Time Management & Organization Skills for Middle School

The following are the best ways to keep up with school assignments:

• use a written planner/agenda

• memorize the due dates

• check the agendas on Canvas for every class

• use a planner AND check the agendas for every class

Homework should be done:

• within the first hour you get home on the day the homework is assigned

• 30 minutes before bedtime

• whenever you have nothing else going on that you want to do

• when you realize you have a missing assignment

A distraction to completing homework is:

• texting a friend

• with video games on

• in the middle of the living room while other people are watching TV

• all of the above

You can keep yourself on task by

• eating snacks while you are doing homework

• doing the easiest homework first

• going through your planner and doing the hardest homework first

• telling your parents to remind you to do your homework

In keeping organized, it is a good idea to

• put papers in your backpack if you are in a hurry

• put all papers that need completed in the "To Do" side of your red homework folder

• have multiple folders and binders

• fold papers several times so they take up less space

When you complete a homework paper at home, what should you do with it?

• Put it anywhere in your homework folder

• Put it directly in your backpack

• Put it in the "Turn In" side of your red homework folder

• Put it anywhere in a trapper keeper or binder that you will take to school

If you have math on Tuesday, and your teacher assigns homework that is due Thursday, when should you do that homework?

• Wednesday evening

• Whenever you have time before Thursday

• During Advisory Thursday morning

• Tuesday evening

Why is it important to do your homework on the same day it is assigned?

• If you have questions, you can ask your teacher and get help before the assignment is due.

• If you forgot something at school you need to complete the assignment, you can get it the next day.

• If something unexpected comes up at home that night, you still have one more day to complete your homework.

• All of the answers are correct.

In addition to writing assignments and reminders in your planner, what other tool can you use to help you remember things?

• write thing down on slips of loose paper

• use the "Sticky Notes" option on your computer

• try to memorize your important tasks

• have your parents remind you what to do

What is a good routine for charging your laptop every night and remembering to bring it to school?

• plug it in somewhere at home and make sure you grab it in the morning

• plug it in while it's on or in your backpack so you'll remember to grab it in the morning

• plug it in on nights when it's at 50% power or below

• make sure one of your parents plugs it in and puts it in your backpack in the morning