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Time Management Lesson PlanTime Management Lesson Plan
Publisher
Nebraska Department of Education
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Grade
8th
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Social & Emotional Learning
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Duration
14 days
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Time Management

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As eighth-graders move on to high school, strong time management skills become critical. As part of a career Planning & Management unit, scholars learn how to analyze their time and consider how their choices impact their ability to achieve their goals.

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Concepts

social-emotional learning, self-awareness, time management, career planning, career goals, problem solving strategies, problem solving techniques, personal finance, financial literacy, financial goals

Instructional Ideas

  • The directions for how to compute the average times for activities may confuse some learners; therefore, model for the class how to compute the average time spent on each weekday and each weekend activity
  • Assign the timesheet a week before conducting the lesson so that class members have their data for the activity
  • Add to the chart time spent on phones and playing online games

Classroom Considerations

  • Designed for eighth-graders but appropriate for high schoolers as well
  • Requires copies of the "How I Spend My Time" worksheet

Pros

  • The lesson causes participants to reflect on the importance of prioritizing goals that are important to them

Cons

  • None

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