Home Environment

And how to increase efficiency by having an organised and workable

study environment.

Your Home Environment Should Be….

Clean and Uncluttered

Quiet

Distraction Free

Well Lit

Organised

Functional All of these things will help you to have more efficient study and homework completion.

Your Desk – Tips On Keeping Organised

It is a good idea to have a desk somewhere that has minimal distractions.

Organise your books with colour codes, for Importance.

Keep organised shelves/drawers for forms and sheets.

Keep all you homework in one place when you get home to avoid forgetting something

Colour Coding

Colour coding, books and also papers, assignments, sheets and anything else for school can be a useful exercise.

Prioritise for:- Importance

- Subject

- Date Due

- Amount of Work Required etc.

Note Book

Example:For this notebook, Red may be the work due the soonest, and the orange due soon, the green due a little later followed by the blue, which is not due for a while

THIS WILL HELP PRIORITSE

Shelves/Drawers

It is a good idea to have organised places for all loose sheets, assignments, forms and homework. This will help avoid misplacing important documents.

Assignments

Forms

Sheets

Homework

TIP: Label your drawers for easy identification!

Homework

Sometimes it can be hard to keep track of all the homework to do, therefore it is a good idea to make a list every afternoon of what homework needs to be completed that day.

Homework to do tonight

Mathematics – Chapter 13 Q1-16English – Finish EssayLanguage – Study VocabularyPhysics – Write Notes for the test

Assignments Due

English – 2 weeksLanguage – 4 weeksMathematics (Test) – 1 weekLanguage (Test) – 5 weeksLanguage (Oral Presentation) – 2 weeks

TIP: Make a prioritised list of upcoming assessment

So, It is always good to keep you room and study environment clean and organised. Also, try to minimise distractions in order to increase productivity.