Homeschool Supplies

The first couple years we home schooled we took advantage of August going-back-to-school sales at retail stores. When you can buy 24 crayons for 39 cents, paper for 4/$1, paperclips, rubber bands etc also on sale you save a lot of money. We would buy a years worth of supplies.
A years worth of supplies per child is one box of colored pencils, 2 boxes of 24 crayons, 1 ruler, 1 scissors, 1 pkg. pens, 1 pkg. pencils, 1 box markers, 1 small pencil sharpener 5-10 70 page notebooks, 2 pkg. notebook paper. For young children 2 pkg. of pencils and no pens.
Each child had their own scissors, crayons, pencils, pens, ruler, markers, small pencil sharpener all put into their own school box which they decorate on the first day of school. The kids always looked forward to the first day since they enjoyed receiving all the new school items. They are responsible for taking care of their items. Each item is labeled. When something is not put away we know who the culprit is.
Some children keep very good care of their things while others don't. When one of the children loses an item they have to earn another which teaches them to take care of their things.
Usually in January when school starts after Christmas break we add more pencils, paper and pens.
We have an electric pencil sharpener, stapler, hole puncher, paper clips, rubber bands etc. which stays in a drawer for everyone to use. In another drawer extra notebooks and paper are kept.
We put crayons, pens, pencils, markers etc. which have been used a lot in cleaned out plastic peanut butter containers for summertime or for other use.
This works well for us.