How do you keep track of all your homework?

Answer 1

The best way to organize your homework would to be to get an expandable accordian style folder, a three ring binder, or use of folders. You need to find a way that helps you since there are so many different ways to do that.

One thing that you can do is color code things. If your math book is blue, then use a blue spiral notebook and a blue folder/binder for math things.That way you can grab everything you need, even if you are in a hurry.

Also, have one Homework Notebook. Write down all of your assignments in that book every day so that you know exactly what you need to do. A good calendar is useful too - get one of those with big squares that you can write down all your assignment due dates - that way, you can see everything that is due way ahead of time and won't fall behind.

When you have too much homework to do, the best thing to do is prioritize and get the most important things(the things worth the most points) done first and move on from there. You might want to learn to manage your time better so you don't get in a time crunch. If you ABSOLUTLY HAVE TO HAVE IT DONE TOMORROW, and it seems like there won't be enough time, even afeter you've prioritzed, you could consider and all-nighter or a (insert percentage here) all-nighter, while I don't recomend this method, sometimes it cannot be avoided.

When I have a lot of homework, I think which bits need to be done sooner because of their due date and also which ones aren't going to take very long. I don't think people should have to result in an all-nighter but what I usually do when I have too much homework for one night is get to bed reasonably fitting in all the homework you can and then get up in the morning to finish it. This not only benefits you from a sleep but it also means that you are more fresh in the morning and likely to do a better piece of work.

The best way to organize homework is by using the following items:

--A binder for every class

--A planner that has space to write in assignments and due dates for each class

--Highlighters or colored pens

The first thing you need to do when organizing your homework is to sort it by class. Some people like to just have one big homework binder for all the classes combined, but by keeping each one separate to its individual binder, assignments won't get lost or put in the wrong place by accident.

Next, you need to use your planner to record your assignments. A smart thing to do is to write down everything you get on Monday and record for Monday night, but also work that's due later in the week, month or school year. If you have a long-term assignment, you should ration the assignment over a period of a week or so, so you only do a few bits of the assignment at a time. This will keep you from freaking out the night before it's due because all you've written is your name. :-)

Last, you need to highlight or underline in colored pen each assignment with a system. Here is a system that may work for you (you can also just use the pen to record instead of underlining):

Highlighted/Underlined in Blue: Short Term

Highlighted/Underlined in Red: Long Term

Highlighted/Underlined in Green: Study for Quiz/Test or Prepare for Presentation

My method is slightly unusual. My school offers free planners, but I don't really take advantage of them because I find that keeping it all in one place is annoying. Every class, you have to pull out your little planner to write down the homework, and in high school, most homework doesn't consist of just page numbers, but a lot of questions, etc. So, I have started just copying down homework as I would do it at home. For instance, in my AP Comparative class, I get around 5 questions every day, so I will write down the 5 questions and leave about 4 lines in between. For AP Statistics, which is actually just page numbers, I would just put down my heading and write in the information I will have to answer. Then, when I get home, from memory, I open a "Stickies" app on my Mac dashboard and just list the subjects where I got homework. Every time I complete an assignment, I erase the subject from the "stickie."

I know this is long, but it definitely helps me organize and do my homework more efficiently!

Answer 2

• keep a homework notebook where you write down all of your assignments in one place and keep any homework papers your teachers hand out
• if you have a phone keep reminders
• make sure you have a monthly or weekly planner - or one of those big calendars with squares you can write all your assignments in!

Answer 3

What works is different for everyone, but I recommend tackling the longest and/or most difficult portion first, while you have the most energy. If you get stuck, or just need to switch gears, you can move on to another topic and return to it later.