Organization Skills Summer School Handouts

What does organization mean?

• Keeping things neat and easy to find.

• Making a mess.

• Forgetting things.

• Ignoring schedules.

Why is organization important?

• Helps you remember things.

• Makes school easier.

• Reduces stress.

• All of the above.

Create and label tabs for your binder. Name one subject you should have a tab for.

• Math

• Lunch Menu

• Bus Schedule

• Field Trips

Create and label tabs for your binder. Name one subject you should have a tab for.

• Notes

• Lunch Menu

• Bus Schedule

• Field Trips

What activity do you do around 8:00am?

• shower

• Eat breakfast

• Go to school

• Play outside

What is your morning task for Monday?

• Brush teeth

• Go to the gym

• Read a book

• Clean the house

Time Estimation Game: Guess how long it takes to: Brush your teeth: ______ minutes (Actual: ______ )

• 2 minutes

• 10 minutes

• 15 minutes

• 30 seconds

Time Estimation Game: Clean your desk: ______ minutes (Actual: ______ )

• 2 minutes

• 5 minutes

• 15 minutes

• 30 minutes

One reason organization is important is because it:

• helps you stay on track

• makes things more complicated

• causes confusion

• slows down progress

One way to keep your digital files organized is:

• Creating folders for different categories

• Deleting all files regularly

• Saving everything on the desktop

• Renaming files randomly