Tip #13 from Teacher Secrets for Parents - Organization

 

Today's tip for parents (from two talented teachers) comes from 365 Teacher Secrets for Parents by Cindy McKinley Alder and Patti Trombly (yes, those are the two talented teachers).

#13

Get it Together

 

Beginnings are always messy.

~John Galsworthy

 

Is your morning routine chaotic or calm? Do you hear these panicked cries in the morning just as the school bus pulls up: "Mom, where is my back pack?" "I can't find my homework!" Here are a few suggestions if your morning is more hectic than relaxed:

 

●      Have a specific place for your child's backpack that everyone agrees upon. When he comes home from school, help him make it a habit to put it there every day. After homework is completed, practice putting everything back into the backpack and place it in its special spot the night before school. Now, even on mornings when everyone is running behind, he can just grab his backpack and know that everything is in it, done, and ready to turn in.

●      Buy or create a homework folder or notebook. For younger children, get one with a dual pocket folder. Have him keep his assigned homework in the left pocket. He can transfer the work to the right pocket once it is completed. He should bring home the folder every day whether there is homework in it or not so that it becomes a habit.

●      For the older elementary child, an assignment notebook may be best. The notebook can be used to record assignments for the day and whether they were finished. If your child tends to be forgetful about doing his homework or bringing it home, a habit could be made that you check his assignment book every day. At first, it may mean a trip back to school to pick up forgotten books or assignments, but if that extra time needed to go back to school cuts out his play/free time, you may start to see a less forgetful child.

 

     Cindy McKinley Alder                                            Patti Trombly

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