| Have you ever arrived at school and | | | | night before school. Gather all of your |
| discovered that you left your homework at | | | | books, folders, and notebooks together and |
| home...or your lunch money, gym shoes, | | | | pack them into your bookbag. You should also |
| library books, permission slip for next | | | | set out your clothes, shoes, jacket, and any |
| week's field trip...? If you think it is | | | | other things you will need for school the |
| annoying forgetting these things, your | | | | next day. |
| parents and teachers find it even more | | | | |
| frustrating! The good news is that it is | | | | Step 3: Do a "double-check" every morning. |
| fairly easy to become better prepared for | | | | Create a list of everything you need for each |
| school. You just need to develop a few simple | | | | day of the week and post it on your door. In |
| routines. | | | | addition to the standard things you need |
| | | | every day like your bookbag, your list should |
| **Action Plan** | | | | also remind you about library books that are |
| | | | due on Tuesday, gym shoes that you need for |
| Step 1: Put your homework away as soon as you | | | | Thursday, etc. You can access a free "Night |
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| next morning or even later in the evening. | | | | STUFF and then MORE FREE STUFF.) Ask an |
| When you finish something, put it away -in | | | | adult to help you download and customize the |
| the correct folder- immediately! This will | | | | chart at this website. Then, post it on your |
| prevent your papers from being lost in the | | | | door and check it every morning before you |
| wrong folder, falling off the table and | | | | leave for school. |
| sliding under the refrigerator, sticking to | | | | |
| your younger brother's workbook and going to | | | | ** In Conclusion ** |
| school with him, or simply being forgotten. | | | | |
| | | | It does not take much effort to become better |
| Step 2: Get ready for school before you go to | | | | prepared for school. When you are better |
| bed. Mornings are almost always rushed and | | | | prepared, your school days will go much more |
| hectic, so it becomes very likely that you | | | | smoothly, your parents and teachers will be |
| will forget something important at home. | | | | much happier, and your grades will likely |
| Instead of waiting until morning, develop the | | | | improve as you turn more assignments in on |
| habit of collecting everything you need the | | | | time! |