Take advantage of back-to-school sales around town to get your scholars ready for a successful first week back at school. The Anchorage School District publishes a list of required and recommended school supplies for each grade level on their website each year, and we’ve compiled the information for you here:
All grades
__ Lunchbox
__ Backpack
__ #2 pencils
__ Red, blue & black pens
__ Glue stick
__ Safety scissors
__ Pink eraser
__ College ruled paper
__ Three-ring binder
__ Ruler
__ Pencil pouch
__ Agenda from your child's school
__ Non-marking athletic shoes & athletic socks (if enrolled in P.E.)
Elementary
__ Washable markers (8-pack)
__ Crayons (24-pack)
Middle School
__ White eraser
__ Highlighters
__ Plain printer paper
__ Eight tab notebook dividers
__ Protractor
__ Compass
__ Dictionary
__ Thesaurus
__ World atlas (at home)
__ Globe (at home)
__ Alaska map (at home)
High School
__ White eraser
__ Highlighters
__ Plain printer paper
__ Eight tabs of notebook dividers
__ Protractor
__ Compass
__ Dictionary
__ Thesaurus
__ Scientific calculator
__ Stapler
__ Staple remover
Source: asdk12.org/backtoschool/suppliesandstudytips
This article was originally published in the July 31, 2016, print edition of Back to School. Contact the editor, Jamie Gonzales, with questions or comments: jgonzales@alaskadispatch.com.