Get Organized Without Losing It by Janet S Fox

Get Organized Without Losing It by Janet S Fox

Kids today have a lot to keep track of-and keep organized. Schoolwork, friends, activities, chores...rooms, backpacks, lockers, desks...and what about fun? Here's friendly, practical, humorous help for kids who want to manage their tasks, their time, and their stuff-without going overboard or being totally obsessed. Tips, techniques, str

If students have their schoolwork organized thoroughly then they have won half the battle for a great school career[Janet Fox] gives specific ideas of what to purchase, such as plastic pouches and folders, dividers and binders, in a precise shopping list. The best advice is "when in doubt, throw it out." The other significant message is to have a planner and check it every morning and evening. She advises picking out your clothes and packing your lunch the night before. There are also great clues to paying attention to information a teacher gives because it will be on a test: how to write this information down and highlight it. In reading texts for class, Fox reminds students to skim, highlight, and summarize.
—KLIATT

Midwest Book Awards: Merit Award

National Parenting Publication Award (NAPPA)

Janet S. Fox is a writer, teacher, scientist, wife, mother, and avid gardener. She has published poetry, short fiction, and science articles, taught an elementary reading program, and now teaches middle school and high school English. Janet and her family live in Texas.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781575421933
ISBN 10	1575421933
Title	Get Organized Without Losing It
Author	Janet S Fox
Series	Laugh And Learn
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Teacher Created Materials, Inc
Year published	2006-01-15
Number of pages	112
Prizes	Commended for Midwest Book Award (MIPA) (Children/Young Adult) 2006
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.