How to Make a Weekly Schedule - 21st Century Self-Management

How to Make a Weekly Schedule - 21st Century Self-Management

Do your students have trouble realizing how much time they need to dedicate to studies?  Do your students regularly have excuses as to why they didn't get their work done?  This lesson can be done the first week of classes to help students plan a realistic schedule that allows them time to be successful in the courses they enroll. 

 Description:  Students work in groups to discuss which activities fill their schedules.  They are then taught to distinguish between static-time activities and flexible-time activities to help realize how to schedule better.  Then students are directed to fill out their weekly schedules.  Finally students are informed that they need to plan for 2 hrs of study for every 1 hour of class and asked to fit this into their already packed schedule.  What will they need to sacrifice if they want to succeed in school? 

 Materials:   Weekly Schedule (1 copy for each student)   How to fill out weekly schedule (1 copy for each student)   Monthly Schedule (1 copy for each student)   Large Paper (11 x 17 preferable)    Markers 

 Objective: Student will learn how to plan STUDY/HW time for their classes and prioritize ATTENDING class via creating a usable a weekly/monthly schedule that allows for planning other important aspects of their life