Back to School Essentials

Back to school is looking different for every family in every school district all over the country this fall. Whether you are planning on homeschooling your children, they’re doing virtual learning, or your children are heading back to a brick and mortar classroom, you’re going to need to make a school supply list. Start your back to school shopping now so your children are equipped with the essentials needed for a successful school year. Whatever this school year looks like.

Computer
Even if you’re still not sure if your child will be sitting in an actual classroom or in front of a computer at the kitchen table, a laptop is a back to school essential. For families with multiple school-aged children, more than one laptop may need to be purchased for back to school for simultaneous virtual learning. If you are purchasing for younger children, check with your school. An HP Chromebook from Buydig.com may be just what they need to run the web apps for their virtual learning. Your older students will most likely need a laptop with a lot more bells and whistles for their schoolwork. The LG Gram Thin Laptop with 8^th Gen Core i5-8265U RAM is the perfect tool for researching, creating presentations, and day-to-day tasks. This ultra-light laptop is light enough to carry from room to room at home, or from class to class.

Headphones
Headphones are a must whether learning from home or in a classroom with 20 other students. If your child will be attending school virtually this fall, chances are, you will be still working from home alongside your child as well. A good set of noise cancelling headphones is a back to school essential to help your child stay focused on schoolwork and block out distractions at home. If your child is heading back to the classroom, he/she needs to have their own personal set of headphones from Buydig.com for computer work for sanitary reasons.

Backpack
You may not think a backpack would be at the top of the back to school supply list if your child will be learning from home. This couldn’t be further from the truth. A new backpack is at the top of most kids’ back to school essentials list every year. Your child can still enjoy choosing a new backpack this year even if they will be learning from home. Let your child pack up their school supplies at the end of the day just as they would at school. A backpack will be the perfect place to store their laptop, books, paper, pencils and crayons until needed the next day. If your child will be returning to the classroom this fall, a backpack is a back to school essential to hold personal classroom supplies.

1^st Day of School Photo
Try to keep your back to school traditions as normal as possible whether your child is returning to the classroom, or will continue on with virtual learning at home. Record this day in history with a photo of your child dressed up in a brand new back to school outfit and surrounded by all the new back to school essentials. Make this year’s 1^st day of school more exciting by ramping up your child’s anticipation with countdown activities. Read back to school books every day leading up to the 1^st day. Fill a countdown jar with treats or quotes to remove each day as opening day gets closer. Be creative as you try to make going back to school special this fall.