Reminders & To-Do Lists GRADE 11: Refining your organizational skills

Have you thought about how you will do that? As the new school year begins, you will have many dates and assignments to keep track of Have you thought about how you will do that?

How will you keep track of everything? Post-it notes? Taking a picture of the homework assignment on your phone? Random lists? A planner?

It’s helpful to have a good system for organizing your reminders It’s helpful to have a good system for organizing your reminders. Here are a few suggestions: Place Post-it notes on the appropriate dates on a calendar or in your planner. Tag & organize photo reminders (ex. taking picture of the homework assignment on your phone) by date. Use the task / reminder feature on your phone

Set reminders on the calendar on your phone It’s helpful to have a good system for organizing your reminders. Here are a few suggestions: Set reminders on the calendar on your phone Turn random lists into well-organized to-do lists

When creating reminders, think about… Appointments Practices Work schedule

When creating reminders, think about… Homework assignments Short term projects Long term projects

When creating reminders, think about… Quizzes & tests Chunks of time to study Chunks of time to work on short & long term projects

Chunks of time for studying and projects It’s important to remind yourself to set asside a 20- minute chunk of time each day to prepare for each upcoming quiz, test, and project

Use your reminders to create… well-organized to-do lists

Well-organized to-do lists Are realistic Include a reasonable number of tasks that can be completed

Well-organized to-do lists Include tasks that must be completed immediately Include some tasks related to short-term projects Include a few tasks related to long-term projects

If you need additional help with organizational skills… Please tell your advisor. Your advisor will contact Mrs. Semisch, who is available to work individually and in small groups with students during advisory.