The document provides tips for organizing school supplies like binders, backpacks, and planners. It recommends that binders be clean and neat with materials organized and easily findable, backpacks be in good condition without trash, and planners be updated and contain only school activities. Students should have basic school supplies like pencils, pens, and highlighters in their backpacks along with a pencil sharpener. Organization is key, such as using tabs and filing papers so materials can easily be found.

1. The backpack, planner, and
binder
By Alicia Alejandrez

2. The binder needs to be organized
• Binders should be
clean and neat.
• Everything should
be organized, and
you should be able
to find your stuff
easily.
• No trash should be
in your binders.

3. The backpack should be clean and
neat
• The backpack should
be easy to open and
not too heavy.
• The backpack should
have no tears or rips.
• The backpack is not
a trash can for all
your trash and old
food.

4. The planner should be easy to use
• Your planners should
be updated and
organized.
• Put all the things you
need to do in your
planner.
• Only school activities
should be in your
planner, on the events.

5. You should have materials
• You should have
two pencils and at
least one pen.
• One highlighter, or
two.
• Carry a pencil
sharpener so you
don’t have to get
up in class.

6. Organizing your stuff
• Put tabs in your
binder and planner.
• File papers behind
your tabs so you
could find stuff
easily.
• Carry your binder
and materials in
your backpack at all
times.