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Ways
to Get Organized
K - 5 |
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Teach your child to plan ahead. Create "To Do "
check lists together. A
personal planner may prove beneficial to your child. 2. Keep a family calendar in view that is constantly updated. Help your child budget time by going over commitments a week in advance. 3. Assign chores that involve sorting. These could include putting away dishes or shoting laundry. 4. Cultivate your child's interest in collecting. Hobbies such as stamp,coin,or rock collecting can build organizatinal skills. 5. Set up a quiet study with homework supplies easily assessible in handy labled organizers. 6. Encourage your child to use dividers or colored-coded tabs and folders to keep school papers orderly. 7. Establish a homework schedule and review priorties together to be sure assignments get done on time. 8. Coach your child to break down big tasks into smaller pats so they're easier to do. 9. Teach your child to pack away school items as soon as homeowrk is done and to ooput them in a designated "return to school spot." 10. Help your child develop the habit of checking their backpack frequently to eliminate trash and to stash way what may be needed later on.  Remember-
Your praise, patience,and good example can help your child get
organized.*information taken from Positive Promotions |
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Homework Study Skills Raising A Reader |
