Preparing to Preparing to TransitionTransition

Objective and Do NowObjective and Do Now

Objective: SWBAT create a transportation plan to Objective: SWBAT create a transportation plan to ensure that they get to and from school in a ensure that they get to and from school in a timely way, and a schedule that ensures their timely way, and a schedule that ensures their academic success.academic success.

Do Now: How long does it take you to get to Do Now: How long does it take you to get to school right now? What time do you have to wake school right now? What time do you have to wake up in the morning in order to be at school on up in the morning in order to be at school on time? How do you think this will be similar or time? How do you think this will be similar or different to what you do in high school next year?different to what you do in high school next year?

(5 minutes)(5 minutes)

Transition to High Transition to High School DVDSchool DVD

10 minutes10 minutes

Current Schedule Current Schedule AnalysisAnalysis

Fill out the schedule graphic organizer with Fill out the schedule graphic organizer with all the details of how you presently use your all the details of how you presently use your time. Be as specific and detailed as time. Be as specific and detailed as possible!possible!

(10 minutes)(10 minutes)

Investigating Your Investigating Your Transportation to High Transportation to High

SchoolSchool Use Use http://bostonpublicschools.org to find out

the address of your high school, and the start and end times to the school day.

Use Use http://maps.google.com or http://hopstop.com to map out your trip to and from school each day, making sure to leave early enough in the morning to not be tardy!

Answer the reflection questionsAnswer the reflection questions

(20 minutes)(20 minutes)

Predict Your Future Predict Your Future ScheduleSchedule

Based on the start and end times for your school day Based on the start and end times for your school day next year, and the amount of time you’ll spend on next year, and the amount of time you’ll spend on transportation, create a new schedule for yourself. transportation, create a new schedule for yourself.

Make sure to include enough time in the morning to Make sure to include enough time in the morning to get ready and travel to school in a way that makes get ready and travel to school in a way that makes sure you’re not tardy.sure you’re not tardy.

Make sure to include enough time in the Make sure to include enough time in the afternoon/evening to make sure you have time for afternoon/evening to make sure you have time for activities, homework, and sleep!activities, homework, and sleep!

Answer reflection questionsAnswer reflection questions

(15 minutes)(15 minutes)

DiscussionDiscussion

How will transportation be different for you next How will transportation be different for you next year than it is this year?year than it is this year?

How will your schedule be different for you next How will your schedule be different for you next year than it is this year?year than it is this year?

What challenges do you foresee around time and What challenges do you foresee around time and transportation as you transition to high school?transportation as you transition to high school?

How can you make sure that time and How can you make sure that time and transportation challenges don’t cause you to miss transportation challenges don’t cause you to miss out on all that high school has to offer?out on all that high school has to offer?

(10 minutes)(10 minutes)

Show What You KnowShow What You Know

How will you need to handle your time and How will you need to handle your time and your transportation next year to make sure your transportation next year to make sure you are at school on time every day, and get you are at school on time every day, and get all of your work done?all of your work done?

(5 minutes)(5 minutes)