Back to School

Aug 12

Back to School time is here!

Get those kiddos on track

Create a morning and evening schedule & start them out a few days before the 1st day of school. Get that routine going!

I learned the kids absolutely loved this when I had to be out of town and wanted to help dad out. Printed off a schedule with approximate times and they started following it the day before I left. Attached to their bathroom wall and also on the fridge.

Lunch box Maintenance

Stackable Bins - Picking from the bins in the refrigerator drawer or stacked- https://amzn.to/4dvmlic

Rectangle with removable separators - grouping like items - https://amzn.to/3WuOkrn
Lazy Susans with dividers - not reaching in destroying things - https://amzn.to/3X0EbUZ

Ones with separation - charcuterie for kids - they love them!
Thermos - keep things warm and expand the options
Good old ziplock bags
Storing these items together in a bin so you can easily find everything you need during those busy mornings. Kids can also help when they know where to locate everything.

Paper Management

Bless these teachers and all they do with the kids but I get about 20 papers per kid sent home weekly.

Make it a habit to go through those papers daily or weekly. Decide what can be tossed. What needs praised or maybe needs revisited for learning… and what needs kept.
From there file away. Permanent storage which is the memorabilia bin… A quick and easy way to store your favorite things from each grade. Also, you could snap a photo each month of favorites and make a book or put in a photo frame (my kids love to draw and each piece is a masterpiece of course!)

Bin - https://amzn.to/4dNicGD
Folders - https://amzn.to/4d9eGGi
Write out the labels or grab yourself any label maker of your choice which are around $25 and up.

Temporary storage which may be a folder tucked in a bin or at a command center or desk. These include teachers' contact info… future field trips… etc.