Shopping List: School Supplies for Elementary School Students

Published Aug 1, 2024 4:46 pm ET


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The new school year is right around the corner, which means back-to-school shopping is as well. From backpacks, to the right pencils, and more, getting everything at once can get super expensive. Putting together an elementary school supplies list gives you time to get what your child needs over the course of a few weeks. You’ll be able to get a jump on your school supply shopping so you’re not running around at the last minute only to find all of the notebooks have been completely picked over.

Your child’s school (or teacher) will tell you exactly what they’ll be needing to get through the school year. But if you don’t have your final classroom list yet, we can pretty much guarantee these basics will be on the elementary school supplies list since they’re the most asked-for back-to-school items. Here is the elementary school supplies list for students from Kindergarten through 6th grade, as well as links so it’s easy to add the items to your cart.

K-2nd Grade School Supply List

3rd-5th Grade School Supply List

And if you have students in other grades, you can check out our middle school supplies list, high school supplies list, and college supplies list.

Chase Clements

Chase Clements

Author McClatchy Commerce

Based in Kansas City, Chase Clements is the Commerce Content Operations Manager. He has many years of experience as a Commerce Writer and Editor for McClatchy.