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.
Cardboard storage box, Ikea
$8.99 ikea.ca
Chalkboard labels, Martha Stewart
$5.99 for 12 staples.ca
Blue storage box, Ikea
$8.99 ikea.ca
Clock
$19.99 HomeSense.ca
Martha Stewart ElastiNote Tags
$3.99 for 12 staples.ca
Mounting tape, Scotch
$4.31 staples.ca
Greener Page Markers, Post-it
$4.86 for 200 staples.ca
Chalkboard eraser, Westcott
$2.89 acmeunited.ca/westcott
Glass water bottle
$7.99 Homesense.ca
Hardcover journal, Martha Stewart
$12.99 staples.ca
File pocket, Martha Stewart
$6.99 staples.ca
Personalized labels, Mabel's Labels
$21 mabelslabels.com
iPad, Apple
from $399 store.apple.com
Desk organizer, Ikea Kvissle
$8.99 ikea.ca
Flag pen and highlighter, Post-it
$7.29 staples.ca
Accordion file, Martha Stewart
$15.99 staples.ca
Mosaic photo frame
$24.50 chapters.indigo.ca
Velocity Mechanical Pencils, Bic
$3.12 for 2 staples.ca
Thermal mug
$12.99 HomeSense.ca
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