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    Subject: SEL (Social-Emotional Learning)

    Lesson Length: 15 - 20 mins

    Topic: Time Management

    Grade Level: 4, 5, 6

    Standards / Framework:

    Brief Description: Students will learn time management strategies, then choose one to use for a week.

    Know Before You Start: This lesson can be used as a review or an introduction to time management.

    Comic 1

    Comic 2

    Hook:

    • Read and discuss sample Comic 1.

      • Have you ever felt overwhelmed with too much school work or chores?

      • Have you ever fallen behind in something and didn’t know how to catch up?  

    • Discuss some of the ways students have tried to be more successful with time management.

    Activity:

    • Read and discuss sample Comic 2.

    • Have students choose one of the time management strategies to use for an entire week. 

    • 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:

      • “Get a timer from the store.”

      • “Try 20 minute increments and increase time if needed.”

      • “Take 10 minute breaks in between focus periods.”

      • “Ask my mom to remind me to set the timer at home for homework.”

    Closure:

    • Have students discuss their comics and reflect on the following:

      • What went well with the time-management tool? Why? 

      • What was challenging with the time-management tool? Why? 

      • Why is time management important for me?

    Differentiation:

    • Allow students to use the speech-to-text feature.
    • Allow students to use the voiceover feature to read their comics aloud.

    • Print out the example comic for individual students.

    • Use the Think-Pair-Share strategy during whole group discussion.

    • Allow students to work in pairs or groups as needed.

    • Provide a list of time management strategies.

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