WeeklyScheduleLessonPlan
Purpose:Doyourstudentshavetroublerealizinghowmuchtimetheyneedtodedicatetostudies?
Doyourstudentsregularlyhaveexcusesastowhytheydidn'tgettheirworkdone? This lessoncanbedonethefirstweekofclassestohelpstudentsplanarealisticschedulethat allowsthemtimetobesuccessfulinthecoursestheyenroll.
Description: Studentsworkingroupstodiscusswhichactivitiesfilltheirschedules. Theyarethen taughttodistinguishbetweenstatic-timeactivitiesandflexible-timeactivitiestohelp realizehowtoschedulebetter. Thenstudentsaredirectedtofillouttheirweekly schedules. Finallystudentsareinformedthattheyneedtoplanfor2hrsofstudyfor every1hourofclassandaskedtofitthisintotheiralreadypackedschedule. Whatwill theyneedtosacrificeiftheywanttosucceedinschool?
Materials:WeeklySchedule(1copyforeachstudent)
Howtofilloutweeklyschedule(1copyforeachstudent) MonthlySchedule(1copyforeachstudent)
LargePaper(11x17preferable) Markers
Objective:StudentwilllearnhowtoplanSTUDY/HWtimefortheirclassesandprioritize ATTENDINGclassviacreatingausableaweekly/monthlyschedulethatallowsfor planningotherimportantaspectsoftheirlife.
Procedure:
1.Placestudentsingroupsofthreeorfour
2.Giveeachgroup1largepaperand3-4markers.
StageI:Introduction(3min)
3.Explaintothestudentsthattheywillnowhave3minutestocomeupwithasmanyitems astheycanthinkofthattakeuptheirtimeduringaweek. Whenyousay"Go,"theyare towritethesedownonthelargepaperthatisinthemiddleoftheirgroup. Theycanall writeatonceortheycandesignateawriterandhavetherestdirectwhatiswritten. Theyshouldskipself-maintenanceitemslike:personalhygieneandsleeping.
**Certainself-mainentanceitemsincludeasocialcomponent. Forexample,eating thatisascheduledeventbecausethereismorethanonepersoninvolved. Doinclude thistypeofevent.
4.Duringthethreeminutesencouragethemtocomeupwiththemostofanygroup. If theyappearto be stuckremindthemto thinkofthingslike: droppingchildrenoffat school,ridingbustoschool,classes,exercising,playingvideogames,...
5.Stopthegroups.
StageII:CategorizingActivities(5min):
6. Explainthattherearedifferenttypesofactivitiesthatareontheirpapersowearegoingto categorizethem.Forexamplethereareitemsthatareatsettimesthatcan'tbechanged (droppingchildrenoffatschool,classmeetingtimes,...)
7. Providethemwithanewlargepieceofpaper.
Havethemwritethecategories:
Statictimeframe:Amountoftimeisexactandalwaysoccurs / Flexibletimeframe:
Amountoftimetakesvaries
Importantbutcanberescheduled:
Mustbedone,butcanchoosewhen / Notimportant-canberescheduled:
Canputofftilllater
*** Note:itemscanshowupinmorethanonecategory.
8. Havestudentspickonewriterforeachgroup. Therestofgroupneedstodirectthewriterasto whichitemgoesinwhichcategories
StageIII:WritingActivitiesonboard(8min)
9. Theinstructorwritesthecategoriesacrossthetopofseveralblackboards,leavinglargespacein between.
10.Assigneachgrouptoacategory–haveapersonthatwasn'tthewriterputthelistfromtheir groupforthatcategoryontheboard. Itisokthatmorethanonegroupwillbeworkingona category.(5minutes)
11.Talktotheclassasawholeandseeiftheyhavesuggestionstoaddtoanyofthecategories(i.e. itemstheythoughtofthataren'tupthereyet).
StageIV:Fillingoutpersonalschedules(8min)
Explaintostudents:Thereare24hoursadayx7daysaweek=168hoursperweek. Every personmusttakecareofcertainself-maintenanceneeds(sleeping,eating,etc.) Thesetakeupa minimumof 10hoursadayx7days=70hours. Thisleavesonly98hoursof"othertime."
12.Havestudentsfillouttheiractualweeklyscheduleusingthesecategories:
*Self-maintenance(sleeping,hygiene,etc.)blockthistimeofffirst.
*Nextstartwiththestatictimeframeitems.
*Thenaddonesthatareimportantbutcanberescheduled.
*Thenflexibletimeframeitemsthathaven'tbeenadded.
*Finallynon-importantitems….
StageV:StudyingforClasses–Didyouplanforenoughtime?
13.Informthestudentsthatforeveryhourtheyareinclasstheyshouldbespending2-3hoursout ofclassstudyingdoingworkforthatclass.
14.Havethemcalculatethenumberofclasshourstheyhavethissemesterandmultiplythenumber ofclasshoursby2.
15.Nowthattheyhavefitintotheirschedulethatmanyhoursofstudytime. Iftheycan'tfititin thentheyneedtoreconsidertheamountofclassestheyaretaking,orotheroptionstoremove fromtheiractualweeklyschedule.Whatcantheyrealisticallysacrifice?
Discussiontopicsgoodduringthisprocess:
*Takinggrandmatothedoctors–settimeframebutcanbescheduledAROUNDyourclasstime. LetherknowyouravailabilityscheduleBEFORE!!!
*ShouldIplanstudytimeDURINGanotherclass? ShouldIplantostudyallononedayfor10
hoursstraight?
*DoIhavetimetowork40hoursaweek. Gaming20hoursaweekandclasses10hoursaweek? Remember10hoursofclasses=+20hours,i.e.10hoursofclassesisreally30!!!!
Assessment:
Option1:Havestudentsputthisintheirnotebookandkeepittherefornotebookgrading.
Option2: Oneweeklater,askthestudents"Howhasthescheduleworkedoutforyou? Areyou followingit?" Havestudentswriteabriefparagraph.(Gradeonhonestynotsuccess.) Or,forquickassessmenthavethemgivethumbsup/down.
Option3: Teach32-daycommitmentlessonandhavestudentspicksomethingfromtheirweekly scheduleforthis.
Sourcesresources:
ChristyDanielDegregorios,HumanDevelopment10HomeworkPacket
HowtoPlanaWeeklySchedule
Asacollegestudent,youknowthedemandsthatclasses,homework,workandfamilyplaceonyourtime. Somedaysyouprobablywonderhowyou'llevergeteverythingdone. Onekeytomanagingyourtimeis developingaschedule. Herearesomehintsformakingaschedule.
1.Makealistofallyourweeklycommitmentsfortheterm. Includeclasses,homework,reading, studying,work,regularmeetings,extracurricularactivities,evenfamilyobligationssuchaslaundry, regularworkouts,groceryshopping,etc.
2.Estimatethetimeneededforeachitemonthelist. Alsomakeanoteofhowoftenyouwillneedto doeachitem.
3.InHW#1,partAyouareaskedtoblockoutatypicalweekontheschedulegridgiven. Startwith itemswithfixedtimeslotslikeclassesandwork.
4.Next,includetheitemsonyourlistwithflexibletimeslots. Thinkcarefullyabouthowbestto schedulesomeitemssuchasstudytime.
5.Don'tfillupeverytimeslotontheschedule. Rememberthatyouneedtoallowtimeforeating, sleepingandrelaxing! Youshouldalsoallowalittleextratimefortheunexpected.
6.Ifyoufindthatyourweeklyscheduleistoofullforyoutohandle,youmayneedtomakesome changesinyourworkload,classload,orinotherareasofyourlife. Youmaywanttotalktoyour advisor,managerorsupervisoratwork,orsomeoneattheLAHCcounselingcenterforhelpwith suchdecisions.
WeeklySchedule:
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