Hi I put some tips together for organisation, which I used with my son as he would forget everything, lose everything calculators, keys, coats, lunch boxes on a regular basis!! (he is 23 now and still loses things, but usually nothing too important!!) I think its mostly suited to year 6 onwards to help your children become more independent and for a smoother transition, thought some of these may be of help at any time. Ensure that your child has the correct stationery and equipment for their pencil case. Clear plastic pencil cases are cheap and help child see they have all their equipment. Have two spare cheaply filled pencil cases at home for emergencies – offer these, dont wait until your child come to ask. In school your child may panic if loses equipment. Makes mornings less stressful and reassures your child and you can add notes to the pencil cases; i.e. Grandma will be picking you up today. Suggest that they pack everything they need for school the night before, such as schoolbooks, homework to be handed in, dinner money, sports kit etc. Have a dedicated box downstairs for all school equipment, bags, letters, equipment. Makes mornings less stressful and you can check your child’s bags for letters, rotten apples etc, and read their workbooks whilst they are in bed Make sure that your child knows your mobile/home telephone number and address and consider giving them a phone card for emergencies. (Secondary or last year of juniors) Have a good routine for the morning and evening to give your child a familiar structure. Make a visual day planner/checklist. You can laminate these, and have sickly velcro for your child to take off once completed. Makes mornings less stressful and teaches your child independence and a great opportunity for praise. You can use these for many routines – mornings, holidays, dentist. Keep a regular supply of change for dinner money or the bus or school trips and remember to give your child the correct amount each day. Definitely makes mornings less stressful. Give your child a purse/wallet/key ring that can clip safely to their trousers/school bag so that it does not get lost or fall out. Secondary school or shopping trips, Check your childs homework diary and school bag each evening and make sure that you see all letters that come home from school. Make sure that your child has the correct equipment for school such as the necessary ingredients for food technology. Keeping a timetable yourself will help. Colour code your childs timetable to correspond with their exercise books and laminate. Display a copy of the timetable on the fridge and in the childs bedroom for everyone to see. aimed at secondary, but you can start this in year 6 to help your child become more independent, Use different colour-zipped sleeves to keep all loose stationery and hand-outs for each subject. Make homework part of your childs routine and to help with organisation, construct a visual planner/timetable. Clear a space somewhere for them to work quietly at home, preferably away from the TV, computer, bedroom and other distractions. Make sure that they label their homework and write the date, title and their name on it if it is on a loose sheet. Mark inside of shoes with permanent colour or nail varnish to help children to put them on the right way. Use elastic shoes laces Buy an electric toothbrush for those with a poor grip and play with plasticine/ play dough/ stress balls, to build up the grip. please add any other useful tips;
Posted on: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 10:58:24 +0000
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