Study Skills: Short-term Planning

ICAP 7

11/7/13

Warm-up•Do you agree with the following statement? Why/Why not?•“Middle school is more stressful than elementary school because you have to learn to manage your own time.”

•List all the things that you might need to do after school.•Homework, sports, clubs, family, …

Planning your day•Have you ever noticed that some people seem to cram a lot into their day and other never seem to quite get it together?

• Secrets of the Super Organized: SH 35 Roberto’s plan• Roberto is a very busy individual. Everyone in his

family want something from him, he has math homework, a science test, and some things he wants to do for fun.• How is he going to fit it all into his day?

Roberto’s Plan• 3:00–3:30 p.m.• 3:30–4:00 p.m.• 4:00- 4:30 p.m.• 4:30–5:00 p.m.• 5:00–5:30 p.m.• 5:30–6:00 p.m.• 6:00–6:30 p.m.• 6:30–7:00 p.m.• 7:00–7:30 p.m.• 7:30–8:00 p.m.• 8:00–8:30 p.m.• 8:30–9:00p.m.• 9:00–9:30 p.m.• 9:30–10:00 p.m.• 10:00–10:30 p.m.

Roberto’s plan wrap-up•How did you decide what to schedule first?•What were the benefits of doing certain activities?•What were the consequences of not doing a particular activity?•Were there any things that could easily be postponed?•Did any of his activities have to happen at a particular time?•Why were these activities important to schedule first?

4-Step Plan•Let’s Pile Everything Together.•4-Step Plan: List, Prioritize, Estimate, Timed events go first.

•Create your own acronym sentence to help you remember the 4 step plan in order.

4-Step Plan•Step 1: List• Create a list of all of the things that you need/want to do.• Be sure to include information about time and place of events.

•Step 2: Prioritize• Figure out which tasks you must accomplish, which you could get done another day, which tasks are for fun…

• Example: Prioritize the following• Take a nap• Clean my room• Study for a test• Talk on the phone.

4-Step Plan• Step 3: Estimate• Figure out how long each task will take including

travel time, prep time, and clean-up. Be realistic.

• Step 4: Timed events go first• Schedule your timed events first and fit your non-

timed events in around them that way you ensure that you meet all of your obligations.

• Complete SH 37-38

Word to the wise• You will be put in a group and given a set of letters. For each letter write down a term related to the study skills unit.

• Rules• 1: the words must be related to the unit• 2: the words must be real. Be creative, but make

sure you are using real words.

• Examples O = Oxygen (you breath in to manage stress P = pretzelizing (no matter how much you think it describes a yoga pose, this is not a word).

• Scoring: 1pt = short words 2pts = 5 or more letter words

Who Dunnit?• Each group is now a team of investigators trying to crack a case. There was a robbery. Someone locked the cafeteria and took the key. Until the key is found, there will be no lunch served ever again!

• As I read the suspects statements, fill out SH 39 for each suspect.

• After recording all of the suspects information, you will have 5 minutes to solve the case. Write you group name and answer on a scratch piece of paper and turn it in. Groups who answer correctly will receive 5 points.

The Quick Fix• You are now a group of inventors. You have been hired by the world’s 7th grade students