At the beginning of a term,
prepare a Term Calendar. Update it as the term goes on. Here
is what to do to prepare a Term Calendar.
Record your school assignments with their due dates and your scheduled tests.
Record your planned school activities.
Record your known out-of-school activities.
Each Sunday before a school week,
prepare a Weekly Schedule. Update it as the week goes on.
Here is what to do to prepare a Weekly Schedule.
Record your daily classes.
Enter things to be done for the coming week from your Term Calendar.
Review your class notes from the previous week to see if you need to
add any school activities.
Add any out-of-school activities in which you will be involved during
the week.
Be sure to include times for completing assignments, working on
projects, and studying for tests. These times may be during
the school day, right after school, evenings, and weekends.
Each evening before a school day, prepare a
Daily Organizer for the next day. Place a √
next to each thing to do as you accomplish it. Here is what to do to prepare a
Daily Organizer.
Enter the things to do for the coming day from your Weekly Schedule.
Enter the things that still need to be accomplished from your Daily Organizer
from the previous day.
Review your class notes for the day just completed to see if you need to add
any school activities.
Add
any out-of-school activities in which you will be involved the next day.
Your Weekly Schedule should have more detail
than your Term Calendar. Your Daily Organizer should have more detail than
your Weekly Schedule. Using a Term Calendar, a Weekly Schedule, and a Daily
Organizer will help you make the best use of your tim