With so many aspects of life interconnected and crisscrossed with distractions, making a dedicated study space can help you focus on learning. Select a well-lit quiet corner of your home, then stock it with everything you need for studying – pencils, notepads, highlighters, etc. If you don’t have space at your home, you can put …
Healthy Lunch
August 20, 2012If you’re thinking of eating healthier and saving money, lunch is a great place to start. The site Accounting Principals surveyed 1,000 people and found that each year, the average American spends $1,092 on morning coffee and $1,924 on going out to lunch. That’s more than $3,000 – think of the groceries that you could …
School Lunches
August 17, 2012It doesn’t take much for a school routine to turn into a school rut. Thank goodness for recess and lunch time. With these creative lunch ideas, you’ll always have something to shake up their school day. Recipes courtesy of www.goodhousekeeping.com. Chicken and Fruit Salad Ingredients 1 (about 2 1/4 pounds) refrigerated roasted whole chicken 1 medium bunch spinach 2 medium pink …
Taming Your Student’s Locker
August 15, 2012Ask any teacher. Many students struggle in school because they aren’t organized, wrestle with time management, or simply can’t find their work. It’s no surprise—have you seen your kid’s locker? Lockers are dangerously deceptive. At first glance they’re little more than a box with a shelf, a door, and a hook or two—yet somehow they …
Locker Organization
August 13, 2012With so many students crammed into today’s schools, there’s a premium on limited locker space, even when doubled up. So instead of piling up books and digging through them for each class, think magnetic. Putting a Magnetic Bin on the inside of the locker door gives you a space to store small things like pens, …
School Supply Essentials
August 7, 2012Whether you’re sending your first child to kindergarten or close to sending your youngest off to college, one question still seems to pop up every August- what supplies do I need to buy before they go back to school? Here are six supply categories to help you pack their backpack. 1. Writing Supplies · No. …
Scheduling Success – Making the Grade
July 26, 2012As my grandpa used to say, “Homework is the key to a better life.” Sometimes it’s hard to see that fact, but it’s still true that the more education a person receives, the better off they are financially and in other areas. But the years-away reward of a successful career and life often loses out …
Write It Down
July 23, 2012If you find that you’re going through one hectic day after another, switching between email, calendars, work software, and the internet so often that you forget where you are – it might be time to use a day planner. Having your schedule separate from your screen can help refresh your attention as you go through …
Protect Your Back to School Tech Items
July 22, 2012Do your kids have a smartphone, an e-reader, a tablet computer, or laptop? By the time they’re teen-agers, chances are good they will. Technology merges into our lives rather quickly. Things that were once rarities—novelty items on the fringes of society, work their way into mainstream use until we wonder how we ever functioned without …
4 Key Criteria For Picking The Right School Bag
July 18, 2012Choosing the right school bags for your children is a critical decision. After all, it’s the one article they’ll wear every day of the year. Makes you think, doesn’t it? They’re going to want a bag that goes with practically any outfit—or maybe they’ll just want something that speaks to their personality. You, however, are …
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Four Must-Dos To Get Your Homework Done On Time
July 12, 2012If your students are in year-round school, they may already be dealing with homework. If they aren’t, they soon will. Homework isn’t something any of us look forward to, but we learn far more from it than the subject matter it covers—follow-through, for instance. Since homework isn’t going away any time soon, here are four …
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Back to School Infographic
July 12, 2012How does your family get ready to go back to school each year? Preparing to head back takes a lot of work, and can be expensive too. Love it or hate it, back to school season is around the corner. We put together an online survey to learn more about how families organize for this …
Organized on Campus
July 11, 2012For those of you with college students who plan to live in the dorm, the time has come to prepare them for living in a small space. And with several roommates sharing the space, there won’t be any room to be disorganized. So with that in mind, here are seven essential dorm room solutions to …
