Clipboard Organization

I’ve seen clipboards used for a variety of organizational purposes recently. When you think about it, it makes total sense. They’re the perfect tool. They store information, are easy to add and delete paperwork from, are portable and compact, and provide a solid surface for writing. I’ve seen them used for menu planning, chore lists (for moms and kids), homeschooling and more.

This weekend I worked on organizing schoolwork and chores for the kids and decided clipboards were the best option for keeping the lists in sight. (Out of sight, out of mind, remember!) This way, I can easily glance and see where everyone is tracking (or not tracking). I’ll be sharing my chore/schoolwork/calendar chart solution in an upcoming blog post. But I thought I’d share my personalized clipboards here, in case you decide you’d like to do the same thing. It would be a fun school kick-off project, to let your kids decorate their own boards.

clipboards

Since you can find instructions all over the web, I won’t detail it here. The link I just listed is a great one, but if you do a web search for “altered clipboards” you’ll come up with all kinds of examples. Basically, you just Mod Podge scrapbook papers and ribbon (if desired) to the clipboards. Here are mine hanging on the wall. Nifty, eh?

clipboards_wall

I know, we really need to cover those light switches. This is the wall going into our mudroom, which is a room in process.

Each child has their own planning sheet with a place to track schoolwork/chores/activities. I put that on top of the clipboard. I can easily glance and see if each child is on track or not. If that child needs a more detailed lesson plan, I stick that under the top sheet. As I do my weekly planning, I include any worksheets, printables or articles they’ll need in the upcoming week, underneath. In the morning, they each grab their clipboard and have everything they need. When they’re finished for the day, they stick them back on the wall.

I’ll be sharing more about this year’s organizational system in upcoming blog posts.

Clipboard organizers work for me. To see more Works for Me Wednesday tips visit We Are That Family.

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September 6, 2011 | Filed Under Homemaking, Homeschooling

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