This document discusses organization and provides students with tips and activities to improve their organizational skills. It begins by asking students about their experiences with losing homework and defines what organization means. Students are then given time to organize their binders and paperwork, and taught how to use a planner to plan ahead and schedule their time. The document emphasizes that having a system for planning and organizing work is important for success.

1. ORGANIZATION

2. Sound familiar?
 “I did my homework but I couldn’t find it at
home or in my backpack…”
 Have any of you ever had this happen?
 How often?

3. What is organization?
 How do you stay organized?
 What does being organized look like?
 How would you rate your organizational skills
on a scale from 1 to 10?
 What tools are do you have that could help
you be more organized?

4. How am I doing?
 Lets look at how
well you stay
organized right now!
 Look through your
binder/backpack
 What do you
expect?
 What do you need
to improve?

5. Lets fix it!
 You have the next 5 minutes to organize
 Based on your checklist, lets work on
organizing our binders
 Do you need more materials?
 Are each of your folders organized?
 Work with your neighbor to get notebook
organized
 Throw away loose paper that isn’t being used

6. What’s a planner or agenda?
 Do you use your
planner?
 When can it be
helpful?
 To plan ahead!
 What should you
include in a
planner?
 Brainstorm with your
neighbor then share
with class

7. Let’s Practice!
 Complete your
planner for today
 Challenge:
Complete planner
for the week!
 Work with your
neighbor to
complete planner

8. Conclusion
 Complete Goal Worksheet
 What are the key points from this lesson?
 Important to have a system for planning and
organizing work
 Organize your work; keep a notebook or binder
with information and materials for each class
 Plan ahead; make a schedule to organize your
time