When shopping for students in Grades 1 to 3, some essential school supplies they will need include a spacious backpack, durable pencil case, pencils, erasers, crayons, pencil sharpeners, pencil crayons, washable markers, glue sticks, blunt-tipped scissors and notebooks. For snacks and for lunch, make sure they have a lunch bag and a reusable water bottle to help them stay hydrated.

For students in Grades 1 to 3, the best kids arts and crafts supplies are ones that support creative development, are easy to clean up and help kids develop a love of art. Introduce kids to colours with supplies like Crayola Washable Markers, kids pencil crayons and oil pastels. For painting, check out our selection of kids paint, paintbrushes, kids painting accessories and kids art smocks to help them keep paint off their clothes.

When you’re looking to help younger students stay organized at school, look for supplies that can help create a clear structure and prevent clutter. Supplies like a spacious pencil case for writing supplies, report covers, spiral notebooks and binders for sorting homework as well as day planners and calendars can help them build a productive routine at home and at school.

To help keep a class of students in Grades 1 to 3 running smoothly, teachers should have a mix of classroom supplies stocked up, including stationery, organizational tools and cleaning supplies. For students, having extra pencils, safety scissors, crayons, erasers and paper is helpful to have. For teaching on a whiteboard or a chalkboard, it’s good to have extra dry erase markers, chalk and board erasers for kids to use. Keep the classroom clean with cleaning supplies like facial tissues, hand sanitizers and disinfecting wipes.