Keeping+Binders+Organized

=How to clean your binders = =By: Natasha M. =

= = = = = Cleaning your binders can be a big pain to do. How exactly do you keep you binders clean 24/7? In this article, you will be given a step by step process easy enough to follow, and will keep your binders always looking their best! So keep reading for your personal binder clean out. = = Here are some materials you will need, if you don’t already have them: = = · 4 binders, 3 ring, 1 ½ inch = = · Reinforcements = = · Tabs = = Cleaning your **Social Studies binder** is the easiest binder to do, because you have the least amount of work in it. = = Step 1: First make sure you have three tabs in the binder. = = Step 2: Next, make sure they are labeled as the following: Notes, Worksheets, and extra. You should also have reinforcements at the front of your binder. Reinforcements help if you have ripped your paper and need to fix the hole in your paper. = = Step 3: Take all the papers out and organize them so they are in three separate piles, one for each tab. Then make sure they are all in the correct piles with the most recent work on the top and least recent work on the bottom. = = **Next are great tips and steps to help you organize your language arts binders:** = =**// Writing: // There are 4 tabs for your writing binder and they are labeled: Resources, Work In Progress, word study, and Warm Ups. Step 1: In the //resource// tab, you should have your resources numbered when your teacher gives them to you, keep them in that order and put them back where they are supposed to be when finished using them. ** = = Step 2: The only thing that is put in the work in progress tab is obviously your work in progress. As soon as you are done with that work, either turn it in or put it where your teacher told you to put it. DO NOT keep it in there. = = Step 3: Each week, or every other week, you will get a word study test, so keep all the word study work in there so you can find it easily. The word study quizzes can be put in the pockets of your binder. = =<span style="color: #b8b8ef; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Step 4: Warm ups are really easy. You don’t do many writing warm-ups, so just make sure that when you do, put them right in there. Also, make sure that you have reinforcements at the front of your binder. = =<span style="color: #4040ed; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Cleaning your reading binder is next. = =<span style="color: #4040ed; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Your reading binder has 3 tabs: read aloud, independent, and vocab. I don’t need to go into steps for this one. Your teacher will just tell you what goes where, and just make sure that you always put it in the spot it should be in. If your teacher forgets to tell you, then you can always remind her. = =<span style="color: #4040ed; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> The last binder to organize is your math binder. This one is actually the hardest, because this one has the most papers. In 6th grade, math teachers actually help you organize them every once and awhile. Here are some tips anyway: = = · <span style="color: #84f0f0; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Unless told not to by the teacher, throw away any warm-up papers. = = · <span style="color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Keep smaller papers in the pockets of your binder. = = · <span style="color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Keep quizzes and tests in the assessments section. = =<span style="color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">· Reinforcements should be put in it in case you have a ripped paper. = =<span style="color: #808080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> It is hard to keep up with this and to find the time in your day when you can actually sit down and clean out all your binders. It can be difficult, but a cluttered mess can lead to a cluttered mind. If you can actually do this for yourself, I guarantee it will help you be more successful in 6th grade. =