1. Time management + Journaling Lesson 1
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Time management + Journaling
Lesson 1

2. You Your goals Your dreams How you manage your time (life)
Technology: building a structure
You
Your goals
Your dreams
How you manage your time (life)

3. Is it time to panic now? You are the captain of your sports team
It is the day before a final match against your rival team and you need a good night’s rest.
You have a big Natural Science project due the next day and you haven’t started yet.
You have to sort out your sports equipment so that it’s in top form for the next day.
You promised your friend that you would help him/her with a Math question.
You still need to make a birthday card for your sister’s birthday next week.
You have to finish watching the last episode of your favourite series, as you can’t get your mind off of it.
Give students 2-3 mins to discuss in which order they will manage each task
Students give feedback regarding the factors they used to determine the order
*Key term: Prioritising – doing the most important things first.

4. Being Effective Effective: doing the right things at the right times, or doing what’s needed to make a difference.
1. URGENT AND IMPORTANT
DO NOW
2. NOT URGENT BUT IMPORTANT
DO NEXT
3. URGENT BUT NOT IMPORTANT
MANAGE THESE
4. NOT URGENT OR IMPORTANT
WAIT

5. First, you need to know what you have to do
Use:
A master list
A dairy
A calendar
A daily to do list
Then, prioritise what you will do day by day

6. Master List Prioritise Daily To-do list Calendar/Diary
Write everything you need to do.
Don’t worry about the order.
Ask others in case you can’t remember
Prioritise
Put your tasks in the correct order
Urgent and important first.
Then important but not urgent
Certain things happen on certain days
Things that aren’t urgent or important come last.
Daily To-do list
Write down tasks according to certain times
How long tasks will take
Tick them off as you complete them
Calendar/Diary
Plan tasks by day
Again, put urgent and important first
Keep due dates in mind
Plot events for specific days
See if you can fit in things that are not urgent/important
Leave time for relaxing/ unexpected tasks

7. Activity time Complete the worksheet
You have 15 minutes to complete this individual activity
After you have completed the activity, swop with a classmate
They have 5 minutes to investigate and give ideas on how to improve your plan