Supply Lists for Ms. Lisa’s classes
General Supplies 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) 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 thre-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 through the year and speeds up review because the problems are printed on the page. This 2011 consumable notebook is now out of print. Print one section a month. Pages 0-20,
Bring Algebra Lab Gear to class and leave it at FS
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
Students should get a large plastic tupperware container to store them here at FS. The regular box is too small for everyday use unless you are amazingly fast at Tetris.
During the first week I’ll show students how to modify these so they have NEGATIVE tiles (they’ll 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 USBN 0618256571 (Price is usually between $10-15.) by Ron Larson
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) 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
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
Students should get a plastic tote to dump these into so they can put them away quickly and store them here at FS.
Writing Workshops
Laptop is optional.
Real Life Farm Science
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 (none of the following: muscle tank tops, crop tops, tank tops, short shorts, sheer anything)
clothes that make it hard to move (tight, stiff anything)
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 heels or platforms, holes, super long laces that drag, (these are all tripping hazards)
Science & Language Arts
2024-25
I’ll update this list for fall by August 1st, 2025
Spring 2025 Book Club Books — choose one
Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
The Woman Who Smashed Codes by Jason Fagone
Fearlesss: The Undaunted Courage and Ultimate Sacrifice of Navy SEAL Team SIX Operator Adam Brown by Eric Blehm,
The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Baum, et al
Second book club book to be voted upon.
Optional book for students wanting supporting high school biology content: Homework Helpers Biology by Matthew Distefano
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