Lesson Plan

Tracking Time Step-by-Step

Guide a 7th-grade student to systematically record daily activities, analyze time-use patterns, and develop personalized strategies for improved self-management.

Cultivating awareness of personal time habits and planning skills empowers students to manage tasks efficiently and build lifelong self-management competencies.

Audience

Time

Approach

Materials

Prep

Review Materials

10 minutes

Step 1

Introduction to Time Tracking

5 minutes

Step 2

Recording Daily Activities

10 minutes

Step 3

Analyzing Time Data

10 minutes

Step 4

Reflecting on Habits

10 minutes

Step 5

Developing Strategies

10 minutes

Slide Deck

Time Insights: Understanding Your Daily Minutes

Welcome everyone! Today we'll dive into simple techniques to understand where your time goes each day. This slide sets the stage for our session.

What is Time Tracking?

Define time tracking in your own words, then share the slide definition. Emphasize that it’s just noticing and recording activities, not judging them.

Benefits of Time Tracking

Discuss each benefit. Ask: “Which of these would help you in school or at home?”

How to Record Your Time

Show the [Daily Time Log](#daily-time-log-worksheet) on screen or handout. Walk through an example entry.

Analyzing Your Time Data

Explain how we move from raw data to insights. Introduce high-value vs. low-value analysis.

Example Patterns to Look For

Share a brief student example: “Sarah noticed she spent 45 minutes on social media daily instead of homework.” Ask: “What would you do if you saw that?”

Next Steps: Reflection & Goal Setting

Prepare the student for the next steps. Encourage curiosity about their own habits.

Lesson Plan

Tracking Time Step-by-Step

Audience

Time

Approach

Materials

Prep

Review Materials

Step 1

Introduction to Time Tracking

Step 2

Recording Daily Activities

Step 3

Analyzing Time Data

Step 4

Reflecting on Habits

Step 5

Developing Strategies

Slide Deck

Time Insights: Understanding Your Daily Minutes

What is Time Tracking?

Benefits of Time Tracking

How to Record Your Time

Analyzing Your Time Data

Example Patterns to Look For

Next Steps: Reflection & Goal Setting

Worksheet

Discussion

Rubric

Time-Tracker Toolkit

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