1. Time Flies When You’re Having FUN!
Academic Guidance Lesson:
5th Grade

2. Today in Classroom Guidance
Beginning Question: What is time management? What does it look like to manage my time?
Activity:
Quick review from previous lesson-Leadership Habits – Responsibility, Teamwork, Staying Healthy
‘Let’s Race!’ –Can you get everything on the list done before bed time?!
When it’s all said and done: 5th graders will be able to define time management and will identify at least one technique that will help her/him manage their time in school.
Today in Classroom Guidance

3. Compare and Contrast Elementary School Middle School
Teacher tells you when it is time to switch classes.
Keep all of your items in your cubby
Clubs and activities DURING school
Reading log-someone at home signs the log
Same classes each day
Your specials come to you
Bell rings for you to switch classes.
Keep all of your items in a locker
Clubs and activities AFTER school
Agenda-No one at home has to sign reading log
Dress out for Gym
Five minutes between classes
Projects and assignments due on different days of the week
Compare and Contrast

4. First thing’s first: Let’s define it!
Break down the word MANAGE
What does it mean to manage something?
What does it mean to manage your time?
First thing’s first: Let’s define it!

5. Prioritize Prioritize means to put activities in a list of importance.
Activities that are very important to us are placed at the top of the list.
Activities that are not very important to us are placed at the bottom of the list
Prioritize

6. How do you make sure the important things get done in the right time?
Can you fit in the ‘fun’ stuff? 7I
Rocks/Sand Activity

7. Where does it go on my list?!
You will be given a list of priorities and a scenario of a typical day afterschool. Try to put your list in order of most important to least important – remember, you only have until 9pm to work it out!
Where does it go on my list?!

8. Your bus was late picking students up from school this afternoon
Your bus was late picking students up from school this afternoon. Because of this, you got home at 5:00pm. This is 30 minutes later than when you usually get home. Your bedtime is 9:00pm.
Hint – you have 4 hours (240 minutes) of time to schedule. The total time of all activites is 260 minutes – what will you ‘cut’??
Scenario 1

9. Check back for clarification
Whole class discussion questions:
What did your group members place at the top of your list? What items were on the bottom?
Did your group get everything done before 9:00pm?
List one thing that you have learned about prioritizing.
Check back for clarification

10. You arrive home from school at 4:30pm
You arrive home from school at 4:30pm. You are very sleepy, so you take a nap. It is 6:00pm when you wake up and it is time for dinner. By the time you finish eating and cleaning up from dinner it is 7:00pm. You’re not sleepy from your nap, but you still have to be in bed with lights off by 9:00pm.
Hint – you have 2 hours (120 minutes) of time to schedule
Scenario 2

11. Check back for clarification
Whole class discussion questions:
What did your group members place at the top of your list? What items were on the bottom?
Did your group get everything done before 9:00pm?
List one thing that you have learned about prioritizing.
Check back for clarification

12. Now try your OWN Schedule - Handout
If we plan things that we must do, then we have more time for the things we want to do.
Sleep – at least 8 hours!
School – 8:00-3:00 pm Monday – Friday
Meals – Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Fill in regularly scheduled activities - team practices, after-school tutoring or afterschool care, piano lessons, Scout meetings, church activities, chores that you have at home, etc.
Put in time for homework and study.
How much time do you have left? What are some things that you enjoy doing in your free time? Write in those activities.
Now try your OWN Schedule - Handout