School Supplies
Click, clack, write! This colorful mechanical pencil brand was a must-have.
What is Paper Mate? (or what is a mechanical pencil?)
The combo that came with a red stick.
What is Handi-Snacks or Ritz Crackers 'n Cheese?
You lined up and did this every morning.
What is the Pledge of Allegiance?
This was a popular calculator brand.
What is a TI-83 or TI-84 calculator?
This jumping game required rubber bands tied into a long rope.
What is Chinese jump rope?
Before Google Docs, this see-through plastic item held your handwritten papers.
What is a binder or Trapper Keeper?
This made you either loved or hated on Fridays.
What is cafeteria pizza or school lunch pizza?
You anxiously waited for this sound
What is the school bell?
Before laptops were allowed.
What are computer lab desktops or word processors?
These colorful rubber wristbands let people know your mood.
What are mood bracelets or gel bracelets?
These came in scents like grape and blueberry.
What are Mr. Sketch markers?
This nostalgic drink came in a barrel-shaped plastic bottle.
What is a Little Hug (Fruit Barrel)?
The worst punishment was having to write on this during detention
What is the chalkboard or whiteboard?
Rolling machine to show transparencies.
What is an overhead projector?
Before TikTok, we used this to fold paper into fortunes.
What is a cootie catcher or fortune teller?
You'd be the class hero if you had one of these in a funky case for mistakes.
What is a pencil sharpener or novelty eraser?
You might’ve traded your snacks for this sticky, fruit snack
What is a Fruit Roll-Up or Fruit by the Foot?
These told you where to go every hour.
What is your class schedule?
TRIPLE JEOPARDY!!
If you were lucky, you got to play this pixelated computer game during free time.
What is Oregon Trail?
If someone said, “meet me at the big one,” they meant
What is the slide or jungle gym?
TRIPLE JEOPARDY!!
You stored all your secrets in one of these glittery journals.
What is a Lisa Frank notebook?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!
This item featured cartoons or pop stars.
What is a lunchbox?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!
The ultimate embarrassment was forgetting this after P.E.
What is deodorant or gym clothes?
You printed banners on this kind of paper that had to be carefully separated at the perforated edges.
What is dot matrix printer paper?
This game involved a ball, four squares, and sometimes a lot of drama.
What is Four Square?