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Overcoming Obstacles
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Getting Organized

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If you've ever peeked inside a middle schooler's backpack, you know how valuable a activity on organization can be. Help class members organize their binders, study habits, and schedules with a set of collaborative activities.

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Concepts

organizational skills, school environment, time management

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Use in a peer resources or teen issues class
  • Host a middle school seminar to help learners organize their backpacks and get back on track

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  • Part of a larger set of curriculum, which is available to purchase at the publisher's website

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  • Provides creative lesson extensions
  • Focuses on skills that can improve educational experiences for learners to come
  • Comes with all necessary worksheets and reference pages

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