poster board for the first art class
colored pencils
markers
crayons
black sharpie marker
pencils
eraser
glue sticks
school glue
tape
scissors
middle school students need a soft leaded sketch pencil. You can 
usually find these pencils at Michaels, Staples, Charettes, 
Wallmart, any local art supply store, AC Moores.

middle school students need a sketch book( may be blank paper in a 
binder)