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title: '2-minute tutorial: How to color-code your child’s school supplies'
description: Does your child have trouble getting and staying organized? You may want to try color-coding. Watch this video on how to color-code your child’s school supplies.
slug: 2-minute-tutorial-how-to-color-code-your-childs-school-supplies
author: The Understood Team
published: '2019-10-16T11:50:13.921Z'
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source_url: https://www.understood.org/en/articles/2-minute-tutorial-how-to-color-code-your-childs-school-supplies
lang: en
---

# 2-minute tutorial: How to color-code your child’s school supplies

[Messy backpack](https://www.understood.org/en/articles/8-tips-for-organizing-your-childs-backpack). Papers left at school. Does your child have trouble staying organized? You might want to try [color-coding school supplies](https://www.understood.org/en/articles/7-color-coding-tips-to-get-your-child-organized) to make things a little easier and more streamlined — for both of you. Watch as organization expert [Cindy Goldrich](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ptscoaching/) shares the whys and hows of assigning a color to each subject in school.

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