral notebook

• Mini stapler

• Protractor

• Loose leaf paper

• Dictionary

• Thesaurus

• Planner/Organizerto keep track of homework assignments

• USB or Zip drive to save work done on home and school  computers

High School Supplies Checklist:

• School backpack/ book bag

• Binders for each subject

• Binder dividers

• Folders for each subject (for handouts)

• Highlighters

• Pencils

• Pens

• Markers

• Ruler

• Compass

• Spiral notebook

• Mini stapler

• Protractor

• Dictionary

• Thesaurus

• Loose leaf paper

• Planner/ Organizer to keep track of homework assignments

• Calculator

• USB or Zip drive to save work done on home and school  computers

Back to School Supplies

Back-to-school expenses can be overwhelming. Here are six simple ways to save money while giving your children what they need to hit the books this year.

1. Take a specific list for school supplies to the discount store or office supplies store. Watch the Sunday circulars and plan to find all of these essential school supplies in a single trip, while they are on sale. Make sure to stick to the official supplies list provided by the school. Then shop online (or comparison shop offline) for other items you might need, such as clothes and shoes.

2. Do not spend too much on back-to-school clothes before school begins. Every child looks forward to having something new for the first day of school. That does not mean each child needs an entirely new wardrobe. With many schools starting in August, the weather is too hot for the fall and winter clothes that they will need for the duration of the school year. And if you shop too far in advance, your child could actually outgrow an outfit before it is time to wear it. Purchase one new outfit (or new single clothing item) for that first day to heighten the excitement, and save the rest of the wardrobe budget for a few months from now. If your budget does not allow for a new clothing item for each child, treat your kids to something smaller, but still exciting: a new pencil bag or a new package of pencils printed with their name, for example.

3. Establish a clothing budget for each child. This allows your child to be in control of their wardrobe (under your guidelines, of course), and it requires them to make wise spending decisions. Help your child to comparison shop once they decide what they like. You can find lots of coupons online this time of year for apparel and shoes.

4. Shop the sales, offline as well as online. Many of the big online retailers, such as Overstock and Smartbargains, as well as Target and Walmart, feature savings this time of year on back-to-school items small appliances, even notebook computers and those specialized calculators that your older children may need.

5. Let your child give their old stuff a new look. With a few paper bags, sheets of construction paper, glitter, pens, glue, and stickers, they can make fun, personalized folders, supply tins, lunchboxes, notebooks, and book covers.

6. Plan a simple reward for the first day. Treat your elementary school student to a special surprise at the end of the first day (or at the end of the first week for middle school and high school students.) Take your children out for pizza or an ice cream cone and ask them to tell you all about their classes, their new friends, and what they think they are going to enjoy most about the year to come. They will cherish this simple tradition, and so will you.

Jamie Jefferson

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