Lesson Plan
Time Turnip Lesson Plan
Students will learn to plan and manage daily tasks by planting “time seeds” in a timeline garden and tracking their growth to build executive function skills.
This lesson uses a fun garden metaphor to teach planning, patience, and self-monitoring—key executive function skills that support academic success and organization.
Audience
Time
Approach
Materials
Prep
Prepare Materials
10 minutes
Step 1
Introduction
5 minutes
Step 2
Time-Seed Planting Exercise
10 minutes
Step 3
Daily Growth Tracking
10 minutes
Step 4
Garden Reflection Drawing
8 minutes
Step 5
Closure
2 minutes
Slide Deck
Time Turnip: Growing Your Time Management Garden
Seeds and Tasks
Planting Your Time Seeds
Tracking Your Garden
Reflect and Bloom
Let’s Get Gardening!
Activity
Worksheet
Cool Down
