Time Management: Mastering Schedules
Improve time management skills
In this lesson, Achievers will learn essential time management skills by engaging in activities that involve creating daily schedules and setting priorities. This lesson is important as it helps students understand the value of planning and organization, which are crucial skills for academic success and personal growth.
Improve time management skills
Post-it notes, Pens, Daily schedule template worksheet, Priority setting cards, and Discussion questions
Step 1
Introduction
10 mins
- Begin with a brief discussion on what time management means.
- Ask students why they think managing time is important.
- Introduce the objectives of the lesson: creating schedules and setting priorities.
Step 2
Activity 1: Creating Daily Schedules
20 mins
- Distribute the daily schedule template worksheet to each student.
- Guide students to fill out their typical day, including school, homework, play, and chores.
- Encourage them to think about how they currently spend their time and where they might make adjustments.
Step 3
Activity 2: Setting Priorities
15 mins
- Hand out priority setting cards to each student.
- Explain how to determine what tasks are most important and urgent.
- Have students categorize tasks from their schedule into 'High Priority', 'Medium Priority', and 'Low Priority'.
- Use the discussion questions to facilitate a conversation about what they learned.
- Encourage students to share their thoughts on how they can improve their time management.
- Recap the key points of the lesson.
- Ask students to share one change they will make to their daily routine based on what they learned.
- Thank students for their participation and remind them of the importance of practicing these skills daily.
