Prep for school. The Oma Way.
Preparation Back to School!
School is just around the corner—time for parents to do their homework early. After all taking the necessary steps for preparation Back to School is the key to a successful, stress-free start of the year. Along with the typical supplies you can find on your kid’s school website, here are some tried and true German products, materials, and customs that continue to make the grade for students of all ages.
Elementary-School Supplies:
1 – Backpack (Herlitz)
1 – Lunch box
1 – Water bottle
1 – Small purse or wallet for lunch money
1 – Weekly calendar with magnets for school schedule
1 – Fun locker or cubby accessory
6-8 – Book covers
12 – # 2 Pencils
24 – Crayons (Crayola)
2 – Glue sticks (“Uhu”)
1 – Box of tissues
1 – Pink eraser
8 – Broad-tip markers
1 – Pair of kids scissors (Fiskar)
1 – Pencil Case (Herlitz)
1 – Wide-ruled, spiral-bound notebook
3 – Pocket folders
12 – Pencil crayons (Twistable Crayons by Crayola)
Extra Credit:
Make the first day of elementary school extra special with a School Cone “Zuckertuete.” Find out what this fun, German, cone-shaped tradition is all about.
Middle-School Supplies:
1 – Backpack (Kipling)
1 – Lunch Box
1 – Water bottle
1 – Purse or wallet
1 – Stylized locker accessory
1 – Bag for PE clothes
3 – Clothes hangers
6-8 Book covers or you make your own
12 – #2 pencils
2 – Mechanical pencils
2 – Glue sticks (Uhu)
1 – Bottle of white glue (Uhu)
1 – Pkg. washable felt markers
1 – Pair of scissors
1 – Pencil case (Herlitz)
6 – Pocket folders
2 – Pkg. lined notebook paper
1 – Pkg. plain copy paper
4 – Lined composition notebooks
2 – Blue pens
2 – Red pens
1 – Ruler
1 – Pkg. Map Colors
2 – 1” Binders
1 – Pkg. of subject dividers
1 – Scientific calculator
1 – Pocket dictionary
1 – Pencil sharpener
3 – Highlighter pens
1 – set of post it taps 1” and 0.5”
1 – Set of watercolors (Pelican)
High-School Supplies:
1 – Backpack (Kipling)
1 – Lunch Box
1 – Water bottle
1 – Purse or wallet
1 – Locker accessories picked by individual needs
3 – Clothes hangers
1 – Bag for PE clothes
6-8 Book covers
12 – #2 Pencils
2 – Mechanical pencils
2 – Glue Sticks (Uhu)
1 – Bottle of White Glue (Uhu)
1 – Pink eraser
1 – White eraser
1 – Pair scissors
1 – Pencil case (Herlitz)
10 – Pocket folders
2 – Pkg. lined paper
1 – Pkg. plain paper
10 – Blue pens
3 – Red pens
1 – Ruler
1 – Pkg. pencil crayons (Twistable Crayons by Crayola)
2 – 1” Binders
8 – Subject dividers
1 – Scientific calculator
1 – Geometry set (Staedtler) also available at arts & craft stores
1 – Pocket dictionary
1 – Thesaurus
1 – Pencil sharpener
3 – Highlighter pens
1 – Agenda book/Student planner
1 – Staple remover
1 – set of post it taps 1” and 0.5”
1 – Set of watercolors (Pelican)
If you follow the tips of preparation Back to School, you might enjoy with your children the First Day of School.
