The glorious summer is coming to an end and that means one thing for you, nanny: it’s time to get the kids ready to go back to school!
There are a wide variety of items that your nanny kids will need to prepare for another exciting year of learning, and offering to help wrangle the items together will be such a valuable help for your nanny family.
In addition to uniforms or school clothes, lunch supplies, and determining a plan for transportation, your nanny kids will likely need a fairly standard set of supplies to start the year. Some instructors have class-specific items they’d like their students to bring in, so keep an eye out for any additional needs from the teachers.
The following lists should act as a starting point for you and your nanny family, and you can even print out the checklist and add additional items to your list from there. We’ve included links to purchase each of the following items online thanks to Amazon’s new back-to-school shops (one for K-12 kids and one for college-bound students), but be sure to check with your nanny family prior to making any purchases for the children. Lastly, for the best results with these checklists, we recommend viewing and printing from your desktop computer!
Kindergarten
Pencil box ($5 amazon.com)- Crayons ($5, amazon.com)
- Colored pencils ($3, amazon.com)
- Washable markers ($6, amazon.com)
- No. 2 pencils ($6, amazon.com)
- Pencil sharpener ($5, amazon.com)
- Erasers ($6, amazon.com)
- Glue sticks ($5, amazon.com)
- Blunt-tipped scissors ($3, amazon.com)
- Plastic folders ($15 for six, amazon.com)
- Assorted construction paper ($9, amazon.com)
- Wide-ruled notebook or pad ($4, amazon.com)
- Tissues ($4 for three, amazon.com)
- Backpack ($20 and up, amazon.com)
- Lunchbox or bag ($17, amazon.com)
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: GRADES 1-3
- Pencil box ($6, amazon.com)
- Crayons ($6, amazon.com)
- Colored pencils ($5, amazon.com)
- Washable markers ($6, amazon.com)
- No. 2 pencils ($7, amazon.com)
- Ballpoint pens ($6, amazon.com)
- Pencil sharpener ($5, amazon.com)
- Erasers ($6, amazon.com)
- Glue sticks ($2, amazon.com)
- Ruler ($4, amazon.com)
- Blunt-tipped scissors ($5, amazon.com)
- Plastic folders ($14 for 6, amazon.com)
- Assorted construction paper ($3, amazon.com)
- Wide-ruled notebook or pad ($4, amazon.com)
- Index cards ($3, amazon.com)
- Tissues ($4 for 3, amazon.com)
- Backpack ($25, amazon.com)
- Lunchbox or bag ($17, amazon.com)
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: GRADES 4-5
- Pencil pouch ($10 for 4, amazon.com)
- Blue or black ballpoint pens ($11, amazon.com)
- No. 2 pencils ($6, amazon.com)
- Pencil sharpener ($5, amazon.com)
- Highlighters ($7, amazon.com)
- Washable markers ($6, amazon.com)
- Erasers ($6, amazon.com)
- Three-ring binder ($6, amazon.com)
- Three-hole-punch ($8, amazon.com)
- Loose-leaf paper or spiral notebooks ($11 for 6, amazon.com)
- Subject dividers ($9, amazon.com)
- Index cards ($3, amazon.com)
- Plastic folders ($15 for 6, amazon.com)
- Glue ($4, amazon.com)
- Ruler ($4, amazon.com)
- Scissors ($5, amazon.com)
- Calculator ($8, amazon.com)
- Personal organizer/calendar ($11, amazon.com)
- Book socks ($12 for 5, amazon.com)
- Backpack ($45 and up, amazon.com)
- Lunchbox or bag ($17, amazon.com)
MIDDLE SCHOOL & HIGH SCHOOL
- Pencil pouch ($10 for 4, amazon.com)
- Blue or black ballpoint pens ($11, amazon.com)
- No. 2 pencils ($6, amazon.com)
- Pencil sharpener ($5, amazon.com)
- Highlighters ($7, amazon.com)
- Permanent markers ($7, amazon.com)
- Erasers ($6, amazon.com)
- Three-ring binder ($6, amazon.com)
- Three-hole-punch ($8, amazon.com)
- Loose-leaf paper or spiral notebooks ($11 for 6, amazon.com)
- Graph paper ($3, amazon.com)
- Subject dividers ($9, amazon.com)
- Index cards ($3, amazon.com)
- Plastic folders ($14 for 6, amazon.com)
- Glue ($4, amazon.com)
- Post-Its ($8, amazon.com)
- White-Out ($7, amazon.com)
- Protractor ($4, amazon.com)
- Ruler ($4, amazon.com)
- Scissors ($4, amazon.com)
- Graphing calculator ($110, amazon.com)
- Combination lock ($9, amazon.com)
- Personal organizer/calendar ($11, amazon.com)
- Book socks ($12 for five, amazon.com)
- Backpack ($45 and up, amazon.com)
- Lunchbox or bag ($17, amazon.com)
We hope that this info has been a helpful start — what else is on your back-to-school lists?
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