I am going into 8th grade and I need an organization system for my binders/notebooks?

Question

Last year I had a binder for each subject, but it made my backpack really heavy. Then I switched to one notebook per subject but i had no place to put my papers. I added folders to the notebooks but it just got really messy and hard to manage.

Answer 1

okay well for my grade 8 year (which i just had finished) i used:

like 1 inch or 1 and half inch binder for each class(perferibly different colours)

but normally for math, you will have to buy a larger binder (3 inch) around december ish to keep all of your papers in

and i left my binders at school every day unless if we had like a hige test than i would bring the whole binder home

and i had like a folio that was like a duotang but also had pockets in it

every class i would put all the papers i needed for homework in it, and at the end of the day i would always bring in home

and a really good tip is at the beginning of the year only keep like 20 or 30 extra sheets of paper in your binders, becasue then they get really heavy

and i found that the whole get one big binder thing didnt even really work for grade 6, cause you tend to just shuve papers in their, which makes it more messy, they break, they get full within like 1 or 2 months so you can't keep all of your notes, and they get to heavy

so the cheap plastic ones are a pretty good idea, cause if it breaks you can always buy another one, and you don't have to worry about lack of space because you don't have to zipper shut them

Answer 2

My suggestion is to use a multi-subject Mead Notebook. They tend to have a lot of room for each subject section. For your papers, I think investing in filing folder that as numerous compartment. So you will have your notes in one place and know where your papers are and the filing folder compartments are labeled.  

Answer 3

http://www.wikihow.com/Be-Well-Organized...

Answer 4

But one LARGE zip-up binder. But 2 packs of dividers, and a whole bunch on lined loose leaf paper. Put the paper and dividers in the binder. Now, a good binder should have folders built into it, so, if it does use those to out notebooks, and papers in, but if now, put a couple notebooks at the back of your binder, and but a few folders to hold papers, one for each subject. But a pencil case that you can clip into your binder to store glue, scissors, pencils,pens,erasers,highlighters etc. Have a spot for everything in your backpack, and there you go, you should be fine.

Hope this helps!

Answer 5

last year i had  a folder and a notebook for each subject,each subject had a different color,and so lets say math was yellow,i would have a yellow notebook and a yellow folder,and then i would put my morning folders,notebooks,and books on the bottom of my locker,and in the top of my locker i put my afternoon notebooks,folders and books.Or you could try getting 2 of those folders that you open up and it has like 5 slots for papers,and make one for morning classes and the other for afternoon classes,then put a notebook in each slot....then clean it all out at 2nd semester, and take it all home so you can save the papers-good idea if you have to take exams....

Answer 6

Hmm... Instead of one notebook per subject, try one notebook per 2 subjects! Add folders. One side of the folder could be your homework/classwork assignments and handouts. The other side could be the papers you will need to take home.

If nothing works, try investing in an expanding/accordion file. Label each divider with a subject. Make sure to label one of the dividers "important papers" or "graded papers." It's a bit bulky like a binder, but not necessarily heavy.

Good luck!  

Answer 7

For 8th grade, you don't need glue, scissors, tape, and stuff like that.  You need: notebook paper, a place to keep assignment sheets, and something to write with.

I used the same large 3-ring binder for years.  I got one that was really heavy-duty.  I populated it with enough pocket dividers to keep sections separate and hold papers.  The binder had front and back pockets, too.