Back-to-School Elementary

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READY SET SCHOOL!

• ELEMENTARY EDITION
• GRADES K-5
• Get Educated about School Supply Essentials

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Tips

• Make a list for each child. Use previous years'
  expenses as a guide and compare notes with other
  parents.
• If your kids are old enough, put them in charge
  of online comparison shopping.
• Review the school's dress code so you don't waste
  money on inappropriate clothing.
• Learn what your school charges for meals and
  weigh their convenience (and nutritional value)
  against the cost of home-prepared lunches and
  snacks.

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• Back to School is the second biggest consumer
  spending event and hit an all-time high in 2012.
• 30.3 Billion
• 688 was the average spending for back-to-school
  clothing and supplies
• Back-to-school combined with back-to-college
  spending will reach 72.5 Billion This Year

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• Back to school shoppers are undecided
• More than 1 in 4 compared prices online/mobile
  before
• 72 prefer to research what back-to-school
  supplies, electronics and apparels child needs

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Hand Sanitizer

• Nearly 22 million days of school are missed
  annually due to the common cold
• A case control study of 6,080 schools reported
  that those who enforced classroom-dispensed
  instant hand sanitizer at specific times
  throughout the day experienced 20 fewer absences
  due to illness

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A Sturdy Backpack
In the United States, 92 of kids carry backpacks
that hold 10-22 of their body weight

• Pick a backpack that has
• Chest and/or hip straps and a padded back, to
  decrease stress on the back and enhance comfort
• Has reflective material on the back, so that it
  can be seen at night
• Has many individual pockets, to distribute weight
  evenly

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Crayons

• Kids, ages 2-8, spend an average of 28 minutes
  each day coloring.
• Combined, children in the U.S. spend 6.3 billion
  hours coloring each year.
• The last official poll of people's favorite
  crayon colors found that blue was the most
  popular color followed by red. 
• The average child in the United States will wear
  down 730 crayons by his 10th birthday
• (or 11.4 boxes of 64's).

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Safety Scissors

• Safety scissors are useful for crafting, creative
  assignments, etc.
• Whats great about safety scissors, is that they
  arent as sharp and powerful as adult scissors,
  which means less boo boos!

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Scissor Safety on Safety Scissors
Scissors are a tool, not a toy. Adult supervision is always required when using scissors. Follow age recommendations the right scissors for the right age. Exercise good judgment when using scissors. Tables are the best place to use scissors, with hands in plain view. Youth specific tools are great for building self-esteem.

• Scissors are sharp.
• Caution should be taken when using scissors.
• Instruct children not to run with scissors.
• Store scissors so sharp edges are not exposed.
• Safely hand over scissors. Wrap hand around
  closed blades, handle up.
• Organize supplies to keep scissors out of
  childrens reach.
• Review safety guidelines each time scissors are
  used.

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Also(For Creative Kids)

• Glue Sticks

Construction Paper
Ruler
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Some Facts About Creative Kids in Elementary
School

• Students who study art are 4 times more likely to
  be recognized for academic achievement and 3
  times more likely to be awarded for school
  attendance.
• Arts and music education programs are mandatory
  in countries that rank consistently among the
  highest for math and science test scores, like
  Japan, Hungary, and the Netherlands.
• Researchers find that sustained learning in music
  and theatre correlates strongly with higher
  achievement in both math and reading.
• Multiple studies have concluded that curricular
  and extracurricular art studies and activities
  help keep high-risk dropout students stay in
  school.

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Pocket Folders

• To transport all of the homework, artistic
  masterpieces, and creative writing brilliance
  your child makes home!
• Its useful to color code your childs pocket
  folders according to a specific subject
• For instance
• Green Earth Science Yellow Math Etc.

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Never Forget 2 Pencils Big Pink Erasers!

• Standardized testing usually requires the use of
  a 2 pencil. Do NOT have your child be without
  one!

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A Reusable Water Bottle

• Keep our children loving the planet! Especially
  during hot months, a reusable water bottle makes
  all the difference. Keep these facts in mind
• In response to public concern, manufacturers have
  developed BPA-free reusable water bottles.
• When you use a reusable water bottle, you help
  reduce the production of bottled beverages and
  therefore, the landfill and recycling burden of
  the bottles. 
• Buying and using a reusable water instead of
  bottled water saves you money over the long term.
  
• In fact, Greeniacs.com reports that bottled water
  can cost up to 10,000 times as much per gallon as
  tap water.

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• Shoplet is the leading purely online office
  supply retailer. Founded in 1994, Shoplet is one
  of the original e-marketplaces
• We specialize in a variety of fields ranging from
  office supplies, Break Room Supplies, and
  cleaning and Maintenance Equipment.

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SOURCES

• http//www.itsasnap.org/snap/statistics.asp
• http//www.edudemic.com/2011/10/heavy-backpacks/
• http//union.k12.mo.us/clarkvitt/emints/pen/school
  20wq/Crayon20Facts.htm
• http//www.earlychildhoodnews.com/earlychildhood/a
  rticle_view.aspx?ArticleID648
• http//www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-a
  bout-arts-education