{"id":1655,"date":"2021-07-23T06:51:54","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T12:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/?p=1655"},"modified":"2021-07-20T20:29:10","modified_gmt":"2021-07-21T02:29:10","slug":"back-to-school-supplies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/back-to-school-supplies\/","title":{"rendered":"My Top 8 Must Have Back to School Supplies for My High School English Class"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1655\" class=\"elementor elementor-1655\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fadb59a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fadb59a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3362d12c\" data-id=\"3362d12c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-168ff603 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"168ff603\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Are you ready to start thinking of going back to school?\u00a0 If not, skip this blog post and keep enjoying your summer!\u00a0 For everyone else, you might be thinking about what back to school supplies you need or planning your first week of school.\u00a0 If that is you, keep on reading.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfa1232 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bfa1232\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Back to School Supplies I Stock Up On Every Single Year<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4e9db2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4e9db2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Confession time. I have a love \/ hate relationship with the Walmart Back to School Supply bins.\u00a0<\/p><p>When I first see them, I am overcome with a sense of dread and I mentally count how many days I have left until I go back on contract.<\/p><p>But on the other hand, I can\u2019t help myself and I have to look at every single thing &#8211; I dig through those back to school supplies like I might find gold, even though they are the same every year.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ce2f53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8ce2f53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/23B-Back-to-School-Supplies-walmart-bins.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1665\" alt=\"23B Back to School Supplies walmart bins\" srcset=\"https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/23B-Back-to-School-Supplies-walmart-bins.png 500w, https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/23B-Back-to-School-Supplies-walmart-bins-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/23B-Back-to-School-Supplies-walmart-bins-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/23B-Back-to-School-Supplies-walmart-bins-450x450.png 450w, https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/23B-Back-to-School-Supplies-walmart-bins-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/back-to-school-supplies\/?tp_image_id=1665\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f4eca0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f4eca0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Here are my favorite back to school supplies that you probably know about<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f35ec49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f35ec49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B08DHHV91H\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=educationis02-20&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;creativeASIN=B08DHHV91H&#038;linkId=b455c0508210f81ba18c027279158a22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1. Flair Pens<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7a77c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7a77c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I mean can you ever have too many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B08DHHV91H\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=educationis02-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B08DHHV91H&amp;linkId=b455c0508210f81ba18c027279158a22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">flair pens<\/a>?!?<\/p><p>Check out this IG Reel from my friend Annalyce from Teachers Creating Curiosity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8da7e5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"8da7e5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CPbr7LdARY-\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: auto;\"> <div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CPbr7LdARY-\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Techie 4th Grade Teacher (@teacherscreatingcuriosity)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7998b4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7998b4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I mean &#8211; she isn\u2019t wrong.<\/p><p>But did you know that they now have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B08DHHV91H\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=educationis02-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B08DHHV91H&amp;linkId=b455c0508210f81ba18c027279158a22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">scented flair pens<\/a>?!? Delicious.<\/p><p>And it brings me back to my childhood days with the smelly markers, but I get to be an adult. (And I now know how to not get marker all over my nose!)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e804657 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e804657\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" data-src=\"https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/23B-Back-to-School-Supplies.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1668 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/23B-Back-to-School-Supplies.png 500w, https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/23B-Back-to-School-Supplies-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/23B-Back-to-School-Supplies-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/23B-Back-to-School-Supplies-450x450.png 450w, https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/23B-Back-to-School-Supplies-150x150.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/back-to-school-supplies\/?tp_image_id=1668\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/500;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7981894 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7981894\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Pencil boxes for group work supplies<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4558574 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4558574\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Do you put your students in teams or tables? Our district always has a pencil box with supplies at every meeting and PD.<\/p><p>I loved the idea, so I stole it!<\/p><p>I keep an extra pencil or two, a few markers, small scissors, post-it notes, highlighters, and a few colored pencils. This way students have what they need for gallery walks, annotations, notes, group work and I don\u2019t have to deal with passing out those supplies.<\/p><p>One of the jobs of my students TA\u2019s (do you have these in your school?) is to go through a refill supplies on the boxes. So I don\u2019t have to deal with them and students always have what they need.<\/p><p>Pencils boxes are on my must have back to school supplies so that I can start on the first day of school getting kids in groups and working &#8211; check out my <a href=\"https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/collaborative-vocabulary-activity\/\">lesson plan for the first day of Mythology class<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b003481 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b003481\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" data-src=\"https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/23B-Back-to-School-Supplies-pencil-box.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1660 lazyload\" alt=\"23B Back to School Supplies pencil box\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/23B-Back-to-School-Supplies-pencil-box.png 500w, https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/23B-Back-to-School-Supplies-pencil-box-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/23B-Back-to-School-Supplies-pencil-box-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/23B-Back-to-School-Supplies-pencil-box-450x450.png 450w, https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/23B-Back-to-School-Supplies-pencil-box-150x150.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/back-to-school-supplies\/?tp_image_id=1660\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/500;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e954809 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e954809\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Crates<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f66b910 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f66b910\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I use these for everything!<\/p><ul><li>I hand file folders in them and put in the notes and assignments for students who are absent.<\/li><li>I use it as a turn-in basket for projects.<\/li><li>I carry supplies in them.<\/li><li>I store copies in them.<\/li><li>I keep my pencil boxes in them.<\/li><li>I turn them over and students can sit on them for alternative seating during group work.<\/li><li>I\u2019ve even used one as a footrest.<\/li><\/ul><p>And the best thing is that they stack so beautifully. So they don\u2019t take up any more room than a filing cabinet (or two if you have a lot of them like I do).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30c7801 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30c7801\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Refills on my art supplies<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-147ab39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"147ab39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I love using art and projects in my classroom (like my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/World-Creation-Myths-Unit-including-Group-Projects-Comparison-and-Writing-6726611?utm_source=My%20Website&amp;utm_campaign=World%20Creation%20Myth%20Unit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Creation Myth<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Heroic-Journey-Project-Finding-the-Heros-Journey-in-a-Book-or-Movie-You-Love-6765984?utm_source=My%20Website&amp;utm_campaign=Heroic%20Journey%20Project\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Heroic Journey<\/a> Projects).\u00a0 That means that I need to have art supplies in my class at all times.<\/p><p>I always buy my markers, colored pencils, glue, scissors during this time. My school will only give me 1 box of markers a week &#8211; and yes they keep track. I don\u2019t have time for that, so I buy 10 sets in my back to school supplies binge buying session and refill during the school year with what my school will give me. Honestly, the policy has turned me into a hoarder of markers and colored pencils!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f0c48a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f0c48a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pencils<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2114166 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2114166\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pencils for Students<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20e2594 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20e2594\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNow there is a huge debate over whether we should provide students with pencils in high school.  Here is my opinion: \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4a6a8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a4a6a8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" data-src=\"https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/23B-Back-to-School-Supplies-quote.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1663 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/23B-Back-to-School-Supplies-quote.png 500w, https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/23B-Back-to-School-Supplies-quote-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/23B-Back-to-School-Supplies-quote-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/23B-Back-to-School-Supplies-quote-450x450.png 450w, https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/23B-Back-to-School-Supplies-quote-150x150.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/back-to-school-supplies\/?tp_image_id=1663\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/500;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51b4b1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51b4b1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Give them a damn pencil! I don\u2019t want kids to not be able to participate in class because of a damn pencil.<\/p><p>And if your argument is about teaching responsibility, then pay attention over the course of a week or month at how many times you don\u2019t have a writing instrument when you need one. Or you have one and end up using the one provided.<\/p><p>If your argument is the cost and kids taking your pencils, my response is:<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong> \u201cYup. It happens.\u201d <\/strong><\/p><p>So, now I include a reminder in my closing routine. I say something like this at the end of class in my normal wrap up announcement, \u201cRemember to turn in your assignment, pass up your books, clean up the area around your desk, and if you borrowed a pencil, please return it.\u201d It\u2019s amazing how the verbal reminder just helps kids.<\/p><p>And buy the cheap pencils in the back to school supplies bins &#8211; don\u2019t spend a ton of money on them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-475a824 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"475a824\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" data-src=\"https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/23B-Back-to-School-Supplies-pencils.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1662 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/23B-Back-to-School-Supplies-pencils.png 500w, https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/23B-Back-to-School-Supplies-pencils-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/23B-Back-to-School-Supplies-pencils-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/23B-Back-to-School-Supplies-pencils-450x450.png 450w, https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/23B-Back-to-School-Supplies-pencils-150x150.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/back-to-school-supplies\/?tp_image_id=1662\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/500;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc22a8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fc22a8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pencils for Teachers<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ee961e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ee961e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>However, I will say that I don\u2019t use the student pencils and they don\u2019t use mine. I buy really nice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B004X4KRPM\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=educationis02-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B004X4KRPM&amp;linkId=467270ecb7181e04b6f7643186ff3566\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ticonderoga Black Pencils<\/a>. Not only are they the best (in my opinion) but because they are black and it is very clear that it is the \u201cteacher\u201d pencil.<\/p><p>Now you need to know that I HATE pencils. I don\u2019t reach for a pencil first &#8211; ever. Starting in middle school, I only used a pen &#8211; even in Math class. When I made a mistake, I just put a line through the problem and tried again. So, I did go through a ton of notebook paper, but it was worth it.<\/p><p>But when I\u2019m planning or sketching out an assignment or making the seating chart, I just need a pencil. I have to erase. Once I found<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B004X4KRPM\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=educationis02-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B004X4KRPM&amp;linkId=467270ecb7181e04b6f7643186ff3566\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> these pencils<\/a>, I have never gone back. They are smooth and dark, but erase easily. The glide onto paper the way my pens or flair pens do.<\/p><p>I\u2019m telling you &#8211; they are worth the price. And let\u2019s face it, we are adults and we take care of our stuff, so they last a long time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ec8a02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ec8a02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Little Known Back to School Supplies You Might Want to Pick Up<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f8115c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f8115c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Binders<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c288284 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c288284\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Just call me Leslie Knope &#8211; I love a good binder. And the best time to buy them &#8211; you guessed, back to school shopping. A good binder can cost a pretty penny. Especially if you like the D-ring and the clear sleeve on the front and spine.<\/p><p>I became a binder person when I lost my entire hard drive.<\/p><p>Everything.<\/p><p>9 years of teaching materials.<\/p><p>Yup.<\/p><p>My backup had some, but not all. So, now I print and put everything in a binder with a sheet protector. That way I always have a copy.<\/p><p>This has also helped when I need to make copies. I can pull out the original and send it to my school\u2019s copy center.<\/p><p>An unexpected bonus is that when we have gotten new teachers on my team, I can hand them my binder and it walks them through what I do. This is so helpful for new teachers, who often don\u2019t know where to start. Adding them to the google drive is great, but it don\u2019t really walk them through in order what you did.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-837c3bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"837c3bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" data-src=\"https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/23B-Back-to-School-Supplies-binder.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1659 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/23B-Back-to-School-Supplies-binder.png 500w, https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/23B-Back-to-School-Supplies-binder-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/23B-Back-to-School-Supplies-binder-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/23B-Back-to-School-Supplies-binder-450x450.png 450w, https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/23B-Back-to-School-Supplies-binder-150x150.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/back-to-school-supplies\/?tp_image_id=1659\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/500;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-393c16b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"393c16b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Planner Supplies and Stickers<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e95deaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e95deaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Do you use the July to July yearly calendar? I do, because my \u201cyear\u201d follows the school year.<\/p><p>So a January to December planner is really disruptive to my teacher life. I don\u2019t like having 2 different planners for the year. So, July and August are great time to buy planners and planner stickers.<\/p><p>I\u2019m a fan of the <a href=\"https:\/\/thehappyplanner.com\/pages\/back-to-school\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Happy Planner<\/a> because I can punch papers and add them to my planner at any time. But what I really like are the sticker packs. And I\u2019m not partial to the brand. I love the quotes and the to do lists.<\/p><p>I\u2019ve tried bullet journaling, but I didn\u2019t like that I had to create my weekly and monthly spreads (and I just can\u2019t do straight lines and it bothers me).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dafa781 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dafa781\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Notecards and Postcards to Parents<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af3be73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af3be73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of the back to school supplies I always get are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Positive-Postcards-with-Education-Quotes-to-Send-Home-for-Secondary-Teachers-6008056?utm_source=In%20Blog%20Post&amp;utm_campaign=Positive%20Postcards%20with%20Education%20Quotes%20to%20Send%20Home%20for%20Secondary%20Teachers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">my postcards to parents<\/a> for the upcoming year. Then I ask my school secretaries to print address labels for each of my students.<\/p><p>Over the course of a year, I mail a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Positive-Postcards-with-Education-Quotes-to-Send-Home-for-Secondary-Teachers-6008056?utm_source=In%20Blog%20Post&amp;utm_campaign=Positive%20Postcards%20with%20Education%20Quotes%20to%20Send%20Home%20for%20Secondary%20Teachers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">positive postcard<\/a> to each of my students. It makes a huge difference in my relationships with students and parents.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24efe0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"24efe0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"564\" data-src=\"https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-19-at-9.25.46-PM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1669 lazyload\" alt=\"Positive Postcards\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-19-at-9.25.46-PM.png 998w, https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-19-at-9.25.46-PM-600x423.png 600w, https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-19-at-9.25.46-PM-450x317.png 450w, https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-19-at-9.25.46-PM-768x542.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/back-to-school-supplies\/?tp_image_id=1669\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/564;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-271c495 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"271c495\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I also buy a stack of notecards and print out a class list &#8211; each student getting their own cards. These cards are my notes on students (that I don\u2019t want in our class management system or email).<\/p><p>This information is just for me. I put down anything a student tells me that helps me get to know them. And I mark the card when I have sent a postcard home.<\/p><p>I have over 200 students every year. I can not remember everything. These note cards help me remember. I keep a paper seating chart that I print out every 2 weeks.<\/p><p>On this seating chart I mark attendance, behavior, and any notes. So, if a student tells me they are in the school play, I write it down on the seating chart &#8211; kids are used to me carrying my seating chart around on my clipboard all the time, so this isn\u2019t weird for them.<\/p><p>Then I write it on their card.<\/p><p>If a student does something or says something kind, thoughtful, or amazing in class, then I write it down and add it to the card. This way I have something to say to students, to write on the postcards, to talk to parents about.<\/p><p>I also use these write down concerns I have. As an English teacher, we read a lot of concerning statements in essays and journals. I will write things down to see if there is a pattern or to remind me to talk to a counselor about it.<\/p><p>On the card, I also document dates and topics of emails to parents or if I have to pull the student in the hall for a chat about their behavior.<\/p><p>I also tally mark the number of days I have been able to use <a href=\"https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/two-by-ten-strategy\/\">the two by ten strategy<\/a> with students.<\/p><p>As I get older, I really can\u2019t remember much and using notecards I am able to remember and build positive relationships with students. The postcards reinforce that and help me build relationships with parents.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f83e5b2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f83e5b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da24adb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da24adb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whew!\u00a0 That is a lot of back to school supplies, but what we do is difficult and it takes a lot of supplies to make our classrooms organized, engaging, and help us as teachers streamline our teaching.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f14118e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f14118e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b3df462\" data-id=\"6b3df462\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9fe62d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d9fe62d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b920ddc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b920ddc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>*Contains affiliate links, so I do make a small commission if you purchase using the links.&nbsp; However, I only include links to the things I love, use in my own class, or books I have in my own classroom library.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43aae97 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43aae97\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19a9c1d\" data-id=\"19a9c1d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55f2115 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"55f2115\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/23B-Back-to-School-Supplies-Pin-683x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1666 lazyload\" alt=\"23B Back to School Supplies Pin\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/23B-Back-to-School-Supplies-Pin-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/23B-Back-to-School-Supplies-Pin-600x900.png 600w, https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/23B-Back-to-School-Supplies-Pin-300x450.png 300w, https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/23B-Back-to-School-Supplies-Pin-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/23B-Back-to-School-Supplies-Pin.png 1000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" data-pin-description=\"Here are my must have back to school supplies that make my classroom run smoother and encourage engagement and learning. There are your standard supplies like pens, markers, pencils. But I also must have binders, notecards, and planner supplies. The summer is the best time to stock up on any back to school supplies you need for your classroom.\" data-pin-title=\"y Must Have Back to School Supplies for my High School English Class\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/educationispowerful.net\/back-to-school-supplies\/?tp_image_id=1666\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 683px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 683\/1024;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you ready to start thinking of going back to school?\u00a0 If not, skip this blog post and keep enjoying your summer!\u00a0 For everyone else, you might be thinking about what back to school supplies you need or planning your first week of school.\u00a0 If that is you, keep on reading. 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