ABSOLUTE MUST HAVES for Teaching Organization to Middle Schoolers
I am going to keep this simple and save you time. You do not need every book out there. Here are the absolute five best books for buy to actually teach organization. Not just learn about it. Not just hope students will change. Not just offer a study hall class. Don't waste your money on any more books. Buy these books and be done.
This book is packed with resources including rubrics, handouts, graphic organizers, and step by step how to provide an intervention for every problem any student with organization problems. If you buy no other book, buy this one!
This is a video and with a packet of resources. This video helped me truly understand the comprehensive way to teach organization and executive functioning. It breaks down step by step how to teach organization by using these strategies. Organization is all about utilizing strategies.
This is a workbook that has four units to being organized. It covers topics including how you are smart, how to manage time, how to manage materials, how to break down tasks, how to study for a test, write an essay, and many more topics. It is an engaging book with various activities to go along.
This is a curriculum which lays out lesson by lesson how to teach executive functioning skills including flexibility, setting goals, breaking tasks down, and many more. the lessons are hands on and get students moving. It is very straight forward and takes very little prep to implement in the classroom.
This a great read aloud novel written by Sean Covey, son of Stephen Covey who is the best selling author of 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. It is very engaging and keeps kids captivated. It is jam packed with so much life changing information. You can also get the workbook companion guide to go with it or the audiobook, sit back, hit play and listen! A great way to keep kids engaged! This makes for an awesome quarter long or year long unit!
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