Supply Lists for Ms. Lisa’s classes
General Supplies Students Need for All Classes are HERE.
Specific supplies for each class are below
MATH 7
Textbook is loaned to students.
(Holt McDougal Mathematics Grade 7)
Basic Math Supplies to bring each week
Three-ring binder with at least one pocket and four tabs. (Pocket is for HW to be turned in. Label tabs: K.I.N./HO, HW, Quizzes, Paper)
Small spiral notebook or two composition books (we’ll divide this into two sections for IMPS & Notes)
Lined paper & graph paper wide ruled is best for doing HW
Calculator (One which handles exponents and grouping symbols. Casio fx-300ESPLS2 or TI-30xIIS are good models for under $15.)
Good pencils & erasers, plus colored pencils or pens for annotation and correcting work,
Bonus: small post-it notes are handy but not required
Protractor (transparent), drawing compass, & small ruler Buy a protractor. Don’t rent a set from a charter school as those rented ones don’t work. A good protractor is a transparent semi-circle and has a swing arm. They are about 5$ and students will use it through geometry.
PDFs for students to print at home
K.I.N. Know-it-Notebook for simpler in-class notetaking. This 2011 consumable notebook is now out of print so I have a PDF of it available: pages 1-60 and 60 to 120, 120 to end. (Occasionally copies are available online: Grade 7 Know-it-Notebook HERE) ISBN 0547687850). Print this out and put it in a three-ring binder if you can’t find a printed copy for a reasonable price.
Homework & Practice Workbook for classwork review (we call this “Bluey”) This notebook helps students review concepts throughout the year and speeds up review because the problems are printed on the page. This 2011 consumable notebook is now out of print. (But there are often copies on Amazon for $10-15) If you don’t buy a copy, print out these sections and put them in your math binder (you can also keep some of it at home if it makes your backpack heavy.) Pages 0-20,
Bring Algebra Lab Gear to class if you have a set and leave it at FS.
If you don’t have your own set, you can borrow a class set or purchase your own.
Algebra Lab Gear: Produced by Didax available on their website or Rainbow Resource or Amazon for about $25. Yes, students need the 3-D pieces for work with volume and quadratic expressions
If buying your own, students should get a plastic tupperware container to store them here at FS. During the first week I’ll show students how to modify these so they have NEGATIVE tiles (spray paint one side red.)
Honors Pre-Algebra + Math 8
Textbook is loaned to students
(McDougal Littell’s Pre-Algebra by Larson, Boswell, Kanold, and Stiff. 2008)
PA Notetaking Guide that accompanies our textbook: McDougal Littell Pre-Algebra: Notetaking Guide Paperback – Student Edition, January 1, 2005 by Ron Larson. ISBN 0618256571 Price is usually between $10-15
Basic Math Supplies to bring each week
Three-ring binder with at least one pocket and three or four tabs. (Pocket is for HW to be turned in. Label tabs: K.I.N./HO, HW, Quizzes, Paper)
Small spiral notebook or two composition books (we’ll divide this into two sections for IMPS & Notes)
Lined paper & graph paper wide-ruled is best for doing HW
Calculator One which handles exponents and grouping symbols. Casio fx-300ESPLS2 or TI-30xIIS are good models for under $15.
Good pencils & erasers, plus colored pencils or pens for annotation and correcting work,
Bonus: small post-it notes are handy but not required
Protractor (transparent), drawing compass, & small ruler Buy a protractor. Don’t rent a set from a charter school as those rented ones don’t work. A good protractor is a transparent semi-circle and has a swing arm. They are about 5$ and students will use it through geometry.
4x6 Index cards for test notecards & pouch to store them in
Bring Algebra Lab Gear to class and leave it at FS.
If you don’t have your own set, you can borrow a class set or purchase your own.
Algebra Lab Gear: Produced by Didax available on their website or Rainbow Resource or Amazon for about $25. Get a plastic tote to dump these into so they can put them away quickly and store them here at FS.
Writing Workshops
Binder to store handouts in
Laptop is optional. Useful the 3rd or 4th week.
SHAKESPEARE & CO.
2026 : No Fear Shakespeare Edition of A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Binder to store handouts in
Something to take notes in: spiral notebook, composition book
Real Life Farm Science
Snack, lunch, water bottle
Gardening gloves
Bug spray
Sunscreen/hat
3-ring binder with paper and a few dividers
Composition or spiral notebook for notes.
Writing utensils: pencils, pencil sharpener, eraser, high lighters
Tape or glue stick
3x5 or 4x6 index cards and something in which to hold those cards (a baggie or pouch is fine)
Scissors & colored pencils optional
A note about Farm Work Clothing
Farm School clothes protect your skin from scrapes, scratches, and are easy to work in and can get dirty. You can run, jump, climb, and work with animals and tools in them.
YES: longer shirts, loose pants or longer shorts, sensible shoes you can run in and use a shovel with (closed toed, easy to put on and off, no heels, platforms, can get dirty)
NO clothes that expose a lot of skin that can get scratched/scraped/poked. Thus none of the following: muscle tank tops, crop tops, tank tops, short shorts, sheer anything. Instead during hot weather where loose-fitting light -colored clothes.
NO clothes that make it hard to move
NO Clothes that can get tangled in a steer’s halter, in a tree you’re climbing, in a tool you’re using.
No shoes that have tripping hazards- heels, platforms, loose laces, holes, open toes
RECOMMENDED
Check out these books for physical science work samples. Our classes do NOT cover physical science and most middle school grades require some physics and chemistry.
Science & Language Arts
2025-26
Fall 2025 Book Club Books
1. The Magician’s Nephew (from The Chronicles of Narnia) by C.S. Lewis
2. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor
SUPPORTING SCIENCE TEXTBOOK
Everything You Need to Ace Science in One Big Fat Notebook: The Complete Middle School Study Guide (Big Fat Notebooks) ISBN-10 0761160957 $11-12.
Optional Human Anatomy Book: The Concise Human Body Book 2019 edition, by DK/Steven Parker ISBN 978-1465484697 (used $3)
Optional book for students wanting science reading at a high school biology content: Homework Helpers Biology by Matthew Distefano
Other supplies
Snack, lunch, water bottle
Bug spray
Gardening gloves
Sunscreen/hat
Writing utensils: pencil and little pencil sharpener, colored pencils or highlighter
Tape or small glue stick. Optional small scissors
Spiral notebook or composition book for taking notes. Wide rule.
Optional: Small sketch pad for Daily Observation (DO) and Drop Everything and Write (DEW) time OR just write and draw in your notebook/comp book
Small three-ring binder for handouts.
3x5 or 4x6 index cards and something in which to hold those cards (a baggie or pouch is fine)
A note about Farm Work Clothing
Farm School clothes protect your skin from scrapes, scratches, and are easy to work in and can get dirty. You can run, jump, climb, and work with animals and tools in them.
YES: longer shirts, loose pants or longer shorts, sensible shoes you can run in and use a shovel with (closed toed, easy to put on and off, , can get dirty)
NO clothes that expose a lot of skin that can get scratched/scraped/poked. Thus none of the following: muscle tank tops, crop tops, tank tops, short shorts, sheer anything. Instead during hot weather where loose-fitting light -colored clothes.
NO clothes that make it hard to move
NO Clothes that can get tangled in a steer’s halter, in a tree you’re climbing, in a tool you’re using.
No shoes that have tripping hazards- heels, platforms, loose laces, holes, open toes
RECOMMENDED
Check out these books for physical science work samples. Our classes do NOT cover physical science and most middle school grades require some physics and chemistry.