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Organize Your Way to Success

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Lesson Plan

Organize Your Way to Success

Strategies for improved organization

This lesson focuses on teaching a middle school student with ADHD effective strategies for improving organization. By using active and experiential learning techniques, the student will engage in activities that demonstrate the importance of organization and practice these strategies in a hands-on manner. This lesson is crucial as it equips the student with practical skills to manage their tasks and responsibilities more effectively, which can lead to improved academic performance and reduced stress.

Audience

Middle school student with ADHD

Time

20-30 mins

Approach

Active Learning, Experiential Learning

Materials

Worksheet: Organization Strategies, Pens, Post-it Notes, and Tablets or computers with internet access

Step 1

Introduction

5 mins

  • Begin by discussing the importance of organization in daily life and academics.
  • Ask the student to share any challenges they face with staying organized.

Step 2

Activity: Organize Your Space

10 mins

  • Provide the student with a small set of items (e.g., pens, post-it notes, paper clips) and a cluttered desk space.
  • Guide the student to organize the items using strategies such as grouping similar items, labeling, and using containers.
  • Discuss how these strategies can be applied to their schoolwork and personal space.

Step 3

Digital Tools Exploration

10 mins

  • Introduce students to digital organization tools such as task management apps or digital planners.
  • Allow students to explore these tools on tablets or computers.
  • Encourage students to set up a simple task or plan using the tool and discuss how it can help them stay organized.

Step 4

Worksheet Completion

10 mins

  • Hand out the 'Organization Strategies' worksheet.
  • Have the student complete the worksheet, which includes scenarios and questions about organizing tasks and materials.
  • Discuss the answers and provide feedback.

Step 5

Closure

5 mins

  • Recap the strategies learned and discuss how the student can implement them in their daily routine.
  • Encourage the student to set a goal for using one new organization strategy in the coming week.
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Worksheet

Organization Strategies Worksheet

This worksheet helps students practice organization strategies through scenarios and questions. It reinforces the lesson's content by providing practical examples and prompts for reflection.

List three items you often misplace and describe how you can organize them better.

Think about using labels, containers, or a specific spot for each item.







Describe a time when being organized helped you complete a task more efficiently.

Consider a school project or a personal task.







Create a weekly planner for your school assignments and activities.

Include due dates, priorities, and any tools you might use to stay organized.







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