Feel free to download and share this printable list of school supplies in Spanish and English that I put together. It is as an example of how diverse the Spanish vocabulary can be.
Take a look at some of the simple items that has different names in Spanish. For example: in some countries the phrase “school supplies” can be translated to materiales escolares, but in other countries are know as útiles escolares.
If you know more Spanish words for these school supply items, please leave me a comment.
List of School Supplies in Spanish: PDF Printable
List of School Supplies in Spanish: 36 Basic Items
____ back pack (bulto, mochila, morral)
____ binder (carpeta)
____ calculator (calculador, calculadora)
____ construction paper (papel de construcción, cartoncillo, cartulina)
____ crayons (crayones, crayolas)
____ dictionary (diccionario)
____ drawing book (libreta de dibujo)
____ envelopes (sobres)
____ eraser (borrador, goma de borrar)
____ filler paper (papel de argolla, hojas sueltas, repuesto, hojas de carpeta)
____ folder (cartapacio, archivador)
____ glue (pega, pegamento, cola)
____ highlighter (resaltador)
____ index cards (fichas)
____ lead refills (minas, puntitas)
____ liquid corrector / pen corrector (corrector)
____ lunch box (lonchera)
____ marker (marcador, plumón)
____ mechanical pencil (porta minas, lápiz mecánico)
____ modeling clay (plastilina, plasticina)
____ notebooks (libretas, cuadernos)
____ paint brushes (pinceles)
____ paper (papel)
____ pen (bolígrafo, pluma, birome, esfero, lapicero, lápiz tinta)
____ pencil box (cartuchera)
____ pencil sharpener (sacapuntas, tajador)
____ pencils (lápices, lapicero, lápices de grafito)
____ poster board (cartulina)
____ protractor (transportador)
____ push pin (tachuela, chinche, chincheta)
____ ruler (regla)
____ scissors (tijeras)
____ stapler (grapadora, engrapadora, corchetera, cosedora)
____ subject notebook (cuaderno de resorte)
____ tape (cinta adhesiva)
____ tempera paint (témpera)
____ water colors (acuarelas)
Check out these other English Spanish articles.