Here are the first four steps for students when organizing their desks: (Note: Students may practice with adult supervision at first, and later use a notebook with step-by-step instructions and photos for independent organizing. Many teachers have found that desk organization works best when it is introduced as a large group activity.)
1. Take EVERYTHING out of your desk. You might want to use your chair as an extra "table."
2. Bring a trashcan over to your desk.
3. Wipe out the inside of the desk with a damp paper towel, then dry it with a dry paper towel.
4. Inside the desk, stack textbooks, workbooks and folders on just one side.
--Make sure the most often-used things are on top of the stack.
--Put things away so you can read the covers without having to turn them around.
3. Wipe out the inside of the desk with a damp paper towel, then dry it with a dry paper towel.
4. Inside the desk, stack textbooks, workbooks and folders on just one side.
--Make sure the most often-used things are on top of the stack.
--Put things away so you can read the covers without having to turn them around.
More steps coming in the next post.
