Having a disorganized desk can make school hard to manage. When the teacher asks his or her students to take out their science books and turn to page 57, the child who is lost in their desk trying to find the book often can not remember the page number once it is found. Many times this student will remain lost in the lesson because of their fraught start. Tasks that should be simple become overwhelming and time- consuming often leading to stress and frustration. Organization can be an elusive skill that many kids struggle to acquire. The fact of the matter is there’s a lot that goes into being organized. Organization is part of a set of skills called executive functions. Keeping a desk organized requires more than just putting things away. Managing school materials requires planning, prioritizing, decision making, sequencing, task initiation, and following through with those tasks to completion. Some kids need extra help to set up and maintain an organized desk space at school. This post will focus on how to provide grade-schoolers with the support they need to establish and sustain a functional workspace at school.