What School Supplies Do My Kids Need This Year?

We are smack dab in the middle of summer, but school bells are ringing and stores are filled with back-to-school shoppers. Parents may be wondering what school supplies their kids will need this year - and regardless of the grade - the list is probably long.

Obviously, times have changed since we were kids and so has the list of supplies kids need for school. What I recall about the early days of school is needing a couple of #2 pencils, an eraser, a three-ring binder, some loose-leaf paper, maybe a ruler, and crayons.

While each school and each grade are a bit different, here's an example of what a first grader needs at Chatfield Elementary.

• Two Packages of Copy Paper
• One Large Box of Kleenex
• Two Packages of Crayons
• 36 USA #2 Pencils
• 10 Glue Sticks
• One Fiskar Scissors
• One Set of Water Colors
• One Package Expo Dry Erase Markers
• One Package Crayola Markers
• One Container Clorox Wipes
• Three Plastic Folders - 3-prong (blue,yellow, green)
• Ziploc Bags - Boys - One Box Gallon Bags
  Girls -  One Box Quart Bags
• One Back Pack - No Wheels

So, we can see, times have definitely changed. And, imagine the people that have more than one kid in school. Wow! The cost adds up in a hurry, that's for sure.

Mesa County School District has made it easy for parents by posting a school supplies list for each grade and school on the district's website. You will find each school listed, and then each school broken down by grade.