While looking at my son’s grades on powerschool and realizing all the assignments he has not turned in, I came upon an idea.\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0 Instead of printing out assignment lists for each class, which is yet more paper for him to lose in his backpack, I grabbed a stack of post it notes and just jotted down each missing assignment on each post-it.\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0 He is then able to take those notes and when he finds\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0 the assignment buried deep in his backpack, he sticks the note on that assignment and can show it to me, so I can check it out.\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0 It seemed somehow easier for him to manage those little notes, and he has a visual reminder of what still needed to be done.\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0 The assignments that he couldn’t find, he stuck the reminders on his binder.<\/p>\n
I also love post-it notes for leaving reminder messages for the kids in the mornings.\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0 “Take a shower”, “don’t forget to wear warm clothes today” or even “I love you”.<\/p>\n