How to Organize a School Desk

Organizing a school desk is essential to a clutter-free learning space.

Organizing a school desk is something that every student must learn how to do. Although not formally taught in school, it is a skill that students will employ every day for at least twelve school years. Keeping an organized and orderly desk often helps students when switching between classroom materials. Not only that, it cuts down on classroom clutter as well, which will certainly score points with any teacher.

Instructions

1. Place all books in the tray provided beneath the seat of the desk. Order them by class schedule. If you schedule consists of math, English, then science, place your books with math on top, English in the middle and science on the bottom. This allows for easier access to each subject at the time it is needed.

2. Position your binder on your. Open it up to the location you need and then place your textbook atop the left side of your binder. This helps you save space.

3. Place any accessories necessary for your current subject, such as a calculator, pencil or eraser, atop the top of your desk directly above your binder and textbook. Some desks provide grooves for pencils, in which case you may place your pencil there. If there is no groove, simply rest your pencil against the top of your binder to keep it from rolling to the floor.

4. Hang your backpack on the back of your chair and keep any extra, rarely used items, such as crayons or spiral notebooks, inside of it so as to prevent clutter.

5. Place purses or lunchboxes on the floor directly beside your chair or underneath the racks beneath your school desk if you have room.

Tips & Warnings

• When changing subjects, slip the previously used book beneath the desk on the bottom of the pile so as to keep your books in order.

• Ensure that you keep your school desk in order so that you are not late in getting out your appropriate textbooks and materials.