School Supplies in English for Kids with Pictures and Pronunciation
Every day your child opens their school bag and sees their supplies. Here are school supplies in English with pictures and audio, and a question they’ll use in class: What’s this?
In This Lesson
- School supplies with pictures and audio
- Question: What’s this? Answer: It’s a pen.
- When to say a and when an
School Supplies in English with Audio
Tap a card to hear the word. Its Arabic meaning is underneath.
Game: Listen and Touch
Listen to the word, then touch its picture.
This Lesson in the App
A school bag and pencils come out of the book, and Karim and Maya pack their bags.
- Karim says: It’s a pencil.
- Your child finds each item in the big picture.
- They tell us what’s in their bag in English.
- Challenge: name their supplies for the family.
Open the book to Unit 3 and point your phone at the page.
School Supplies in English and Arabic
| English | Arabic |
|---|---|
| bag | حقيبة |
| book | كتاب |
| notebook | دفتر |
| pencil | قلم رصاص |
| pen | قلم حبر |
| eraser | ممحاة |
| ruler | مسطرة |
| crayon | قلم تلوين |
| pencil case | مقلمة |
Sentences Your Child Can Use
- What’s this?ما هذا؟
- It’s a pencil.إنه قلم رصاص.
- It’s an eraser.إنها ممحاة.
Parents’ Corner
- Each morning, take the supplies out of the bag and name them together in English.
- Before a word that starts with a vowel sound we say an: an eraser. Otherwise a: a pen.
- Play “What’s missing?”: lay out four items, then hide one.
Common Mistakes: School Supplies
Some English sounds don’t exist in Arabic, so children often get them wrong. Here’s how to help:
It’s a P, not a B: “PEN-sul”.
Before a vowel sound, say an.
Say it “ROO-ler”, without rolling the final r.
A 5-Day Plan for Parents
Ten minutes a day is enough. Review yesterday’s words before new ones.
- Day 1: bag, book and notebook.
- Day 2: pencil, pen and eraser.
- Day 3: ruler, crayon and pencil case.
- Day 4: What’s this? It’s a… with their own bag.
- Day 5: the “What’s missing?” game and the worksheet.
Printable School Supplies Worksheets (PDF)
Ten different sheets: trace, match, write, word search, unscramble and cut-out cards. The full lesson is in Unit 3: My School Bag of the free book.
Frequently Asked Questions: School Supplies
When do we say a and when an?
an goes before a vowel sound: an eraser, an apple. a goes before everything else: a book.
What’s the difference between pen and pencil?
A pen writes in ink; a pencil writes in graphite (lead).
Are eraser and rubber the same thing?
Yes. eraser is American English, rubber is British English.
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