Need classroom products but don’t have the budget? To help you make the best back-to-school purchases, we asked teachers to test dozens of supplies in their classrooms. Here’s what they found worked best.
Photography by Michael Alberstat | Props styling by Stephanie Saunders/Judy Inc.
Produced by Dana Dougherty Reinke.
Brushed Nickel Lamp
$ 34.99 Homesense
Large inlay box
$ 17.95 chapters.indigo.ca
Magnetic storage tin
$4.96 staples.ca
Super Sticky Removeable Label Roll, Post-it
$6.99 staples.ca
Ruler with Microban, Westcott
$1.49 acmeunited.ca
Coloured chalk, Crayola
$1.39 crayola.com /educators
Sticky notes
$5.99 HomeSense.ca
Wite-Out Mini, correcting tape, Bic
$3.99 staples.ca
Papermate Ink Joy Retractable ballpoint pens, Papermate
$5.51 for 8 staples.ca
Silver box
$7.99 HomeSense.ca
Exercise book, Hilroy
$1.17 grandandtoy.com
Flag highlighter, Post-it
$8.96 for 3 staples.ca
Notepad, Martha Stewart
$1.99 staples.ca
Mini NoteTabs, Avery
$3.46 for 40 staples.ca
Adhesive flags, Post-it
$10.30 for 150 staples.ca
Thermal ceramic mug
$5.99 chapters.indigo.ca
Silver photo frame
Stickers
$5.15 staples.ca
Small inlay box
$6.25 chapters.indigo.ca
Desktop drawer, Martha Stewart
$16.99 staples.ca
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