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At a Glance:
| Grades: | 4, 5, 6 |
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| Subject: | SEL (Social-Emotional Learning) |
| Topic: | Time Management |
| Lesson Length: | 15 - 20 mins |
Standards / Framework:
What will students learn in this activity?
Students will learn time management strategies, then choose one to use for a week.
What should students know before this activity?
This lesson can be used as a review or an introduction to time management.
Comic 1
Comic 2
How can teachers introduce this lesson?
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Read and discuss sample Comic 1.
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Have you ever felt overwhelmed with too much school work or chores?
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Have you ever fallen behind in something and didn’t know how to catch up?
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Discuss some of the ways students have tried to be more successful with time management.
What will students do?
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Read and discuss sample Comic 2.
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Have students choose one of the time management strategies to use for an entire week.
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Have each student create a comic explaining a time management strategy including a few steps they can use to implement the strategy, e.g., for the “Use a timer” strategy; students can write down:
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“Get a timer from the store.”
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“Try 20 minute increments and increase time if needed.”
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“Take 10 minute breaks in between focus periods.”
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“Ask my mom to remind me to set the timer at home for homework.”
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How can teachers wrap up the lesson?
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Have students discuss their comics and reflect on the following:
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What went well with the time-management tool? Why?
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What was challenging with the time-management tool? Why?
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Why is time management important for me?
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How can teachers differentiate this activity?
- Allow students to use the speech-to-text feature.
- Allow students to use the voiceover feature to read their comics aloud.
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Print out the example comic for individual students.
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Use the Think-Pair-Share strategy during whole group discussion.
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Allow students to work in pairs or groups as needed.
- Provide a list of time management strategies.
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