Help Your Child to Be More Organized Thursday 11th October 2018

Welcome Housekeeping: fire, toilets, refreshments

Activate your thinking! Take a minute or 2 and remember a time when you were in a learning situation – NOT IN SCHOOL

Answer the following questions about your learning experience: 1. What strategies did you have to use to organize yourself? 2. What strategy helped you the most to be successful? Answer the following questions about your learning experience:

To start come to a shared understanding of organization skills and how it connects to your child’s learning. Shared Outcome

Discuss what routines and systems you have in place at the moment Discuss what routines and systems you have in place at the moment. Record this on the paper on your table. Activity #1 What does it look like?

Activity #2 Everyone’s students and situations are different. Discuss ideas that you think may help your student. Activity #2

Organization Create a specific area for school stuff Create routines Time to talk Organization Incentives Checklists e.g. 4 things to do before bed Weekly clean up of backpack Paper, pens, pencils Trays

Keep it light! Only carry what you need Clear it out weekly!

4 things to do before bed 1. Pack your backpack/binder: books for specific day e.g. Day B planner completed homework ipad fully charged Student ID card and lunch card 2. Lay out school uniform 3. Read for ½ hour 4. Brush teeth 4 things to do before bed