GET THE FACTS.

• Collect all of the important paperwork for each child’s activities. Registration and order forms, permission slips, school menus, sports schedules, camp lists, party invitations, rosters, phone numbers, etc.
• Ask your child each day if any new materials were handed out in school. Check their school’s website for announcements your child may have forgotten.
• Print any email messages that contain important information about your child’s school or extracurricular activities.

SORT THEM OUT.

• Use a separate TUFF™ Pocket® File Pocket for each child. Choose an expansion size that’s big enough to hold all of their activity paperwork.
• Divide the materials into groups by activity type; homework, school activities and events, sports, camp, parties, clubs, etc.
• Use a separate Expanding Slash Jacket to hold all of the paperwork for each activity. The jackets expand to hold up to 100 pages. Use a different color for each activity type. Write the name of the activity on the tab.
• Put all of the jackets together in the file pocket. Keep all kid’s file pockets in a visible, high-traffic location, such as on a kitchen counter, or near the telephone.
• Keep a master calendar that lists all family activities. Add new events as soon as you find out about them.

CHECK DAILY.

• Review the master calendar every day for events scheduled for that day and the next few days.
• Look in the file pockets for any paperwork that pertains to the events on the calendar. Fill out any forms that need to be turned in. Include payments if needed.
• Bring the activity slash jacket with you if you will need several of the documents at the event.

1. TUFF™ Pocket® File Pockets
2. Expanding Slash Jackets