1. CONTENT OBJECTIVE:
- Identify habits that will help them be successful students: HABIT #3: Putting First Things First
LANGUAGE OBJECTIVE:
Engage in various classroom discussions and activities focused on the 7 Habits: worksheet and poster

2. “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
- Lao Tzu

3. PRIORITIZE Definition Synonym Antonym
Put or do the most important things first
Synonym
Organize
Antonym
Procrastinate

4. Putting first things first
HABIT #3
Putting first things first 4

5. Putting First things First
Prioritizing & Time Management
Overcoming our fears
Staying strong through challenging moments.

6. GOAL GET THERE! YOU are the DRIVER
Action Plan
Don’t let roadblocks or distractions get you off course!
GET THERE!

7. Important vs. Urgent Most important things to us. Immediate attention.
First things (things worth while)
Activities that contribute to our goals.
Do with results.
Immediate attention.
Often popular things
Easy, fun
We react on impulse

8. Prioritize the important things before they become urgent!

9. BIG ROCKS, LITTLE ROCKS, SAND
Take care of kids
Grocery shopping
Lesson plans
meetings
Wash the laundry
Tend to the yard
Wash my car
Go for a walk
Get a manicure and pedicure
Go to the beach
Go shopping

10. ACTIVITY
Think of all the activities that you do throughout the week. For each activity, determine whether it is a MUST do (BIG ROCK), a SHOULD do (LITTLE ROCK, or a WANT to do (SAND). List each activity in the appropriate column.

11. DAILY SCHEDULE
Using your chart, plan a day that makes the best use of your time based on your priorities. Be sure to label each activity a “big rock”, “little rock”, or “sand”.
Fill in your big rocks.
Fill in your little rocks.
Fill in your sand.
**REFLECTION: Were you able to plan everything you wanted to do? Why or why not?