MUNSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio -- With classes starting in a few days, many parents are wondering how they can get their children out of the summer mode and into the school mindset.

NewsChannel5's Tracy Carloss reported in this week's Organize Your Life that a Munson Township family has some great ideas on how to do that.

With three children, all one year apart, the Lamarcas have no choice but to be organized as they start the new schoolyear.

The kids' mother, Christine Lamarca, has the perfect plan in place from the minute they walk off the bus.

First, the children go directly to some small bins. Any important papers that need to be returned to school the next day go in them.

"Each of the kids (has his or her) own drawer with (his or her) name on it, so in the morning, when 8:30 rolls around, we're not screaming and running around, looking for papers," Lamarca said.

Some bigger bins are used to organize long-term projects.

"Even if they need supplies, they can kind of stick it in there to go with that project and make things more smoothly for (them) throughout the school year," Lamarca said.

Ross, Jack and Gianna are all involved in after-school activities, and while an old-fashioned calendar keeps their mother on track, the kids take advantage of their home computer to know where they have to be and when.

"I like just knowing when all my sporting events are," Ross Lamarca said. "I play a lot of sports, and when I get a lot of homework to do, I know what time my stuff is."

In the Lamarca house, homework takes top priority. That's why having their own desks, complete with drawers filled with supplies, is important.

"I don't have to look for all my stuff," Jack Lamarca said. "I just know that it's there."

"The least amount of anxiety (they) have when doing homework, the better off they are, so I feel like it's important for the kids to have their own space," Christine Lamarca said.

And staying stress-free during the school day means being prepared the night before.

"When everything settles down, we just pack lunches at night," Christine Lamarca said. "(And) we like to lay out their clothes the night before. It's a no-brainer in the morning. (They) get up and they're ready to go."

But first, they load up their backpacks, and armed with permanent markers, the kids label each supply with their name, so whether they're at home or at school, they don't lose them.