This post has been sponsored by FIVE STAR® School Supplies. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Now that back to school season is in full swing, the chaos of the school year has set in. My eldest, Monkey, is in 6th grade this year, which brings a lot of changes to our house- including 8 different classes! If I don’t help her keep organized, the entire year will dissolve into chaos and we’ll both struggle to stay ahead.
Luckily, we’ve found the perfect solution to our organization struggles. This school organization tip for students is super easy, which is just what my daughter needs to stick with it. If our organization structure is complicated in any way, it won’t work for us.
Last year, we found that bullet journaling for tweens was the perfect solution to our organization struggles. She loves the art aspect of the journal, and I love that she’s encouraged to stay organized and put her assignments and test dates onto paper (so I can know when they are coming up, too!)
This year, we decided to start an organization journal from the start to help keep us both on track.
I was so excited when Five Star® sent us some new school supplies to try, because I knew they would be the perfect thing to help us stay organized this year.
The One School Organization Tip You’ll Need this Year
I’ve always purchased Five Star® products when I can find them, because they tend to last a lot longer than other brands’ products, even with the rough way that kids use things. But over the past couple of years, I’ve become an even bigger fan of Five Star® products thanks to their innovative approach to designing school supplies.
I am impressed with how the company has changed the design of their products to match the needs of modern kids- especially with products like the Five Star® College Ruled Interactive Notebook, which has all sorts of cool pockets and charts for kids and the Five Star Flex® Hybrid Notebinder®, which not only makes the perfect canvas for a student organization journal, but it’s also built to withstand the sort of stress that kids place on their school supplies without falling apart.
I also loved that The Five Star® 3-Inch Binder with Removable Padded Case came with a case that is the perfect size for a tablet. Since 4th grade, taking a tablet to school has been a requirement in our school district, and Monkey has cracked the screen several times because she didn’t have a safe way to store her tablet. Now, she slips the tablet into the case, Velcro’s it into the binder, and she’s ready to go!
What You’ll Need to Make Your Own Student Organization Journal
- Five Star Flex®
- Five Star® College Ruled Reinforced Filler Paper
- Colorful markers and pens
How to Make a Student Journal Planner for Kids
Follow these instructions to find out how to make your own bullet type journal planner for your kiddos or students!
A bullet-style journal makes organization easy because it breaks down a schedule into manageable chunks. Monkey divided her notebook into the following sections:
- Year overview
- Month overview
- Week overview
- Daily to-do list and schedule
Make the year, month, and week overviews in advance. We included the dates, anything we knew would be on the calendar, and then left plenty of spaces to fill in information later.
It’s helpful to spend Sunday night each week filling in the journal entry for that week.
Use plenty of color and make things fun!
On our year overview page, Monkey included her classes and goals for the year. She left a box to check off each goal once she accomplishes them.
Each class day, Monkey writes her homework assignments, any upcoming deadlines, what she needs to study or practice, and any other relevant information- still in a fun and pretty way!
After we made our pages, we snapped everything into the Five Star Flex®, which is ideal for bullet journaling as it includes tons of pockets to store small writing utensils and stickers and is built to withstand rough use by kids. We also wrote our journal pages on the Five Star® College Ruled Reinforced Filler Paper, so that the pages can’t be easily ripped out of the binder and lost. The triangular holes strengthened by reinforcement tape really do the job of keeping the paper in the binder.
This post has been sponsored by FIVE STAR® School Supplies. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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