Get this box of (8) 2" wide steel binder clips and you can clip (8) binders, but, really, do you have a lot binders? We don't either. What we do have is a lot of potato-chip bags and nacho sacks and cookie packages, and these are the best way to keep them closed up without you having to figure out which way to twist those little pieces of wire. (If you do have binders, knock yourself out.)

No, really, these X-shaped thingies (Butterfly Clips) are actually called Ideal clips, although frankly we think they look more like houseflies. Whatever. You get (2) boxes of (50) plated steel clips, 2" long x 1-1/4" wide. Think of them like heavy duty paper clips--great for keeping stacks of paper together, or for sliding onto the folded-over openings of chip and cereal bags.

This 360-degree protractor from Helix® measures 6" dia and has 10-degree gradations on the inside and 1/2-degree on the outer ring, as mirror images of each other. In blue translucent plastic, it also folds in half when trigonometry class is over.

Good quality precision compass from Helix®. Measures 4-1/4" long and opens to a maximum of 2-1/8". Includes (3) spare 2mm leads and a spare locking wheel for leads on account of people losing them all the time.

When we were your age, our protractors were all just plain clear plastic. You kids today can get them in translucent blue, red, orange, purple or green, but we're going to pick because we didn't get to then. These pretty ones are 6" wide and read from 0-6" x 1/16" on the bottom and from 0-180 degrees x 0.5-degrees bidirectionally along the arc. Include holes for a 3-ring binder.

Whatever auto manufacturer you think is super-fancy...PaperPro® is the "that" of staplers. In this combo package you'll get not only a compact 4-1/2" long spring-loaded stapler that could hardly be easier to use--even for multi-page stapling--but also a standard staple remover for those inadvertent attachments. We know--that'd be enough, but you'll also get a couple lengths of standard staples to get you started right away.

Yes indeedy, these are gem clips, the ubiquitous standard basic quotidian paper clips you’ve been using since the 1890s, which means it’s probably time to retire. You pick typical 1-1/4” steel clips or the same size snazzy coated clips in red-, green-, blue- and black-and-white stripes. Both in boxes of (100). 

Mind your binders with these sky blue three-ring binders, and unlike most of our binders these don’t have any misprints on them! Measure 11-1/2” x 10-1/2” with 1” D-rings.

Says so right on the packaging. Measures (pun intended) 18” long x 1-1/2” wide. Has 1/32” increments for the first inch, then 1/16” on one edge and 0-45cm in 1mm increments on the other. Made in England of blue-tinted translucent plastic. (There is no legal penalty for using it at home or in a school.)

Keep those sticky notes together and unpeeled with this bitsy spiral-bound notebook filled with (3) stacks of approx (25) 3” x 2” sticky notes plus approx (125) 2” x 5/8” skinny sticky slips, all in neon green, pink, yellow, orange and blue.

Inside a two-tone folding pouch is a small, 28-page lined notebook and an 8-digit calculator with percent and square-root functions. Perfect for the traveling investigative auditor. Calculator is powered by a small solar cell. The whole shebang measures 5-1/4” x 3-1/4” x 1/2” thick with a little tab to hold a pencil that isn’t there. Made in Germany, where they keep track of everything, and yes, the calculator slides right out.

From what mind sprang these pencil sharpener/erasers that look exactly like auto wheels and tires, we could only guess, but we won’t because we just work here. You’ll get (2) black eraser tires on grey wheels that conceal pencil sharpeners. The peelings stay in the wheel hubs until you empty them. Measure 2-5/8" dia x 7/8" thick. 

The original genuine real signature classics from 3M, 3” square in that familiar yellow, just in smaller pads than usual. Our each is a staggering (28) pads with (16) notes in each. Think about it--that’s enough for an entire classroom.

A pin-striped morning glory vine. Also these 4” square light blue Post-It® Super Sticky notes with 3/4” adhesive strips on the back and 5/16” blue rules on the front. Just (11) sheets to a pad but our each is (10) pads. Kids love Post-Its, so buy a few packs for the entire class.

Accept no amateur rulers. But seriously, this 24-inch professional steel ruler from Helix® is cork-backed, and marked in 1/32” increments for the first two inches, 1/64” for the third, and 1/16” for the rest. Also shows 60cm x 0.5mm for the first 10cm, and 1mm for the remainder. Markings are etched, so they won’t rub off with use.

For photos, or anything else that will fit in the (30) 5-7/8” x 4-1/2” sleeves inside, these approx 6” x 6” 2-ring binders are made of aluminum in a license-plate style, complete with top-mounting holes. You pick the patriotic ones, marked USA or AMERICA against a red, white and blue flag background, or the CHICAGO version, which is a replica of the current Illinois plate.

Nice mahogany-stained thingy, too, with faux pleatherette sides and a drawer. Measures 7" x 4-3/4" x 4-1/8" with a 6-1/4” wide x 4” deep (with an open front) shelf on top and a slot for a wire in the back. We think it was made as a phone charger caddy. (It’s just wide enough for an iPhone 6 Plus without a case, and would probably take a wireless charger.) Also has a 5-1/4" x 3-9/16" x 1-7/8" drawer, clearly made to hold stuff.

Where else can you find (lightly) scented erasers shaped like giant rings with 1” square jewels? And packed inside clear plastic spheres? We’ll pick (1) in white, yellow, blue, green or another lovely color, but if you simply must have pink we’ve got that, too, and we’ll send it to you.