
School supplies help children familiarize themselves with learning more effectively even before they go to school. However, today’s learning tools are quite diverse, so you need to understand them clearly to choose the right products. Let’s consult AVAKids with the following article to learn more about school supplies to choose from!
What are school supplies?
School supplies are items that support students in the learning process, helping them absorb new knowledge more effectively. School supplies can be pens, rulers, pencils, pencil cases, notebooks, etc.
What types of school supplies are there?
School supplies are very diverse. To choose the right product, please take a look at the following groups of school supplies:
Basic supplies
Basic supplies help with most note-taking activities, including:
- Types of pens: Ballpoint pens, pencils, colored pencils, brush pens, markers, help you record knowledge in class, draw, color, and note important points in the lesson. In addition, choose pens that write smoothly, have even ink flow, and have an easy-to-grip design to avoid hand fatigue when writing for a long time.
- Ruler sets: There are many different types of rulers such as protractors, angle rulers, and straight rulers. Depending on your needs during the learning process, choose the appropriate ruler.
- Pencil cases: Help students store erasers, pens, rulers, avoid losing supplies and keep the desk tidy and organized.
- Pencil sharpeners, colored pencil sharpeners: Helps sharpen the tip of the pencil, helping you write and color more beautifully.

Pens help record knowledge in class, draw, color, and note important points in the lesson.
- Erasers: Erase pencil marks you wrote incorrectly.
- Notebooks: Help you record content while studying, so choose notebooks with white, thick paper to prevent ink from bleeding through to the other side and to help you write smoothly.
- Notebooks, notepads, sticky notes: Help you record important things and notes at any time. You can stick them on notebooks, in your study corner, or anywhere you can easily see them to remember them quickly.
- Mini whiteboards: Used for group or individual study sessions.
- Scissors: Used in craft and art classes for elementary school students.

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- Correction pens: Used to erase ink marks when you make mistakes.
- Staplers, staples, paper clips: Suitable for middle and high school students, you can use them to bind and store learning materials.
- A4 paper: Used to draw mind maps, art drawings or annotate important points in the lesson.
- Calculators: Used for middle school and above, serving calculations for science subjects, helping you solve exercises accurately, quickly and easily.
- File folders, document bags: Used to store papers, documents, test papers, etc., helping children stay organized and find things easily when needed.
Supplies for art and crafts
Students who are passionate about art and enjoy making crafts will need specialized art supplies such as:
- Dry erase markers: Suitable for both teachers and students. After marking, you can easily wipe it clean and write something new.
- Glue: Essential for elementary school students for crafts or technology classes, helping to easily stick paper and objects together.
- Various types of paints: Watercolors, crayons, colored pencils, help your paintings become more vivid and eye-catching.
- Scissors: Support cutting paper and materials for crafts.
Supplies for storing other items
To store other items, we cannot ignore items such as:
- Bags, backpacks: Help to store learning tools such as notebooks, pencil cases, notepads, sticky notes, creating a neat learning space and avoiding loss of supplies. Parents can choose anti-hunchback backpacks to better shape the child’s spine, helping the child develop healthily.
- Pencil cases – pen pouches: Used to store pens such as ballpoint pens, pencils, rulers, erasers, pencil sharpeners, etc.
- Bags for test papers and crafts: Test papers and crafts have a lot of miscellaneous items that are easily lost if not stored neatly. Therefore, you should use bags for test papers and crafts to better store supplies and paper.

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How to choose school supplies for children by age
Essential school supplies for elementary school students
- Backpacks for elementary school children: Backpacks are indispensable for children going to school. You should invest in an anti-hunchback backpack for your child that both protects their back and holds all other school supplies.
- Fountain pens for beautiful handwriting: When choosing a fountain pen for elementary school children, you should prioritize those that are easy to grip and move smoothly to help children write more easily.
- Pencils: Pencils are especially essential for elementary school students. You can prepare about 10 pencils for your child to use gradually. And above all, you should choose clear, high-quality 2B pencils so that your child’s writing is clearer.
- Notebooks: Elementary school students always use 4 or 5-line notebooks. Therefore, you should choose notebooks with thick pages and a natural paper whiteness of about 82 – 84% ISO to best protect your child’s eyesight.
- Crayons: These are supplies for your child’s art class at school. You should prepare 2 boxes of crayons for your child to use both in class and at home.
- Rulers: You should choose rulers with a length of 18 – 20cm for children to easily fold into their pencil cases and prioritize transparent types with clear centimeter divisions.

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Essential school supplies for middle school students
- Calculators: You should consult with the teacher before buying a calculator for your child. If the calculator is well maintained, your child can use it for many years. Therefore, you should buy one that fits your budget and has many useful functions for your child.
- Pens: For middle school students, you should prepare ballpoint pens instead of purple ink pens. Ballpoint pens in blue and black are commonly used.
- Notebooks: You should choose notebooks with horizontal lines so that it is easier for your child to write and see. In addition, middle school students study many subjects, so you need to prepare about 15 notebooks for them to take notes.
- Highlighters: You should consider buying colored pens and highlighters for your child to mark important knowledge and remember it more easily.
- Geometry set: In middle school, children will learn many math and geometry subjects. Therefore, a geometry set including a compass, protractor, set square, etc., is an indispensable item.
- Gym shoes: Sports shoes are essential, both for physical education and to protect the feet, helping your child’s feet stay clean and comfortable when participating in school activities.
- Reference books: You can equip your child with reference books to make the learning and homework preparation process faster.
- Document bags: Seemingly useless, but in middle school, children will face more tests. Therefore, you should buy a document bag for your child to organize their papers neatly and easily look them up during the learning process.

Colored pens, highlighters help children mark important knowledge
Tips for buying school supplies
- You should not buy too many school supplies for your child, but only buy the necessary amount to train your child to be economical and take good care of their belongings.
- Depending on the age and grade level, children will have different needs. Therefore, you should choose to buy just enough, avoid buying too much to limit waste.
- For elementary school students, you should choose school supplies with simple designs to avoid distracting your child while studying. In addition, at elementary school age, children do not have the ability to take care of their belongings, so you should not buy too expensive supplies!