When I taught 1st Grade I asked parents to send students in with everything from notebooks to purell to paper towels to glue. But for 5th Graders what is a practical supply list?
I ask for folders for each class, 70 pg spiral notebooks for each class, pencils, tissues.Optional: Germ-x, clorox wipes. Since I teach in a very low income area, I don't want to ask for too much. We can get by very well with that. I also know that some students won't have that so I also stock up on the sales for those students.
That is a great question... for me, since I just got hired for 5th grade on Monday, I have to hope that whatever list the kids already have is going to be sufficient!!
I send a letter home on the first day suggesting that parents buy extra supplies right now while sales are on, and keep them at home to replace as needed. I explain in the letter that the supplies they buy now will not last them until the end of the year (with a few exceptions)
Our 5th grade supply list: 6 folders 6 spiral notebooks 3 packs of notebook paper 2 packs of pencils 1 pack of pens 1 highlighter 2 packs of index cards 3 glue sticks crayons colored pencils markers manila paper construction paper scissors 2 boxes of tissues
ours is similar to the one above... we also ask for erasers, a ream of printer paper and a pack of dry erase markers.
Here's the list for my daughters' school: Grade 5 1 Sharp 5" Fiskar scissors 1 24 ct. Crayola crayons 1 Washable Crayola Thick Classic Mrks 8 ct. 1 7" 12 ct. Crayola pre-sharpened colored pencils 6 pencil cap erasers 1 4 oz. Elmer’s School Glue 1 folder (plastic pocket only) 1 1/16" plastic ruler-12" Stand & Metric 2 fluorescent yellow highlighter 12 blue Erasermate med. pen (Papermate) 1 3 x 5 100 ct. ruled index cards 1 4 x 6 lined Post-it note pad 100 ct. 6 Bic med. red stick pen 1 5-tab index divider 1 white reinforcements 200/pk 4 1" asst. hardback vinyl binder
