Mod 5: Time management

Learning objectives

🎯 Students will be able to answer the question: what happens if time isn’t effectively managed?

🎯Apply time management skills applied towards a to do list

Lesson 1: Building techniques to effectively manage time

Activity:

1. The Mayo Jar

The Mayo Jar – A Time Management Parable  

Divide the group into teams and give them each a large glass container. The Mayo Jar is to be filled with as much material as possible. The material can be rocks, stones, gravel, sand, etc. (But you can use anything.) The larger materials should be placed in the container first and then followed by the next to the largest, and so on… In this order, you should be able to fit the most into the container.

You can come to your own conclusion for the activity based on your need. The rocks (due to size) would be the most important items to complete. (Can be home activities…work/life balance.) Then stones would be every day has to finish items. Gravel can be the project(s) that need to be completed. Sand could be the extra work that was just assigned to you

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgp6eELYY1M

Reflective piece: Create a to do list of a bunch of things that need to happen Now and in the future

Lesson 2: Prioritizing your to do list/ focusing on your goals

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ed4QQh7C3k

Activity: Create a brand new to do list using this template