1.Large month at a glance calendar
2. 7 pocket accordion pleated file
3. 5×7 weekly planner
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How to Avoid Holiday Stress: Advise all guests to park grudges outside the door List foods to be served on the refrigerator door Plan a family game Make seating arrangements in advance & note with place cards Have take home containers available for leftovers. Thanksgiving is a time to share with family […]
A student has 20 vocabulary words to learn for homework before each weekly test. Each week the student struggles to memorize the words, but has yet to receive a passing grade on the tests. What can students do to be more successful, and better yet, own the words for their comfortable vocabulary usage? […]
This time of year high school seniors are well into the college application process. And underclassmen are feeling the pressure to build good resumes in preparation for their turn through this process. After reading the article in Monday’s, November 9, Washington Post, “Hey, colleges: Care about my grades, not my […]
Too often students complain about the unfair loss of points on tests and papers because of failure to follow directions. While oral directions may be more difficult to remember than written, ALL directions must be followed. Here are a few tricks to assure all directions are followed and full credit […]
Many students often disrobe as they enter the house at the end of the school day. The backpack falls to the floor as they run to the fridge for snacks and a trail of belongings follows their path as the after school hours progress. The “Where’s my…?”
The easiest method and best tool for test preparation is the Cornell Note Taking Method (CNM).
How long can we expect a student stay focused? If your students start looking like the one above or like this, you know you have surpassed that student’s attention span. Studies have shown that students stay focused anywhere from 5 – 30 minutes before their minds begin to wander. The […]
Overwhelmed with piles of mail? Annoyed by interest on late bill payments? This week I received a request from a woman trying to manage her piles of mail. I assured her she was not alone. According to the National Association of Professional Organizers we lose one year of better spent time searching for lost items, […]
Often students and parents complain about hours spent on homework. It has been proven that working when most focused greatly diminishes homework time and improves memory of content. (Why Can’t Students Just Pay Attention?) How to diminish homework time by increasing your focusing time? Finish a snack before beginning homework. Set out […]