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How to Organize School Binders

September 19, 2014 by Janice

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This is Janice, co-founder of 5 Minutes for Mom, with some tips on organizing school binders. This post is part of a sponsored campaign with Post-it Brand, but my enthusiasm, opinions, and decades of dependence on Post-it Notes are my own.

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It doesn’t take long for a desk full of binders and duo-tangs to become a disorganized mess. It can happen to anyone.

With new assignments, hand-outs, and papers coming at students every day, it can be hard to have everything filed properly, neatly, and ready to find.

Last year, my son would often come home without the correct duo-tang for his homework and when I would go to his classroom desk or look in his backpack, I would see a dishevelled mess of unsorted, crumpled up papers.

So when his teacher allowed him to stop the duo-tang system and store all of his subjects in one large binder, I was relieved.

Yes, the binder was heavy and large, and if he ever lost it, it would be disastrous. But it helped my son stay organized and it ensured that he had the correct notebook for homework.

Here are 5 tips for organizing school binders:

1. Tabs, of Course

It goes without saying that a notebook needs tabs. How else can you mark individual sections or subjects?

When I was a student, (many years ago,) and we needed new tabs for our dividers, we would cut up little pieces of white paper and slide them, very delicately and slowly, into the small plastic tabs on our dividers.

However, nowadays, the dividers I have been buying for my son don’t have those refillable plastic tabs — they only come with a small set of white stickers to attach to the plastic tab. “But what if I need to change the sticker?!? What if I need more stickers?!?” Yes, I panicked a little, staring at the set of five, tiny, white stickers.

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Fortunately, there are Post-it Study Binder Tabs to come to the rescue. These binder tabs are extra thick and strong for long term wear and tear.

The Post-it Study Binder Tabs also score winning points with me because they are bright and colorful, can be used for color coding, and they can easily create sections in notebooks and binder, re-positioning and moving as necessary.

2. Use Flags and Page Markers

In addition to using tabs to mark sections and subjects to keep binders organized, highlighting and marking key facts and notes makes studying and finding information much easier.

With Post-it Study Writable Flags, Note Tabs and Grid Notes, you can simply and neatly add and remove notes, reminders, and questions to your notes.

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The Post-it Study Message Flags are quick to use and easy to remove for reminders to Study, things To Do, and things On Test within your notes.

3. Keep Your Organization Tools Handy

It can be hard enough to find a pencil when you need one, let alone have all your organization tools ready when you are studying.

Fortunately, there are tools to keep your tools.

The Post-it Study Pocket can keep your organization items handy — from your paper clips to your Post-it Study products.

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And if you really want to have your Post-it Study notes and flags accessible — check out the Post-it Study Notebook Kit.

The kit attaches inside the back cover or textbooks, notebooks, or planners and folds out while you study so note and flags are right there where you need them. When you are finished working, fold it in to keep them safe and protected.

4. Use Pockets in your Binder to Stay Organized — Not Disorganized

The interior pockets on three-ring binders can be dangerous. While they are handy to quickly add papers that aren’t hole punched, they can quickly become a stretched out dumping ground for unsorted papers.

In order to not lose important papers, keep a three hole punch at your desk at home so you can regularly go through your binder pockets and file away papers in their appropriate destination.

5. Mark Your Spot

Finally, do yourself a simple favor and keep Post-it Study Tabs, Flags, or Pagemarkers at your “spot” so the next time you sit down at your desk you can quickly flip to where you left off.

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Consider it your bright and cheery bookmark.

Here is to happy and organized studying!

Written by Janice Croze, co-founder of 5 Minutes for Mom
Talk with me: @5minutesformom and Facebook.com/5minutesformom
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39 Comments

  1. Zarah Ali says

    December 10, 2021 at 6:58 pm

    Good night, this is excellent notes thank you so much! I did not try it yet but i have looked everywehre and thisi s the best advice i have ever gotten so far. Thank you!!

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  2. Buddy Garrett says

    October 9, 2014 at 11:53 pm

    All of the tips for organizing your folders were very helpful. It will now be easier to organize my folders.

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  3. Candice Dyer says

    October 9, 2014 at 10:01 pm

    Awesome! These are essential for organization!

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  4. RICHARD HICKS says

    October 9, 2014 at 8:05 pm

    I need to get some of these. Great way to help stay organized

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  5. Ellie says

    October 9, 2014 at 2:56 pm

    Looks really awesome. I love post its!

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  6. Jill Myrick says

    October 8, 2014 at 10:24 pm

    I have never thought to add color coded tabs to my childrens folders. But this to me would make it so much easier for them to find what they are looking for and help them to keep their papers more organized.
    Thanks for the great idea.

    jweezie43[at]gmail[dot]com

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  7. Birdiebee says

    October 8, 2014 at 2:51 pm

    I love staying organized and love anything that is “Post It”.

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  8. Hans says

    October 7, 2014 at 11:09 pm

    Tabs! Of course!!!!

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  9. Christy E says

    October 6, 2014 at 1:47 am

    Great tips, thanks. Very useful.

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  10. Sarah Matos says

    October 5, 2014 at 10:22 pm

    I use the tabbies for everything. Great for organizing.

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  11. Tom Bellamy says

    October 5, 2014 at 10:58 am

    I am a pretty organized person but I am always open to helpful tips.

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  12. Angela Saver says

    October 4, 2014 at 6:41 pm

    Thanks for some great tips on staying organized! I love the Study Flags & am going to pick some up for my kids!

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  13. Minta Boggs says

    October 4, 2014 at 12:52 pm

    Omgoodness, you are just so organized!

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  14. Rust says

    October 2, 2014 at 12:44 pm

    Excellent review and advise! Bright and colorful for the kids too.

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  15. Debbie Welchert says

    October 2, 2014 at 8:44 am

    These would work so well for my grandson who is in jr. high this year.

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  16. DEBIJOT says

    October 1, 2014 at 9:24 pm

    These are some great tips.

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  17. shaunie says

    October 1, 2014 at 8:08 pm

    This is so neat! I would love to be able to organize this way

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  18. Reshmi chatterjee says

    October 1, 2014 at 8:05 pm

    thanks, this helps a lot

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  19. Jingle says

    October 1, 2014 at 11:51 am

    Great ideas!

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  20. Christy Caldwell says

    September 30, 2014 at 2:41 am

    I love these. All of them.My 8th grader could definitely use them.

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  21. Robin Wilson says

    September 29, 2014 at 10:44 am

    This post brings brings back memories of 3 rings binders and colored tabs that I used in school. This would be great not only for school, but for my home binders as well. Thanks for the post.

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  22. marc woronoff says

    September 28, 2014 at 7:46 pm

    like

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  23. Erin M. says

    September 27, 2014 at 4:45 pm

    I love these!

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  24. Marilyn Nawara says

    September 26, 2014 at 9:12 pm

    These are GREAT! I rip strips of paper to use as tags — I am going to go out tomorrow and get some of these.

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  25. Barbara Platt says

    September 25, 2014 at 12:50 am

    Love Post-it products

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  26. Tammy S says

    September 24, 2014 at 11:09 pm

    I also have a lot of enthusiasm for Post-it products. I am the Queen of putting Post-it notes every where. I couldn’t survive without them. I love the Binder Tabs! Need to get some of those for my daughter. Thanks for the tips!

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  27. Marlena U. says

    September 24, 2014 at 10:39 pm

    Love this! I don’t know what I would do without Post-It!

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  28. Dominica H. says

    September 24, 2014 at 5:32 pm

    I was totally into tabbed folders when I was in school. Love organizing!

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  29. Linda Meyers-Gabbard says

    September 24, 2014 at 2:01 pm

    I wish that the y had these when I was in school umpteen billion years ago.

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  30. Jamie C. says

    September 22, 2014 at 9:02 pm

    LOVE these! I couldn’t live life without them! As a teacher/media specialist…these are a must have!!

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  31. Vickie Couturier says

    September 22, 2014 at 5:09 pm

    those are some really good tips and ideals thanks

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  32. Meagan bs says

    September 22, 2014 at 10:53 am

    i use many of these products at work, very helpful.

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  33. anne says

    September 21, 2014 at 6:11 pm

    Excellent and helpful organizing method.

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  34. Denise Taylor-Dennis says

    September 21, 2014 at 6:10 pm

    Post-It Brand really has some great products to help keep you organized.

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  35. nikki says

    September 21, 2014 at 10:38 am

    Such great suggestions. Can’t wait to get organized in our house!

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  36. Cheryl says

    September 20, 2014 at 1:57 am

    I love the Post-it Study Binder Tabs. Will definitely look for them in stores!

    Reply

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