Great ideas everyone - thank you very much. My son and I are going to stop by the craft shop and pickout some clear containers for some of his "collections". My husband is thinking that perhaps we could rearrange his bedroom so that he can have a larger portion of the wall available for shelving to hold his new containers.

We are already using the checklists - it seems to help once we put it on his bedroom door so that he sees it upon leaving his room.

I also suspect that he is stressed about the Ohio achievement tests which are coming up soon. The school is all worked up about these tests and I think it has made my son nervous. Schools in Ohio are under pressure to improve performance or else they get financially punished by the state/federal. It is a shame as they seem to spend the entire spring teaching to the achievement tests instead of nurturing an excitement for learning. ugh.

Thanks again everyone !