Organization can prevent middle schoolers from feeling overwhelmed with work. Your child might benefit from:
- A planner to track assignments, activities and test dates
- Different colored binders or folders (one for each subject) to store materials.
- A timer. Set it and have your child work until it rings. Then he gets a break.
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Source: "From slacker to scholar: Helping to motivate your middle schooler," Parent SPOT, Reprinted with permission from The Parent Institute, a division of NIS, Inc., (c)2006