Why should I do it:

• Provides increased order for the student mentally and logistically
• Improves student awareness of belongings, papers, supplies, etc
• Increases student success and morale
• Improves work completion and returning or handing in of work
• Provides increased structure
• Helps to develop and establish routines, schedules, etc
• Increases student responsibility and follow through
• Holds students more accountable
• Improves student self-confidence
• Decreases missing and lost assignments
• Improves time management
• Increases attending behaviors

When should I do it:

• When students exhibit poor organization
• When students chronically loose, misplace, and fail to turn in work
• When students have trouble following the school/class procedures, schedules, and/or routines
• When a students locker/desk is very messy and disorganized
• When a student looses work, materials, and supplies in their locker/desk
• When a student hoards work in their locker/desk

How do I do it:

• There are numerous specific strategies and systems to help and teach students to become more organized, please click on links below to explore and choose some
• Some basic strategies include keeping a planner or calendar, frequently organizing lockers, desks, and storage areas with the assistance of a teacher or peer
• Checklists
• Daily schedules
• Keeping things in a crate and out of the desk or locker Organizational folders with a “to do” and “done” side
• Visual schedule
• Parent assistance with daily helping student to organize and sort work, belongings, and materials
• Turning in all complete work to one location and/or person Etc