Quickie organizing tips - Activities From Our Readers - Brief Article

Stick With Reading Craft sticks marked with students' names and color-coded for proficiency let you call on kids equitably, and instantly gear questions to the right level.

Learning Ledgers Carbon copy receipt books let you track learning-center time in a flash. Kids turn in "receipts" as they finish activities; keep the copies as a portfolio.

A Helping Hand A laminated, bright tagboard hand placed on top of a computer lets students signal when they need help, eliminating the need to hold their hands up.

Sticker Calendars Student-mode calendars make great homework incentives! Complete work earns kids a mini-sticker; whoever has the most each month wins a prize.

Cup Caddies Keep students' own pencils, markers, glue sticks, and other supplies together and handy in a cup or can, attached to each desk with a small strip of Velcro.

Thanks to Linda Anderson, Moorpark, CA; Cynthia Holcomb, San Angelo, TX; Molly Lindsey, Temperance, MI; Janet Berkey, Gettysburg, PA; and Robin Tegge, Alpharetta, GA.

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