Week+5+-+Time+Management

=Time Management=

**Monday – Day 1 (45 minutes)**

 * Lesson Objectives:**
 * 1) TLW identify the concept of time management.
 * 2) TLW brainstorm about “time wasters.”
 * 3) TLW identify the word, “procrastination.”
 * 4) TLW identify the concept of setting priorities.
 * Materials:**
 * 1) Attached document – “Time Management” list of statistics [[file:Time Management Statistics Handout.doc]]
 * 2) Downloaded clip from “United Streaming.” [[file:Time Management Video 1.zip]]
 * 3) Attached worksheet with 7 questions from United Streaming clip [[file:Time Management 7 Questions Handout.doc]]
 * 4) Paper, pencils, pens
 * Anticipatory set:**
 * 1) Ask students, **“Why is time management important?” “What are ‘time wasters?’” “What is procrastination, and why can it be harmful?”** Have students discuss and/or make list on board or a piece of paper. **(10 minutes).**
 * 2) __Now, share the statistics from the **attached document, “Time Management”** statistics.__ Allow students to comment on and discuss these statistics. **(10 minutes).**
 * Instructional Activity:**
 * 1) Show students United Streaming clips. **Search, “Time management.” __Show the second one that’s entitled, “Time Management,” which runs 2:17.__**
 * Guided Practice:**
 * 1) Allow students to discuss their thoughts about the clip. **(5 minutes).**
 * 2) Clip asks 7 questions - after clip, ask students to provide the answers to these 7 questions.
 * Independent Practice:**
 * 4.** The worksheet is provided. Put on the document camera or write the questions on the board and have students answer on their paper. __If you do not have working technology, you may run the sheet for small groups or for each student.__ **(20 minutes).**


 * 1) How much time are you willing to spend on homework daily?
 * 2) What out-of-school commitments need to be scheduled?
 * 3) What time of day do you work best?
 * 4) Would you rather use your weekends to catch up on work or have them free?
 * 5) Do you need a snack?
 * 6) How many breaks are you going to take, and how long will they be?
 * 7) Homework at night – will you schedule more than one homework period in an evening?

If time allows, allow students to share their answers. Explain to them that they will be using their answers to set up their own personal schedule on the next block day.
 * Closure:**

**Tuesday/Wednesday – Day 2 (45 minutes of instruction)**
1. TLW identify the concept of time management. 2. TLW identify the concept of setting priorities. 3. TLW create a personal study schedule.
 * Lesson Objectives:**
 * Materials:**
 * 1) Paper, pens, pencils
 * 2) Students’ answers from United Streaming clip, shown on Day 1 [[file:Time Management Video 1.zip]]
 * Anticipatory set:**
 * 1) The teacher could show the students an example of a Day-Timer/planner/calendar.
 * 2) Ask students, “How do you know what activities should have a higher priority than others?” Allow students to discuss. (10 minutes).
 * Guided Practice:**
 * 1) The teacher should model how to set up a schedule (the United Streaming clip suggested breaking up the times in 15 minute increments.)
 * 2) Show them how to take each day, from the time they get out of school, and break it up into 15 minute increments the way the clip showed. Use a “mock” schedule of YOUR afterschool day to show them how you, as an adult, make time to take care of tasks, grading papers, writing lesson plans, etc. You can still model this on the board, overhead, or on your document camera, if you were not able to view the clip.
 * Independent Practice:**
 * 1) Now, students will create a __DAILY__ schedule for homework/assignments. They may make their own on a sheet of paper. They should factor in their block schedule and what classes they have on certain days. Also, they need to start their schedule from the time they get out of school and factor in their extracurricular activities. (25 minutes).
 * Closure:**
 * 1) Have some of the students share their schedules. If students are not finished, they may complete at home and bring back when the class meets again.
 * 2) Have students recall some of the strategies mentioned by the video clips or shared by students during discussion. (10 minutes).

**Thursday/Friday – Day 3 (45 minutes of instruction)**
1. TLW identify the concept of time management. 2. TLW identify the concept of setting priorities. 3. TLW create a personal study schedule. 4. TLW create a schedule for completing a project or studying for a major test. Remind students that they have been creating personal schedules and establishing what activities have higher priorities than others. Ask them to share what types of activities take precedence over others? **(5 minutes).**
 * Lesson Objectives:**
 * Materials:**
 * 1) United Streaming clip called, **“Homework Management.” [[file:Time Management Video 2.zip]]**
 * 2) Paper, pencils, pens.
 * 3) Highlighters, markers, etc.
 * Anticipatory set:**
 * Guided Practice:**
 * 1.** Have students take out their personal they created from the previous block day. Have them use different colored highlighters/markers to assign certain activities/assignments a higher priority level than others. Use the “mock” schedule that you made to illustrate this. For example, highlight the MOST important items, “YELLOW,” and the LEAST important items, “PINK,” or etc. **(10 minutes).**
 * Independent Practice:**
 * 1.** Have students create a schedule for completing a project or how to preparing for a BIG test. Give them a mock scenario of the assignment and time span of when it’s due (two weeks until due), and have them create a schedule accordingly. Have them factor their other daily activities in, also. **(20 minutes).**
 * 2.** Finally, ask students what they can do at school to **__maximize__** their time and to **__minimize__** the amount of homework they have to complete at home. **__Show United Streaming clip called, “Homework Management.” It runs 1:52__.** Discuss the strategies discussed on the clip.
 * (10 minutes).**

Review the strategies discussed on the clips. Have students share how they’re going to incorporate these ideas.
 * Closure:**