10 subjects · 982 lessons
Grade 1 Supply List
Pulled directly from all 10 Grade 1 subjects. About 9 items covers the entire year — most households already have the rest.
Printable checklist
Everything Grade 1 calls for, one line per item. Print it and take it shopping, or check items off right here.
Art Supplies
Bible & Books
Movement & PE
Technology
Grade 1, item by item
The same 9 items, with the full reasoning behind each quantity recommendation.
Writing & Paper
The workhorses. Almost every subject, almost every day, comes back to a pencil and a sheet of paper.
Pencils
Standard #2 wooden pencils — the single most-used tool in the whole curriculum.
Called for in about 71% of Grade 1 lessons (694 times) — but a pencil is a multi-week tool, not a single-use one, so lesson-mentions don't equal pencils to buy. A standard 12-count box per student comfortably covers a full school year of daily work, plus a few spares for the ones that roll under the couch.
Paper & notebooks
Plain or wide-ruled paper for writing, math work, and drawing. A basic notebook or a stack of loose-leaf sheets both work fine.
Called for 674 times in Grade 1 — since each use is generally a single sheet, that works out to roughly 674 sheets, or about 2 reams of paper (500 sheets each) for the whole stretch. This is the one item on this page where the mention count really is close to the shopping number.
Erasers
Pencil erasers — pink block erasers or eraser caps both work.
348 mentions in Grade 1, but erasers wear down slowly and are easy to share between lessons — one or two block erasers, or a small multi-pack, is plenty for the year, not 348 individual erasers.
Art Supplies
Color for art projects, and a recurring helper for diagrams, maps, and hands-on Bible, history, and science work.
Crayons or colored pencils
A basic 24-count box of either crayons or colored pencils. The lessons ask for “crayons or colored pencils” interchangeably — you only need one of the two, not both.
Needed in about 32% of Grade 1 lessons — mostly Art, and a recurring helper in Bible, History, and Science. One box of either crayons or colored pencils lasts the whole stretch; buying both is a nice-to-have, not a requirement.
Bible & Books
The curriculum itself supplies every reading passage and lesson text. The one book a family needs to add is a Bible.
Bible
A King James Version Bible, or an age-appropriate KJV children's storybook Bible for younger readers.
Referenced 59 times in Grade 1, but every family needs exactly one copy per student (or one shared family copy) — the lessons don't call for more than that.
Cutting & Adhesive
Used with parent help, mostly for Art — cutting, pasting, and simple hands-on projects.
Glue stick
A standard washable glue stick, sized for small hands.
72 mentions, all in Art — glue sticks dry out more than they run out, so 2-3 for the year (one as backup) is sensible, not one per lesson.
Scissors
Blunt-tip, child-safe scissors, used with parent supervision as the lessons direct.
One pair covers every one of the 72 mentions in Grade 1 (all in Art) for the whole stretch.
Movement & PE
Most Physical Education needs nothing but open space (see “you probably already have these” below). A short list of games call for actual equipment.
Balls (assorted)
A soft, all-purpose ball for catching, kicking, and rolling games in PE. A few lessons suggest a rolled-up sock or beanbag as a free substitute.
PE calls for “a ball” in a range of games (12 mentions in Grade 1) — one all-purpose soft or bouncy ball satisfies most of them.
Jump rope
A jump rope sized to the student's height. A length of rope or clothesline is an explicitly offered substitute in a few lessons.
One jump rope covers every one of the 10 mentions in Grade 1.
Stopwatch or timer
Something to time an activity with.
Every one of the 2 mentions in Grade 1 explicitly lists “or a phone” (or a kitchen timer/clock) as the default — so this genuinely needs no purchase. A dedicated kids' stopwatch is a nice-to-have, never a requirement.
Technology
Occasional, supervised use of a device the family already owns — this section is here for completeness, not to sell you a device.
Computer or tablet access
Occasional, supervised use of a family computer, tablet, or phone — for audio playback and a handful of computer-skills lessons.
72 mentions in Grade 1, and every one of them says “with parent permission” or is simply audio playback — this means using a device the family already has, not buying a new one. No specific device or purchase is required.
You probably already have these — no need to buy
These come from 54 different real phrasings in the lesson files (81 mentions total) — mostly Physical Education asking for open space, comfortable clothes, or simply nothing at all. None of it is a purchase, and none of it is linked below on purpose.
- Nothing at all (9 lesson-mentions — e.g. “None needed”; “Whatever equipment is needed for the student's favorite game from this unit”; “Whatever equipment matches the student's chosen skill from this unit”)
- Comfortable clothes & shoes (3 lesson-mentions — e.g. “Comfortable shoes; a yard, park, or neighborhood to walk in”; “Waterproof boots or shoes that can get wet; shallow, safe puddles in a yard or sidewalk, checked first by a parent”; “Weather-appropriate clothing (boots, coat, or rain gear as needed); an outdoor space in current-season weather”)
- Open space to move (43 lesson-mentions — e.g. “Open space”; “A little open space”; “A little open floor space; a wall nearby for safety”)
- The kitchen, pantry, or a snack (7 lesson-mentions — e.g. “A cup of water”; “A few different colored fruits or vegetables, or pictures/a trip to look in the kitchen”; “A kitchen or pantry to look through with a parent”)
- A seed, pot, or garden spot (1 lesson-mentions — e.g. “A seed or small plant, a pot or garden spot, soil, and water”)
- A parent, sibling, or partner to join in (2 lesson-mentions — e.g. “A line to walk (tape or a sidewalk crack); a couch cushion or folded towel to stand on (optional, with a parent nearby)”; “A simple scavenger hunt list (a leaf, a rock, something red, a bug, a feather, something round — a parent can write or draw one)”)
- Everyday odds & ends (16 lesson-mentions — e.g. “A bedsheet or blanket; at least one other person to help hold edges (fewer people can still make waves with a smaller sheet)”; “A line (tape or chalk) and something to mark distance (tape, chalk, or a piece of string); a soft landing area”; “A line to walk — painter's tape, a 2x4 board laid flat, or a sidewalk edge (nothing more than a few inches high)”)
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