The document provides tips for organizing one's school locker. It recommends (1) memorizing your locker combination using a rhyme, (2) cleaning out the locker monthly and removing dirty clothes, (3) not storing food which can attract pests, (4) using shelves, toolboxes, and dry erase boards to separate and store items neatly, and (5) keeping books and notebooks organized by class period. An organized locker makes it easy to find materials and supports being prepared for each school day.

1. The
Locker
Lowdown

2. Lockers
Your locker should
have all the necessary
tools for school. It
should be organized
so that you can find
your materials quickly.

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Here are a
couple of
helpful hints for
locker:

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#1 Memorize your combo
Use a little poem or rhyme to help
you remember your combo
 Example:
“47, 13, 4 , that’s the combo I adore!”

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#2 Clean it out regularly
Do a once-a-month
super-clean. Toss what
you don’t need and
organize the rest.

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#3 Take your dirty clothes home!
Make sure dirty cloths
don’t hang around-
they have a way of
“ripening” in small,
dark spaces

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#4 Mirror, Mirror on the locker
Keep a little mirror for
between-class hair
fixes and to check for
smudges on your
faces.

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#5 Don’t keeping food in your locker
Avoid storing food
for later, which might
turn into “for the
roaches that have
moved in and are now
quite comfortable.”

9. Why is it important to keep
your locker organized?
 To find what you need easily
 To have a system that supports your day
 Notebooks and books in order
 Class schedule posted inside
 To serve as a home base between school
and home
 To help remember to take the right work
home and books home
 Set a day each week to clean

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Should my locker look like…
THIS THIS
OR

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Here are a
couple of
ideas to keep
your locker
organized:

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Shelves
They separate
books, folders,
gym clothes,
and your
lunch box

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Dry Erase Board
Write
reminders
and books
to take
home on it

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Toolbox
 Storeextra
pens, pencils,
glue, tape,
scissors,
markers, ruler,
note cards,
erasers, and
more

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Some more looks
at organized
lockers…………
get some ideas

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19. 6th Period Exploratory
Lockers
Ways to organizer locker
5th Period English
SS Book
3rd Period SS
Math Book
1st Period Science
2nd Period Math
Science Book
in the order
books and
notebooks
of your
classes
Keep

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Ways to organizer locker
Keep
morning
books 6th Period Exploratory
English Book
vertical and 5th Period English
afternoon
3rd Period
2nd Period
horizontal
Science Book
Math Book
SS Book
1st Period Science
SS
Math

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Ways to organizer locker
 Geta shelf
6th Period Exploratory
English
and double
English Book
your horizontal
5th Period
space. Store
Morning book
on the top
and afternoon
books on the
3rd Period
2nd Period
bottom.
Science Book
Math Book
SS Book
1st Period Science
SS
Math

22. How will you
organize
your
locker????