applied critical thinking- punctuality

APPLIED CRITICAL THINKING

PUNCTUALITY

SUBMITTED BY:

GROUP 5-A

Edito Apoloni

Riza andalan

Dona Jean Castillo

Abegail Vergara

Punctuality: Approach to Grade 1

I. Objective/ Rationale

To teach the values of punctuality to grade one students

To discuss punctuality as one of the most important values that should be

taught to young individuals.

To differentiate acceptable reasons for being late in class from

unacceptable ones.

II. Content

“A diller, a dollar

A ten-o’clock scholar!

What makes you come so soon?

You used to come at ten o’clock;

Now you come at noon.”

— Mother Goose Nursery Rhyme

(For a video: Sesame Street(Wegman Dogs),Ten 'O Clock Scholar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Guiae6x9swI)

III. Classroom Procedures

A. Prayer

B. Teaser

“The early bird gets the worm.” — Old Proverb

C. Activity Proper

1. Nursery rhyme recital (in chorus)

D. Internalization/ Evaluation

1. Preliminary exercise

The teacher will ask the students something about the teaser. (e.g. what do

they think of it? How does it relate to the day’s lesson?)

2. Discussion/ Recitation

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Ask the students this question:

What are the possible reasons does the ten o’clock scholar has/have for

being late?

3. The teacher (or the teacher may ask the classmates to identify) should be able

to identify what are acceptable reasons from not.

4. Ask some latecomers, if there is any, why they were late in the class for that

day.

5. Ask the students to tell story about themselves wherein they can show that

punctuality is a good character that must be possessed.

IV. Follow- up

A. For INC members only, tell them to be early in their worship service during

Sunday and ask them the next week if what time they come on their respective

services.

B. Talk to their parents that they should always advice their child to be early or to be

on time in their class.

C. Reward students (e.g. treat, compliment, etc…) who are consistently making it on

class on time. The adviser should know the reason/s why a student is late or

always late on the class. Advise them as well as their parents.

V. Analysis

This proposal will be effective in three main reasons:

The students will be aware of the unacceptable reasons why they are late on class.

Knowing it will eliminate their dependence to just throw excuses.

The act of giving rewards to those who participate is a great a strategy for us to be

sure that all of the students will not only enjoy but also learn for a life time.

It is also helpful if the parents will be included since they will be the one who will

be the instrument to make their children punctual in all aspects.

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This proposal aims to influence some educators to adapt the way of teaching punctu-

ality to various students for them to fully appreciate this values which can help them

to be a good individual of this society someday.

II. Content

The approach that the proponent suggests is a game entitled “BRING ME”. The mechan-

ics of the game is as follows:

The teacher will announce a certain thing which can be found inside the

classroom.

The students will search for the thing as fast as they can.

The student who first brings the thing to the teacher will win, and will get a

reward.


A. Prayer

B. Teaser

“Daig ng maagap ang masipag.”

C. Activity Proper

1. Group the class into 5.

2. Ask them to make a simple role playing about punctuality. While having the

group activity, the teacher may go around and make some important ideas

while making the play. The following will be the assigned task of each group:

Punctuality in:

School

Church

Attending birthday parties

Going home

Making projects and assignment

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Recitation: The teacher will ask students the question, “How is it important to be

punctual?”

IV. Follow- up

A. Include the award “Most Punctual” in class recognition.

B. Tell them to do things as early as they can so that they will not run out of time.

C. Talk to their parents that they should always advice their child to be early in their

everyday life not only in school but especially in everything they will do.

V. Analysis

This proposal will be effective in two main reasons:

1. This will allow the students to internalize the value of punctuality.

2. Encourage them to practice and exercise punctuality.

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To make students realize the importance of punctuality in their studies and in their

future.

To encourage students to prevent anything unpunctual and to learn how to work

on it.

II. Content

Black and White

Pedro Pablo Sacristán

A long, long time ago, when everything was just starting out, and even the planets and stars were

so young that they were still going to school, there was a special class which was everyone's

favourite, having by far the most fun classmates. The class members were a bunch of rather mis-

chievous colours; from black and white, through to red and blue, yellow, and all the rest. They

hoped to grow up to be wonderful colours, and this is what they were training for. As well as

funny and joyful, the colours were very naughty; particularly black and white, who were so pre-

occupied with causing mayhem that they were almost always late for class.

One morning there was a great commotion in the sky. The clouds were up there, practicing their

raining, but they had been raining for so long that they'd gone and created a storm so terrible that

absolutely everyone had become saddened and depressed at having so little light. When the sun

started shining again, not even that managed to cheer up the world.

The only solution was to appeal, as a last resort, to the naughty, mischievous colours, even

though they were still very young and weren't yet trained for anything like this.

The authorities went straight to their classroom. It was still early, and, as ever, black and white

hadn't yet turned up.

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However, there was no time to lose; they couldn't wait for black and white. The other colours

had to do something fast. They ran down the corridors, out of the door, and flew up into the sky,

where the clouds - ashamed for what had happened - were waiting.

On their way up to the clouds each one of the colours left a resplendent trail.

Travelling side by side, the combination of all the colours' trails was so striking and spectacular

that smiles returned to everyone's face, and the world filled with the sound of applause.

The colours felt honoured and delighted to be named as the sun's official assistants. And the in -

habitants of the world begged them to promise that, from that day on, the colours would always

be on hand, to help cheer everyone up. It was agreed that whenever the clouds overdid it on the

rain, the colours would come quickly and make a rainbow.

A bit later, black and white entered the classroom, finding it empty. Everyone was congratulating

the other colours so much for their wonderful performance that black and white - really the most

fun and happy of all the colours - didn't dare to ask to be part of the rainbow, and from that time

onward they forced themselves to be punctual and responsible.

Indeed, they managed this so well that now they don't mind being left out of the rainbow. They

are now the most serious and important of all the colours, and no one can get anything done

without them.


A. Prayer

B. Teaser

The bad news is; time flies. The good news is; you're the pilot.

C. Activity Proper

1. Story- telling

2. Recitation


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1. What is the moral lesson of the story?

2. What will you do if you are on the shoes of the main character? Would you do the

same or not?

IV. Follow- up

A. Ask your students and child if they are doing the things that you taught.

B. Always check the attendance on time

C. Ask what are the reasons why your students is being late at school and check if their

reasons is valid or not, if not talk to them and give them some advice to work on their

lateness.

V. Analysis

This would be a great help for the students to become early at school and most espe-

cially for the students that are intelligent but having a low grade because of their atti -

tude in being late. It will teach them that being early is important because you will not

miss any of your lessons in the morning and this will be a good attitude when you are

already working.

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To teach grade 4 students how to be aware of time

To respect one’s time by learning to be punctual always.

To mold students to become a reliable person who values time.

II. Content

This paper uses poems about punctuality to be presented to the students. Poems are short with

good moral lesson, thus the proponent chose this form of literature for the students to easily get

the main point of the lesson.

The Beauty of Punctuality

Always adhere to punctuality

In a way try to be early

Punctuality is a sterling quality

Practice it regularly daily

It will have an unbelievable utility

You will be admired particularly

Reach a place well in advance

Teach the World at every chance

Each such act makes your image enhance

This will give you a great name

All will call you Mister Right

Your noble act none can blame

There will be no room for fight

Surely will shoot up your fame

As you show to the World light.

(by a blogger- mv venkataraman

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MORAL LESSON:

Being punctual gives one an edge on the other, it will depart you from rushing things, that can

make one a reliable person.


A. Prayer

B. Teaser

The difference between rising at five and seven o'clock in the morning, for forty

years, supposing a man to go to bed at the same hour at night, is nearly equivalent to

the addition of ten years to a man's life. ---Doddridge

C. Activity Proper

1. Poem reading

2. The teacher should first introduce the topic to the students by citing his her ex-

periences of being late once in his her life.


After reading the poem, the teacher may group the students into 5 groups (for exam-

ple), then he will let each group to site the benefits and advantages of being punctual

indicated in the poem, they can also provide some examples they believe an attribute

of being punctual. Each group will come on front and state their insights about punc-

tuality.

IV. Follow- up

Of course, one cannot assure that the lesson they taught in class will be absorb by the

students easily, thus the proponent suggests that the teacher should implement a policy in

class, that everyday his students should come on school on time , let’s say 7:00am sharp.

To make this policy effective the teacher may give some incentives or gifts to those

students who come early or on time. By doing this the students can practice being

punctual.

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V. Analysis

This proposal will be very effective if properly implemented. The teacher should have

first the initiative to guide the students on how to become punctual. The cooperation of

the students is also a big factor, thus the ability of the teacher to lead will be tested in this

matter. A promise of a passing grade and some gifts will make the students cooperate.

This approach is very important for the students to learn in this very early moment, for

them not to depart from this when they aged. This attitude will surely be their edge to

others, they will be admired too.

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To define punctuality by discussing its opposite and consequential traits.

To discuss the importance of identifying the causes of tardiness in order to deal

with it properly.

To promote advance thinking by considering the possible consequences that may

arise from a situation involving unpunctuality.

II. Content

First Day at Work

Sulekha had just been appointed in the multinational bank. After one month of

rigorous training today was her first day to display the result of the training.

She got up as usual, but decided to skip her gym workout as she did not want to risk

getting late to office on her first day itself. She went through her morning routine

and spent a lot of time in deciding what to wear. None of her dresses seemed to

appeal to her- either they were a little too bold for a first day or they were a little

too dull and she definitely wanted to make an impression right from the start.

Finally she settled on the white embroidered churidhar set combined with a tie and

dye duppatta.

She waved bye to her mom and set off cheerfully towards the bus stop. But she saw

a bus leaving the stop just as she turned round the corner. Now she would have to

wait for a good 15 minutes. She stood there patiently. 15 minutes passed and then

30 minutes and there was no sign of the bus. There was not a single rickshaw too in

sight. Now what would she do? She had to reach office on time. She saw a rick

approaching but as she tried to stop it, the driver speeded on without even a glance.

And still no trace of a bus. It was then that a car stopped near her and a man waved

out to her. He said, "Aren't you working at the bank at Nariman Point? My office

too is in the same building. Can I give you a lift?"

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Sulekha was hesitant at first but then forced herself to get in as she was going to get

late. They exchanged preliminary formalities and then he switched on the radio and

absorbed in the song, Sulekha realised too late that they were not on the familiar

route to her office. She asked the man to stop the car but he did not heed her and

asked her to shut up.

(First Day at Work, http://dimdima.com/khazana/storytime.asp)


A. Prayer

B. Teaser

“Tardiness”

C. Activity Proper

1. Story Telling (Open- ended story)

2. Completing the story



Ask some students to volunteer to go to the board and write any negative word

which come to their mind when they hear or see the word “tardiness”. This

could be done by webbing.

2. Discussion/ Recitation

Ask the students the following questions:

Who was the man? What do you think of his intention? Do you think

Sulekha reach her office on time?

What causes Sulekha’s tardiness?

When you are Sulekha, what could have you done to prevent such kind

of mishap?

3. Ask the students to look at the words on the board. Ask them to identify the

single word that signifies the positive trait that could have prevented those

negative words on the blackboard.

4. Finally, reiterate the advantages an individual may have for being punctual.

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IV. Follow- up

The adviser should take attendance on time regularly. Offer reinforcements (e.g. plus

points, exemption in examination, quizzes etc.) to those students who can make it on

class daily and on time. Also, let a student explains his/her being late on class.

V. Analysis

By letting the students to be aware of the negative outcomes of not exercising

punctuality, they will be eager to develop the sense of responsibility and discipline to

keep themselves of such mishap or misfortunes that may arise from being tardy. They

will be also aware of the short-term and long-term rewards that an individual can have for

being punctual for as the time passes, punctuality may not only be a value but will also

become their trait. Punctuality is one of the characteristics and behavior necessary for

success not only in school but also in work and in everyday setting.

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To further instill to the minds of the students the importance of punctuality.

To discuss the role of time management in practicing punctuality.

To encourage students to practice utilize their time effectively and efficiently.

II. Content

Punctuality

by Lewis Carroll

Man Naturally loves delay,

And to procrastinate;

Business put off from day to day

Is always done to late.

Let ever hour be in its place

Firm fixed, nor loosely shift,

And well enjoy the vacant space,

As though a birthday gift.

And when the hour arrives, be there,

Where'er that "there" may be;

Uncleanly hands or ruffled hair

Let no one ever see.

If dinner at "half-past" be placed,

At "half-past" then be dressed.

If at a "quarter-past" make haste

To be down with the rest

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Better to be before you time,

Than e're to be behind;

To open the door while strikes the chime,

That shows a punctual mind.


A. Prayer

B. Teaser

"I'm late. I'm late for a very important date. No time to say "hello", goodbye. I'm late,

I'm late. I'm late."

A popular line from the white rabbit, a fictional character in Alice Won-

derland by Lewis Carroll

C. Activity Proper

1. Poem reading

2. Answering questions about the poem



The teacher will ask a student familiar with the line in the teaser to tell some-

thing about it. The teacher should make the students reflect that being late for

something means you have no time not only for that certain thing but also for

other things.

2. Discussion/ Recitation(oral/written)

Ask the students the following questions:

What is the theme of the poem?

What are the things men naturally love?

What is implied in the poem that should be done in order to overcome

it?

What can you say about the last stanza of the poem?

Note: The teacher can also ask the students to write an essay

answering these following questions.

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3. The teacher should be able to discuss the importance of time management in

response to the call of punctuality.

4. Give some tools/techniques ought to be helpful in making time management.

IV. Follow- up

Encourage students to do time management by teaching them effective ways on how to

do it and encourage them to use their creativity in making it.

A. Homework:

168 Hours per Week: Complete a time analysis

Each week has 168 hours (24 hours per day x 7 days per week). Analyze how much time

you spend in an average week on sleep, meals, chores, exercise, transportation, work,

family responsibilities, classes and studying. Look at the following example of a time

analysis:

Hours per activity in a 7 day week:

Sleep 56 hours

Meals 14 hours

Chores 5 hours

Exercise 5 hours

Transportation 5 hours

Family 5 hours

Classes 40 hours

Studying 30 hours

Total 160 hours

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Flexible Time= Hours per week- total hours per activity

FT= 168- 160; 8hrs.

The student should answer the following questions:

What can you do to effectively utilize the time for each activity in a week?

What can you say about the fact that you have actually a lot of time in a day? In a

week?

What is flexible time? Why do you think it is important to have some?

Additional requirement:

Make a time worksheet that will record all the activities, from useless to useful

things, which you have done or have allotted time with in a daily basis for the

next week. Creativity in doing the worksheet will be credited.

V. Analysis

Letting the students be aware on how they use their time is tantamount to elimination of

anything unpunctual. Teaching them how to devise time management in everything they

do will promote responsibility and discipline in handling their time well. Later on, they

will find it useful as they will learn from the consequences of leaving their time

worksheet blank. They will realize that punctuality regularizes activities and thereby

makes best use of time.

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