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Encourage responsibility for bringing materials to class. Review
with students the materials you expect them to bring to school every day.
Do spot checks periodically. If a student forgets to bring the proper
materials, loan her what she needs, but consider having her give you some
"collateral" to be returned when she gives back the borrowed materials.
You might keep a "pencil stubs" box on your desk or near the pencil sharpener,
so students who forget a pencil do not need to disrupt the class.
Designate
a place for students to turn in seatwork. Having students turn in
their work as soon as they complete it will lessen their chance of misplacing
it. You might designate a box, file divider, or file drawer for that purpose,
with individual student folders arranged alphabetically. Or you might
have color-coded folders for each assignment. You also might have students
check off that they have turned in the assignment.
Have
students organize their papers in folders. Students might have a folder
for completed work, a folder for work to be done, and a folder for parent
information. Or they might have different folders for each subject. Keeping
color-coded folders in their desks will allow students to quickly access
their work. You can help students avoid being overwhelmed by loose papers
by having them bring completed work home on a specific day of the week.
Let parents know of the procedure so they can help their child sort through
the papers.
Give
students a container for small items. Such items as pencils, pens,
erasers, and scissors easily can be lost in a desk or backpack. You can
help students solve the problem by placing the items in a plastic zippered
pouch kept in a binder, box, or resealable plastic bag.
Require
older elementary students to use a three-ring binder. Students in
third grade and above can use a three-ring binder with subject dividers
and a pouch for pens and pencils. Suggest they get a binder with pockets
or three-hole punched folders and label one pocket or folder "To Bring
Home" for homework to be done and notes for parents, and another "To Bring
to School" for completed homework and notes from parents. You also might
have students place in their binders a monthly calendar, on which they
can indicate tests, projects, and important school activities. Punch holes
in the handouts you give to students so they easily can put them in their
binders.
Provide
each disorganized student with a classroom buddy. Select a mature,
responsible classmate who can help the disorganized student with classroom
tasks when you are unavailable. Another way of doing that is to group
students at tables, with students expected to help each other when questions
arise.
Teach
students memory aides. Teach students the acronym PANTS to remind
them of what they need to bring to and from school every day (P = Parent
information, A = Assignments, N = Notebook, T = Textbooks, and S = Student).
Show them how to make a checklist of school tasks and that they can tape
to their desks or binders.
Meet
briefly with each disorganized student before he or she goes home.
Check to make sure each student has the proper materials and has written
down his or her homework assignments correctly.
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Article by Dr. Ken Shore
Education World®
Copyright © 2005 Education World
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