Academics · Subject Resources

Know what is left
before it runs out.

Supplies are bought once in August and then run out one at a time, usually the night before something is due. Add each supply with where it lives and how fast it gets used. The inventory works out how many weeks each one has left, builds the shopping list with a total and flags the tools stuck at school that homework needs at home.

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Included with the Caveat Academy pass and Whole-school licenses. Or get it in the Study skills kit, $29 for 21 items.

Supplies

The worked example is made up: pencils down to 3 of 12, a graphing calculator that lives in a locker but is needed for homework, and composition notebooks for biology. Prices are examples. Saved on this device only.

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What you get

Academics · Subject Resources$5

What you finish with
A record per supply: item, class, where it lives, whether homework needs it, how many it should have and has, how many are used up a month, price and five checks. Works out how many to buy, weeks of supply left and cost; builds the shopping list with a total and counts supplies running out within three weeks; flags supplies that are out or nearly out, homework tools kept at school, valuable unlabeled items and an unchecked teacher list.
Who it is for
Students in grades 3 to 12 and the parents and caregivers who restock their supplies.
Format
Browser inventory with a saved record per supply. Prints one supply, the shopping list in a table or a blank sheet; downloads a spreadsheet (.csv); exports and imports a file.
Access
$5 one-time, yours on every device you sign in on; the tool opens once you are signed in with it. Included with the Caveat Academy pass and Whole-school licenses. Also in the Study skills kit ($29) and the Academics Suite pass ($149), and 1 more bundle. Everything you type stays in this browser; nothing is sent to Caveat.
Where it lives
The Subject Resources space in Caveat Academics.
Support
Questions about access, an order or a correction: team@caveatacademic.com.

How to use it

  1. Empty the backpack on a table once a month.
  2. Add each supply and count what is usable.
  3. Guess how fast each one runs out.
  4. Buy from the shopping list in the side panel.
  5. Move homework tools home, or buy a spare.

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Where things live

Where supplies should liveBackpackDaily things for everyclass.Pencils, a planner, onefolder per class.LockerHeavy things used atschool only.Not anything homeworkneeds.Home deskSpares and homeworktools.A second set of thebasics.Where supplies should liveBackpackDaily things for every class.Pencils, a planner, one folder per class.LockerHeavy things used at school only.Not anything homework needs.Home deskSpares and homework tools.A second set of the basics.
A spare set at home, even a small one, prevents most “I left it at school” homework nights.

A monthly reset

Ten minutes on the first weekend of each month is enough: empty the backpack, toss broken pencils and old papers, count what is left and update the inventory. The shopping list stays short and nothing runs out on a school night.

If cost is a problem

Most schools keep extra supplies for students who need them, and many communities run back-to-school drives. A quiet word with a teacher or the school counselor is a routine request.

Sources

  1. Dawson, P. and Guare, R. (2018). Executive Skills in Children and Adolescents (3rd ed.), organization supports. Guilford Press.
  2. American Academy of Pediatrics. Backpack safety and organization tips (healthychildren.org).
  3. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Back-to-school budgeting (consumerfinance.gov).
  4. National Association of School Psychologists. Organization skills for students (nasponline.org).

The worked example is made up and prices are examples. Nothing you type is sent to Caveat. Support: team@caveatacademic.com.