Purpose:Doyourstudentshavetroublerealizinghowmuchtimetheyneedtodedicatetostudies?

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:

*** 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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