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Organize Your Day Game

Lesson Plan

Organize Your Day Game

Identify proactive organizational strategies

This lesson uses a game-based approach to teach a 5th-grade student with generalized anxiety disorder how to organize their morning routine effectively. By learning these strategies, the student can reduce stress and ensure a timely transition to school. The lesson is crucial as it empowers the student with practical skills to manage anxiety and improve daily functioning.

Audience

5th Grade Student with Anxiety

Time

15 minutes

Approach

Game-Based Learning

Materials

Printable Cards: Morning Routine Steps, and Exit Ticket: Organizational Strategies

Step 1

Introduction

2 minutes

  • Briefly explain the importance of having a morning routine to reduce stress and ensure a smooth start to the day.
  • Introduce the game: "Organize Your Day" where the student will arrange steps of a morning routine in the correct order.

Step 2

Game Activity

10 minutes

  • Provide the student with the printable cards that list different morning routine steps, including non-examples.
  • Ask the student to arrange the cards in the order they think will help them start their day prepared.
  • Discuss each step and its importance in reducing stress and ensuring a timely transition to school.
  • Encourage the student to think about any additional steps they might need.

Step 3

Closure and Exit Ticket

3 minutes

  • Recap the key points of the lesson and the importance of a well-organized morning routine.
  • Hand out the exit ticket and ask the student to write down one new strategy they learned and how they plan to implement it in their daily routine.
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Worksheet

Morning Routine Steps

These cards list steps for a morning routine to help students organize their day effectively, including non-examples to illustrate ineffective routines.




Wake up and make your bed







Brush your teeth







Get dressed







Select an outfit







Pack your school bag







Have breakfast







Check the weather and dress accordingly







Review your schedule for the day







Watch TV for an hour







Play video games







Sleep in until the last minute




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Quiz

Organizational Strategies

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