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It is definitely going to depend on the school and teacher but here’s our kinder supply list for ideas. But since it’s hard to know what they will ask parents for vs provide, I would only buy ahead what you know you can use at home also. We can go through a lot of the big construction paper at home! And I love those big “my first Ticonderoga” pencils.

FWIW, I wouldn't buy tooooo much before you have the list (unless you know you'll use it at home, too). Our school is sometimes particular about brands (crayola, etc). They pool all supplies and teachers just grab from the stockpile when they need.

The other thing I would start looking out for are Clorox wipes! They are typically on our supply list, and even if they aren't I'm sure the teacher would appreciate them

ETA our kinder supply list was only like 5-6 items. The lists supplies above are much longer than we've ever gotten!

At our public school we do not have to buy any supplies, they are all provided by the school district. The teachers do request other items though, like clorox wipes, Kleenex, baby wipes, packaged snacks (in case a child forgets theirs), bottled water.

However, for our private preschool/Jr. K we have to supply a few things like pencil box, scissors, crayons, pencils and dry erase markers/eraser.

DS will start kindergarten in August as well. Actually, our city has summer school available to all students, and most incoming kindergarteners utilize it, it's great. DS has gone for four weeks now, with two weeks left, so he's now familiar with his school, possible classmates, expectations, etc. I was SUPER nervous about him starting summer school but he's adjusted so well.

This is what he needs for summer school:

Backpack
Lunch box
Water bottle
Snack
Towel/blanket for "rest time"

I imagine the school should have a supply list available now or soon. This is ours for the school year:

24 Ticonderoga #2 pencils
2 Large pink erasers
2 pkg. 8 Large
washable markers (classic colors)
2 boxes 24-ct Crayola crayons
2 pkgs. FINE point, black dry erase markers
6 pack glue sticks
1 bottle liquid glue
1 pair child sized scissors
1 pkg. Lined Index Cards 3x5
2 boxes facial tissue
Over the head headphones
1 pencil box

BOYS:
1 Box quart size Ziploc bags
1 container antibacterial wipes

GIRLS:
1 boxes Gallon size Ziploc bags
1 bottle hand sanitizer

@kayla0416: hi! My school does a 'rest period' during the first half of the year. Kids bring a little blanket and/or pillow and they can rest their head while the teacher reads a book. I heard a few of the boys were really hard to wake up last year! I cut my daughter's naps about 1.5 years ago unfortunately because I was having the same problem you are having but with my younger daughter. I am so very worried about my younger daughter starting an all day preschool and the naps being put in because if she sleeps for even 5 minutes at any point in the day, I will not be able to put her to sleep at night. So crazy.

@JennyLayneAZ: Could you email the school to make sure they’re not providing the supplies? My son is also starting kindergarten in August and they explicitly disallow us from bringing supplies (not sure if that’s a COVID thing or just their policy). So he needs a backpack, water bottle, and lunch box, and that’s literally it. I think they might tack on a flat fee ($40?) to August’s tuition payment to offset all the supplies they provide. This is easier for sure but I love school supplies and would actually have enjoyed getting him all set up myself ️ But either way, you don’t want to start buying things she’s not permitted to bring in!

@kayla0416: Our kindergarten still has a one hour nap/rest period! Camp (4-6 year olds) has a 90 minute one!

My DD started kindergarten last year. Because of Covid they supplied everything - DD just needed a backpack (big enough for a regular size folder), water bottle, lunch/snack bag, and masks. We haven't heard what is happening this year with supplies.

When we were hybrid there was no rest time but when we switched to full time (for the last 6 weeks of school) they had 30 minutes of "down time." They could read, play with play dough, or rest.

@JennyLayneAZ: Hi! Like you, with my DD I was so stressed because I didn't have a supply list before kinder started. Turned out, I've never needed to buy any supplies - my daughter is going into 4th and her school provides everything (even scissors) every year! And, yes, it's public school. So, it totally depends on the school. In terms of lefties, my daughter is a lefty and all of the scissors for that age can be used interchangeably so I don't think there's anything specific you need. Just backpack, lunchbox (if she eats lunch at school -- our kinder is 1/2 day), and water bottle. Have fun! My son is starting kinder this year, too.

My little dude starts K this year too! Since my DD is going into 4th we already know the school and the PTO actually sells school supply kits as a fundraiser and everything he needs will be at school on day 1. Before last year all supplies in K were communal but not sure what they did last year/will do this year. This is our list:

We start K this year too!! So exciting. I have an older child at the same school - and the school has a blog to keep everyone updated. There is a program our school does where you order all of the supplies online and they're shipped directly to the school for the first day. So you just go online to the site, enter the school code and the grade and DONE. I love it... They also print the list if you want to order yourself though.... I'm sure you'll hear as it gets closer. But you could also email the school secretary to find out.