Try Time Management Tools!

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 tools in a comic, 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:

Have the class write down which tip they are going to focus on and a few steps they can take to prepare for the tool they are practicing. E.g., for the “Use a timer” tip; 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.”
Collect the papers for the post reflection the following week.

Closure:

Return papers back to the students after a week.
Have them create a reflection comic about what it was like practicing their time management tool. Use the following prompts:
- 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:

Resources:

Comics to print or display: Comic 1 Comic 2.
Suggested Reading:
- Get Organized Without Losing It by Janet S. Fox & Steve Mark.

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