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Get School Ready: The Back To School Supplies List Every Student Needs
The right school supplies can make going back to school a lot more exciting for students of any age. With an amazing range of eye-catching back to school supplies and stationery at Spotlight, you can infuse a little fun into any student's school life, while making sure they have everything they need to start the school year on an organised note. Stuck on where to start? We've put together a handy back to school supplies list of all the school essentials any scholar will need. Kickstart your back to school shopping in store or online at Spotlight, or check out our other creative blogs for more fun back to school ideas!
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- Essential Writing Supplies: Pens & Pencils
- Additional Stationery Essentials
- Organise Stationery With a Pencil Case
- Notebooks Needed For Every Lesson
- Art Supplies: Sketchbooks, Coloured Pencils, Creative Markers & Crayons
- Creative Flair With Cheerful Stickers
- Lunch Essentials: Lunch Box and Drink Bottle
1. Essential Writing Supplies: Pens & Pencils
Writing supplies are fundamental to completing a range of school activities, including note-taking, filling out worksheets, tests, exams and homework. Pens and pencils are essential school supplies that every student needs in their schooling. Grey lead pencils are a must-have. These writing supplies are erasable and ideal for drafting essays, working out equations in math class and sketching works of art. For more permanent writing, our range of blue, red and black pens is there for all your professional writing needs. You can also find fine liners and calligraphy sets here at Spotlight for important projects that you'll be presenting, as well as stencils for when you need uniform lettering for poster projects.
2. Additional Stationery Essentials
Apart from the essential writing supplies, there are a few other stationery necessities that make studying easier. Consider checking out the below back to school supplies list of additional stationery essentials any student will benefit from:
- Eraser - Correct errors made with grey lead pencils with ease. Spotlight's erasers make it easy to clean up your work and refine your tasks.
- Ruler - Provides precision when measuring or drawing. Rulers are ideal for math and art classes, but can also be used in a number of other classes when creating tables or graphs.
- Scissors - A craft essential, scissors allow for cutting out images but can also be used to cut out exercises in other classes, not just art.
- Glue stick - Another craft essential, glue sticks enable any student to bond two pieces of paper together, whether that be for an art project or simply gluing in a worksheet into a notebook.
3. Organise Stationery With a Pencil Case
Students can keep all of their stationery essentials neat, organised and all together with a handy pencil case. Pencil cases make it easy for students to carry and transport their stationery. They can also be used to express personal style with so many different designs to choose from. This year, try crafting a DIY pencil case that any student will love. Explore our range of pencil case projects, including this pencil themed project and the duck pencil case project.
4. Notebooks Needed For Every Lesson
Every class at school requires a workbook to complete the class's tasks, whether that be taking notes or completing exercises. When it comes to back to school supplies, notebooks are an absolute essential. It's a good idea to buy a notebook for every subject as well as a few spares, just in case you run out of room in your first one. When shopping for notebooks, consider our range of spiral-bound notebooks if you'll need to remove papers for projects or to submit your exercises at the end of a class.
Infuse a bit of fun into everyday class activities and swap out your plain notebooks with any of our beautiful, colourful notebooks! Our range of stylised notebooks is available in A5 and A4 sizes, making them perfect for desk work and easy to fit in smaller backpacks and bags.
From textured, soft-touch notebooks in pastel shades to bold, eye-catching notebooks with floral designs, our collection of vibrant notebooks has something for everyone.
Creative exercises are not just limited to art classes. Any class can feature a creative element, so you should be prepared for any lesson that comes your way with crafty art supplies. From sketchbooks and visual diaries to drawing essentials, you can find all your arts and crafts needs right here at Spotlight.
Make your schoolwork and art stand out with any of our gorgeous colouring supplies! We have coloured pencils, soft-tip markers and acrylic paints that students of all ages can use to bedazzle their work. You can also find great art supplies for art students that go beyond classic classroom paints, including oil paints and pastels, watercolour pencils and gouache paint.
6. Creative Flair With Cheerful Stickers
While back to school shopping revolves around all the writing and lunch time essentials, you should also consider accessories that allow students to demonstrate their own unique, personal style. What better way to do that than with a selection of cheerful stickers? Stickers allow students to personalise their notebooks, lunchboxes, school bags and lockers. Not only is it a form of creative expression, but it also allows a student to easily mark or label their belongings in an artistic way.
7. Lunch Essentials: Lunch Box and Drink Bottle
Apart from the stationery essentials every child needs in the classroom, lunch boxes and drink bottles are also absolute necessities when back to school shopping. Every student needs a selection of healthy food to fuel them through the school day, and lunch boxes make it easy for them to bring their food from home to school. Explore a range of different styles, including segmented bento boxes that make it easy to separate fruits and snacks, as well as insulated lunch bags that help to regulate the temperature of any lunches, keeping salads nice and cool or hearty soups cosy and warm.
And of course, you can't forget a drink bottle. Staying hydrated is incredibly important at school, especially if a school day involves physical activity or simply running around the school yard. Keep students hydrated with a brand-new drink bottle. Complete your back to school shopping at Spotlight and discover a range of drink bottles in different sizes and colour tones, perfect for the new school year.
Back To School Tips
Here are some more handy tips and tricks you can use to start the new year at school on the right foot:
- Start early: Begin your back to school shopping earlier to ensure you or your student is equipped with everything they need before the school year starts. This way, you can avoid the mad rush the day before school returns. It also gives you time to consider what school essentials you already have to limit any double-ups from last year's school supplies.
- Iron-on name tags: The right name tag can be the difference between finding a lost item and never seeing it again. A written name can wash out over time, and writing on a protruding label that can be cut off isn't the safest option to ensure your lost garments are returned. The best way to label uniforms is with a permanent iron-on label! Iron-on labels are very hard to get off once adhered to and are a great option for use on the back of shirts, blazers, pants and dresses.
- Unique drink bottle: For school, you'll want easy-to-access bottles you can sip easily, so no hard-to-use screw tops or flip lids. Instead, look for pop-top style bottles, extendable nozzles and built-in straws that make drinking quick and easy.
- Plain school supplies: If you have artistic kids who love to decorate, consider buying plainer school supplies that your kids can customise themselves. A plain exercise book, calico library bag and fabric pencil case will give creative students plenty of empty canvas to unleash themselves upon, and plain school supplies also happen to cost you less money.
Get Ready To Go Back To School With Spotlight
Make your next school year a creative one with school supplies from Spotlight! Check out our entire back-to-school range online or visit your nearest Spotlight store to shop for your school supplies in person.
For more back-to-school ideas, make sure to read our helpful Stationery and School Supplies Buying Guide as well as our blogs on some of the other amazing school supplies you can find at Spotlight. Find helpful information on all the school necessities, including storage essentials for packing a school lunch and everything you need for a school art kit.
